NEW YORK (AFP) – New York police cleared a camp of anti-racism protesters and homeless people from outside city hall on Wednesday (July 22), after…
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Pakistani businessman fined 8 buffaloes, 8 gongs for insulting Sabah natives in viral clip
KOTA KINABALU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A Pakistani businessman was slapped with a native customary fine of eight buffaloes and eight gongs for insulting…
British policeman suspended after video shows him kneeling on black suspect's neck
LONDON (REUTERS) – London’s police force suspended an officer on Friday (July 17) pending an investigation after video footage emerged of him kneeling on the…
British actor Idris Elba says he doesn't believe in censorship for racist movies or TV shows
LONDON – Acclaimed British actor Idris Elba doesn’t believe in censorship for racist TV shows and films. “I believe that we should be allowed to…
Columbus statue toppled by race protesters in Baltimore: Media
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Protesters in the US city of Baltimore pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus on Saturday (July 4), local media reported, the…
Colorado police officers fired after photos mocking death of black man surface
DENVER (REUTERS) – Three Colorado police officers were fired and a fourth resigned after they shared photographs they took of themselves re-enacting a chokehold officers…
Berlin drops derogatory name for metro station after protests
BERLIN (REUTERS) – Berlin’s public transport company BVG said it would rename a city centre metro station that has become notorious for bearing a name…
JPMorgan drops terms 'master' and 'slave' from internal tech code and materials
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – JPMorgan Chase & Co is eliminating terms like “blacklist”, “master” and “slave” from its internal technology materials and code as it…
Facebook will label newsworthy posts that break rules as ad boycott widens
SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) – Facebook said on Friday (June 26) it will start labelling newsworthy content that violates the social media company’s policies, and label…
L'Oreal to drop words such as 'whitening' from skin products
LONDON (REUTERS) – L’Oreal, the world’s biggest cosmetics company, will remove words referencing “white”, “fair” and “light” from its skin-evening products, a spokeswoman said on…