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Meet Fabiano Lopes from Paraná in Brazil. The 33-year old breakdancer is on a mission to make society appreciate his skills as an amazing art form. Better known to his 500,000 Instagram followers as ‘B-Boy Neguin,’ Lopes found breakdancing nearly 30 years ago. That was when he caught snippets of b-boys doing windmills on television. “It takes years and sweat,… Read More

Last updated: 13 hours ago An advocacy group has called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Joe Biden to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents. The group, Avaaz, staged a protest in Berlin on Wednesday, one day before the German chancellor is making her 19th and likely final official visit to the US on Thursday for a meeting with Biden.… Read More

Community leaders near a Soweto township addressed local residents on Wednesday calling for an end to looting in South Africa as business owners counted their losses following days of rioting. The unrest was sparked by the imprisonment last week of ex-President Jacob Zuma that has spiraled into days of looting in two of the country’s nine provinces. South Africa’s police… Read More

The United Nations General Assembly held a memorial session Wednesday for Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, who was assassinated last week by gunmen in his home. Speaking on behalf of Volkan Bozkir, the General Assembly president, Vice President Keisha McGuire condemned the killing saying the world body “cannot allow this tragedy to erase gains made or derail the future of Haiti.”… Read More

Fear of running out of gasoline and food has gripped South Africans on the sixth day of violence that has already left 72 people dead, against a backdrop of endemic unemployment and new anti-Covid restrictions. At dawn, queues stretched out in front of petrol stations and food stores, particularly in Durban, in Kwazulu-Natal (east). The day before, the country’s largest… Read More

For some Native Hawaiians, surfing’s Olympic debut is both a celebration of a cultural touchstone invented by their ancestors and an extension of the racial indignities seared into the history of the game and their homeland. The Summer Games in Tokyo, which open July 23, serve as a proxy for that unresolved tension and resentment, according to the Native Hawaiians… Read More

Boris Johnson is talking tough against racism. The UK Prime minister condemned the racist abuse against England’s football players following their Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy. “ really do represent the best of our country. And I repeat, that I utterly condemn and abhor the racist outpourings that we saw on Sunday night. And so what we… Read More

France’s anti-jihadist military force in the Sahel region, which today involves over 5,000 troops, will end in the first quarter of 2022, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. Last week Macron announced a gradual drawdown of France’s military presence in the Sahel and the end of the existing Barkhane operation. Now he has put a timeline on the end of… Read More

Last updated: 48 minutes ago Demonstrators protesting against the military takeover of Myanmar held a quick march before dispersing on Wednesday in Yangon, the country’s largest city. About fifty protesters chanted anti-military slogans and flashed the three-fingered protest salute. Smoke bombs were used to provide a colourful atmosphere as they marched on a street in Pazundaung township in Yangon. These… Read More

Police and security chiefs in South Africa have called on the population to stop riots after more than 100 people were arrested on Tuesday in connection to the looting of a mall. Police charged against people taking part in riots in the Johannesburg township of Daveyton. In recent days, the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma has led to unrest,… Read More