Italian police arrested six protesters in Milan, a host city for the Winter Olympic Games, after clashes erupted during a demonstration on Saturday, according to BBC World. Thousands took to the streets to protest the Games and issues like the cost of living, with some protesters releasing fireworks and throwing stones at police. This incident followed a demonstration in Turin the previous weekend, where over 100 officers were injured.
Meanwhile, in Malawi, thousands of businesses closed in protest over new tax changes, as reported by The Guardian. Demonstrations across the country's four main cities led to a delay in the introduction of the new tax regime, which business owners feared would cripple their livelihoods. Tens of thousands had signed petitions presented to tax authorities this week.
Also, Google employees are demanding the company cut ties with the U.S. government's immigration enforcement, as detailed by both BBC Technology and BBC Business. Nearly 900 full-time Google employees signed an open letter on Friday, seeking more transparency regarding how the company's technology is used within the government. Google has contracts to provide cloud services to federal agencies and has links to immigration enforcement work. One Google employee of seven years found it "mind-boggling" that the company was maintaining these ties, according to the BBC reports.
In other news, China overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian official announced on Friday, according to The Guardian. Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014, before Canada-China relations deteriorated in 2018. This decision is seen as a potential sign of a diplomatic thaw as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to boost trade ties with Beijing.
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