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‘NO KNEELING!’ – Donald Trump criticises Drew Brees for NFL protest apology
The Independent 06 Jun 2020
President Donald Trump on Friday lobbed barbs at protesters who kneel during the national anthem, after NFL quarterback Drew Brees apologised for remarks he made about the practice ... Download the new Independent Premium app....
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Bolsonaro threatens WHO exit as virus kills 'a Brazilian per minute'
RTE 06 Jun 2020
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the UN agency warned Latin American governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread of Covid-19 throughout the region ... Overall, more than 1.1 million Latin Americans have been infected ... Read more.. Analysis ... ....
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Mexico seethes with anger after man dies in police custody
La Prensa Latina 06 Jun 2020
By Eduard Ribas i Admetlla. Mexico, Jun 5 (EFE).- Protests against alleged police brutality broke out in Mexico on Friday amid the Covid-19 pandemic following the death of a construction worker who was arrested for not wearing a face mask in public in Jalisco state ... Lopez could be heard screaming for help ... Tags .......
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Biden clinches nomination to run for US presidency
Asiatimes 06 Jun 2020
Joe Biden said Friday he had secured the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination and face Donald Trump in November’s US presidential election. “Folks, tonight we secured the 1,991 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination,” the former vice president said on Twitter ... "> ... “This is a difficult time in America’s history ... – AFP "> ... .......
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French forces kill al-Qaida's North African commander
Stars and Stripes 06 Jun 2020
BAMAKO, Mali — French forces have killed Abdelmalek Droukdel, the leader of al-Qaida’s North Africa affiliate, the France’s defense minister announced late Friday, in what would be a major victory for France after years of battling jihadists in the Sahel ... It was not immediately clear how his identity was confirmed by the French ... ___ ... .......
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Teargassed, beaten up, arrested: what freedom of the press looks like in the US right now
The Guardian 06 Jun 2020
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Paul McCartney says The Beatles angrily turned down segregated gig in 1964
The Independent 06 Jun 2020
Paul McCartney has shared a post celebrating Black Lives Matter, which reveals that The Beatles angrily refused to perform in front of a segregated audience in 1964 ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... ....
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Palestine exerts effort in UNSC to stop Israel's annexation plan: official
China.dot.org 06 Jun 2020
RAMALLAH, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A high-ranking Palestinian diplomat said on Saturday that the Palestinian side exerts efforts in the United Nations Security Council to stop implementing Israel's plans of annexing Palestinian lands ... According to Netanyahu, the plan might be implemented early in July ... Enditem. ....
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Protesters support Floyd, Black Lives Matter on 3 continents
Market Watch 06 Jun 2020
Thousands of people rallied in Australia and Europe to honor George Floyd and to voice support Saturday for what is becoming an international Black Lives Matter movement, as a worldwide wave of solidarity with protests over the death of a black man in Minneapolis highlights racial discrimination outside the United States ... “Black lives matter today ... ....
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'Revolting': Trump condemned for saying George Floyd is praising US economy
Yahoo Daily News 05 Jun 2020
Donald Trump was condemned on Friday for making the “revolting, enraging, disrespectful” claim that George Floyd, an African American man killed by police, is looking down from heaven and praising the US economy ... But there was a slight uptick in African American joblessness ... Related ... “There’s a great day for him. It’s a great day for everybody ... More ... ....
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57 Buffalo police resign from response team in support of suspended officers
The Grio 05 Jun 2020
After they were shown on video shoving a 75-year old man to the ground who approached them during a protest, two Buffalo, New York police officers were suspended without pay. READ MORE. California police kill unarmed man who was kneeling with hands up ... Gugino was hospitalized in serious but stable condition ... #BREAKING ... @news4buffalo ... READ MORE ... ....
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If We Aren’t Yet Antifa We Should Be-It’s The Only Thing Keeping Us From Fascism
WorldNews.com 05 Jun 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Fascism, understanding it and how we combat it, is as important today as it was in the past ... Neither is everyone willing to obey or sacrifice their lives for a white nationalist ideology that has gradually destroyed the U.S ... community ... attacks against people and attacks against property ... Dr ... Garcia....
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Astronomers may have found an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star
CNN 06 Jun 2020
(CNN)Some 3,000 light years away from Earth, researchers believe they have found an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star. The star is known as Kepler-160, and it was observed during NASA's exoplanet-hunting Kepler mission between 2009 and 2013. It's similar in size and temperature to our sun ... Read More ... Finding exoplanets ... ....
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Justin Trudeau takes a knee at Black Lives Matter demonstration on Parliament Hill
CNN 05 Jun 2020
(CNN)Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a knee during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Ottawa on Friday. Trudeau's act of solidarity comes after he declined to comment earlier in the day about whether he would be attending the protest ... Some in the crowd shouted at him to stand up to US President Donald Trump, CTVnews reported ... Read More....
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Suspect On Most Wanted List Arrives In LA Following Arrest In Mexico
NBCBayArea 06 Jun 2020
An alleged gang member on the "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list suspected of killing two people was arrested in Mexico and brought to Los Angeles Friday evening to await trial. Santiago "Pucho" Villalba Mederos was arrested Friday, his 29th birthday, in Tenancingo, Mexico, near Mexico City, according to the FBI ... U.S. & World ... Live Updates ... On Sept ... ....
