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Florida gunman driven by racial 'hate' kills 3: authorities
AFP, Published on 27/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - A white man driven by racial hatred shot dead three Black people in a Florida discount store Saturday before taking his own life after a standoff with police, authorities said.
German teachers pushed out for exposing 'far-right' pupils
AFP, Published on 29/07/2023
» BURG, Germany: Two teachers have been pressured out of their jobs in a small German town after denouncing the alleged right-wing extremism of their pupils, in a case that sparked a national outcry.
Canadian police evacuate key border bridge as Ottawa protest again grows
AFP, Published on 13/02/2022
» WINDSOR (CANADA) - Canadian police on Saturday began clearing a key bridge of truckers protesting Covid-19 restrictions, even as authorities in Ottawa braced for renewed demonstrations expected to bring thousands to the federal capital.
Police positioned to clear key border bridge of protesters in Canada: AFP journalist
AFP, Published on 12/02/2022
» WINDSOR (CANADA) - Police in Canada were positioning Saturday to clear a key bridge on the US border, snarled for days by truckers protesting against vaccination rules, an AFP journalist observed.
Trudeau vows to end spreading trucker protest
AFP, Published on 09/02/2022
» OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to bring an end to a trucker protest still paralyzing the Canadian capital Tuesday -- in a movement against Covid restrictions fast becoming a rallying cry for far-right and anti-vaccine groups.
Germany to present report on far-right extremism in police
AFP, Published on 06/10/2020
» BERLIN: Germany will publish a much-anticipated report on right-wing extremism in its security forces on Tuesday after a string of scandals over far-right networks in the police and military.
Princess Bride and Converse star on US campaign trail
AFP, Published on 12/09/2020
» WASHINGTON: With less than two months until the US presidential election, virtually no element of American life is escaping the campaigns' gravitational pull, which this week dragged everything from "The Princess Bride" to Converse sneakers into the mix.
Germany's 'Black Forest Rambo' nabbed after six-day manhunt
AFP, Published on 18/07/2020
» BERLIN - After a huge six-day manhunt, German police said Friday they have caught the "Black Forest Rambo", a heavily armed suspect accused of stealing officers' weapons and going on the run in the woods.
Swastikas and statues, SE Asia's fixation with Nazi iconography
AFP, Published on 03/03/2019
» Teen idol Namsai feared being booted from her band after a photo of her wearing a t-shirt with a Nazi swastika went viral, but without the uproar she says she would have remained ignorant about the offensive implications of her fashion choices.
Vandals hit memorial stone at Strasbourg's Old Synagogue
AFP, Published on 02/03/2019
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - A memorial stone marking the site of Strasbourg's Old Synagogue, which was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II, was vandalised overnight, leaders of the eastern French city said Saturday.