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Brazil footballer Richarlison hit with banana during friendly

The Tottenham Hotspur player had just scored Brazil's second goal in a 5-1 win against Tunisia at the Parc de Princes, Paris.

France

Three French police officers convicted over death of black man in 2015

The officers were all found guilty of the manslaughter of Amadou Koumé.

Culture news

Who is Ruby Bridges and why does her anti-racism picture book matter?

A key moment in the US civil rights movement came when Ruby Bridges attended school with a police escort.

Culture news

What are the racial controversies about 'The Rings of Power'?

The Amazon Prime show is reported to be the most expensive ever made, but it has been mired in controversy over its diverse casting

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Germany

German publisher pulls Winnetou books after accusations of racism

Ravensburger has pulled books depicting Winnetou, a fictional Apache character, over accusations that the story reinforces racist and colonial stereotypes of Native Americans.

My Europe Series

The Afro-Italians shaking up Italy's rigid national identity

African Italians are frequently cast as outsiders in Italian society even though their history goes back decades.

Health news

Poxy McPoxface or TRUMP-22? The WHO looks to rename monkeypox

Experts say the virus' current name is "discriminatory and stigmatising".

My Europe Series

How a black man's murder put racism in the spotlight ahead of election

The murder of Alika Ogorchukwu, a Nigerian man living in Italy, was filmed by onlookers but none of them directly intervened.

United Kingdom

Shock as London police admit strip-searching hundreds of children

Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner for England, said she was "deeply shocked" that so many youngsters had been searched this way.

Italy

Racism's role contested as marches held for Nigerian beaten to death

Local people have largely accepted investigators' belief that street vendor Alika Ogorchukwu was killed in the street by a man known to have psychiatric problems.

Spain

Model questions if racism is behind lack of apology over beach poster

Model questions if racism is behind lack of apology over beach poster

Europe Decoded

Racist videos of Africans fuel a million-dollar industry in China

The recent arrest of a Chinese vlogger in Malawi for exploiting schoolchildren for racist social media content sparked global outrage -- but it is not an isolated case.

Hungary

Long-time Orban ally resigns over Hungarian PM's 'pure Nazi' speech

The resignation came after the Hungarian prime minister criticised what he dubbed "race mixing" in a speech he gave over the weekend, sparking international outcry.

World News

Outrage as Orban bashes Europe for 'mixing with non-Europeans'

Hungary's prime minister sparked a public outcry after he criticised Western Europeans for "mixing with non-Europeans".

Sport

Lewis Hamilton and F1 condemn Nelson Piquet over 'racist language'

Piquet had referenced the colour of Hamilton’s skin with a discriminatory term in November on a YouTube podcast.

Culture news

Is 'racist' colour grading in films perpetuating stereotypes?

Cinematic shorthand colour grading puts many Latin American, African and South Asian countries in a yellow palette. But does that palette change people's perspectives of the places?

United Kingdom

Yorkshire Cricket Club charged by ECB after probe into racism claims

Azeem Rafiq, a former England under-19 captain of Pakistani descent, last year alleged that he had been a victim of institutional racism.

USA

Ten killed in 'racially motivated' gun attack at New York state store

Three others were wounded in the attack in which 11 of the 13 victims were black. A white teenager was arrested and has been charged with murder.

Tech News

Google unveils new 10-shade skin tone scale to test its AI for bias

Google has been in hot water in the past over racial biases found in its AI skincare tools. It's hoped its new 10-shade palette will help.

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Rio's carnival fights against racism

Rio de Janeiro's carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 hit Brazil.