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Worldwide coronavirus cases pass 7 million mark, over 402k dead Health professionals take care of a patient at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Doctor Ernesto Che Guevara Public Hospital in Marica city, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 5, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has now surpassed the 7 million mark,... |
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Venezuela hails Iran, Russia, China, Cuba as true friends Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a video conference meeting with members of his cabinet, at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on June 1, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has hailed Iran, Russia, China, and Cuba as real friends of Caracas and expressed... |
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Global protests continue in solidarity with US anti-racist movement Demonstrators raise their fists while holding placards during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 7, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
More rallies have been held in several world cities against racism... |
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UAE failed expansionism in Libya, Yemen costs billions of dollars: Report A handout image provided by the UAEs WAM news agency shows Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R) shaking hands with Libyas Khalifa Haftar, the head of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army, on July 8, 2017, in Abu Dhabi. (Photo... |
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UN receives deeply disturbing reports of deaths, destruction in liberated Libya towns Libyan government forces gather near covered bodies after regaining control over the city, in Tripoli, Libya, June 4, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The United Nations says it has received "deeply disturbing" reports of deaths, destruction and looting from areas recently recaptured by forces of the internationally-recognized... |
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Protesters march again in US, demanding justice after George Floyd death People attend a rally at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall during protests over the death of George Floyd on June 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (AFP photo)
A new wave of anti-racism protests has once again swept across the United States, demanding police reform following the death... |
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Iran underscores follow-up of Rouhanis historic visit to Iraq A handout picture released by Iraqs Prime Ministers Media Office on March 11, 2019 shows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) shaking hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi as the latter receives the former at the government palace in the capital Baghdad. (Via AFP)
Irans Foreign Minister... |
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Minneapolis city council votes to dismantle police The police department in the US city of Minneapolis will be dismantled and rebuilt, city councilors said late Sunday, after the death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests about racism in law enforcement.
"We committed to dismantling policing as we know it in the city of Minneapolis... |
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Bush, Romney, Powell say will not support Trump re-election Back in 2006: Then-President George W. Bush and then-Gov. Mitt Romney
Some top Republicans are speaking out against President Donald Trump over his response to the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing protests seeking justice.
Former President George W. Bush and Senator Mitt Romney both said they... |
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52% of Americans support deploying military to control violent protests: Poll An NYPD officer wrestles a protester to the ground during a march denouncing systemic racism in law enforcement that violated a citywide curfew on June 4, 2020, in New York.
A slight majority of Americans support deploying the U.S. military to intervene where there are violent protests, according to... |
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Bundesliga: Werder Bremen 0-1 Wolfsburg Bremens Czech defender Theodor Gebre Selassie, Wolfsburgs Croatian defender Marin Pongracic and Wolfsburgs Swiss defender Kevin Mbabu vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match SV Werder Bremen v VfL Wolfsburg on June 7, 2020 in Bremen, northern Germany. (Photo by... |
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US protesters turn White House fences into memorial wall Signs line the fence that was put up on the perimeter of Lafayette Park as demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers.... |
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Trump incapable of showing empathy: American mayor Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
US President Donald Trump is "incapable of showing any type of empathy," in the wake of the racist murder of George Floyd, says an American mayor.
BREAKING: Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces two officers who arrested a Spelman College and Morehouse College... |
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Palestinians hold funeral for former Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Shalah Palestinians in the Gaza strip held a huge rally following the funeral of the Islamic Jihad leader, Ramadan Shalah, who passed away on Saturday evening after a long battle with illness at the age of 62.
Ramadan Shalah who led Islamic Jihad had been in coma for more than three years after heart surgery.... |
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Churchill statue graffitied with phrase was a racist as Londoners protest Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of London on Sunday (June 7), rallying for a second day running to condemn police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, some wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19.
Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchills memorial... |
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From small towns to cities, US sees biggest rallies yet for racial justice People attend a rally at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall during protests over the death of George Floyd on June 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by AFP)
Demonstrations were planned across the United States on Sunday (June 7) to demand racial justice after George Floyds death... |
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575 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Afghanistan The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 575 new positive cases of COVID-19 from 1,978 samples tested in the last 24 hours.
Kabul was on the top of the list with 193 new cases, followed by Herat with 151.
Other provinces reporting cases were Kandahar (39), Paktia (7), Nangarhar 23), Badghis... |
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Khalilzad in Doha, Islamabad to Discuss Intra-Afghan Talks The US peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, and the commander of foreign troops in Afghanistan, US Gen. Scott Miller, met with the Talibans deputy leader Mullah Baradar in Doha on Sunday, said Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for Taliban.
"Both sides talked about (the) speedy release of the... |
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Ex-Dubai police chief: Time Arab states normalized ties with Israel This file photo by Reuters shows former Dubai police chief Dhahi Khalfan Tamim.
Former Dubai police chief Dhahi Khalfan Tamim has sparked controversy after calling on the Persian Gulf Arab states to normalize relations with the Israeli regime.
In a series of outrageous tweets over the weekend, Khalfan... |
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Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahus apartheid bid to steal more Palestinian land Protesters gather in Tel Avivs Rabin Square on June 6, 2020, to denounce Israels plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. (Photo by AFP)
Several thousand Israelis have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest the regimes highly controversial scheme to annex parts of the occupied Palestinian... |
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Rallies held around world in solidarity with Black Lives Matter People take part in a silent protest in solidarity with protests in the US over the death of African-American George Floyd, in Hamburg, northern Germany, on June 6, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Rallies have been held in countries around the world in solidarity with the "Black Lives Matter" protest movement... |
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Russia to US: Leave Syria, deal with your own crisis A convoy of US armored vehicles moves in the northeastern Syrian town of Qahtaniyah at the border with Turkey on Oct. 31, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
Russia has called on the United States to end its illegal occupation of Syria and instead deal with its own internal crises amid social unrest that has gripped... |
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Saudi Arabia exempts Western arms purchases from austerity plan: FT Saudi Arabia is reportedly continuing to import weapons from Western countries, especially the United States, despite austerity measures taken recently to handle the kingdoms worst financial crisis in decades.
Saudi Arabia posted a $9 billion budget deficit in the first quarter of 2020 due to plummeting... |
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Latest on pandemic: Global caseload over 6.89mn, death toll at nearly 400K A migrant worker is seen with her child, both wearing masks, at a train station in Ahmedabad, India, on June 5, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The number of people with COVID-19 has now passed 6.89 million around the world, and the number of related fatalities is almost 400,000, according to data compiled... |
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Senior Palestinian resistance leader Ramadan Shallah passes away This file photo shows former leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement Ramadan Shallah who passed away at the age of 62 on Saturday night.
Former leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement Ramadan Shallah has passed away after battling a long illness.
Shallah, who served as secretary general... |
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Trump planned to deploy 10,000 active-duty troops to quell protests US President Donald Trump walks with US Attorney General William Barr (L), US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper (C), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark A. Milley (R), and others from the White House to visit St. Johns Church after the area was cleared of people protesting the death of George... |
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Far-right football ultras stage anti-govt. demo in Rome Neo-fascist groups, extremists and ultras from Italys football clubs gather for a demonstration over the governments handling of the coronavirus emergency, on June 6, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
On Saturday, about three thousand football ultras from across Italy gathered in Romes Circus Maximus field to... |
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US Special Op forces testing Israeli-made smart rifle system in Syria US soldiers zero Smart Shooter sighting devices during a familiarization range near At-Tanf Garrison in Syria on May 30, 2020. (File Photo)
US special operations forces are currently testing and evaluating an Israeli-developed computerized fire control and rifle sight system downrange in Syria, according... |
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Protests in London head into second weekend over murder of George Floyd Protestors scuffle with Police officers in riot gear near Downing Street, in central London on June 6, 2020, during a demonstration organised to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. (Photo by AFP)
An obvious statement that has now become the... |
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US schools lay off hundreds of thousands, setting up lasting harm to kids Schools across the US lay off hundreds of thousands, setting up lasting harm to pupils. (File photo)
Late last month, San Diego high school teacher Jessica Macias put aside her worries about her future, psyched herself up and launched into an enthusiastic lesson via video feed to her class on the theory... |
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