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  • Month: May 2020

DC Mayor: We Have to Be Concerned About Virus Rebound

In hindsight, Rosa Jimenez Cano realizes that attending a protest against police brutality was risky — and not just for the usual reasons.”This can be kind of a tinderbox for COVID,” the 39-year-old venture capitalist said after attending a demonstration in Florida, one of many around the country sparked by the death of George Floyd,Read more

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Protests in US Continue Amid Curfews, States of Emergency

Angry demonstrators carried their protests over the death of George Floyd into a sixth evening in cities across the United States Sunday, raising the prospect of renewed confrontations with police seeking to enforce overnight curfews.   Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Detroit and Philadelphia are among the major cities that have imposed orders banning marchers fromRead more

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Protesters Worldwide Voice Support for US Demonstrators

The shocking on-camera death of African American George Floyd is drawing attention around the globe.Anti-U.S. protests deploring the man’s death erupted in Western capitals on Sunday and newspaper headlines heaped scorn on American police over the incident last week in Minneapolis.Floyd, a black man, died after white police officer Derek Chauvin pressed a knee onRead more

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Trump Praises National Guard Response to Unrest, Declares Antifa a Terrorist Group

U.S. President Donald Trump is praising the National Guard for doing a “great job” in responding to protests that turned violent overnight in Minnesota following the death there of an African American man in police custody.In tweets on Sunday, after a night of violence in dozens of U.S. cities, Trump blamed “ANTIFA-led anarchists” for instigatingRead more

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Officials Blame Differing Groups of ‘Outsiders’ for Violence

As protests over the death of George Floyd grow in cities across the U.S., government officials have been warning of the “outsiders” — groups of organized rioters they say are flooding into major cities not to call for justice but to cause destruction.  But the state and federal officials have offered differing assessments of whoRead more

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Greece Blocks British, American, Italian Travelers from Vacationing in June 

Greece may be a top vacation destination, but for the British, Americans and Italians dreaming of getting away, the country will be off limits for some time. The government in Athens has left them off a list of 29 countries from which Greece will start accepting visitors, as it scrambles to mitigate the damage thatRead more

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US Protests, Clashes with Police, Erupt in Dozens of Cities

Fires, looting and chaos erupted in dozens of American cities Saturday night as demonstrators clashed with police in protests sparked by the death last week of an African American man while in police custody in the midwestern city of Minneapolis.Police cars and government buildings were set afire. Windows of stores were smashed, while looters escapedRead more

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World Uneasily Watches US Protests But US Racism Seen Before 

Nations around the world have watched in horror at the five days of civil unrest in the United States following the death of a black man being detained by police. But they have not been surprised.Racism-tinged events no longer startle even America’s closest allies, though many have watched coverage of the often-violent protests with growingRead more

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Pope: Pull Together, Avoid Pessimism in This Coronavirus Era 

Pope Francis is cautioning against pessimism as many people emerge from coronavirus lockdowns to lament that nothing will ever be the same.  During Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to mark Pentecost Sunday, Francis noted a tendency to say “nothing will return as before.” That kind of thinking, Francis said, guarantees that “the one thing that certainlyRead more

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Asia Today: India Reports over 8,000 New Virus Cases 

India reported more than 8,000 new cases of the coronavirus in a single day, another record high that topped the deadliest week in the country.Confirmed infections have risen to 182,143, with 5,164 fatalities, including 193 in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Sunday.Overall, more than 60% of the virus fatalities have been reportedRead more

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Violence Erupts Near White House

Midnight violence erupted within two blocks of the White House on Saturday night while U.S. Park Police, the Secret Service and the National Guard defended a perimeter around nearby Lafayette Square.As pepper spray pushed back hundreds of protesters, vandals smashed windows of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in the 1400 block of PennsylvaniaRead more

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CPJ Condemns Attacks and Arrests of Journalists Covering Protests Across US

The U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists Saturday condemned reported attacks by police and protesters against journalists covering the demonstrations across the country that erupted after the Monday death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, an African American, in police custody.“Targeted attacks on journalists, media crews, and news organizations covering the demonstrations show a complete disregard forRead more

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As Summer Camps Debate Opening, Parents Look For Solutions

With the school year coming to an end, parents in America are facing a new challenge – how to entertain their children during their break. Usually, there would be hundreds of camps open, but as the coronavirus continues to affect daily life in the US, most facilities can’t guarantee they will open. Lesia Bakalets hasRead more

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Turkey Opens Mosques for Friday Prayers with Strict Social Distancing Measures

Turkey joins other countries in relaxing its strict lockdown measure because of the coronavirus pandemic by letting people go to mosques across the country to perform Friday prayers. Although this lifting of restrictions did not allow people older than 65 to participate in the Friday prayers, many of them nonetheless were seen at mosques. VOA’sRead more

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Why Some Americans Resist Wearing Face Masks

At a grocery store in Alexandria, Virginia, customer Laura Schafor was dismayed about a couple who weren’t wearing masks and were about to enter the store.“They put the rest of us in danger of getting the coronavirus,” she said.Another customer, Joshua Wright, wasn’t concerned, saying, “I don’t know anybody who has gotten sick with theRead more

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Atlanta Mayor Praised for Response to Floyd Unrest

When the United States erupted in unrest following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, his hometown of Atlanta was one of the few major cities to maintain relative peace. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms invoked that history in a passionate plea for those protesting the death of George Floyd to go home.”When Dr. King wasRead more

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When Officers Kill, Redress Is Rare, Review Shows

The death in Minneapolis on Monday of George Floyd, the black man captured on video pleading for his life as a white police officer kneeled on his neck, has prompted three nights of protests, at times giving rise to violence, arson and looting.It has also again trained a national spotlight on a perceived lack ofRead more

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Retreat or Deploy? Police Try to Balance Protest Response

On two straight nights of unruly protests against police brutality, officers retreated from their posts in some American cities, while in others, they deployed batons, flash-bang grenades and tear gas to quell the unrest.The wide range of responses exacerbated tensions with the protesters in several locations and brought global attention to the tactics that AmericanRead more

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