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Violence spreads in US as Trump faces anger for ordering force
Once-in-a-generation protests have brought a multiracial and overwhelmingly peaceful coalition into the streets for the past week but each night has descended...
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Biden accuses Trump of trafficking in 'resentment and fear'
The 77-year-old former vice president condemned the use of force by police on Monday evening against demonstrators outside the White House protesting last week's killing of a black man, George Floyd, by a white police officer in Minneapolis.
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Rights activists rip Facebook's Zuckerberg over Trump comments
The comments follow a series of protests from Facebook employees disputing the company's position of refraining from moderating the president's posts.
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'Endemic racial discrimination' exposed in US: UN rights chief
Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, warned that the COVID-19 crisis has had a worse impact on racial and ethnic minorities in the United States and a range of other countries.
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India approves emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients
Remdesivir, which is administered intravenously in hospital, is the first drug to show improvement in COVID-19 patients in formal clinical trials and is at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19.
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ANALYSIS: Videos of black people’s deaths should be sacred, like lynching photos
The US has a centuries-old tradition of killing black people without repercussion – and of publicly viewing the violence. Spreading those images can disrespect the dead and traumatise viewers.
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WHO closely monitors Remdesivir as possible COVID-19 treatment drug
The drug forms part of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) solidarity trial, an international clinical trial to help find an effective treatment for the virus.
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Rand falls as risk appetite wanes on US protests, Sino-US tensions
At 0645 GMT, the rand traded at 17.4130 per dollar, 0.22% lower than its previous close.
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Virus deaths reach 375,000 as Latin America struggles
Healthcare systems across Latin America risk being overwhelmed by the illness, the World Health Organization said, as fatalities from the disease in hard-hit Brazil neared 30,000.
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Virtual no more - real Michelangelo awes again in Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums re-opened to the public on Monday after being closed for nearly three months because of the coronavirus lockdown.
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ANC urges Ramaphosa to engage US govt amid protests over Floyd’s killing
The 46-year-old unarmed black man was killed on camera last week after being arrested by police in Minneapolis.
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Biden condemns 'institutional racism,' Floyd death as he reignites campaign
Joe Biden, who had met with anti-racism protesters on Sunday, took to Twitter to express his fury at his opponent's response to the protests that have broken out nationwide over the death of George Floyd.
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Ex-champ Mayweather to pay for George Floyd funeral: report
George Floyd died last week after a Minneapolis policeman knelt on the 46-year-old man's neck for almost nine minutes. Floyd, who was handcuffed, became unresponsive after almost three minutes.
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Mexico tops 10,000 COVID-19 deaths: government
News of the updated toll -- now 10,167 -- came as Mexico announced it was gradually reopening its economy by reactivating its automotive, mining and construction sectors.
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New Zealand PM chides marchers over virus rule breach
The centre-left leader said she sympathised with people who marched in New Zealand cities on Monday to protest the death of US man George Floyd, an African-American, at the hands of a white police officer.
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Trump threatens military mobilisation against violent US protests
After being criticised for his silence on the worsening crisis, Trump struck a martial tone in a nationwide address from the White House garden, as police fired tear gas on peaceful protesters outside the fence.
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FB, Snapchat join chorus of companies condemning George Floyd death, racism
The two tech companies stood with Intel Corp, Netflix Inc, Alphabet’s Google, International Business Machines Corp and Nike Inc in taking a public stance against Floyd’s death - calling out discrimination against African-Americans.
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Russia not welcome at G7, Canada's Trudeau says
Russia was expelled from what was then the G8 in 2014 when Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, was US president, after Moscow annexed the Crimea region from Ukraine.
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Virus still potent says WHO, after claim by Italian doctor
Leading Italian doctor Alberto Zangrillo sparked a furore on Monday with claims that COVID-19 had lost some of its potency.
