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Behavioural science can help in reparations for slavery, colonial abuses

Germany agrees to pay more than €1.1 billion to Nambia for reparations for slavery and colonial abuses.

George Floyd family meets with Joe Biden as Congress mulls police bill

President Joe Biden will meet with the family of George Floyd at the White House Tuesday on the one year anniversary of his death.

Grim list of deaths at police hands grows even after Floyd's verdict in US

Just as the guilty verdict was about to be read in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, police in Ohio shot and killed a Black teenager in broad daylight

US: North Carolina deputy fatally shoots Black man while serving warrant

A North Carolina deputy has shot and killed a Black man while executing a search warrant, authorities said, spurring an outcry from a crowd of dozens that immediately gathered at the scene

BML: Derek Chauvin verdict brings a rare rebuke of police misconduct

A jury deliberated for just over 10 hours before pronouncing Mr. Chauvin guilty on all three charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter

A giant step forward but we can't stop here: Biden after Floyd verdict

US President Joe Biden has said the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd is a giant step forward in the fight against systemic racism

US: Ex-cop Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death

Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the US

US: Murder case against ex-cop in George Floyd's death goes to the jury

The murder case against former officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd went to the jury on Monday in a city on edge against another round of unrest

Just 1 in 5 of world's biggest listed firms disclosed data about workforce

Just one in five of world's biggest listed companies disclosed data about their workforce in a survey run by a $7 trillion investor coalition, as they respond slowly to pressure to be transparent

A non-violent 'toolkit' for change

Non-violent campaigns led to regime change more than twice as often - that is, 53 per cent of the time compared to 26 per cent for violent campaigns, according to a study

Democrats reintroduce police reform bill named in honour of George Floyd

The bill titled the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 has provisions to overhaul qualified immunity for law enforcement, prohibitions on racial profiling on the part of law enforcement

Biden remembers late US Congressman John Lewis on his birth anniversary

"Today would have been Congressman John Lewis' 81st birthday. While my dear friend may no longer be with us, his life and legacy provide an eternal moral compass on which direction to march"

Biden signs orders on racial equity, takes steps to address systemic racism

Biden said Tuesday that the measures follow one of his core campaign promises: to restore "the soul of the nation," as he often said during the presidential race

Donald Trump's legacy: A more divided America, a more unsettled world

Trump leaves behind an even more polarized America, where thousands are dying daily from the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy is badly damaged and political violence has surged

2021: Dark clouds and silver linings

Fresh hopes on the economic, health and political front temper the grim legacy of 2020

PM Narendra Modi's '9pm9minute' tweet among top trends on Twitter in 2020

Over 700 million Tweets were sent in 2020 about elections around the world

SA vs ENG: South Africa players won't take the knee during England series

South Africa coach Mark Boucher said that during England series, the national side will not take a knee to show support for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement

Kamala Harris seeks creation of police registry with records of misconduct

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris sought the creation of a registry of police officers with misconduct records, amidst protests after a black man was shot by police in Philadelphia

Hardik Pandya takes a knee in IPL to support of Black Lives Matter movement

Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya has become the first player in the ongoing Indian Premier League to take a knee in support of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement.

A film festival turns a well-timed spotlight on black voices in cinema

Protests, demonstrations - and sometimes, violent rioting and looting - have dominated headlines even through the Covid-19 pandemic