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ROME/LONDON (Reuters) – Demonstrators in Rome held their fists in the air and chanted “No Justice! No Peace!” on Sunday, while in London people defying official warnings not to gather lay down outside the U.S. Embassy as part of a rolling, global anti-racism movement. Demonstrators hold up signs outside the U.S. Embassy during a Black

LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands took to the streets across Europe and Australia on Saturday, as did hundreds in Tokyo and Seoul, in support of days of U.S. protests against police brutality. People kneel down as they march on the street in solidarity with protests against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in

DENVER (Reuters) – A U.S. District Court Judge ordered Denver police on Friday to stop using tear gas, plastic bullets and other “less-than-lethal” force such as flash grenades against protesters. FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators face off with police in riot gear near the Capitol building, to protest Monday’s killing of African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis

YONGIN, South Korea (Reuters) – Only a handful of rubber floats tumbled down the giant slide at South Korea’s largest waterpark on Friday, its first day back in business since the coronavirus pandemic hit. More visitors are expected to follow as summer gets under way, but new social distancing rules will make cooling off at

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi paramedic Sarmad Ibrahim cut his teeth treating fellow Shi’ite Muslim militiamen in the war against Islamic State. Now, he buries COVID-19 victims – an exhausting task where he must also get to grips with both Muslim and Christian burial rites. Abdelhussan Kadhim, from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who volunteered

Police cars block a street at the scene of a shooting in London, Britain, June 4, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley (Reuters) – Four people, including three adults and a child, were shot in north London late on Wednesday and an investigation has been launched into the incident, British Police said. All four wounded were taken to

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is expected to designate at least two additional Chinese media outlets as foreign missions as soon as Thursday, increasing restrictions on their operations, two sources familiar with the matter said

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds the daily news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak with the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty (not pictured) and the Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance (not pictured), at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain May 28, 2020. Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) –

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Many Hong Kong people will find their own way to mark the 31st anniversary of Chinese troops opening fire on protesters in and around Tiananmen Square, after an annual candlelight vigil was cancelled for the first time because of the coronavirus. Office worker Daisy Lam speaks to Reuters about her experience

LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be waning. For vaccine developers, that could be a problem. FILE PHOTO: A volunteer receives a trial Ebola vaccine at the Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine in Oxford, southern England January 16, 2015. Johnson & Johnson said that newly formed groups supporting

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state media and the government of Hong Kong lashed out on Sunday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to end Hong Kong’s special status if Beijing imposes new national security laws on the city, which is bracing for fresh protests. FILE PHOTO: A pro-democracy demonstrator raises his hand up as

SOFIA (Reuters) – An Australian ex-soldier, released on parole after being convicted of a street murder in Bulgaria in 2009, fears he will be rearrested if he tries to leave the country and is now seeking a new trial to try to clear his name. Australian citizen Jock Palfreeman speaks during an interview with Reuters

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong told the United States to keep out of the debate over national security legislation being imposed by China, and warned that withdrawal of the financial hub’s special status under U.S. law could backfire on the U.S. economy. FILE PHOTO: Anti-government demonstrators sit as they were detained during a lunch

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Ambassador Liu Jieyi listens to remarks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on North Korea at the United Nations in New York City, U.S. September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith BEIJING (Reuters) – The head of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Friday that “one country, two systems” and “peaceful reunification” is

FILE PHOTO: Russian journalist Ilya Azar delivers a speech during a rally to demand authorities allow opposition candidates to run in the upcoming local election in Moscow, Russia August 10, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow court on Thursday jailed a prominent anti-Kremlin journalist for a one-person protest during the city’s coronavirus lockdown,

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Riot police were deployed across Hong Kong on Thursday as lawmakers debated a bill that would criminalise disrespect of China’s national anthem, and as the United States piled pressure on China to preserve the city’s freedoms. FILE PHOTO: Anti-government demonstrators scuffle with riot police during a lunch time protest as a