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Rate of fatal US police shootings of unarmed black people 'three times higher than for whites'

Big Tech accused of avoiding $2.8b in tax to poorest countries
Big US technology companies are exploiting loopholes in global tax rules to avoid paying as much as $2.8 billion (£2.1 billion) tax a year in developing countries, according to research by the anti-poverty charity ActionAid International.
Deaths of Channel migrants should be 'a wake-up call' for those in power: Charities
The deaths of two children and two adults after a migrant boat sank off the coast of northern France should serve as a "wake-up call" to those in power, charities said.
Protests erupt across Italy over COVID measures
Violent protests broke out across Italy over new restrictions to curb the country's second wave of COVID./
Head of US military school resigns amid 'systemic racism' probe
The superintendent of a top US military academy resigned from his post, after the Virginia governor ordered an investigation into accusations of systemic racism at the school.
At least 11 migrants dead in shipwreck off Libya: UN
At least 11 migrants died when their boat floundered off the coast of Libya, the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, days after 20 others died in desperate bids to reach Europe.
Black American woman shot by officer seeks justice from hospital bed
A black woman who was shot and wounded inside a vehicle by a police officer who also fatally shot her 19-year-old partner on Saturday told about 200 people gathered at an emotional rally in suburban Chicago that she’s fighting “to be strong” for her son.
Over 100,000 Californians have bought gun in response to COVID-19 crisis: Report
More than a hundred thousand Californians have bought a gun since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, a new report has found, in a surge of gun sales that has experts worried about the risk of suicide and deadly instances of domestic violence.
Australian police probe alleged Vatican funds transfer amid Pell trial
Australian police are investigating the alleged transfer of Vatican funds to Australia amid the prosecution of former Vatican treasurer George Pell for child sex abuse and have referred the matter to an anti-corruption body.
India may see 2.6m COVID-19 cases a month if rules relaxed: Panel
An Indian scientific panel said the onset of winter and upcoming festivals could lead to a significant rise of up to 2.6 million coronavirus cases a month in the country if the rules in place to check the spread of the disease are relaxed.
Hopeless in Baltimore, 'ground zero for urban apartheid in America'
Demon Lane says his east Baltimore neighborhood will still be blighted by drug dealing, deadly gunfire, rat-infested vacant houses and hopelessness, no matter who wins United States’ presidential election in November.