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Brazil president threatens crackdown on terrorist anti-racism, pro-democracy protesters Demonstrators against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaros government protest during an anti-racism march called Amazonas for Democracy in Manaus, Brazil on June 2, 2020. (AFP photo)
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday called Black Lives Matter activists and people taking part in pro-democracy... |
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Protesters rally outside US consulate in German city of Hamburg, slamming racism People protest against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, at the US Consulate General in Hamburg, Germany June 5, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Thousands of people have demonstrated in front of the American General Consulate in the German city... |
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US says will continue with its policy of harsh sanctions on Iran US Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook, speaks during a briefing at the US Department of State January 17, 2020, in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
The United States Special Representative for Iran has said that Washington will continue with its policy of harsh sanctions against Iran.
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11 Afghan Local Police Killed in Badakhshan Blast: Official At least 11 members of the Afghan local police, including their commander, were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Badakhshan province on Friday night, the provincial police spokesman Sanaullah Rohani said.
He said the incident happened in Khash district at midnight when a vehicle carrying the personnel... |
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Khalilzad Travels to Set Stage for Intra-Afghan Talks US Special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has begun his new trip to Doha, Islamabad and Kabul to seek a consensus among Afghan parties on practical next steps for intra-Afghan negotiations, said the US Department of State.
"The primary focus of Ambassador Khalilzads trip is to obtain agreement between the... |
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What non-essential premises must close? A member of staff wearing a face shield speaks on the telephone in a Furniture Village store in Croydon, in south-east London on June 5, 2020, following the easing of the lockdown restrictions during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. UK retail sales dived by a record 18.1 percent in April with... |
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Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 6.68mn mark A member of the staff wearing a face shield uses a laser thermometer to test a customers temperature in a Furniture Village store in Croydon, in southeast London, the UK, on June 5, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
More than 6.68 million people have been reported infected with the new coronavirus globally, a tally... |
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Who needs public services when we can have a boat most of us will never see? Critic asks A June 23, 1997, file photo shows the former Royal Yacht Britannia passing the Hong Kong Convention Centre ahead of the ships last foreign mission - transporting last governor Chris Patten back to Britain. Photo: APA June 23, 1997, file photo shows the former Royal Yacht Britannia passing the Hong Kong... |
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Some acts of violence in DR Congo may amount to war crimes: UN An officer from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FADRC) gives instructions during a patrol in the village of Manzalaho, near Beni, in the DR Congo, following an attack allegedly perpetrated by members of the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), on February 18, 2020. (Photo... |
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George Floyd protests: UK raises police treatment of British journalists with Trump administration "The prime minister and foreign secretary have both spoken publicly to condemn the death of George Floyd, to express concern at the violence weve seen, and to underline peoples right to protest peacefully.
"As we have always said, journalists must be free to do their job and to hold authorities to... |
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Leaving Iran deal a dumb bet; up to you when to fix it: Zarif to Trump Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif welcomes a visiting foreign minister in the capital Tehran, February 23, 2020. (File photo by AFP)
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says it is up to US President Donald Trump to decide when to redress his mistake of leaving the 2015 nuclear deal... |
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Iran censures Frances interventionist attitude on jailed academic French-Iranian national Fariba Adelkhah
Iran says pressure will in no way impact the Iranian judicial system and its independence amid a renewed attempt by France to push for the release of an academic jailed in the Islamic Republic.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in a statement... |
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Ex-Joint Chiefs chairman: Trumps threat to use military on protesters very dangerous Former US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey
Former US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey has slammed President Donald Trump for his handling of nationwide protests against police violence and systemic racism sparked by the recent police killing of unarmed, handcuffed African-American... |
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Brexit free trade talks yield no significant progress as deadline nears The European Unions Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier shows documents as he gives a press conference after a Brexit negotiations meeting, at the EU Commission, in Brussels, on June 5, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
European Union and British negotiators say there had been very little progress in their latest... |
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Face coverings must be worn on public transport from 15 June, government has announced Social distancing and compulsory facemasks on Public Transport.
More than 10 weeks after the pandemic took hold in the UK, Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced on Thursday that face coverings must be worn in England on buses, trams, trains, coaches, aircraft and ferries from 15 June.
The British... |
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Black Lives Matter protesters take knee on Trafalgar Square Protest leader Dee Ndlovu makes a statement to supporters at a demonstration in Trafalgar Square in central London on June 5, 2020, to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck... |
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North Korea censures foreign interference in Chinas internal affairs Riot police clear up debris left by protesters attending an anti-government demonstration, in Hong Kong, China, on May 24, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
North Korea has denounced foreign interference in the affairs of the Chinese city of Hong Kong, expressing support for Beijings decisions regarding the city.
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US blames other nations for its own high crimes US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as President Donald Trump meets with his cabinet on May 19, 2020 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
By Stephen Lendman
All politicians lie. Rare exceptions prove the rule.
Past and present US politicians and senior bureaucrats are... |
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US unemployment rate likely shot up to almost 20% in May The US unemployment rate likely shot up to almost 20% in May, a new post World War Two record, with millions more losing their jobs, exposing the horrific human toll from the COVID-19 crisis.
The Labor Departments closely watched monthly employment report on Friday could bolster economists dire predictions... |
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Trump, distracted at Lafayette Square, briefly clashes with riot police US President Donald Trump pumps his fist toward police as he walks between lines of riot police in Lafayette Park across from the White House while walking to St. Johns Church for a photo opportunity during ongoing protests over racial inequality, in Washington, DC, the US, on June 1, 2020. (Photo by... |
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Iranian cargo vessel carrying construction materials sinks off Iraqi coast A senior official with Irans Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) says an Iranian cargo ship carrying construction materials and ceramic tiles has sunk off the Iraqi coast.
Nader Pasandeh, Director General of Maritime Safety and Protection of Ports in the PMO, said on Friday that the Behbahan, which... |
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Libyan government forces retake Haftars last stronghold in west Libyas UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) forces make progress towards the town of Tarhuna near Tripoli in Libya on April 19, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Libyas government forces have regained control of the strategic town of Tarhuna in the southeast of the capital Tripoli, the last major... |
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Washington mayor wants Trumps out-of-state troops gone from US capital Members of the DC National Guard patrol a street near the White House on June 2, 2020. (AFP photo)
Thousands of National Guard troops and federal officers in riot gear and masks ringed the White House and monuments in the US capital this week, evoking comparisons to an occupying force.
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MI5 dismisses Wuhan lab claims as fake news A passenger walks in a enclosed bridge to board his flight at Tianhe Airport in Wuhan, in Chinas central Hubei Province on May 29, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The British Security Service (MI5) has dismissed as "fake news" claims that the new coronavirus, which first erupted in the Chinese city of Wuhan before... |
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COVID-19: 915 New Cases Reported in Afghanistan The Ministry of Public Health reported 915 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,763 samples tested in the last 24 hours, which is the highest daily count so far. The total accumulated cases in the country is 18,969.
The ministry reported nine COVID-19 deaths and 178 recoveries in the last 24 hours,... |
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Handling of US street protests creates crisis for Pentagon boss US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks at a press conference at the Pentagon on March 5, 2020. (AFP photo)
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper is facing the most politically charged crisis of his tenure, criticized for calling protester-filled streets a military "battle space" and accused of failing... |
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Guaido seeking refuge at French embassy in Caracas: Venezuela FM In this file photo, Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido addresses a demonstration in Las Mercedes, east Caracas, on March 10, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Venezuelas US-backed opposition figure Juan Guaido is said to have sought refuge at the French embassy in the Latin American countrys capital, Caracas.
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Brazil coronavirus death toll surges to third-highest in world Member of Doctors Without Borders do paperwork after treating members of the Warao tribe, Venezuelas second-largest indigenous group, for symptoms of the novel coronavirus in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 3, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Brazils death toll from the new coronavirus has surpassed Italys... |
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Protests continue in US cities against police brutality, racism Demonstrators denouncing systemic racism in law enforcement march through the New York City borough of Brooklyn on June 4, 2020. (AFP photo)
Protests continued into their tenth night in dozens of American cities following a private memorial service in Minneapolis for Gorge Floyd, a black man whose death... |
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Diego Costa fined for tax fraud, avoids prison time Atletico Madrids Diego Costa wearing a protective face mask arrives at a court to attend a trial for tax fraud in Madrid, Spain, June 4, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Atletico Madrid striker, Diego Costa, appeared before a court in the Spanish capital on Thursday to face his tax fraud trial, after reaching... |
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