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Angry Donald Trump calls for tougher approach against George Floyd protests
The Observer 01 Jun 2020
Donald Trump has urged governors, law enforcement officials and national security officials to take a more forceful approach in responding to protests around the country sparked by the death of George Floyd. ‘Rotten racism’. newspapers around the world react to George Floyd protests. Read more ... ....
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Football pitch-sized area of tropical rainforest lost every six seconds
The Guardian 02 Jun 2020
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Louisville Police Shoot Man Dead While Trying to Clear Crowd of Protesters
Newsweek 01 Jun 2020
Police in Louisville, Kentucky reportedly shot a man dead amid protests decrying police killings of black people across the country. WLKY reporter Marvis Herring tweeted that the incident occurred after a shot was fired by someone among a crowd ... He wrote on Twitter that Louisville police said shots had been fired at officers first ... BREAKING ... ....
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Is The Trump Administration Targeting Twitter To Silence Iran’s Criticism Of U.S. Racism?
WorldNews.com 01 Jun 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Anyone who lives in Iran, or travels throughout the Middle East, Southwest Asia and North Africa, is aware of Iran’s criticism of the United States, mainly its history of racist wars and its ongoing racism against African-Americans and other people of color ... Consequently, the U.S ... It said ... He wrote....
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Monster or Machine? A profile of the Coronavirus at 6 months
The Times of India 02 Jun 2020
A virus, at heart, is information, a packet of data that benefits from being shared. The information at stake is genetic. instructions to make more virus. Unlike a truly living organism, a virus cannot replicate on its own; it cannot move, grow, persist or perpetuate. It needs a host ... Not even that. an assembly manual for a photocopier, model SARS-CoV-2....
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UN Security Council elections to be held on June 17
India TV 02 Jun 2020
Elections for five non-permanent members of the UN Security Council will be held on June 17, according to the world body's provisional programme. The programme was released on Monday as France took over the Presidency of the 15-nation Council for the month of June ... .......
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George Soros Conspiracy Resurfaces Using Old 'Paid Protestor' YouTube Video: 'How Gullible Can You Be?'
Newsweek 01 Jun 2020
A YouTube video of an interview with a "paid protester" who claimed to be funded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros is currently circulating on social media, as waves of protests continue to erupt across the U.S ... "People are... circulating this old interview I did with a 'paid protester' who said he was funded by George Soros ... ....
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Tiger Woods speaks out for first time since George Floyd’s death
The Los Angeles Times 02 Jun 2020
Tiger Woods is speaking out for the first time since George Floyd’s death, saying his heart goes out to Floyd, his family and everyone who is hurting right now. The 44-year-old golfer broke his silence with a statement on his Twitter account Monday night. “I have always had the utmost respect for our law enforcement,” Woods said ... Advertisement ... Sports....
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China warns U.S. it will retaliate on moves over Hong Kong
Canada Dot Com 01 Jun 2020
BEIJING — China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures, criticizing a U.S. decision to begin ending special treatment for Hong Kong as well as actions against Chinese students and companies ... Trump ordered his administration to begin the process of eliminating special U.S ... steps ... privileges....
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Hong Kong Leader Accuses US of 'Double Standard' Over Protests
Voa News 02 Jun 2020
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the violent protests across the United States are an example of foreign governments applying a “double standard” when it comes to China’s approach to quelling a year of anti-Beijing protests. U.S ... Lam told reporters Tuesday that the U.S ... She called reporters’ attention to the reaction in the U.S ... ....
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UK soldiers unlikely to be prosecuted over Iraq war crime claims
BBC News 02 Jun 2020
Earlier this year the government presented a bill promising to curb historic allegations and tackle what it calls "vexatious claims" against armed forces deployed overseas ... But he added ... Based on Andrew Cayley's comments the evidence for such an assertion is lacking.". Related Topics. ....
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Egypt’s ex-PM faces torture allegation in American’s lawsuit
The Himalayan 02 Jun 2020
CAIRO. After his arrest in 2013 for documenting the deadliest crackdown on protesters in Egypt’s modern history, Mohamed Soltan landed in a notorious prison where he says he was brutally tortured for 21 months. He never thought he’d get a chance to fight back, let alone make it out alive ... Before long he was picked up by security forces ... ....
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Storm Amanda leaves at least 18 dead in Central America
The Jakarta Post 02 Jun 2020
Shares. Emergency workers were searching for seven people still missing Monday as El Salvador and its Central American neighbors picked through the destruction after the first named Pacific storm of the year left at least 18 people dead ... "We have 15 people dead and seven missing," Duran told reporters ... . . Topics .. ....
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Canada's Trudeau rejects inviting Russia to G7 summit
The Jakarta Post 02 Jun 2020
Shares. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday rejected Russia's participation in a coming summit of the G7 nations, despite host US President Donald Trump wanting to invite Moscow. "Russia was excluded from the G7 after it invaded Crimea a number of years ago," Trudeau told reporters. ... . . Topics .. ....
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Facebook staff walk off job over Trump stance
Gulf News 02 Jun 2020
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 as strictly as the rival platform has done ... We implore the Facebook leadership to #TakeAction,” they said in a joint statement published on Twitter ... ....
