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George Floyd said US officers would kill him in new recording transcript In this file photo, a portrait of George Floyd is seen during a protest encampment in a park near City Hall in New York City, US, on June 28, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
George Floyd said he couldn’t breathe more than 20 times, called out for his children and late mother and said officers would "kill"... |
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Dollar gives ground to higher-risk currencies as Chinese shares soar The US dollar fell against most currencies on Thursday as a rally in riskier assets such as global equities and commodities put a dent in safe-haven demand for the US currency.
Chinas yuan rose to a four-month high against the dollar, extending recent gains as investors of all stripes increased positions... |
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Brazils president vetoes COVID-19 aid for indigenous people A man from the indigenous Yanomami ethnic group puts on his protective face mask, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the 4th Surucucu Special Frontier Platoon of the Brazilian army in the municipality of Alto Alegre, state of Roraima, Brazil, on July 1, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
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US hits record high in daily COVID-19 cases as outbreak prompts tough actions US medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people lined up in vehicles in Phoenixs western neighborhood of Maryvale, on June 27, 2020. (Photo by AP)
The United States has hit yet another record single-day spike in the number of COVID-19 cases as the new coronavirus continues to rage in hot spots... |
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US federal deficit soars to record $2.7 trillion amid pandemic: CBO The Congressional Budget Office (Photo via The Washington Post)
The US governments budget deficit hit a record $2.7 trillion in the first nine months of the fiscal year, almost double the largest full-year deficit on record, according to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates.
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Dispute Over 592 Taliban Prisoners Solved: Source The standoff over the release of 592 Taliban prisoners has been solved and 592 replacement prisoners will be released by the Afghan government due to a new Taliban list, a source said.
The government so far released 4,019 prisoners and the Taliban has released 737 prisoners.
Earlier this week, The... |
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China says relations with US facing most serious challenge ever Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (photo by AFP)
China says its relations with the United states are facing the most serious challenge since their establishment, urging the two countries to send out more "positive energy."
"Current US policy towards China is based on strategic misjudgments which lack... |
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US general: American forces to stay in Iraq for foreseeable future In this file photo, US army soldiers, part of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), stand on duty at the K1 airbase northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on March 29, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A top US general says American forces will remain in Iraq for the foreseeable future... |
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Venezuela neutralizes unidentified US-registered aircraft over its airspace This photo released by the Venezuelan shows the remains of the aircraft shot down by Strategic Command Operations of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (CEOFANB),
The Venezuelan Air Force says it has "neutralized" an unidentified US-registered aircraft used for drug trafficking after it violated the... |
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US Satanic Temple threatens to sue Mississippi over God reference Members of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Honor Guard retire the state flag outside the Mississippi State Capitol building in Jackson, Mississippi on July 1, 2020.
The US Satanic Temple has threatened to sue the state of Mississippi over using the word "God" on its new design of flag.
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Facebook shuts down GOP operative pages Facebook has announced it removed a network of more than 100 accounts and pages posting misinformation on the company’s social network with ties to Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative and ally of President Donald Trump.
"Our investigation linked this network to Roger Stone and his associates,"... |
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Violent clashes erupt in Belgrade as thousands protest against new COVID-19 lockdown Demonstrators are seen amid tear gas during a protest at the Serbian parliament building against a lockdown planned for the capital this weekend to halt the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Belgrade, Serbia July 8, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Violent clashes have erupted between protesters... |
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United Airlines says could lay off as many as 36,000 employees United Airlines planes sit parked on a runway at Denver International Airport as the coronavirus pandemic slows air travel on April 22, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. (AFP photo)
United Airlines has warned it could lay off as many as 36,000 workers on October 1 as the US carrier fights for survival amid... |
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Canada handled coronavirus pandemic better than our neighbor A file photo of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Photo by AP)
Canada managed to handle the covid-19 pandemic better than most of it allies "particularly including our neighbor," says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
He made the comments Wednesday as the US was grappling with a surge in the number... |
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US first lady Melania Trump statue set on fire in Slovenia US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visit the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, to lay a ceremonial wreath and observe a moment of remembrance under the Statue of Saint John Paul II on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
A wooden sculpture of US first lady Melania Trump... |
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Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Rochester park This photo provided by WROC-TV shows the remnants of a Frederick Douglass statue ripped from its base at a park in Rochester, N.Y., Sunday, July 5, 2020. (Photo via AP)
A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches,... |
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Nearly 40 feared dead as torrential rains hit Japan Fire fighters carry a person covered by a blue sheet at the site of a landslide caused by heavy rain in the Japanese city of Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture on July 4, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Nearly 40 people were feared dead as torrential rains continued to hit Japans southwestern island of Kyushu, with... |
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US soldier killed in road accident in southwestern Afghanistan A photo of US Army Spc. Vincent Sebastian Ibarria, 21, who was killed in Farah, Afghanistan
An American soldier has been killed in a road accident in Afghanistans southwestern province of Farah, the Pentagon says.
Pentagon officials said Spc. Vincent Sebastian Ibarria, 21, from San Antonio, Texas... |
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Drug couriers disguised as key workers during COVID-19 lockdown in UK Items seized by police that were submitted as evidence in a county lines case in Cornwall last year. (File photo)
Young drug mules disguised as nurses and Deliveroo workers were utilized by criminal gangs to deliver cocaine, heroin and illegally acquired prescription drugs during coronavirus lockdown,... |
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Belgium: Thousands denounce university headscarf ban ruling in Brussels Several thousand young people and students gathered in central Brussels on Sunday to protest against a recent court ruling that held that bans on headscarves in higher education were lawful.
Demonstrators held signs reading "Take your hands off my headscarf," and "My right" while wearing graduation... |
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Armed Israeli settlers raid Palestinian farm in West Bank, injure two Israeli forces arrest a Palestinian protester during clashes following a raid in the Bethlehem area on February 6, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Armed Israeli settlers have attacked a farmland in the occupied West Bank, leaving two young men wounded in the latest act of violence against Palestinians.
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Venezuelas Maduro censures criminal US sanctions during military parade In this photo released by the Venezuelan presidential palace, President Nicolas Maduro (C) oversees the Independence Day parade in Caracas, Venezuela July 5, 2020. (Via Reuters)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has denounced the United States for keeping up its "criminal sanctions" against the Latin... |
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Brexit talks move to London after tough week in Brussels European Unions Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier attends to a meeting with Britains Brexit negotiator and the Britains ambassador to the European Union for post-Brexit negotiations at the EU headquarters in Brussels on June 29, 2020. (AP photo)
Britains separation talks with the European Union resume... |
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Brazil reports over 26,000 new cases of coronavirus, 600 deaths Workers handle a coffin at the Rio Pax funeral company storage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 3, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The novel coronavirus continues to claim lives in Brazil, as new cases remain stubbornly high in the Latin American nation.
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Ten out of the 12 hospitals in Texas Rio Grande Valley are now full The COVID-19 unit at the DHR Health Center in Edinburg on June 30, 2020. (Photo via The Texas Tribune)
Hospitals in the Rio Grande Valley have sounded the alarm as their beds filled to capacity with COVID-19 patients and some began transferring patients elsewhere.
Ten of 12 hospitals in Hidalgo, Cameron... |
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Spain re-imposes lockdown on Galicia amid second wave of COVID-19 This file photo shows a Police officer checking the documents of people traveling on vehicles at the entrance of Lleida after Catalonias government imposed new restrictions to control a new coronavirus disease in Lleida, Spain, July 4, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Spain has re-imposed a lockdown on about... |
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Pandemic stretches Saudi healthcare, Americans denied treatment: Report Many US diplomats and citizens are reportedly leaving Saudi Arabia amid surge in the countrys coronavirus cases.
According to a Wall Street Journal report on Friday, a group of diplomats were supposed to leave on Saturday with others to follow.
"The diplomats will take a repatriation flight Saturday... |
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Katyusha rocket fired at US base in Baghdad airport: Report Aerial view of the Baghdad International Airport
Reports say a Katyusha rocket has been fired at a "US base" inside the Baghdad International Airport.
The projectile fell in the vicinity of the airport on Sunday without either exploding or leaving any human losses, Iraqs al-Sumaria television network... |
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Trump coronavirus claims undercut by FDA official US President Donald Trump (L) and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn (File photo)
President Donald Trumps claim that almost all coronavirus cases in the United States are "totally harmless" has been undermined by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn.
Speaking... |
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Russia accuses US intelligence officers of trafficking drug from Afghanistan A top Russian diplomat has accused US intelligence officers of involvement in trafficking of drug from Afghanistan.
The accusation comes over a week after the New York Times reported that US intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan... |
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