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Coronavirus

Nepal’s COVID-19 Protests End After Government Agrees to 12 Demands
Nepal will now step up its COVID-19 response after protesters went 12 days without food.
Naman Saraiya
7.7.20
Features

Hosting Concerts During a Pandemic Puts the Future of Live Music at Risk
Though artists like Chase Rice, Chris Janson, and DaBaby are playing shows, an epidemiologist told VICE why that's a bad idea.
Josh Terry
7.7.20
Hacking

Cops Seize Server that Hosted BlueLeaks, DDoSecrets Says
The seizure is the latest escalation in the battle against BlueLeaks.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
7.7.20
Health

Is Racism a Mental Illness?
If racism were thought of as a mental disorder, would it help the efforts to make the world a less racist place, or make them harder?
Shayla Love
7.7.20
Coronavirus

Not Even Justin Trudeau Wants to Go to the U.S. Right Now
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined an invitation from Donald Trump to attend a NAFTA meeting in the U.S., where COVID-19 cases are exponentially higher than in Canada.
Anya Zoledziowski
7.7.20
george floyd protests

This Map Crowdsources Police Brutality Data
They’re hoping to help shed light on police violence nationwide.
Edward Ongweso Jr
7.7.20
Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter Was Always Designed to Be a Global Movement
BLM founder Opal Tometi always intended for the diaspora to come together in fighting anti-Black racism.
Chanté Joseph
7.7.20
News

Armed Military Member Who Stormed Gate Threatened Justin Trudeau, Police Say
Corey Hurren, who had allegedly posted QAnon conspiracy content online, faces 22 charges.
Mack Lamoureux
7.7.20
Hong Kong

China's Great Firewall of Censorship Is Already Going Up Around Hong Kong
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Zoom have all said they will stop complying with government orders to hand over data. And that's exactly what Beijing wanted.
David Gilbert
7.7.20
Crime

Indian Cops Under Investigation for Tipping off Gangster Ahead of Raid That Killed Eight Colleagues
Some police hoped to arrest crime boss Vikas Dubey. Other police tipped him off.
Shamani Joshi
7.7.20
post office

Post Office Delivery Trucks Keep Catching on Fire
Hundreds of the iconic Post Office delivery trucks have caught on fire in recent years, thanks to a 30-year-old fleet and a manufactured budget crisis.
Aaron Gordon
7.7.20
Film

Akshay Kumar — the Messiah No One Asked For
The Bollywood superstar's latest offering is one in the line of many worthy causes overshadowed by his ego.
Navin Noronha
7.7.20
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