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Hundreds of activists and ordinary citizens in Hong Kong marked the first anniversary of the city’s anti-government movement by staging protests across the Asian financial hub on Tuesday. On June 9 last year, about one million Hong Kongers staged a peaceful protest against a proposed extradition law that would allow individuals to be sent to China for trial. The government at the time insisted on pressing ahead with the law, prompting more people to take to the streets in a series of mass protests that plunged the former British colony into one of the deepest crises in its history
With Nigerian businesses struggling because of coronavirus lockdown measures, the use of mobile money to transact business is growing rapidly. The use of mobile money grew by almost 15 percent in March, and experts say the practice is expected to become even more common as the pandemic continues
U.S.-backed forces in Syria launched a major operation to destroy the remnants of a terror group in eastern Syria following a surge in attacks
Tanzania’s president endorsed inhaling steam to prevent coronavirus, some have flocked to shops selling steam machines – even though health experts say there is no evidence the method has any impact on COVID-19
Protesters around the globe march on, rallying against racism and police brutality nearly two weeks after an African American man – George Floyd – died in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota
After George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, some officers around the country knelt in solidarity with protesters condemning racism
A scholar of race relations reflects on why many in the United States have taken to the streets in protest, and reflects on his own life struggles
More than 100 activists have been detained by police in Kazakhstan where two opposition parties had planned to hold rallies on June 6 in several cities to demand democratic reforms
Real talk with students at a predominantly African American elementary school, a discussion about the history of slavery and modern US race relations
The nationwide demonstrations in the U.S. protesting the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis have also been accompanied in some instances by looting and vandalism. In one immigrant community near Los Angeles, residents are angry and fearful after seeing their livelihoods destroyed in just one night. This latest experience brings back painful memories of the past