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Sprinter Bianca Williams accuses London cops of racial profiling
Williams, 26, said her partner, Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos, had been stopped by police about 10 times, pinning the blame on racism. "It's racial profiling. The video was posted by British Olympic gold medalist Linford Christie , who is training both Williams and dos Santos for next year's Tokyo Olympics. [Full Article...]
Frederick Douglass statue damaged, torn off pedestal in Rochester
The Douglass statue in Maplewood Park was toppled from its base and left near the Genesee River Gorge, about 50 feet from its pedestal, police told the paper. "Very disappointing, it's beyond disappointing", Eison told WROC . Douglass lived in Rochester for decades, and the statue was one of 13 monuments to him erected throughout the city. [Full Article...]
India may launch its first COVID-19 vaccine by August 15
The order by Balram Bhargava, director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research ( ICMR ) on Friday directs 12 hospitals selected for carrying out clinical trials of Covaxin to ensure that the subject enrolment is initiated in the next few days. [Full Article...]
Israel launches spy satellite to provide surveillance for military intelligence
The setback comes amid a spate of other mysterious explosions at Iranian industrial complexes in recent months that have also been attributed to Israel. The launch was carried out at 4:00 AM by the Israeli made Shavit rocket launcher from a pad in the center of the country and was a success. Once operational, the satellite will be run by the Israel Defense Forces and will orbit along with other ... [Full Article...]
Trudeau takes a pass on meeting with Trump, Lopez Obrador
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not be travelling to Washington, D.C. this week after some deliberation as to whether he'd attend a meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. The current border measures ban any non-essential travel and require anyone returning to Canada from overseas to self-isolate for 14 days. "It will help ensure that North America emerges stronger... [Full Article...]
ICMR clarifies move to fast-track covid vaccine, says no deadline fixed
This timeline has raised unrealistic hope and expectations in the minds of our citizens. The medical research body added that it was important to expedite the clinical trials with a promising indigenous vaccine in the larger public health interest. [Full Article...]
Instagram looks set to expand TikTok rival 'Reels' to India
Reels is a fun, creative way for people to both express themselves and be entertained. Reels is a video clip enhancing resource meant to enable persons build TikTok-design 15 second video clips that can be shared on their Instagram Stories, despatched by way of DM, or posted to a segment of the Examine tab termed Top Reels. [Full Article...]
1 of 2 protesters hit by motorist on closed Seattle highway dies
Summer Taylor , a non-binary 24-year-old, was hit and killed by a auto at a Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday night. Our hearts go out to Summer Taylor's friends, family, and loved ones during this unimaginably hard and gut-wrenching time. [Full Article...]