June 2, 2020 May 2020 was sunniest month on record for UK, weather agency confirms Even in the midst of a global pandemic, sunny days were the status quo in the United Kingdom this past month.
June 2, 2020 Australia joins protests against Floyd’s death, demand investigations on police brutality against Aboriginals Hundreds of Australians marched in solidarity through downtown Sydney on Tuesday demonstrating against the death of George Floyd and demanding the country look at police brutality within its borders.
June 1, 2020 Hong Kong blocks Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary vigil, citing coronavirus fears Hong Kong police on Monday blocked a candlelit vigil marking the anniversary of China’s deadly military 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
May 31, 2020 Prince William jokes that remembering mathematics is hard while homeschooling kids during coronavirus pandemic Prince William wears many hats: Father, son, grandson, brother, prince and now, teacher.
May 31, 2020 British couple: Dangerous Florida scorpion found in our bananas An apple a day will keep the doctor away, but a banana a day might bring you scorpions.
May 31, 2020 Mom 'mortified' when her son gets stuck inside of hollow tree during first park trip after lockdown This is why you can never turn your back on your kids.
May 31, 2020 Protests sparked by George Floyd's death get support from around the world The widespread protests that were sparked after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police are getting support from others around the world.
May 29, 2020 US, UK call for action at UN Security Council over China’s Hong Kong crackdown The U.S. and United Kingdom on Friday urged the U.N. Security Council to take action against China’s crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong -- after China initially stopped the matter being discussed by the body.
May 28, 2020 China's national security bill for Hong Kong threatens liberties, autonomy: US, Western powers Shortly after China’s legislature endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong on Thursday, the United States, and the governments of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement arguing the legislation would “curtail the Hong Kong people’s liberties, and in doing so, dramatically erode Hong Kong’s autonomy and the system that made it so prosperous.”
May 28, 2020 British schools refuse to reopen under Boris Johnson’s plan amid coronavirus: ‘This is too soon’ British schools are opposing Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to send kids back to classrooms on June 1, saying it is too soon and unsafe to reopen amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
