French show solidarity at town halls targeted in riots after police shooting
The unrest seemed to be easing overnight into Monday.
Day: July 3, 2023
Tokyo celebrates Pride parade amid fight for greater LGBTQ rights
Pride parades returned to Tokyo after a pandemic absence. This year’s parade was an opportunity for many to fight for greater LGBTQ rights in Japan, which does not allow same-sex marriage. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tokyo.
Two killed, 28 injured and manhunt on for gunmen: How a Baltimore block party turned into a bloodbath
Kylis Fagbemi, 20, and Aaliyah Gonzalez, 18, were killed when at least two shooters opened fire at a block party in Baltimore. Rachel Sharp reports
Feeling neglected by Scotland, some in the Orkney Islands mull rejoining Norway
Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solution: rejoining Norway, the Scandinavian country that gave them away as a royal wedding dowry more than 550 years ago.
One third of security breaches go unnoticed by security professionals
94% of global respondents believe their hybrid cloud security offers full visibility into IT infrastructure, yet almost one-third of security breaches go undetected by IT pros, according to a Gigamon report.
France’s last surviving D-day veteran Léon Gautier dies at 100
The last surviving Frenchman to participate in the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 died Monday aged 100, local authorities said.
Robot Takes The Conductor’s Podium In South Korea To Lead A Performance
The five-foot-ten-inch-tall robot guided more than 60 musicians of the National Orchestra of Korea who were playing traditional Korean instruments.
New analysis of tooth minerals confirms megalodon shark was warm-blooded
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MPs accuse banks of ‘blatant profiteering’ as savings rates remain low
Commons Treasury committee writes to four largest banks saying they risk falling foul of incoming City rules MPs have accused high street banks of failing on their “social duty” to promote saving and instead engaging in “blatant profiteering” by contin…