Police used water cannon on protesters and there were reports of a few injuries Police in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw have used water cannon on workers conducting a nationwide strike against a military coup. Thousands are taking part in a third day of street protests, calling for the release […]
Belarus police fire stun grenades at protesters as opposition threatens national strike
KYIV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian police used stun grenades against protesters on Sunday as tens of thousands of people headed towards Independence Palace in the capital Minsk demanding that President Alexander Lukashenko resign. Protesters carrying the red-and-white flags of the Belarusian opposition movement scattered as loud bangs and flashes lit up […]
Lightning strike causes fire, destroying Zephyrhills family’s home
Community helping family devastated by lightning fire Evan Axelbank reports ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. – At 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Katrina Derousse, Dustin Farrell, and their three children left their home on Begonia Ave. in Zephyrhills to go to a wedding. “We were saying hi to everyone, got our first drinks, just about […]
Michigan grad students strike over virus issues
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Graduate students who teach classes were on strike Tuesday at the University of Michigan over in-person instruction during the coronavirus pandemic and other issues. The strikers chanted and held umbrellas while marching in the rain. “I do not want my students and colleagues to get a […]