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New arms race taking shape amid a pandemic and economic crisis. What could go wrong?
Yahoo Daily News 06 Jun 2020
Three decades after the Cold War ended without a long-feared nuclear cataclysm, arms control experts are starting to think the sigh of relief heard around the world then might have been premature. In recent weeks Russian fighter aircraft intercepted U.S ... At the same time, Moscow tested a new missile capable of destroying U.S. satellites ... (Reuters) ... ....
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Thousands take to Washington streets in protest against US police violence
Gulf Daily News 06 Jun 2020
WASHINGTON - Thousands of protesters marched in Washington on Saturday as rallies across the United States to protest the killing of a black man in Minneapolis police custody enter the 12th day and officials move to rein in law enforcement tactics ... capital. Local media has predicted tens of thousands will attend ... Capitol ... ‘EXTREME TACTICS’....
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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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India, China military commanders meet on frontier dispute
Wtop 06 Jun 2020
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Chinese military commanders met Saturday to try to resolve a bitter standoff along their disputed frontier high in the Himalayas where thousands of troops on both sides are facing off. The meeting at a border post was attended by senior commanders and was the highest-level encounter so far ... Lt. Gen. D.S ... Source ....
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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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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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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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Iran ready to hand over black boxes from downed Ukranian airliner
The National 06 Jun 2020
Iran is ready to transfer abroad the black boxes of a Ukrainian plane shot down by mistake near Tehran airport, but they will be of "no help" in any investigation, state media reported on Saturday. Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, was struck by a missile and crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran on January 8 ... Read More ... ....
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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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Egypt Proposes Libya Cease-fire, Calls for Withdrawal of Mercenaries
Voa News 06 Jun 2020
As forces loyal to the internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli gain more ground near the capital from forces under eastern military commander General Khalifa Haftar, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sissi called for a cease-fire. Sissi urged both sides to resume dialogue ... Haftar ... VOA could not independently confirm the claim ... ....
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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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Kosovo Lifts All Trade Barriers Against Serbia
Radio Free Europe 06 Jun 2020photo: Senado Federal
Brazil's indigenous communities face increasing threat of Covid-19
TVNZ 06 Jun 2020
Brazil has recorded 1473 Covid-19 related deaths in a single day, and the virus is now making its way to indigenous communities in the Amazon. Covid-19 mass graves in Brazil. Source. Associated Press ... Another woman thinks she has Covid-19 ... ....
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Teargas and pepper spray will accelerate spread of Covid-19, doctors warn
The Guardian 06 Jun 2020
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