Chantal Da Silva
The Independent
United Kingdom
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Half a million people petition to get Sha’Carri Richardson back into the Olympics
‘In no world is marijuana a performance-enhancing drug for runners’ → Read More
Six months on from Capitol riot and still no arrest of pipe bomb suspect
The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for information that leads to the suspect’s identification → Read More
Hacking gang says it has locked a million devices and wants $70m in Bitcoin to unlock them
Russia-connected hacking group REvil appeared to launch its crime spree on Friday → Read More
YouTuber charged for violence at Capitol riot causing media to abandon equipment
‘Yo, I guess we should loot now, right?’ Zvonimir Jurlina is alleged to have said during the 6 January Capitol riot → Read More
Using Virtual Reality To Help Address Inequities In Healthcare
A team at the Eastern Michigan University is using virtual reality to help address healthcare inequities for Asian Americans by teaching medical staff how to deliver 'culturally competent' care to the communities they serve. → Read More
Hundreds protest in wake of Roma man’s death after police officer knelt on his neck
Protesters have drawn comparisons to murder of George Floyd → Read More
Miami building collapse: Rescuers say they can hear ‘what sounds like banging’ as they search for missing 99
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declares state of emergency → Read More
Songwriter Diane Warren to adopt last cow found after mass breakout from slaughterhouse
George Floyd's death after his arrest by police officers in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of the event → Read More
Boy pulled out of rubble after Miami building collapse
At least one person has died after a building partially collapsed in southern Florida’s Miami-Dade County → Read More
House Republicans vow to ‘carry on Trump legacy’ as they prepare to join ex-president on border visit
Around a dozen GOP lawmakers are expected to join former president on his US-Mexico border visit → Read More
Martin Luther King III and Rev Al Sharpton announce ‘March On for Voting Rights’
The march will take place on 28 August – the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington → Read More
Kremlin says US won’t stop trying to ‘contain’ Russia as Biden administration threatens more sanctions
The Kremlin has called for “pragmatism and sobriety” amid talk of new sanctions → Read More
Newly elected Iran president wants nuclear talks but says he won’t meet with Biden
Asked whether he will meet with President Joe Biden, Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said “no” → Read More
Trump-era rules could be overturned this week in blow to his legacy
Lawmakers could reverse three Trump-era rules using the Congressional Review Act → Read More
Majority Of Americans Think US Should Resettle At Least 95,000 Refugees Per Year, Poll Finds
The majority of Americans believe the US should commit to resettling at least the historic annual average of refugees each year, a new poll has found. → Read More
Afghan IS group claims deadly sticky bomb attacks in Kabul
At least seven people have reportedly been killed in two attacks in Kabul → Read More
Dowden forced to delete tweet claiming Cornish clifftop theatre got Covid cash
Historic Minack Theatre says it never received any support from the government → Read More
Covid vaccine news live: Jabs extended to under-30s next week
‘Too early’ to know if lockdown can be lifted on 21 June, Hancock says People aged under 30 will be invited to book their coronavirus vaccine jabs starting this week, health secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed. Speaking on Sky News’ Trevor Phillips On Sunday programme, the health secretary said vaccines had “severed, but not broken” the link between a rise in cases and and the number of people… → Read More
Modern slavery victims being left ‘without a safe home’ due to lack of government support
Crisis is calling on the government to increase support for homeless survivors of modern slavery, writes Chantal Da Silva → Read More
Manhunt for armed ex-soldier ends in shoot-out with police in south of France
An armed former soldier on the run after being accused of shooting at police in France has been “neutralised” following a 24-hour manhunt. In a tweet on Monday, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced that the wanted man, identified as 29-year-old Terry Dupin, “has been neutralised”. The National Gendarmerie confirmed the incident, asserting that he had been “mastered” following an… → Read More