Berlin squat riot leaves dozens of police wounded
17 Jun 2021
BBC: Sixty German police officers have been injured in riots over a building being occupied by squatters in Berlin. Details
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UK aid cuts risk millions of lives, warns World Health Organization
17 Jun 2021
BBC: Cuts to the UK's aid budget will leave millions of people at risk of dying from "neglected tropical diseases", the World Health Organization has said. Details
'Construction flaws' caused deadly Mexico City metro crash
17 Jun 2021
BBC: A preliminary report into the deadly collapse of a metro overpass in Mexico City last month has found that it was caused by flaws in the construction. Details
World Bank rejects El Salvador request for Bitcoin help
17 Jun 2021
BBC: The World Bank has rejected a request from El Salvador to help with the implementation of Bitcoin as legal tender. Details
Myanmar village of Kin Ma burns down after clashes
17 Jun 2021
BBC: A village in the centre of Myanmar has been burned down after clashes between the security forces and local guerrillas, leaving at least two people dead. Details
Juneteenth: US to add federal holiday marking end of slavery
17 Jun 2021
BBC: The US Congress has overwhelmingly passed a bill to add a federal holiday to the calendar marking Juneteenth - the end of slavery in the nation. Details
Shenzhou-12: China launches first crew to new space station
17 Jun 2021
BBC: China has launched three astronauts into orbit to begin occupation of the country's new space station. Details
Hungary's parliament passes anti-LGBT law ahead of 2022 election
16 Jun 2021
CNN: Hungary's parliament passed legislation on Tuesday that bans the dissemination of content in schools deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change, amid strong criticism from human rights groups and opposition parties. Details
Biden pushes China threat at G7 and NATO, but European leaders tread carefully
16 Jun 2021
CNN: US presidents don't normally go to Europe and keep talking about China. But Joe Biden thinks he's convinced his new European friends of the need to stand up to Chinese autocracy, human rights abuses and economic rule-breaking. Details
Another life-saving Covid treatment found
16 Jun 2021
BBC: Exactly a year on from the discovery that a cheap steroid drug prevented Covid deaths, researchers say they have found another life-saving therapy. Details
