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George Floyd: US Soccer overturns ban on players kneeling
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George Floyd: US Soccer overturns ban on players kneeling
The decision comes after the NFL said players should be allowed to protest during the national anthem.
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Thailand seafood fraudsters sentenced to 1,446 years in jail
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Thailand seafood fraudsters sentenced to 1,446 years in jail
However, in Thailand the maximum jail time for public fraud is capped at 20 years.
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Don't hide history, says Oxford head in statue row
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Don't hide history, says Oxford head in statue row
Oxford's vice chancellor warns against "hiding history" as protesters want to remove colonial statue.
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Coronavirus pandemic set to cost Premier League clubs £1bn in 2019-20 - Deloitte
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Premier League clubs face £1bn revenue drop
Premier League clubs are likely to see revenue fall by £1bn in their 2019-20 accounts because of the coronavirus pandemic, predicts Deloitte.
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More students say university not value for money
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More students say university not value for money
Almost a third of students think their courses were poor value in a year of campus strikes and Covid.
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What do we do with statues linked to slave-traders?
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What do we do with the UK's symbols of slavery?
Protesters across the UK are asking for statues and symbols across the UK to be changed or removed.
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Edward Colston statue pulled out of Bristol Harbour
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Torn down Colston statue pulled out of harbour
Black Lives Matter demonstrators tore down the statue of the slave trader at an anti-racism protest.
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How Ghana paid tribute to George Floyd
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How Ghana paid tribute to George Floyd
The African-American is immortalised in the West African state where people were once enslaved.
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Shamed, sacked and back - what Chelsea's £15m man Mutu did next
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Adrian Mutu: The £15m man - what did he do next?
Adrian Mutu, a fleeting Premier League sensation shamed and pursued for millions, on his new life guiding Romania's generation of young stars.
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Robert Baden-Powell: Scouts founder statue to be removed in Poole
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Robert Baden-Powell statue to be removed in Poole
Campaigners accuse Robert Baden-Powell of racism, homophobia and support for Adolf Hitler.
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Donald Trump to restart election rallies on key slavery date
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Trump to restart rallies on key slavery date
The first campaign rally in months will take place in Tulsa, where black people were massacred in 1921.
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Zimbabwe's MDC 'abductees arrested for lying about torture'
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Zimbabwe's MDC 'abductees arrested for lying about torture'
The opposition says three women tortured by state agents have been charged over their allegations.
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Norway court jails mosque gunman Manshaus for 21 years
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Norway court jails mosque gunman Manshaus for 21 years
Philip Manshaus murdered his teenage stepsister and opened fire at a mosque near Oslo.
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Scrums may be scrapped temporarily upon rugby league return
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Scrums may be scrapped temporarily
Scrums could be temporarily scrapped when rugby league makes its expected return in the UK in August.
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Zoom suspends account of US-based Chinese activists after Tiananmen meeting
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Zoom suspends account of US-based Chinese activists after Tiananmen meeting
The video conference app is already facing scrutiny over its security and privacy controls.
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Schalke's Wales winger Matondo 'proud' of footballers' racism stand
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Rabbi Matondo: Schalke & Wales winger 'proud' of racism stand
Schalke's Wales winger Rabbi Matondo says he is "proud" of how young footballers have used their profiles to take a stand against racism.
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Confederate and Columbus statues toppled by US protesters
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Confederate and Columbus statues toppled by US protesters
Statues connected to slavery and colonialism are targeted as George Floyd protests continue.
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Coronavirus in Africa: Outbreak 'accelerating' in continent
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Coronavirus in Africa: Outbreak 'accelerating' across continent
Outbreaks are spreading from capital cities to rural areas, with supplies running short, says WHO.
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German airline Lufthansa plans to cut 22,000 jobs
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German airline Lufthansa plans to cut 22,000 jobs
The German airline is struggling to deal with the fall in demand for air travel caused by the pandemic.
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'I had a prosthetic leg fitted last week, now I'm walking 10km'
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Andy Moles: Former Warwickshire batsman on leg amputation and PCA Trust
Ex-Warwickshire batsman Andy Moles had his left leg amputated 10 weeks ago, but that is not stopping him walking 10km for charity.
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Couple finally meet son born to surrogate mother
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Argentine couple meet son born to surrogate
Covid-19 travel restrictions mean babies born to surrogate mothers can't be united with their biological parents.