BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hands point above head = need umbrella; Hands held over head = need helmet; Hands crossed over chest = enough supplies here.Slideshow ( 5 images )Thai protesters are learning a whole new language, developed within days to
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Belarus protests: Alexander Lukashenko in Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin following mass demonstrations
Belarus’ embattled president Alexander Lukashenko has landed in Russia for face-to-face talks with Vladimir Putin. The meeting is the first between the two leaders since protests broke out in the Eastern European country over the controversial re-election of Mr Lukashenko
Protests erupt as Wisconsin police shoot black man
Protests have erupted in the US state of Wisconsin after police shot a black man several times while responding to what they said was a domestic incident. The man, identified as Jacob Blake, is in a serious condition in hospital.
Hong Kong buyers rush for UK properties after security law
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – Hong Konger Winnie Tong aims to move to Britain with her family in two years, but is stalling on plans to buy a house there after prices jumped almost 15% since April. The 40-year-old who used
Belarus protests: Alexander Taraikovsky’s partner says new footage shows he was shot by police
Footage has emerged of the death of a man during protests in Belarus – and his partner, who has seen the video, says it disproves the official account of his killing. Alexander Taraikovsky, 34, died on Monday in the capital
Beirut protests continue despite PM’s resignation
Protests have taken place for a third consecutive night in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, amid mounting anger over the devastating explosion a week ago that reportedly killed more than 200 people. Clashes broke out near the parliament building, with demonstrators throwing
'Racism kills': hundreds protest after Black actor shot dead in Lisbon
LISBON (Reuters) – Hundreds of anti-racism protesters took over one of Lisbon’s main squares on Friday to demand justice for Bruno Cande, a Black actor shot dead in a busy street last weekend. Cande, 39 and of Guinean origin, was
Young man shot and killed in Venezuela protesting gasoline shortages
CARACAS (Reuters) – A young man was shot to death in a fishing village in Venezuela during a protest over gasoline rationing, opposition deputies and a local human rights group said on Friday. Jose Luis Albornoz, 19, died Thursday of
Hong Kong bans protest anthem in schools as fears over freedoms intensify
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday banned school students from singing of “Glory to Hong Kong”, the unofficial anthem of the pro-democracy protest movement, just hours after Beijing set up its new national security bureau in the
Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove Confederate emblem from state flag
(Reuters) – Mississippi lawmakers have voted to remove a symbol of the pro-slavery Confederacy from the Deep South state’s flag, the latest symbol of racism to come down amid outrage at the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man,