It was a normal Sunday morning for Braylon Gorham until he looked out his living room window. “Literally, if the window wasn’t there, we could have touched her, we could have grabbed her,” said Gorham. He called over his wife, Meaghan Lautischer, and couldn’t believe what happened next. A doe…
George Floyd, the African-American man whose death has sparked civil unrest, died from asphyxia (lack of oxygen), a private post-mortem examination found. He died due to compression on his neck and back by Minneapolis police officers, medical examiners hired by the Floyd family said. The findings differ from an official…
PARIS (Reuters) – A few dozen protesters knelt in silence and held signs in front of the U.S. embassy in Paris on Monday in solidarity with George Floyd, an African-American whose death in police custody last week has sparked unrest in the United States. Most dressed in black and wearing…
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s theatres, cinemas and other cultural venues got the go-ahead to reopen on Monday as the country entered the third phase of its exit from lockdown – but many stayed shut, fearing audiences would not show up. The coronavirus pandemic was a bitter blow to the already…
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks edged higher on Monday on prospects of a post-pandemic economic recovery, but the sentiment remained fragile amid protests across the country over race and an ongoing standoff between Washington and Beijing. U.S. manufacturing activity eased off an 11-year low in May, an Institute for Supply Management…
After more than two months of shutdown, schools are starting to reopen their gates to children without key-worker parents. However, some schools have not yet reopened their kitchens. If you have made the choice to return your kids to school, it means it could be time to start thinking about…
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The US is currently on tenterhooks as protests sweep the nation following the horror death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who died last month after…
Washington DC has seen some of the worst violence overnight, as protests continued in the US capital and cities around the country over the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of police in the state on Minnesota. George Floyd, 46, died in police custody shortly after a…
Long queues have formed outside shops selling alcohol in South Africa after restrictions on its sale, imposed two months ago as part of measures to fight Covid-19 were lifted. Social media posts showed people, who had braved the morning chill, cheering as buyers emerged with their bottles. The alcohol ban…
* SAA entered bankruptcy protection in December * Administrators to publish rescue plan soon * Main opposition party makes public draft plan * Shows government agrees to more bailouts (Adds detail, context throughout) By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG, June 1 (Reuters) – The South African government has agreed to more bailouts…