World Jul 8, 2021
British lawmakers urge tougher action against China — including an Olympic ban.
Business Jul 2, 2021
France investigates Uniqlo unit and other retailers over alleged Xinjiang abuses
Fast Retailing lost an appeal with U.S. customs in May after a shipment of Uniqlo men's shirts were impounded over suspected violations of a ban on Xinjiang cotton.
World Jul 2, 2021
Canada Day muted as country reckons with treatment of indigenous people
The discovery of hundreds of remains of children in unmarked graves at former indigenous schools has sparked a reckoning with the country's colonial past.
World / Crime & Legal Jun 26, 2021
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22½ years in murder of George Floyd
The verdict was widely seen as a landmark rebuke of the disproportionate use of police force against Black Americans.
World Jun 18, 2021
Biden signs 'Juneteenth' bill and asks U.S. to reflect on slavery's 'terrible toll'
The bill marks the day in 1865 when a Union general informed a group of enslaved people in Texas that they had been made free two years earlier.
Asia Pacific Jun 16, 2021
Proposed changes to South Korea citizenship law face anti-China headwinds
by Sangmi Cha
The controversy highlights the challenges South Korea faces as it seeks to ensure a robust population in the face of declining birthrates and rapidly aging workers.
World Jun 9, 2021
Canada mourns a 'model family,' cut down on an evening stroll
The attack, dubbed a "terrorist" act by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, came out of the blue as the family took an evening stroll.
Business | ANALYSIS Jun 7, 2021
AI is taking over job hiring, but racism concerns persist
by Avi Asher-Schapiro
The risk of discrimination is a central issue for lawmakers around the world as they weigh how to regulate the use of AI technology, particularly in the labor market.
Business / Corporate Jun 7, 2021
SoftBank fund invests $50 million in Black and Hispanic-led startups
by Sarah Mcbride
The firm created its Opportunity Fund barely a week after the murder of George Floyd last year.
World Jun 2, 2021
Canada faces reckoning after discovery of remains of 215 indigenous students
The grim find at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in western British Columbia offered a stark reminder of the widespread discrimination experienced by the country's indigenous people.
World Jun 2, 2021
A century on, Biden honors victims of 'forgotten' massacre of African Americans
Biden marked the centenary of the massacre by meeting survivors, after the White House announced initiatives including billions of dollars in grants to address racial disparities in wealth
World / Social Issues | FOCUS May 31, 2021
100 years after Tulsa race massacre, African Americans still feel outcast
On the eve of a visit from U.S. President Joe Biden, and after a year marked by the Black Lives Matter movement, the killings resonate with current events more than ever.