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S Asian community in US condemns racial abuse of 4 Indian-American women

The South Asian community in the United States has strongly condemned the incident of racial abuse of four Indian-American women by a Mexican-American woman in Texas. The incident took place on Wednesday night in a parking lot in Dallas, Texas. The woman, identified as Esmeralda Upton who has now been arrested, is seen in the video identifying herself as a Mexican-American and assaulting a group of Indian-Americans. "I hate you Indian. All these Indians come to America because they want a better life," Esmeralda Upton is seen saying in the video. The video shows her telling the group of women to "Go back to India. You... people are ruining this country". The video has now gone viral and sent shock waves among the Indian-American and South Asian American communities across the United States. Arun Agarwal, president and co-founder of the Indian American CEO (IACEO) Council, told PTI that the Indian-American community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is strong and will continue to grow .

Monkeypox shots not getting to people who need them the most: US data

The Biden administration said Friday there's enough monkeypox vaccine available now but health officials say the shots aren't getting to some of the people who need the protection the most. About 10% of monkeypox vaccine doses have been given to Black people, even though they account for one-third of US cases, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The new numbers come from 17 states and two cities, and represent the most comprehensive details yet on who has been getting the two-dose vaccines. Similar disparities had been reported previously by a few states and cities. Most US monkeypox cases have been in men who have sex with men, but officials have stressed that anyone can catch the virus. Experts offered several possible explanations for the disparity. It may be related to how and where shots are being offered and publicised. It may be that some Black men don't trust doctors and government public health efforts. Or they may be less willing to identify ...

Low, middle-income nations faced systemic racism in global Covid response

People face a litany of barriers to accessing vaccines and treatments from undersupply of vaccines and treatments, to underfunding of health systems, and poor adaptation to local needs

Chelsea assures 'strongest action' after alleged racism towards Son

Chelsea have pledged to take the "strongest action" after an alleged racist incident against Son Heung Min in Sunday's 2-2 Premier League draw with Tottenham.

UK PM: Racism not a factor in Tory membership's decision, says Sunak

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak dismissed factors such as gender or ethnicity would play a part in Tory members' postal ballots from next week.

McDonald's boosts franchisee requirements, seeks to bolster diversity

McDonald's has faced criticism from Black-owned franchises, some of whom have filed lawsuits alleging racial discrimination

Racism against Northeast students reduced due to PM's outreach: Assam CM

Giving credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the reduction in "discrimination against students of the northeast", Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said the progress took place due to the PM's outreach to the region in the last few years.The remarks of the Chief Minister came while addressing a press conference on Wednesday where he said that such discrimination against the students has "gone down to a huge extent"."If you look at the last 2-3 years, because of PM Modi's huge outreach to the northeast now racial discrimination against students of the northeast has suddenly gone down to a huge extent," Sarma said.Later in the day, the Assam CM took to Twitter to laud PM Modi's "visionary leadership", and said that he has "repositioned India as a strong global power"."A new wave of growth & development has swept across NE in the past 8 years under Adarniya @narendramodi ji's guidance. On behalf of the people of Assam, I express my heartfelt gratitude to Hon'ble PM .

WEF 2022: Not sharing Covid vaccines widely is racism, says UN official

Just 13 per cent of people in low-income countries, mostly brown and black, are vaccinated, said UN Undersecretary-General

Biden to sign policing order on George Floyd death anniversary: Report

US President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, a report said

Ex-Minneapolis officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd death

A former police officer of Minneapolis, in the US state of Minnesota, pleaded guilty to manslaughter allegedly in the death of George Floyd.

'Hate will not prevail, white supremacy will not have the last word': Biden

Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the poison of white supremacy and said the nation must reject the lie of the racist replacement theory" espoused by the shooter who murdered 10 black Americans

California's Black reparations panel could decide who gets compensation

California's first-in-the-nation task force on reparations is at a crossroads, with members divided on which Black Americans should be eligible for compensation as atonement for a slave system

US jurors awards $14 million to George Floyd protesters in Denver

Jurors on Friday found police used excessive force against protesters, violating their constitutional rights, during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd two years ago

UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for action against racial discrimination

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for action against racial discrimination.

WHO says it's investigating alleged racism, abuse by top director

The head of the World Health Organization says an investigation is underway into alleged reports that the UN health agency's top official in the Western Pacific engaged in racist, unethical behaviour

Jury selection begins in federal trial over George Floyd's killing

Jury selection began Thursday in the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing

US says 'deeply disturbed' over attack on Sikh cab driver in New York

The US said it is "deeply disturbed" over the reports of an attack on a Sikh cab driver at New York airport and stressed that the country has the responsibility to hold perpetrators accountable

Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral set for January 1: Foundation

The funeral of Desmond Mpilo Tutu, South African Anglican archbishop, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner will take place on January 1 in Cape Town, his foundation has announced.

Desmond Tutu, apartheid opponent who won Nobel Prize, dies at 90

Tutu died on Sunday in Cape Town, President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said in a statement

Google facing probe for how it treats Black female workers: Report

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is probing how Google treats its Black female employees, the media reported.