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Hundreds march in Louisville on anniversary of Breonna Taylor's death

Breonna Taylor was killed by police during a raid on her apartment last year. Her death sparked protests against police abuses and racism in the US.

USA

George Floyd death: Jury selection for Derek Chauvin's trial begins

Some of the jurors were dismissed after saying they would not be able to set aside their views on what happened.

Switzerland

Swiss newspaper apologises for offensive WTO chief headline

A Swiss newspaper has apologised for publishing an "inappropriate and unsuitable" headline about the appointment of new WTO Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

The Cube

Social media firms 'must take accountability' over online racist abuse

It comes after Manchester United's Axel Tuanzebe and Lauren James became the latest players to be targeted by online abusers.

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United Kingdom

New push to stamp out racist abuse of football players in the UK

Players from Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United have been targeted by online abuse.

Belgium

Four still in custody in Belgium as Interior Minister condemns riots

Four people remain in custody in Brussels after a demonstration over the death of a young Black man in police custody turned violent.

USA

US Capitol riot shows disparity of police attitude to protesters' race

Wallace Ford is a professor of Public Administration at Medgar Evers College in New York. He says the police response in Washington DC highlights the disparity between the way black and white people in the US are treated by law enforcement.

Europe News

Romania to introduce law against anti-Roma hate speech

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis promulgated the legislation which could see citizens imprisoned for up to 10 years for hate speech against the Roma community.

Green News

Euroviews. What is on the climate activist agenda for 2021?

Sam Knights talks with environmental campaigners about the future of the environmental movement this year.

France

PSG and Basaksehir teams walk off pitch after alleged racial slur

Basaksehir coach and players said fourth official Sebastian Coltescu of Romania had used a racial slur against Webo, who is from Cameroon, before he was sent off. Players from both teams walked off the pitch in protest.

World

Dutch wrestle with the Christmas tradition of 'Black Pete'

The City of Amsterdam has asked an expert on Sinterklaas how to the modernise the tradition.

Denmark

Two brothers convicted of murder of biracial man in Denmark

The high-profile case has prompted discussion of racism in Denmark.

France

France security bill: 62 police injured and 81 arrested at protests

Changes to the wording of article 24 of the bill are being considered after a new scandal over police brutality.

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Protests in Brazil after black man beaten by supermarket security

People protested in a Carrefour supermarket in Rio de Janeiro after the death of a Black man beaten by white security guards at another branch in Porto Alegre. The killing has sparked outrage on social networks and overshadowed Brazil's Black Consciousness Day, a holiday in several states.

Brazil

Killing of black man at supermarket sparks protests across Brazil

The man died after being beaten by supermarket security on the eve of Brazil's annual Black Consciousness Day, sparking angry protests at Carrefour shops across the country.

United Kingdom

English football chief quits over 'coloured footballers' remark

Greg Clarke, also a vice president of FIFA, was also accused of inappropriate terms in reference to South Asian and gay players.

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Tensions rise in South Africa over farm killing

A tense standoff between white farmers and black activists gripped the South African town of Senekal on Friday.

Green News

Euroviews. Environmental racism has ‘ripped’ Black people away from nature

Sage Anifowoshe discusses ecofeminism and how to re-claim nature as a Black woman.

Green News

Euroviews. Hidden faces: Why I launched a movement for Black people in geography

Geography tells the stories of people and planet. But which stories are told - and who is chosen to tell them?

Italy

Italy reels as hundreds attend funeral of black man beaten to death

21-year-old Willy Monteiro Duarte was brutally beaten to death after intervening in a fight to help a friend. Premier Giuseppe Conte and Italy’s interior minister attended the funeral.