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Anger, activism grow over police abuse amid French lockdown
Jun 11, 2020 10:14With France confined to fight the Coronavirus, a video circulated online in April showing a young man lying on the bloody ground next to two police officers – and quickly set off protests in struggling neighborhoods around the Paris region. Sometime before, the man had been on a motorcycle. Then, he crashed into a suddenly opened police car door. Whether the door was opened on purpose or not is unclear, but what was clear was the anger the video sparked.
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American police shoot, kill, imprison more people than other developed countries
Jun 10, 2020 11:13US Police officers are more likely to use force on black Americans – and, according to a 2016 study published in the American Journal of Health, black men are nearly three times more likely than white men to be killed by police intervention. Comparable figures for other countries are not readily available. In general, more Americans are subjected to the cogs of the criminal justice system than in many other countries; and more end up in prison, too.
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French forces ‘kill al-Qaeda commander in North Africa’
Jun 07, 2020 06:15French military forces based in North Africa have reportedly killed a senior militant linked to the al-Qaeda terrorist group.
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20,000 protest police brutality in Paris, echo anti-racism calls in US
Jun 03, 2020 06:15Nearly 20,000 protesters have defied a ban on public gatherings in the French capital of Paris to demonstrate against police brutality in France over the 2016 death of a black man in police custody, inspired by rallies in the US against racism and police violence.
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Protests against US police killing of George Floyd go global
Jun 02, 2020 08:42Protesters in cities across the world have staged rallies in solidarity with tens of thousands of Americans in the United States against rampant police brutality and racial profiling, following the killing of unarmed African-American George Floyd last week.
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Renault to cut down 15,000 jobs amid coronavirus outbreak
May 29, 2020 04:06Renault has said it was launching talks with unions to restructure several French car plants, potentially leading to closures, as it confirmed plans to cut around 15,000 jobs worldwide.
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Iran rejects France’s threats, says will brook no meddling in its judicial affairs
May 27, 2020 11:42Foreign Ministry rejects France’s “meddlesome” remarks regarding the case of an Iranian national, saying Tehran will brook no interference in its judicial affairs.
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Israel must 'abandon threats of annexation': UN envoy
May 21, 2020 02:27The United Nations' special envoy for West Asia has called on Israel to abandon plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, joining a growing international chorus of opposition.
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COVID-19: Tension mounts in global race for coronavirus vaccine
May 15, 2020 04:47Global tensions simmered over the race for a coronavirus vaccine Thursday, as the United States and China traded jabs, and France slammed pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi for suggesting the US would get any eventual vaccine first.
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China warns France not to harm bilateral ties by selling weapons to Taiwan
May 13, 2020 13:49China has warned France not to sell weapons to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, saying such a move would harm bilateral ties.