President Joe Biden on Monday praised the thousands of Cubans who took to the streets on the island in protest of food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis, pledging the U.S. "stands firmly" with them. (July 12)
Gareth Southgate condemns the "unforgivable" racist abuse aimed at the three England players who missed penalties in Sunday's Euro 2020 final defeat against Italy. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were the victims of sickening social media taunts in the aftermath of the 3-2 penalty shoot-out loss at Wembley.
The Maldives – a tiny nation of about twelve hundred islands set in crystalline waters – depends on income from tourism. The pandemic cut that revenue in half. But with COVID on the run, the government's wooing tourists, especially from China. VOA's Janine Phakdeetham reports.
Italy’s goalscoring hero Leonardo Bonucci was in celebratory mood after his side’s Euros final win against England – and even took the opportunity to have a dig at Juventus team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.
Walking into the press conference after the game he took a swig from both a bottle of Heineken and Coca-Cola, declaring: “I’ll drink everything tonight.”
Portugal captain Ronaldo removed bottles of Coca-Cola out of the way at an earlier press conference, advising those watching to ‘drink water’. And France’s Paul Pogba moved a bottle of Heineken when he appeared.
The World Bank says South Africa's growth could reach 4.1 per cent this year, rebounding from a record crash this year.
London (AFP) – Gareth Southgate condemns the “unforgivable” racist abuse aimed at the three England players who missed penalties in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final defeat against Italy. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were the victims of sickening social media taunts in the aftermath of the 3-2 penalty shoot-out loss at Wembley.
Katlehong (South Africa) (AFP) – Deadly violence and looting continue in South Africa as unrest sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma enters its fourth day. In Katlehong, south of Johannesburg, and in Durban city central in KwaZulu-Natal, hundreds of people take to the streets and raid shopping centres and businesses.
Katlehong (South Africa) (AFP) – Deadly violence and looting continue in South Africa as unrest sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma enters its fourth day. In Katlehong, south of Johannesburg, and in Durban city central in KwaZulu-Natal, hundreds of people take to the streets and raid shopping centres and businesses.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa called in the army to quell violent protests and looting in the trade hubs of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng earlier today.
CNN's Darren Lewis says that the scale of racism toward Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Sako and Jadon Sancho in the wake of England's Euro championship loss is a source of national shame and says UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is not doing enough to combat the issue.
Italy's triumphant soccer team returned to Rome in the early hours of Monday morning buoyed up with adrenaline after winning the Euro 2020 final against England.
The players, led by their coach Roberto Mancini, flew into Rome early Monday morning where he and captain Giorgio Chiellini lifted the trophy aloft as the team left the plane.
Following a modest greeting on the tarmac, the team boarded their team bus to be whisked off to the Parco dei Principi hotel in the city where a large crowd of fans awaited their heroes.
The Overseas Development Institute says developing countries face precarious and time-bound decisions as they balance the need to recover from the economic fallout brought on by Covid-19 with addressing the current climate emergency.
