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Content warning: This story contains mentions of police violence.  Evanston and Northwestern community members continue to grieve George Floyd following Tuesday’s conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. For many, this verdict is not enough. Before local activist Darlene Cannon heard Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, she said she expected him to be found innocent — not because he wasn’t guilty, but because she thought the system would protect him. “I was happy there was accountability...

"Health.gov.au is the most important site for you to get COVID-19 vaccine information." Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly said "vaccine hesitancy" remained a concern for federal health authorities as nine per cent of people polled by the Health Department said they would not be vaccinated and 27 per cent said they were considering not being jabbed against COVID-19. "That demonstrates that we need to continue to stress the vaccines as being safe and effective," Prof Kelly said. March promoters see the vaccine rollout as part of a shadow campaign to enforce state control and reduce...

National December 13, 2020 OKARA: Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) has launched its annual report on state of budget transparency in Pakistan. The report points out shortcomings in the budget-making process at the federal and provincial levels and said the budgets in Pakistan should be prepared in consultation with the stakeholders and information should be shared with citizens proactively during all stages of budget-making and budget implementation process. This was said by Asifa Khan, director programmes FACE during a press conference Saturday in Okara. The event was org...