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Trump asked China to help him win in 2020: Bolton

Trump asked China to help him win in 2020: Bolton

REUTERS 2020-06-18 11:03:22

In a withering behind-the-scenes portrayal, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese Presid...

Honduran president diagnosed with Covid-19

Honduran president diagnosed with Covid-19

-- 2020-06-17 14:32:24

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has announced that he and his wife Ana Garcia both tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). "Today I was diagnosed as having been infected with...

Record spike in new coronavirus cases reported in six US states

Record spike in new coronavirus cases reported in six US states

-- 2020-06-17 11:38:11

New coronavirus infections hit record highs in six US states on Tuesday, marking a rising tide of cases for a second consecutive week as most states moved forward with reopening their economies. Ariz...

WHO remains world's best hope for fighting pandemics: US media

WHO remains world's best hope for fighting pandemics: US media

Xinhua 2020-06-16 12:43:39

The Wold Health Organization (WHO) remains "the world's best hope for fighting pandemics," a New York Times opinion piece has said, calling for more investment than less. The article, titled "Don't L...

Brazil's monthly Amazon deforestation hits highest level in five years

Brazil's monthly Amazon deforestation hits highest level in five years

Xinhua 2020-06-14 16:29:40

The Brazilian government said on Friday that the Amazon rainforest witnessed deforestation of a record 829 square kilometres in May, the highest monthly level since 2015 when measurements first began...

Facebook fires employee who protested inaction on Trump posts

Facebook fires employee who protested inaction on Trump posts

-- 2020-06-13 18:46:15

Facebook fired an employee who had criticised its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by US President Donald Trump this month, citing his twe...

Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest: WHO

Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest: WHO

-- 2020-06-13 14:44:41

The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst...

ICC describes US sanctions as threats, coercion

ICC describes US sanctions as threats, coercion

-- 2020-06-12 18:22:58

The International Criminal Court, which sits in The Hague of Netherlands, has said US President Donald Trump's authorisation of economic and travel sanctions against ICC employees amounted to threats...

Floyd's brother decries 'a modern-day lynching' in statement to Congress

Floyd's brother decries 'a modern-day lynching' in statement to Congress

-- 2020-06-11 23:56:23

George Floyd’s younger brother took his grief to the US Congress on Wednesday with an impassioned plea that lawmakers not let his brother’s death be in vain, lamenting that he “didn&...

US coronavirus cases now over 2 million

US coronavirus cases now over 2 million

REUTERS 2020-06-11 12:11:08

Total US coronavirus cases surpassed 2 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as health officials urge anyone who took part in massive protests for racial justice to get tested. National...

Mourners pay tribute to George Floyd as pressure mounts for US police reform

Mourners pay tribute to George Floyd as pressure mounts for US police reform

-- 2020-06-09 18:03:50

Thousands of mourners braved sweltering Texas heat on Monday to view the casket of George Floyd, whose death after a police officer knelt on his neck ignited worldwide protests against racism and call...

Minneapolis council members pledge to disband police as protests rise

Minneapolis council members pledge to disband police as protests rise

-- 2020-06-08 16:58:09

A majority of city council members in Minneapolis have pledged to abolish the city’s police department after the death of an unarmed black man in custody last month led to some of the biggest pr...

US senator Scott says China trying to sabotage vaccine development

US senator Scott says China trying to sabotage vaccine development

-- 2020-06-07 19:51:14

The United States has evidence China is trying to slow down or sabotage the development of a COVID-19 vaccine by Western countries, Republican senator Rick Scott said on Sunday, Reuters reports. "We...

Ten shot dead in attack on Mexican drug rehab centre

Ten shot dead in attack on Mexican drug rehab centre

-- 2020-06-07 12:43:36

Ten men were killed on Saturday when gunmen opened fire on a drugs rehabilitation centre in the Mexican city of Irapuato, the government of Guanajuato state said. Guanajuato, a region in central Mexi...

Fire destroys Amazon centre in Southern California

Fire destroys Amazon centre in Southern California

-- 2020-06-06 22:22:33

A major three-alarm fire has destroyed a Southern California distribution centre that was used to ship items to Amazon customers. Authorities said employees moved out to safety and there were no repo...

Washington gets ready for major protest as US officials move to rein in police

Washington gets ready for major protest as US officials move to rein in police

-- 2020-06-06 19:54:09

Protesters are expected to gather in Washington for a huge demonstration on Saturday, its police chief said, as US street marches over the killing of a black man in custody enter a 12th day and author...

Brazil threatens to leave WHO

Brazil threatens to leave WHO

-- 2020-06-06 18:25:59

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull his country out of the World Health Organization after the UN agency warned Latin American governments about the risk of lifting lockdow...

Twitter, Facebook disable Trump video tribute to Floyd over copyright complaint

Twitter, Facebook disable Trump video tribute to Floyd over copyright complaint

Reuters 2020-06-06 16:23:38

Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and Instagram disabled President Donald Trump's campaign tribute video to George Floyd on their platforms on Friday, citing copyright complaints.The clip, which shows photos...

California mayor resigns over email about police killings

California mayor resigns over email about police killings

AP 2020-06-05 18:25:38

The mayor of a Southern California city resigned following an email in which he stated he didn't "believe there's ever been a good person of colour killed by a police officer" locally. Temecula Mayor...

Brazil sets record for daily coronavirus deaths

Brazil sets record for daily coronavirus deaths

Reuters 2020-06-04 13:04:19

Brazil registered a record number of daily deaths from COVID-19 for the second consecutive day, according to Health Ministry data released on Wednesday. The nation recorded 1,349 new coronavirus deat...

All four cops charged in George Floyd death

All four cops charged in George Floyd death

Reuters 2020-06-04 09:45:14

Prosecutors on Wednesday (US local time) levelled new criminal charges against four Minneapolis police officers implicated in the death of an unarmed black man who was pinned by his neck to the street...

‘Grateful to countries that opened borders, hearts to refugees, migrants’

‘Grateful to countries that opened borders, hearts to refugees, migrants’

-- 2020-06-03 22:41:52

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lauded the developing countries that have opened their borders and hearts to refugees and migrants, despite their own social, economic, and now health, challe...

Protesters clash with police in New York City

Protesters clash with police in New York City

Reuters 2020-06-03 11:31:33

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of US cities on Tuesday for an eighth consecutive night of protests over the death of a black man in police custody, clashing with police and looting st...

Zuckerberg faces employee backlash over Trump protest comments

Zuckerberg faces employee backlash over Trump protest comments

-- 2020-06-02 20:15:06

Facebook employees walked away from their work-from-home desks on Monday and took to Twitter to accuse Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg of inadequately policing US President Donald Trump’s posts...

Five police shot during protests after Trump declares to bring in US military

Five police shot during protests after Trump declares to bring in US military

-- 2020-06-02 16:36:17

At least five US police were hit by gunfire during violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody, police and media said, hours after President Donald Trump vowed to use the military...

Keep your mouth shut: Houston police chief to Trump

Keep your mouth shut: Houston police chief to Trump

-- 2020-06-02 16:28:30

With the protests and riots in the US reaching fever pitch, US President Donald Trump’s leaked call to governors across America to “dominate” and “arrest and try people”...

George Floyd death: Trump threatens to send in army to end unrest

George Floyd death: Trump threatens to send in army to end unrest

-- 2020-06-02 12:50:32

President Donald Trump has threatened to send in the military to quell growing civil unrest in the US over the death of a black man in police custody. He said if cities and states failed to control t...

Curfew imposed in 40 cities as protests spread across US

Curfew imposed in 40 cities as protests spread across US

-- 2020-06-01 13:36:00

About 40 US cities including Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington DC have imposed curfews as protests against police brutality kept spreading for the sixth day. The protests began in res...

US Los Angeles declares curfew amid mounting riot

US Los Angeles declares curfew amid mounting riot

-- 2020-06-01 10:07:14

A countywide curfew was issued Sunday evening by US Los Angeles County following weekend protests and riots over the death of African American George Floyd. The curfew will be in effect from 6:00 pm...

Massive US protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks

Massive US protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks

AP 2020-05-31 20:06:53

The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of US cities hit by massive protests in recent days, has a message for demonstrators: "If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID te...