Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg has issued an official government apology to Norwegian women who were mistreated over World War Two-era relationships with German soldiers. Up to 50,000 Norwegian women are thought to have had intimate relationships with German soldiers. The Germans were also encouraged to have children with them by SS leader Heinrich Himmler. …
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Accusations that the Harvard University admissions process is rigged against Asian Americans were lobbed and parried on October 15 as the trial opened in a case that could become another landmark in the long debate over affirmative action. Students for Fair Admissions, a group representing Asian American applicants, alleged here in federal court that Harvard violated …
A surprise celebrity wedding bridging Israel’s Jewish-Muslim divide drew mixed public reaction in a country where such inter-marriage is extremely rare. Wednesday’s nuptials of Tsahi Halevi, an Arabic-fluent Jewish actor, and Lucy Aharish, a Muslim anchor on a top Hebrew news show, followed a four-year romance that, friends said, they had kept secret to avoid falling …
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A woman had a swastika carved onto her stomach by supporters of the far-right Brazilian presidential candidate. The three attackers used a pocket knife to etch the Nazi symbol into her skin in retaliation for her wearing a top slamming controversial contender Jair Bolsonaro. The 19-year-old, who was wearing a #NotHim t-shirt, was targeted by …
Police broke up a neo-Nazi concert in Thuringia’s central city of Apolda on October 6 evening as the event turned violent after high-hurdle legal tussles between authorities and organizers over rights to assembly and public safety. Civic groups joined by Thuringia’s center-left leaders had staged vigils earlier Saturday in Apolda. Far-right organizers had staged a similar, improvised …
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Austrian minister wants to ban Rabia, victory and wolf salute. The Austrian government is still working up a definitive list of the offending gestures. Local media reported that the ban would apply to the “depiction, display, wearing or propagation” of the signs in public, including on the internet. If the ban is approved, anyone in Austria …
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An Italian man with extreme right-wing views has been convicted in a shooting rampage targeting immigrants and sentenced to 12 years in prison. The 28-year-old Luca Traini was arrested by police in the main square of the central city of Macerata following the rampage that injured six immigrants and terrorized the city last February. The …
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Abdullah Qaiser says he came to Newcastle from Pakistan last year to study in a secure environment. The 21-year-old had his nose smashed by a man wearing a knuckle duster after his car was stopped at the University of Newcastle’s Callaghan campus. More than two months have passed since Abdullah Qaiser was attacked at night …
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A Turkish woman who last week suffered a violent attack by a stranger in Germany got a visit on Tuesday from the local Turkish diplomat. Hacer Ugurlu told Anadolu Agency the story of her assault in the city of Cologne, saying: “I took the tram to go to work in the afternoon. The tram was …
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A mum has caused outrage after dressing her nine-year-old white son as a black slave with pretend chains attached to his hands and neck for a Halloween party. It’s claimed Sabrina Flor proudly published the controversial photos of her child on social media on October 29 just before he attended the school event, with the caption: “When your son …
