Paris riots – latest: Police officer who shot teen dead under investigation for homicide as 150 arrested
The police officer who fatally shot a 17-year-old boy in a Paris suburb has been placed under formal investigation for voluntary homicide, a French prosecutor said today. The announcement came as Paris witnessed a second night of violent protests with rioters setting cars and public buildings ablaze over the fatal police shooting of teenager Nahel during a traffic stop. Police arrested 150 people overnight, with French president Emmanuel Macron condemning the violence as “unjustifiable. The epicentre of the unrest was in Nanterre, a working-class town in the western outskirts of Paris. The killing, caught on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between locals and officials in disadvantaged neighbourhoods around France. Clashes first erupted on Tuesday night in and around Nanterre, following which the government deployed 2,000 police to maintain law and order. “The last few hours have been marked by scenes of violence against police stations but also schools and town halls, and thus institutions of the Republic and these scenes are wholly unjustifiable,” Mr Macron said. Read More Second night of riots erupt in Paris over police shooting of teenager as 150 arrested Paris riots: Video shows police interacting with teenager during fatal traffic stop French National Assembly observes minute’s silence for teenager fatally shot by police
2023-06-29 18:47
Jury deliberations push into 4th day over ex-Parkland school resource officer's fate in a rare trial over police conduct in a mass shooting
Jurors are due to begin a fourth day of deliberations Thursday in the trial of the former school resource officer who stayed outside during the 2018 massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high school -- a rare trial focused on law enforcement response to a mass shooting.
2023-06-29 18:45
North American trade pact on 3rd anniversary: Optimism is rising for US and Mexican workers
To President Donald Trump, America’s trade relationship with Mexico was intolerable
2023-06-29 18:29
Essence Festival of Culture 2023 kicks off in New Orleans
The 29th annual Essence Festival of Culture is revving up in New Orleans
2023-06-29 18:27
Five doctors backing the US legal case against the abortion pill
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2023-06-29 18:20
Stephen Hawking theory proved right by man-made black hole
Scientists have managed to simulate their very own black hole in their lab and witnessed how it began to glow. The black hole event horizon was created by a team of physicists from the University of Amsterdam, who used a chain of atoms in a single file to gain further understanding about the behaviour of a black hole. Its creation managed to prove Stephen Hawking's theory from 1974 where the black hole emitted a rare form of radiation. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter They studied the properties of Hawking radiation through the creation of a black hole analog in the lab. According to Science Alert, Hawking radiation happens when "particles born from disturbances in the quantum fluctuations caused by the black hole's break in spacetime." The fact that the radiation exhibits a glow itself is in a strange space anomaly, as the event horizon of a black hole is supposed to be where neither light nor matter is able to get out. We all learn about the strength of a black hole in science class – and how we would all be inevitably sucked in as a result. This is possible due to its density within a certain range of the centre, so even an attempt at travelling beyond light speed (or any velocity in the universe for the matter) would not make this unavoidable. The fake black hole event also caused a rise in temperature that matched theoretical expectations of an equivalent black hole system, - but only when part of the chain extended beyond the event horizon, Science Alert reported. As a result, it is believed perhaps this entanglement of particles that straddle the event horizon plays a big role in generating Hawking radiation. Under simulations that began by mimicking spacetime thought of as "flat," scientists say the radiation was only thermal for a certain range of 'hop amplitudes'. So there may be certain situations where Hawking radiation can emit thermally - and could only be the case where gravity causes a change in the warp of space-time. "This can open a venue for exploring fundamental quantum-mechanical aspects alongside gravity and curved spacetimes in various condensed matter settings," the scientists wrote in their paper published by Physical Review Research. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings
2023-06-29 18:19
France shooting: Unrest spreads over police killing of teen
At least 150 people are arrested overnight over the shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic check.
2023-06-29 18:17
China Regulators Step Up Yuan Surveys as Currency Slump Worsens
China’s regulators are stepping up scrutiny of currency trading and cross-border capital flows, according to people familiar with
2023-06-29 18:15
Blake Lively slammed for launching alcoholic beverages brand while claiming 'drinking isn't my thing'
Blake Lively's new brand Betty Buzz boasts of 'homemade recipes' and 'real ingredients' but the actress is a teetotaller
2023-06-29 17:54
UK Loses Appeal Over Controversial Rwandan Deportation Policy
The UK’s controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, the Court of Appeal ruled on
2023-06-29 17:53
UK panel says Conservatives tried to intimidate members over Boris Johnson ruling
LONDON A British parliamentary committee on Thursday criticised the behaviour of Conservative Party lawmakers over a ruling that
2023-06-29 17:51
Rwanda policy: Government loses legal challenge in Court of Appeal
The government suffers a setback as judges said Rwanda is not a safe third country.
2023-06-29 17:46
