Richard Allen Greene
Senior News Editor, Data and Integration
Richard Allen Greene runs CNN's London newsdesk, breaks news, and explains numbers in the news through interactive graphics and animations.
Why some ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities defy social distancing
By Richard Allen Greene, CNNThe Israeli government knew to expect trouble on Tuesday night. It was Lag Ba-Omer, a Jewish holiday traditionally celebrated in Israel with mass gatherings around roaring bonfires. For the devout ultra-Orthodox community, it is an occasion for making a pilgrimage to Mt. Meron in the country's north, where the second-century Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is buried.
King Leopold II statues are being removed in Belgium. Who was he?
By Richard Allen Greene, CNNWhile statues of slave traders, imperialists and US Confederate leaders are being torn down, removed or protested against in the English-speaking world, Belgium has begun removing statues of its one-time King Leopold II.
Who is Cecil Rhodes and why are UK demonstrators protesting at his statue?
By Richard Allen Greene, CNNHundreds of protesters in Oxford took to the streets outside the famed university's Oriel College on Tuesday, to demand the removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes.
