Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Chicago's mayor has called for calm after police body camera footage was released showing an officer killing a 13-year-old boy. Adam Toledo was shot in the chest after running from police while holding what appears to be a pistol. Police later found a pistol near the boy's body. Toledo, however, can clearly be seen raising his hands in the fraction of a second before the officer fires on him.
Chicago police claim footage shows 13-year-old Adam Toledo DID have a gun https://t.co/ETcHjpH05t
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) April 16, 2021
A pro-democracy media magnate from Hong Kong has been jailed. Jimmy Lai, an opponent of the authoritarian communist regime in Beijing, was found guilty of unauthorized assembly during demonstrations in 2019. He is 73.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai faces 12 months in prison for unauthorised assembly https://t.co/5JA2Fynmp1 pic.twitter.com/yaJSxXtTj0
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 16, 2021
A popular Nigerian preacher has been suspended from YouTube after praying for gay people to be "cured." TB Joshua also had posts removed from Facebook. Joshua is one of the most influential preachers in Africa, with nearly two million subscribers on YouTube.
Influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua said he was appealing against YouTube's decision to suspend his channel, after allegations of hate speech.https://t.co/00fxFuWpvh
— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) April 16, 2021
Scientists in the US say they have developed the whitest paint ever. The new paint, created at Purdue University, is said to be able to reflect more than 98% of sunlight. Applying the paint to enough rooftops could help cool the planet, the scientists explained.
Whitest paint ever reflects 98 per cent of light and could cool homes https://t.co/1Txv6ix83U pic.twitter.com/AQkO5YurCX
— New Scientist (@newscientist) April 15, 2021
An American-Chinese research team has developed monkey embryos containing human cells. The human stem cells were injected into macaque embryos and studied for 20 days. Ethical concerns have been raised about the experiment.
The human-monkey embryos were not intended to grow to maturity. But what would have happened if they had? And what should be done if someone were to try? https://t.co/BWvSoCUzS8
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 16, 2021
