South Africa protests turn violent amid rage over asylum ruling
Several cars torched and foreign-run businesses forced to shut in Johannesburg's Soweto and coastal city of Durban.
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WorldPingThe unrest followed a protest by a group demanding that a refugee centre stop processing asylum applications…
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Vehicles torched in South Africa as protests over asylum ruling rage on
Spain mourns Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked housing protests
South Africa protests turn violent amid rage over asylum ruling
French ministers scramble to appease students after 10 days of protests
South African anti-migrant protests turn violent, government blames disinformation
Plans for Sydney’s controversial new public square in doubt after NSW government intervention
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Read the full report at The HinduSeveral cars torched and foreign-run businesses forced to shut in Johannesburg's Soweto and coastal city of Durban.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingClashes between South African and foreign nationals in Soweto have led to nine vehicles being set on fire…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
In France, some public schools have been closed since Monday and won't reopen until next week amid nationwide student and labor protests that have been raging for three weeks. Aiden Stretch reports from Paris.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
WorldPingState planning minister declares project ‘state significant’, wresting approval process away from local council Plans for a grand new public square in centre of Sydney are in doubt after the New South Wales planning minister declared the project “sta…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingEducation minister promises 3,000 substitute teachers by Tuesday with schools still blockaded across France High school students have again blockaded schools and marched through cities across France, promising to continue their campaign against the p…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingProtests and anger have grown across Spain after the death of an 87-year-old woman in the wake of her eviction from her home. Maricarmen Abascal was thrown out of her home of seven decades in what became the "cause celebre" of Spain's housing crisis.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24