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'Don’t take down statues, take down racism,' says black professor

"My ancestors had to face the slavers and fight. I think I can face the evil face of a statue and fight," Scotland's first black professor, Sir Geoff Palmer, told Euronews.

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Thousands gather for anti-racism protest in Brussels

Several thousand demonstrators marched in Brussels against racism and police violence and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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10,000 Black Lives Matters protesters take to streets of Brussels

Ten thousand people turned out for Belgium's largely peaceful Black Lives Matter protests, but clashes have left police calling for a strike, and virologists concerned over new COVID-19 infections.

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Protests could lead to a second wave of coronavirus infections: expert

Huge crowds in cities across the world are a strange sight after months of staying physically apart to stop the spread of COVID-19.

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COVID-19: Freelance EU interpreters out of work and demanding support

Since the pandemic, freelance interpreters working for the institutions say they have been left 'without work from one day to the next' and are calling on the EU to 'practise what they preach' and offer emergency financial support.

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Global May Day celebrations muted amid coronavirus lockdowns

Millions of workers worldwide marked international labor day on Friday with vastly muted celebrations amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Abortion activists clash in Colombia

Pro- and and anti-abortion activists rallied in Colombia after a court failed to rule whether to allow abortion in the first three months of a pregnancy.

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Opposition urges 'Russia without Putin' in rally for Boris Nemtsov

He was gunned down and killed five years ago this week. On Saturday, a rally was held to remember Boris Nemtsov

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Protests in cities across India against Donald Trump visit

Street demonstrations against Trump broke out in the cities of Gauhati in the northeast, Kolkata in the east and Hyderabad in the south

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Iraqi students hold anti-government protests

Anti-government protests continued in Iraq, with over a thousand students marching through the centre of Baghdad.

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Anti-government protests continue in Chile

Demonstrations in Chile that began over higher metro fares are continuing, but there are fewer protesters than before.

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Lebanese resume protests demanding end to political vacuum

Lebanese protesters resumed blocking major highways on Tuesday in what they said would be a "week of wrath"

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Europeans drop their trousers on public transport for annual event

Organisers want commuters to stop looking at their phones.

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Hong Kong lawmaker gets pepper spray in the face as protests continue

Ted Hui Chi-Fung, who was uninjured in the incident, called on police violence to be investigated.

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Protesters clash with police during demonstrations in central London

Protesters clash with police on Friday during demonstrations in central London, after British conservative party won the general election with a majority.

Chile

‘A rapist in your path’: The feminist anthem spreading round the world

'And the fault wasn’t mine, not where I was, not how I dressed. You are the rapist.' These chilling lyrics sung by thousands of Chilean feminists to protest against sexism and sexual violence have taken the internet by storm in the last few weeks.

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A nationwide strike brought France to a near standstill. While more than 50 world leaders have gathered for the Climate Change conference in Madrid (COP25). The event was moved to Spain’s capital from Chile due to ongoing civil unrest in the country. The situation in Santiago remains heated.

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Mexico activists protest violence against women

Thousands of women got involved in the demonstration

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The Brief: 'dying' to be heard

These young activists are "dying" to be heard. Bringing their calls for urgent climate action inside the European Parliament and forcing politicians to climb over them, to get to their meetings.

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Iran’s Khamenei defends fuel price rises amid protests

Khamenei told state television that the government is raising petrol prices in order to provide additional subsidies to low income families.