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The death toll from a landslide near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia's central island of Sulawesi had risen to 23 people, while 35 others are still missing, an official said Tuesday. Unlicensed mines are common across the mineral-rich Southeast Asian archipelago, where abandoned sites attract locals who hunt for leftover gold ore without proper safety equipment. The landslide hit a remote village in the Bone Bolango district of Gorontalo province late Saturday following intense rains. 'As of this afternoon… 23 people died, 66 people survived and 35 people are being searched' for, Gorontalo search and rescue agency official Ida
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South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
A Republican who has led the Texas Legislature’s House Committee on Corrections for years is asking the state to rename prisons that honor slave owners and those tied to convict leasing, a system where Black people were funneled into the prison system and then leased out to private industries for unpaid labor. State Rep. James […]
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurants Association of Kenya (PERAK) on Wednesday issued a strong condemnation on cases of police brutality during the enforcement of COVID-19 protocols, especially the 10pm to 4am nationwide curfew.
Mayor Lovely Warren of Rochester, NY has suspended the officers involved in a recent viral-video where a 9-year-old girl was... View Article
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BY LORRAINE MUROMO ERRANT police officers who are in the habit of endangering people’s lives by smashing windscreens from vehicles will face the music and pay for their recklessness, the government has warned. Police officers have been accused of endangering commuters’ lives by chasing after errant commuter omnibus drivers and smashing vehicle windows. On Tuesday, a police officer was manhandled in central Harare by a mob and accused of “killing a child” after smashing a kombi window. It emerged later the baby was neither killed nor injured. Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe on Thursday said: “My ministry strongly condemns acts of misconduct by police officers which tarnish the image of the government and the police in particular. “I have directed the Commissioner-General of Police (Godwin Matanga) to take stern action against these and any other errant police officers.” . He also warned the police against the smashing of vehicle windows in their quest to bring to book unlawful commuter omnibus crews. “My ministry does not condone the smashing of vehicle windscreens or windows by police officers. The Commissioner General of Police has assured me that this message will be cascaded to all police commanders for the conscientisation of their members.” Kazembe, however, warned against circulation of information without proper facts by members of the public. “On the other hand, I urge social media activists to be responsible and verify facts before jumping to conclusions.” Social media was awash with videos and reports that a child died after being struck by a police officer enforcing lockdown regulations in Harare. However, police reports confirmed that the child and mother were hit by fragments of the smashed windscreen and taken to West End Clinic, where medical experts established that the child had no injuries. Follow us on Twitter @NewsDayZimbabwe
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 1,064 more infections with COVID-19 were reported on February 5, until 11 p.m. out of a total of 5,232 tests carried out, the Health Ministry stated Saturday evening in its daily report.
A 27-year-old Texas man has been accused of killing his wife and two children after he was found lying next to their bodies. Bryan Richardson has been charged with three counts of murder in the deaths of his wife, Kiera Michelle Ware, and their two young children, whose names have not been released, the Copperas...
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By Stephen Oduntan LAPD officers arrested three people affiliated with Black Lives Matter- Los Angeles at a rally on Tuesday to support progressive justice reform. Many of the activists present said police had targeted organizers and leaders of the protest due to their political beliefs. One of the three individuals arrested was Anthony Rankin, a […]
Four soldiers and a civilian have been killed after an official convoy was hit by makeshift explosives in a restive English-speaking region of Cameroon, the government has said.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A death from the coronavirus was recorded on Wednesday in the governorate of Kebili, taking the death toll in the region to 129 people since the outbreak of the pandemic, said health programmes officer in Kebili Ali Haddad. In addition, 17 further infections have been reported in the region, bringing the count to 3,006 since the outbreak of the pandemic, he specified to TAP.
South Africa has recorded 16 726 New coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the past 24-hours, bringing the total number of cases to 1 073 887. The country has also recorded 418 new COVID-19 related fatalities, pushing the death toll to 28 887 In a statement, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says most of the new deaths were recorded in the Western Cape. “Regrettably, 418 more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 66, Gauteng 66, KwaZulu-Natal 134, Mpumalanga 6, Free State 8 and Western Cape 138. This brings the total to 28 887.” Recoveries now stand at 887 701, representing a recovery rate of 82,6%. Meanwhile, Mkhize has appealed to all South Africans to help protect healthcare workers against COVID-19, by adhering to the basic safety protocols. Mkhize lit a candle at Durban’s King Edward VIII Hospital on New Year’s Eve to remember the more than 28 000 people who have died from the virus in the country. He paid tribute to health care workers who are going beyond the call of duty as the pandemic is ravaging the country. More than 43 000 healthcare workers have been infected and 438 have died from the virus. “Every time a healthcare worker is infected with COVID-19, we lose at least 10 days of labour so desperately needed at this time. We may lose these precious resources for much longer if they all become ill and need to be treated and isolated longer,” says the Health Minister. The President meanwhile led a candlelight ceremony in honour of frontline healthcare workers at the Khayelitsha District Hospital on the Cape Flats. He was accompanied by Western Cape Premier Allan Winde, Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo, the State and Security Deputy Minister and various religious leaders. - SABC News
[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has refuted social media claims that a police officer killed a toddler after smashing windscreen of a commuter omnibus that was loading at an undesignated point.
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin (the only categories for ethnicity).[1] [2]
The racial categories represent a social-political construct for the race or races that respondents consider themselves to be and, generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country.[3] OMB defines the concept of race as outlined for the U.S. Census as not scientific or anthropological and takes into account social and cultural characteristics as well as ancestry, using appropriate scientific methodologies that are not primarily biological or genetic in reference.[4] The race categories include both racial and national-origin groups.[5]
Race and ethnicity are considered separate and distinct identities, with Hispanic or Latino origin asked as a separate question. Thus, in addition to their race or races, all respondents are categorized by membership in one of two ethnic categories, which are Hispanic or Latino and Not Hispanic or Latino. However, the practice of separating race and ethnicity as different categories has been criticized both by the American Anthropological Association and members of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.[6] [7]
In 1997, OMB issued a Federal Register notice regarding revisions to the standards for the classification of federal data on race and ethnicity.[8] OMB developed race and ethnic standards in order to provide consistent data on race and ethnicity throughout the Federal Government. The development of the data standards stem in large measure from new responsibilities to enforce civil rights laws. Among the changes, OMB issued the instruction to mark one or more races after noting evidence of increasing numbers of interracial children and wanting to capture the
[Swazi Media] Police in Swaziland (eSwatini) blocked a march for democracy and arrested leaders, torturing at least one of them, according to reports.
Suspected cash-in-transit robbers made off with an undisclosed amount of money, however one of the perpetrators wasn’t so lucky, dying at the scene
Attorneys for Aurora, Colo., police officers and medics involved in the death of Elijah McClain filed several motions with the U.S. District Court of Colorado last week to dismiss a lawsuit brought by McClain’s family in August. The lawsuit alleges that discriminatory practices are what […]
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[Monitor] The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party candidate for Bubulo West MP in Manafwa district has asked Police to return the hand hoes confiscated from his home last week.
[Nation] Police battled University of Nairobi students yesterday afternoon during protests over a plan by the government to triple tuition fees.
[Monitor] The images of Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake being carried to the Mityana Chief Magistrate's Court to take plea while prostrate after allegedly being tortured in police custody back in April were as distressing as they could be.
By Hazel Trice Edney TriceEdneyWire.com) - As President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden campaign in key states in final days of the 2020 presidential race, yet another Black man was shot and killed by police Monday afternoon, Oct. 26.The Philadelphia police shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr., a reportedly mentally ill man […]
Eight people were killed by unidentified gunmen in a shootout Friday night in a working-class neighbourhood of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the governor of North Kivu said.
\"Two individuals arrived on a motorbike at a barber shop and killed two people, firing without warning. Then they stole some phones. They then fired indiscriminately on the population, resulting in a death toll of eight people,\" Carly Nzanzu Kasivita, governor of North Kivu told newmen.
The shooting took place at 19H00 (17H00 GMT) in Ndosho, an outlying district located at the exit of the city towards the Nyarangongo volcano, Kasivita said. The two assailants fled, he added.
The authorities have launched an investigation.
Previous shootings had taken place in Goma, and in the same neighborhood, as in March 2019 (six deaths).
Goma is the capital of North Kivu province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Cong. Dozens of armed groups reportedly threaten the safety of civilians in the region.
