Month: May 2020
UN paper warns of Palestinian economic collapse due to COVID-19
Special coordinator for Middle East peace process cautions both sides of conflict that unilateral moves bolster extremism, could trigger conflict
Read MoreAsia’s factory pain worsens as China’s recovery fails to lift demand
Asia’s factory pain deepened in May as the slump in global trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic worsened, with export powerhouses Japan and South Korea suffering the sharpest declines in business activity in more than a decade.
Read MoreAs protests closed in on White House, Trump was rushed to underground bunker
Demonstrations Friday sparked one of the highest alerts on complex since 9/11; tens of thousands protest again Sunday, with violence overshadowing peaceful efforts
Read MoreAsia stocks reach 3-month peaks, resilient to U.S. riots
Asian shares pushed to three-month highs on Monday as progress on opening up economies helped offset jitters over riots in U.S. cities and unease over Washington’s power struggle with Beijing.
Read MoreSingapore’s micromobility startup Beam raises $26 million
Beam, a Singapore-headquartered micromobility firm that offers shared e-scooters, has raised $26 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand its footprint in Korea, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Taiwan. Sequoia India and Hana Ventures led the
Read More‘Believe us’: Black Jews respond to George Floyd protests, in their own words
Black Jews in US call for more solidarity, understanding and support from their coreligionists and to use shared history of oppression for empathy, not denying pain of others
Read More‘Believe us’: Black Jews respond to George Floyd protests, in their own words
Black Jews in US call for more solidarity, understanding and support from their coreligionists and to use shared history of oppression for empathy, not denying pain of others
Read MoreDe Blasio’s daughter arrested in NYC protest: reports | TheHill – The Hill
De Blasio’s daughter arrested in NYC protest: reports | TheHill The Hill Video appears to show NYPD truck plowing through crowd CNN Calls for de Blasio to resign trend on Twitter after defense of NYPD Fox News The Nation’s Largest Police Force Is
Read MoreAfter Anonymous Promises Retribution for George Floyd’s Death, Minneapolis Police Website Shows Signs It Was Hacked
The Minneapolis Police Department’s website has shown signs of a hack since late Saturday, days after a video purported to be from the hacktivist group Anonymous promised retribution for the death of George Floyd during an arrest. Websites for the
Read MoreHundreds of protesters rally in London, Berlin over U.S. death
Hundreds of people protested in London and Berlin on Sunday in solidarity with demonstrations in the United States over the death of a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white policeman knelt on his neck in
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