Donald Trump said Wednesday that US police have “not been treated fairly” and appeared to defend a white officer charged with the murder of a black man. Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe was charged with murder Wednesday for shooting African American Rayshard Brooks in the back, and aggravated the case by kicking the 27-year-old as… Continue reading Police in Our Country Have Not Been Treated Fairly- Trump _Ada Nkong

Czechs will no longer have to wear face masks as of July 1, apart from in the capital, the health minister said Thursday, lifting a measure adopted to curb coronavirus infections. Introduced on March 19, the order to cover the mouth and nose led Czechs to sew face masks at home amid a dire shortage… Continue reading Czechs to Drop Compulsory Face Mask July 1_Ada Nkong

Emergency use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus has been withdrawn by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA said that new evidence from clinical trials meant that it was no longer reasonable to believe that the drug would produce an antiviral effect. President Donald Trump later defended promoting… Continue reading Coronavirus: US Withdraws Emergency Use of Hydroxychloroquine _Ada Nkong

The individual pictured carrying a white man to safety following a clash between protest groups in London has said he and his friends "stopped somebody from being killed". Patrick Hutchinson was widely praised after a photo of him helping the man on Saturday went viral. Describing the events behind the image, he told the BBC… Continue reading London Protest: We did What We Did to Save a Life _Ada Nkong

The police chief in the US city of Atlanta resigned after an officer fatally shot a black man during an arrest, the mayor said Saturday, with the new killing injecting fresh anger into protests against racism and police brutality. Images on local media showed hundreds of protesters in the streets on Saturday and flames engulfing… Continue reading Atlanta Police Chief Resigns After Officer Kills Black Man_Ada Nkong

Donald Trump has postponed a controversial rally scheduled for the same day as a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US, following fierce criticism, he announced Friday. The “Make America Great Again” rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma had been due to mark Trump’s return to the campaign trail, but he said on Twitter the… Continue reading Trump Postpones Controversial Rally Over Nineteenth Holiday_Ada Nkong

Parts of Beijing were placed under lockdown on Saturday as six new domestic coronavirus cases were reported, fuelling fears of a resurgence in local transmission. People were prevented from leaving their homes at 11 residential estates in south Beijing’s Fengtai district after most of the cases were linked to a nearby meat market, city officials… Continue reading Some Parts of Beijing Locked Down Over Fresh Coronavirus Infections_Ada Nkong