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The U.S. reckoning on race, seen through other nations' eyes

Black Lives Matter solidarity protests in UK over George Floyd killing in US

11:35 pm June 3, 2020

London: Hundreds of protesters gathered at London’s Hyde Park on Wednesday as part of a series of Black Lives Matter protests planned in solidarity with demonstrators in the US over the killing of African-American George Floyd in police custody. Organisers asked people to stretch out their arms in order to try and maintain the two-metre […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

British PM’s aide refuses to quit; cities “exceptional circumstances” for 400-km drive during lockdown

11:48 pm May 25, 2020

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s embattled top aide on Monday refused to quit and defended his actions of driving over 400 kilometres to his parents’ home at the height of the coronavirus stay-at-home lockdown, seen as a breach of rules. Dominic Cummings, who as Johnson’s Chief Strategy Adviser is mostly a behind the scenes […]

8 COVID-19 deaths, 765 fresh cases in Tamil Nadu

11:04 pm May 24, 2020

Chennai: Tamil Nadu on Sunday recorded eight deaths due to COVID-19, taking the toll to 111 while 765 fresh cases saw the state’s total infections breaching the 16,000 mark, the Health department said. A total of 833 people were discharged with the number eclipsing the day’s new cases as the cumulative recoveries rose to 8,324, […]

Arrests at anti-lockdown demonstrations in Warsaw, London

12:35 am May 17, 2020

Frankfurt: Demonstrations took place Saturday in several European cities against restrictions aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus, with tear gas used on protesters in Poland and arrests made at a gathering in London’s Hyde Park. Police in several German cities enforced distancing rules as thousands of people gathered to express a mix of […]

Mumbai airport handles 52 flights on Day 4

572 Indians stranded abroad land in Mumbai, quarantined

8:28 pm May 10, 2020

Mumbai: Nearly 572 Indians who were stranded abroad due to the coronavirus-enforced lockdown landed at the Mumbai international airport early Sunday morning, a Maharashtra government official said. Of these, passengers belonging to Mumbai were kept under mandatory institutional quarantine in hotels near the airport, while those hailing from other cities were taken to their respective […]