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The criss-crossed diagonal star pattern was used by southern troops during the 1861-1865 American Civil War and for many it remains a symbol of the country's legacy of slavery and racism
World
21.08.2024
Mississippi votes to remove Confederate symbol from state flag
Amid an intense national debate over racism and frequent eruptions of ugly, hate-filled speech on social media, Starbucks announced a pause on social media advertising in order to determine how to "stop the spread of hate speech"
World
21.08.2024
Starbucks pauses social media ads as it targets 'hate speech'
US President Donald Trump has long been accused of fanning racial tensions, including during the nationwide reckoning triggered by the death-in-custody of African American George Floyd
World
21.08.2024
Trump tweets -- then deletes -- video of fan yelling 'white power'
A victorious Anne Hidalgo after being elected to another term as Paris mayor
World
21.08.2024
Anne Hidalgo: anti-car Socialist mayor of Paris
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Employees of Russia's state-owned oil pipeline monopoly Transneft take part in the clean-up operation after the massive fuel spill in the Ambarnaya River last month
World 21.08.2024
Russian mining giant admits waste 'violations' at Arctic plant
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected pressure to intervene in the case of a Huawei executive being held on a US warrant
World 21.08.2024
Canadian detainee's wife 'disappointed' Trudeau rules out swap with China
US House speaker Nancy Pelosi, seen wearing a protective mask at a May 7, 2020 briefing, has urged President Donald Trump to set an example by doing the same
World 21.08.2024
As virus surges, Trump under pressure to adopt mask
The coffins of J. Jayaraj and Bennicks Immanuel were carried through the crowd in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu
World 21.08.2024
'George Floyds of India': outrage mounts over police custody deaths
Proposed judicial reforms sparked protests in Kinshasa last week which further strained relations within the governing coalition
World 21.08.2024
DR Congo PM lashes out at arrest of justice minister
Iceland's President Gudni Johannesson has won a second four-year term
World 21.08.2024
Iceland president re-elected with 92 percent of vote
A landmine is exploded during Turkish demining operations in the Salah al-Din area, south of the Libyan capital Tripoli on June 15, 2020
World 21.08.2024
Civilians among over 100 victims of Libya mines: UN
Lazarus Chakwera led Malawi's oldest party MCP back from the wilderness to become the country's new president
World 20.08.2024
Lazarus Chakwera, ex-preacher turned Malawi's new president
Polish President Andrzej Duda is a key ally for the government
World 20.08.2024
Polish populists tested as country votes
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