Armed Bystanders Watch Floyd Protesters March in Indiana
Protesters in a rural Indiana city who took to the streets to condemn racism and police killings of black people encountered bystanders who were holding rifles during the demonstration.
Pandemic Commodity: Japan 7-Eleven to Sell Life Insurance
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Monday it will start selling life insurance at its over 20,000 outlets nationwide, the first...
Trump Caught Exaggerating on Blacks’ Economic Gains
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is exaggerating economic gains for African Americans during his administration.
George Floyd’s Death an American Tragedy With Global Echoes
LONDON (AP) — When black men died at the hands of U.S. police in recent years, the news made international headlines. The name of George Floyd has reached the world’s streets.
WHO Rejects Rumors That 5G Network Spreads COVID-19
BEIJING (Xinhua) — Rumor has it that the fifth-generation (5G) telecoms network is speeding up the spread of the novel coronavirus as the cellular network suppresses people's immune systems.
Tiananmen Anniversary Marked by Crackdown, HK Vigil Ban
BEIJING (AP) — China tightened controls over dissidents while pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and elsewhere sought ways to mark the 31st anniversary Thursday of the crushing of the pro-democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
Japan Officials Call for Revealing Cyberbullies’ Phone Numbers
TOKYO (Kyodo) — A government panel agreed Thursday that victims of cyberbullying should have the right to ask website and social media operators as well as internet service providers to disclose names and phone numbers of those who made defamatory posts.
Autopsy Report Shows Floyd Had Tested Positive for COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive for COVID-19.
US Protests in Top 25 Virus Hot Spots Ignite Fears of Contagion
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As demonstrators flooded streets across America to decry the killing of George Floyd, public health experts watched in alarm — the close proximity of protesters and their failures in many cases to wear masks, along with the police using tear gas, could fuel new transmissions of the coronavirus.
Separate Autopsies Indicate Floyd’s Death Is Homicide
WASHINGTON (Xinhua) — Two separate autopsies of George Floyd, the Minneapolis black man who died in police custody last week, released Monday both indicated his death was a homicide, although they differed in details.
