Lyon [France], July 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Police in Lyon arrested nine demonstrators after hundreds took to the streets of the French city on Saturday to protest COVID-19 passes needed to resume social life.
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): Slamming the Andhra Pradesh government, the Telugu Desam Party on Saturday staged a protest near Gandhi Statue in Nellore city against increasing prices of petrol, diesel and LPG.
Malahide [Ireland], July 17 (ANI): South Africa's head coach Mark Boucher has admitted that the pressure of being in a bio-bubble amid unrest in the nation is taking its toll on players.
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The South African government was poorly prepared for the wave of violent protests in the country following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, incumbent leader Cyril Ramaphosa said.
Cape Town [South Africa], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua)Two hundred and twelve people were killed in the past week's violent protest happening in the eastern regions of South Africa, said the country's Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni Friday when briefing the media.
Gauteng [South Africa], July 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Eleven people have been killed in a stampede during the looting of a shopping mall in the South African province of Gauteng, as a wave of violent protests against the incarceration of former President Jacob Zuma grips the country, media reported
Mexico City [Mexico], July 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Raul Castro, a former first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, has participated in a meeting of the party's political bureau that was dedicated to the recent protests in the country, the party has said.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 13 (ANI): Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party Chief K Surendran on Monday alleged that the state government is failing to take any action to curb crime against women in Kerala and said that the BJP would intensify protests in the coming days over the crime
Havana [Cuba], July 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Havana believes that Washington, which imposed a blockade on Cuba, has no right to make any statements regarding demonstrations in the Latin American country, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Monday.
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): Raising concern over the ongoing situation in Cuba, US President Joe Biden on Monday called on the "Cuban regime" to hear their people demanding an end to "repression" and poverty.
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): China on Monday protested the remarks made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, reaffirming that Washington views Beijing's South China Sea (SCS) maritime claims as unlawful.