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https://youtu.be/bpUpp1pSZeA (Eagle News) — Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said recent anti-Asian attacks have been fueled by racist rhetoric from the previous administration. Barnes is saddened and outraged at the shooting in Atlanta, Georgia that left people dead, including six Asian women. He noted that the targeted acts of hatred and violence against Asian-American and Pacific islander communities have been on the rise since the early days of the pandemic. He said these attacks […]
(Eagle News) — A study in Canada showed that the number of anti-Asian racism reports in the country is actually higher than in the United States, when measured on an Asian per capita basis. In May 2020, Statistics Canada released a report to show how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the perception of visible minority groups regarding safety within Canada. The report showed that visible minority participants that perceived race-based attacks and harassment was […]
by Paul HANDLEY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — North Korea fired several missiles just days after a visit to the region by the top US defense and diplomatic officials, the White House said Tuesday, in Pyongyang’s first overt challenge to the Biden administration. But administration officials, speaking anonymously, downplayed the missiles as “common” military testing and said they would not block Washington’s efforts to engage with North Korea on denuclearization. Two missiles were fired on […]
by Jason CONNOLLY with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles Agence France Presse BOULDER, United States (AFP) — A gunman killed multiple people including a police officer at a grocery store in Colorado on Monday, police said, in the latest shooting to hit the western state — scene of two of the most infamous US mass murders. One “person of interest” is injured and in custody, police commander Kerry Yamaguchi told reporters, following the incident […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A top US health official on Monday warned Americans it was too soon to resume traveling despite progress in the battle against the coronavirus, after data showed the country recorded its highest number of airport check-ins since last year. “Now is not the time to travel,” Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told reporters, urging people to keep up with measures to stem the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Children who are 10 and younger produce more antibodies in response to coronavirus infection than adolescents and adults, a study showed Monday. The authors of the paper, which appeared in JAMA Network Open, said the finding helped illuminate why children are less susceptible to severe Covid-19 than adults — though this is still an area of very active research and many factors are believed to be at play. A team […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Police responded to an active shooter at a grocery store in the western US state of Colorado on Monday, law enforcement in the city of Boulder said. A law enforcement source told ABC News police had responded to a report of a person shot in the parking area of King Soopers and were subsequently fired at, but did not confirm early reports of multiple injuries. “Active Shooter at the […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck central Mexico on Friday, seismologists said, triggering alarms in the capital where anxious residents poured into the streets. Despite the panic, there were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. The quake struck 59 kilometers (37 miles) southeast of San Marcos in Guerrero state at a depth of 19 kilometers, according to the national seismology service. The tremor triggered Mexico City’s […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The son of one of six women of Asian descent killed when a white man went on a shooting rampage in a series of Georgia spas had raised $1.5 million Friday after setting up a GoFundMe page to help provide for himself and his younger brother. Randy Park, 23, had aimed to raise $20,000 after his mother Hyun Jung Grant was shot dead at the Gold Spa in Atlanta, […]
by Eric BARADAT Agence France Presse ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden on Friday denounced the upsurge of violence against Asian-Americans, telling a community plunged into grief after this week’s Atlanta murders that the nation must not be complicit in the face of racism and xenophobia. After meeting with leaders of Georgia’s Asian-American community, Biden delivered a brief speech at Atlanta’s Emory University, where he branded hate and racism “the ugly […]
by Cyril JULIEN ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — The shooting rampage in Atlanta by a 21-year-old white man that left six women of Asian origin dead has laid bare fears among an Asian-American community on edge over a surge in hate crimes because of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s heartbreaking,” said Andrew Yang, a former Democratic presidential hopeful who is now running for mayor of New York. “I’ve been Asian all my life, and I remember […]
by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that his goal of getting 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered in his first 100 days in office will be met by Friday, far in advance of the original target. “I’m proud to announce that tomorrow, 58 days into my administration, we will have met my goal of administering 100 million shots to our fellow Americans,” he said in a White House […]
