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JOHANNESBURG - Police are on the defensive. They insist they aren't turning a blind eye to large gatherings like protests. READ: Thousands march to demand COVID jabs in South Africa This week, a big crowd of EFF members gathered outside the office of the health regulator, SAHPRA, in contravention of lockdown…

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LIMA, June 26 (Reuters) - Thousands of Peruvians supporting socialist Pedro Castillo and right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori took to the streets on Saturday amid uncertainty over the result of a tight June 6 presidential election that has been held up by legal challenges. Castillo supporters marched in downtown Lima toward…

Photo: Nicolas Asfouri (Getty Images)Tesla has already chalked up plenty of bad press in China this year, with officials scrutinizing its handling of customer data and protests claiming that Chinese customer complaints are going ignored. The electric car manufacturer added another controversy to the list this weekend: China’s market regulator…

news, act-politics, Canberra school students now have the ongoing support of the ACT government to participate in peaceful protests, but the opposition has warned about the risk of increasing anxiety of young children or exposing them to "offensive" messages. Greens MLA Johnathan Davis moved a motion in the Legislative Assembly…

Barack Obama’s “all of the above” energy strategy is alive and well under his former vice president. In a legal brief on Wednesday, President Biden’s Justice Department defended a pipeline permit approval process that was originally rushed through under the Trump administration. Supporting the Army Corps of Engineers’ environmental assessments…

HONG KONG: Hong Kongers queued Thursday for the final edition of the city's beloved pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily after it was forced to close under a sweeping new national security law, ending a 26-year run of taking on China's authoritarian leaders. The sudden death of the popular newspaper is the…

A pitch invader carrying a rainbow flag was tackled as they protested during the pre-match anthems ahead of Germany's Euro 2020 clash against Hungary on Wednesday. The supporter entered the pitch wearing a Germany shirt and brandished the flag during the Hungarian national anthem. They attempted to run towards the…

At least 153 employees of a Houston hospital — including nurses and other medical staff — were fired or resigned Tuesday after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the first mass terminations since vaccinations started in the U.S. this year, reinvigorating a national anti-vaccine movement. In April, Houston…

Updated 2 days ago · Published on 21 Jun 2021 11:40PM · Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has used her first in-person court appearance to voice defiance against the junta, affirming that her NLD party would ‘exist as long as people exist because it was founded for people’.…