Donald Trump not 'the right President' to handle current situation in the US, says African American soccer star
Updated 1139 GMT (1939 HKT) June 12, 2020
U.S. Men's National Team midfielder Weston McKennie says he doesn't think President Donald Trump is "... the right president for this time" to address what has unfolded in the wake George Floyd's death.
An African American who plays for Bundesliga team Schalke, McKennie recently led players' protests in the German top division.
The 21-year-old wore an armband bearing the words 'Justice for George Floyd' when Schalke played Werder Bremen at the end of May. Fellow Bundesliga stars Jadon Sancho and Achraf Hakimi sported handwritten messages on their shirts calling for justice for George Floyd, while Marcus Thuram took a knee after scoring.
Zoom admits cutting off activists' accounts in obedience to China
Meetings on Tiananmen Square massacre and Hong Kong crisis were taken down because Communist government complained
Zoom has admitted it suspended the accounts of human rights activists at the behest of the Chinese government and suggested it will block any further meetings that Beijing complains are illegal.
On Thursday the video conferencing platform was accused of disrupting or shutting down the accounts of three activists who held online events relating to the Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary or discussing the crisis in Hong Kong. None were given an explanation by Zoom.
Following media reports, late on Thursday Zoom said it had been contacted by the Chinese government in May and early June about four Zoom meetings to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre that were being publicised on social media.Elderly protester pushed over by police in Buffalo and trolled by Trump has brain injury, says lawyer
Officers caught on video violently shoving Martin Gugino to the ground are now facing assault chargesAndrew Naughtie
A 75-year-old protester pushed to the ground by two police officers in Buffalo, New York has reportedly suffered a brain injury.
According to his lawyer Kelly Zarcone, Martin Gugino, whose run-in with the officers was caught on a shocking video, is still in hospital and beginning what will be a slow recovery. She told the Associated Press that she has not yet been able to speak to him as he has been in an intensive care trauma unit.
“As heartbreaking as it is, his brain is injured and he is well aware of that now,” said Ms Zarcone. “He feels encouraged and uplifted by the outpouring of support which he has received from so many people all over the globe. It helps. He is looking forward to healing and determining what his ‘new normal’ might look like.”
Coronavirus latest: India now fourth worst-hit nation
The South Asian country has recorded almost 300,000 infections, behind only the US, Brazil and Russia. Meanwhile, the UN has warned the pandemic could cause a spike in child labor. Follow DW for the latest.
The UN warns the coronavirus crisis could force millions of children into work
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,800 points (nearly 7%) on Thursday, its worst day in three months, dampening hope of a quick economic recovery in the face of the coronavirus pandemic
Furious French police protest racism claims
French police staged protests for a second day Friday over claims of racism in their ranks, assailing top officials for failing to defend the force against allegations amplified by US unrest over the death of George Floyd.
Several dozen officers blocked traffic in a wildcat march down the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, carrying a banner proclaiming: "No police, no peace!"
On Thursday, officers in Lille, Marseille and other cities threw their handcuffs, armbands and other equipment on the ground while standing in formation, with many shouting for the resignation of Interior Minister Christophe Castaner.
Protests rock Lebanon as currency collapses
Hassan Diab's government is facing growing calls to resign after the currency lost 25 percent of its value in two days.
Angry Lebanese protesters blocked roads across the country with burning tyres, debris and their vehicles, incensed over the local currency's depreciation by more than 25 percent in just two days.
The demonstrations from northern Akkar and Tripoli to central Zouk, the eastern Bekaa Valley, Beirut and southern Tyre and Nabatieh on Thursday were some of the most widespread in months of upheaval over a calamitous economic and financial crisis.
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