London protests: Thousands gather despite police warnings
Thousands of protesters have gathered in central London, despite police warnings to avoid demonstrations.
The Met Police placed restrictions on several groups intending to protest on Saturday.
Measures including requiring the events to end at 17:00 BST are in place following violent scenes last weekend.
A Black Lives Matter demonstration planned for Saturday was brought forward by a day over fears there could be clashes with far-right groups.
Hong Kong protests: arrests as thousands sing protest anthem on anniversary of clashes
Riot police send snatch squads to detain demonstrators throughout night after declaring gatherings illegal
Thousands of Hongkongers have sung a popular protest anthem and chanted slogans across the city as they marked the first anniversary of major clashes between police and pro-democracy demonstrators.
Riot police declared Friday’s gatherings unlawful assemblies and a breach of anti-coronavirus bans on public meetings of large groups, sending snatch squads to make multiple arrests throughout the evening.
The financial hub’s protest movement kicked off on 9 June last year with a huge march against an unpopular bill that would have allowed extraditions to the Chinese mainland.
Four poachers arrested over killing of Uganda’s rare silverback gorilla Rafiki
One has admitted to slaying animal with spear but says he did it self defence after being charged
Four poachers have been arrested in Uganda following the killing of a rare silverback gorilla in the famed Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
One of the suspects has admitted slaying the animal with a spear, but says he did so after it charged him while he hunted smaller creatures, the country’s wildlife authority said on Friday.
All four men are now awaiting trial, although it is unclear exactly what charges they will face.
As media watch US uprisings, EU has a racism problem, too
The European Union has little ground for finger-pointing when it comes to racism. EU countries are by no means free of discrimination and violence — and calls for change are growing louder.
Margaritis Schinas is the EU commissioner for "promoting the European way of life." He feels that the struggle against racism falls under this purview.
"There is no doubt that Europe as a whole has been doing better than the United States in issues of race, also because we have better systems for social inclusion, protection, universal health care," he said in a video chat arranged by the Greek nonprofit the Delphi Economic Forum. But he also acknowledged that the European Union has "some way still to go" toward equality and inclusion, with a number of issues yet to be addressed.
Police Budgets, Austerity, and Tax Cuts for the Rich Are Colliding in Democratic States and Cities
LAST WEEK, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said that it was time for privileged people like herself to “listen with humility” to those who have experienced racism. Yet after nearly 10,000 people marched on the state House, Raimondo made clear that she does not care to entertain protesters’ calls to rein in police spending. Moreover, prior to the coronavirus pandemic, she had already proposed that the state balance its budget by squeezing poorer and nonwhite communities in so-called distressed cities and towns — terminology the state uses to describe Providence and the handful of densely populated cities that surround it and whose inhabitants include the bulk of the state’s nonwhite population.
Crowds, yes crowds, return to watch Super Rugby in 'coronavirus-free' New Zealand
Updated 1238 GMT (2038 HKT) June 13, 2020
While top-class sport is slowly returning to empty stadiums and with strict hygiene and social distancing measures in place, rugby union fans in New Zealand have gone back to what many hope will be the future.
An estimated crowd of 20,000 packed into the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin Saturday to watch the home side Otago Highlanders host the Waikato Chiefs in the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition.
With barely a face mask in sight and with enthusiastic fans hugging each other with delight when points were scored, it was a successful return to the "normal" for Otago, which beat the visitor 28-27 with a last-gasp drop goal from replacement Bryn Gatland.
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