The rally outside parliament a year ago descended into violent clashes with police who used tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters. More than 240 people were injured, including more than 30 journalists and 80 policemen. Two protesters, including 18-year-old Mako Gomuri, lost eyesight. … [Read more...] about Georgia Marks First Anniversary of Anti-Kremlin Protest
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China’s deadly summer floods have caused $25B in damage
In this July 20, 2020, aerial file photo released by Xinhua News Agency shows the extent of flooding in Guzhen Town of Lu'an City in eastern China's Anhui Province. (Tang Yang/Xinhua via AP, File) … [Read more...] about China’s deadly summer floods have caused $25B in damage
Kamala Harris’ Family in India Rejoices Over VP Pick
“I knew she was quite ambitious in the sense that she always wanted to run for public office and achieve something, and that spirit she took from her mother. So this was inevitable,” Balachandran, the younger brother of Harris’s mother, Shyamala Gopalan, told VOA. “The women in our family are extremely strong, the men not so much,” he laughs. “She can handle the campaign.” … [Read more...] about Kamala Harris’ Family in India Rejoices Over VP Pick
War’s end meant years of pain for Japanese girl in China
Fumie Sato poses for picture in her backyard Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at her home in Yokohama, Japan. Hours after she heard Emperor Hirohito's Aug. 15 radio speech declaring Japan's defeat at her school ground in Manchuria, China, Sato had to be prepared for honorable suicide with her family, though her father decided his family must live. Two years later she almost became an orphan when her little sister died of illness after their mother and little brother took an earlier boat back to Japan. less … [Read more...] about War’s end meant years of pain for Japanese girl in China
