Kamala Harris: What do black voters make of the historic pick?
With three months left until election day in the US, California Senator Kamala Harris has already made history: her Jamaican and Indian roots make her the first woman of colour appointed to a presidential ticket by either of the two main American political parties. She is also just the fourth woman in the US to be on that ticket.
But while some applaud Ms Harris, 55, for her trailblazing political legacy, others are less impressed by her resume - particularly the tough-on-crime reputation she earned while serving as California's top prosecutor.
Japan PM sparks anger with near-identical speeches in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
‘It’s the same every year. He talks gibberish and leaves,’ says one survivor after plagiarism app detects 93% match in speeches given days apart
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
Published onWed 12 Aug 2020 06.26 BST
Survivors of the atomic bombings of 75 years ago have accused Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, of making light of their concerns after he delivered two near-identical speeches to mark the anniversaries of the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
A plagiarism detection app found that Abe’s speech in Nagasaki on Sunday duplicated 93% of a speech he had given in Hiroshima three days earlier, the Mainichi Shimbun reported.
The English-language versions of the speeches on Abe’s official website also show a high degree of duplication.
Belarus protests: Police admit using live rounds in clashes with demonstrators
Violent post-election clashes have claimed their first fatalityOliver CarrollMoscow
Belarusian authorities have for the first time admitted to using live rounds in clashes with protesters.
A statement released by the interior ministry on Wednesday said police opened fire on demonstrators in the western city of Bretsk — claiming they were armed with metal bars.
“Warning shots did not stop them,” the statement reads. “To protect the lives and health of officers, a shoot to kill policy was enforced. One of the assailants is injured.”
Tanzania's media law muzzles free speech
A new law in Tanzania has placed strict controls on cooperation between local and international media outlets. The change enforces the government view that any differing opinion should be punished, says Mohammed Khelef.
Under new regulations announced by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), which came into force on August 10, local media must now seek government permission to broadcast foreign content — and they will bear the responsibility for any perceived "offense" contained in that content.Deadly clashes in India's Bengaluru over Facebook post on Prophet
At least three dead in tech hub during violence over a reported derogatory post about the Prophet Muhammad, police say.
At least three people have died in southern India's Bengaluru city after protesters clashed with police over a provocative social media post about the Prophet Muhammad, police have told Reuters news agency.
The Facebook post offensive to Muslims sparked protests in India's tech hub on Tuesday night in which a police station was attacked, and a politician's house and vehicles were torched.
A man faces hate crime charges after feds say he burned a cross and displayed a swastika to intimidate his Black neighbor
Updated 1221 GMT (2021 HKT) August 11, 2020
An Indiana man who burned crosses, displayed swastikas and made signs with racist slurs was charged with a hate crime for intimidating his Black neighbor, the Department of Justice said this week.
Shepherd Hoehn, 50, was also charged with two counts of unlawful weapons possession, the DOJ said.
The intimidation began when his Black neighbor, who investigators did not name, was removing a tree from his own property in Lawrence, Indiana, the DOJ said.
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