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· Michelle De Pacina
‘I am racist’: Man dismissed from job after going viral for hurling anti-Asian remarks in England
An investigation is underway after a man was captured in a viral video hurling racist remarks at an Asian couple in Bolton, England, during an altercation. The incident took place shortly after the couple and the man were involved in a collision. The man, an employee of the…
· Ryan General
Asian and Black patients in England wait longer for cancer diagnoses than white patients, study finds
Based on an analysis of 126,000 cancer cases in England between 2006 and 2016, Asian and Black people are forced to wait longer for cancer diagnoses than white people. Funded by Cancer Research UK and conducted by the University of Exeter and the Guardian, the review covered the…
· Ryan General
NC State graduate Abby Lampe becomes world cheese-rolling champion in England
Abby Lampe, 21, won the women’s division of the 2022 Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake near Gloucester, England, on Sunday. The contest involves players rolling a wheel of cheese down a hill and then chasing after it. The player who catches the cheese wheel the fastest wins…
· Ryan General
University Lecturer Brutally Beaten While Jogging in England
A lecturer at the University of Southampton is now recovering from injuries after getting brutally attacked in broad daylight. Dr. Peng Wang was reportedly taking a jog in Woolston, a suburb of Southampton in South East England when four men started berating him with racial…
· Bryan Ke
Miss England 2019 Goes Back to Being a Doctor to Fight on Front Lines
Miss England Bhasha Mukherjee has returned home and hung up her crown to continue her career as a doctor and fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The 24-year-old beauty pageant winner initially planned to hang up her stethoscope after being invited to become an ambassador for…
· Ryan General
Meet The First Miss England Finalist to Walk the Runway in a Hijab
Sara Iftekhar is a 20-year-old Muslim law student who became the first Miss England contestant to walk the runway in a Hijab. While she eventually lost out on the crown to Miss Newcastle on Sunday, Iftikhar made history, nonetheless, as the first-ever hijabi to be among the Miss…
· Ryan General
Stylish Chinese Grandma Wins the Internet For Looking Exactly Like the Queen of England
A Chinese grandma who uncannily resembles Queen Elizabeth II has become an instant internet darling after her photos were shared online. Images of the stylish 85-year-old grandmother named Zheng Suzhen were posted by her great-grandson-in-law Ding Guoliang on Chinese social…
· Editorial Staff
A Facility That Breeds Dogs For Lab Testing Has Been Approved in England
Plans for a new facility that will breed dogs to be used in laboratory experiments have been approved in England. The application on behalf of B&K Universal, owned by American animal breeding firm Marshall BioResources, for the facility had been rejected twice before because of…
· Editorial Staff
There’s a Job Opening in England That Pays You to Play With Cats All Day
If you’ve ever dreamed of getting paid to play with cats, there’s a job opening in England just for you. A new cat cafe set to open in Manchester is looking for a cafe manager, assistant manager, barista, front of house staff and a cat nanny, reports the Telegraph.
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Indians are not Asians’: Ronny Chieng stand-up bit on ‘The Daily Show’ criticized as ‘racist’
Malaysian comedian Ronny Chieng is facing backlash for his stand-up skit on “The Daily Show” in which he joked “Indians are not Asians” days after former finance minister Rishi Sunak was announced as Britain’s first Asian prime minister. Chieng was criticized by many viewers who…
· Bryan Ke
Trevor Noah slammed for saying Rishi Sunak faced ‘racist backlash’ after becoming UK’s new PM
“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah is under fire after claiming that Rishi Sunak experienced “racist backlash” as the United Kingdom’s first British Asian prime minister. “Watching the story of Rishi Sunak becoming England's first prime minister of color, of Indian descent, of…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chinese students filmed shouting at Japanese student, blocking his presentation on Taiwan at a UK university
Chinese students at the University of Southampton in England shouted obscenities at a Japanese student and blocked his PowerPoint presentation when a slide showed Taiwan’s flag and stated “Taiwan is a country.” A video of the incident was shared on Weibo on Oct. 22 by one of the…
· Carl Samson
‘Expel China!’: UK protesters rally against China after assault of Hongkonger in Manchester consulate
Hundreds in the U.K. gathered in separate local protests on Sunday to denounce China and demand freedom for Hong Kong. The protests came a week after a Hong Kong national was assaulted at the Chinese consulate in Manchester, England, during a pro-democracy demonstration.…
· William Yuk
Asian American woman’s scathing account of racism in Sweden goes viral
Kat Zhou, an American transplant in Sweden working in tech, shared a scathing account of her struggles with racism. On Friday, Zhou opened up about her experiences in a lengthy Twitter thread, denouncing the Scandinavian country as “xenophobic as hell.” Zhou expressed fears of…
· Carl Samson
‘He abused my country, my leader’: Chinese diplomat says pulling Hong Kong protester’s hair was his ‘duty’
Chinese Consul-General Zheng Xiyuan admitted to pulling the hair of Hong Kong protester Bob Chan during the scuffle that ensued at the Chinese consulate in Manchester, England, on Sunday. Viral videos of the incident show Chan being dragged into the consulate’s grounds, where he…
· Editorial Staff
Videos emerge of Hong Kong protester dragged into Chinese consulate in UK and beaten
A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester, only identified as Bob, was beaten up at the Chinese consulate in Manchester, England, on Sunday afternoon. In videos of the incident that have recently surfaced online, the victim, who was protesting outside the consulate, can be seen being…
· Khier Casino
Japanese Wagyu wins World’s Best Steak on first entry at 2022 World Steak Challenge
A Japanese wagyu sirloin has taken the top prize at the 2022 World Steak Challenge in Dublin. Judges praised Japanese producer Starzen Co.’s first-time entry, the “Akune Gold,” for being a “melt in the mouth” steak. The steak came from an A4 grade, 30-month-old female beef…
· Bryan Ke
Meet the self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Canada’ who ordered her followers to arrest police, not pay bills
Romana Didulo, a Filipino immigrant who has dubbed herself the “Queen of Canada,” made headlines after telling her followers to arrest officers at the Peterborough Police Station on Water Street, Ontario City, on Aug. 13. Didulo was born in the Philippines and lived there until…
· Bryan Ke
‘My dream has come true’: Thai boy saved during Tham Luang cave rescue receives football scholarship
Duangpetch “Dom” Promthep, 17, was offered a scholarship to study at Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicester, England. The teenager made an announcement on Instagram on Aug. 15. “Today, my dream has come true. I’m going to be a football student in England,” Promthep…
· Rebecca Moon
Andrew Tate apparently has really weird takes on ‘Chinese’ people
Comedic duo the Fung Brothers discussed some of controversial internet figure Andrew Tate’s “most infamous quotes about Chinese people” in the Aug. 16 episode of their “Hot Pot Boys” podcast. In the episode, the brothers played various clips of Tate’s comments on Chinese people.…