Police in the US city of Austin, Texas, say they are searching for two suspects after a shooting early on Saturday injured 14 people, including two critically. Gunfire erupted just before 1:25am (06:25 GMT) on Saturday along Sixth Street, a popular area filled with bars […]
Day: June 12, 2021
Christian Eriksen stable and awake after Euro 2020 match collapse
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen was conscious in hospital, officials said, following his sudden collapse on the pitch of Parken Stadium during his country’s Euro 2020 game against Finland. UEFA, the football tournament’s ruling body, said in a Twitter post the 29-year-old “has been transferred to the […]
Grief, mourning at funeral for Muslim family killed in Canada
Scores of people have gathered outside an Islamic centre in the Canadian city of London, Ontario, to mourn and remember four members of a local Muslim family killed in what police said was a hate-motivated attack. A public funeral service was held on Saturday for […]
‘Reclaiming the land’: Indigenous fight against Line 3 ramps up
Earlier this month, on a hot day amid a statewide drought, thousands of people marched with banners along a Minnesota highway near the Mississippi headwaters, where the river begins its 4,000 kilometre (2,500 mile) journey to the Gulf of Mexico. It is also where Canadian […]
Football fans appalled by live footage of Eriksen collapse
Football fans and commentators have expressed outrage at the live coverage of Christian Eriksen’s collapse during Denmark’s Euro 2020 clash with Finland, while praising his teammates for forming a wall to shield him from view. Television viewers watched in dismay as cameras kept rolling on […]
Iran’s presidential candidates pull out all stops in final debate
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s presidential candidates have once again clashed during their third and final televised debate – this time, more openly, especially over the country’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and United States sanctions. The seven men – five conservatives and hardliners, a […]
Thousands march for Palestinian rights in London amid G7 summit
Thousands of people have attended a pro-Palestine solidarity march in London, calling on the Group of Seven (G7) leaders currently meeting in southwest England to support Palestinian rights. As part of the “Resist G7: Day of Action for International Justice” rally, demonstrators on Saturday marched […]
G7 leaders attempt to rival China with infrastructure project
The Group of Seven (G7) nations have unveiled a significant infrastructure initiative for lower-income countries in a bid to counter China’s multitrillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, dubbed the “New Silk Road”. Promising to “collectively catalyse” hundreds of billions in infrastructure investments for low- and middle-income […]
Shocked football world rallies around Christian Eriksen
Shocked football players and fans flooded social media to send their wishes to Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen after he collapsed on the pitch during his country’s Euro 2020 match with Finland. The 29-year-old fell suddenly to the ground in the 42nd minute of Saturday’s game […]
‘Non-working week’ declared in Moscow as COVID-19 cases jump
The mayor of Moscow has announced a “non-working” week in the Russian capital, with non-essential workers told to stay home as coronavirus cases hit a six-month high. Sergei Sobyanin’s decision on Saturday marked a change of tone for officials in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin […]