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May 30, 2020
US police officer charged with murder in killing of black man
WASHINGTON — US police officer Derek Chauvin accused of murdering unarmed black man George Floyd in the city of Minneapolis earlier in the week was charged on Friday with third-degree murder and manslaughter.On Monday, Chauvin was seen in an explosive video pressing his knee to the neck of handcuffed Floyd for at least five minutes. The victim can be seen writhing in pain and pleading: "I can't breathe." The 46-year-old ...
May 29, 2020
COVID-19: Act now or risk ‘unimaginable devastation’ globally, warns UN chief
NEW YORK — Unless countries across the world act together now, the COVID-19 pandemic will cause "unimaginable devastation and suffering around the world," UN Secretary General António Guterres said on Thursday at a virtual high-level meeting on financing for development.Painting a picture of 60 million pushed into extreme poverty; famine of "historic proportions"; some 1.6 billion people left without livelihoods; and a loss of $8.5 trillion in global output — ...
May 29, 2020
Yemen: Humanitarians seeking $2.41bn to keep aid flowing amid pandemic
NEW YORK — UN agencies and their global partners are seeking $2.41 billion to fight COVID-19 spread in Yemen while continuing to support millions affected by the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.The heads of 17 organizations representing the international humanitarian community issued a statement on Thursday, saying “we are running out of time” to keep operations in the war-torn country functioning through the end of the year.Yemen recorded its first case ...
May 29, 2020
Trump signs executive order targeting social media
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday seeking to remove some of the legal protections given to social media platforms.The move, which comes two days after Twitter placed a fact check label on two of his tweets, grants regulators the power to pursue legal actions against firms such as Facebook and Twitter for the way they police content on their platforms.President Trump accused social media ...
May 28, 2020
111-year-old woman survives coronavirus in Chile
BOGOTA — A centenarian woman has become the oldest person to survive the novel coronavirus in Chile, despite two rounds of quarantine, dpa quoted the South American country's National Service for Older Persons (SENAMA) as saying.Juana Zuniga, who turns 112 in July, was one of the 25 people who contracted COVID-19 in a care home in the capital Santiago, SENAMA said in a statement.The woman, who has lived in the ...
May 28, 2020
US death toll from coronavirus tops 100000
WASHINGTON — With coronavirus-related deaths surpassing 100,000 on Wednesday, the United States has become the first country to reach the grim milestone.According to a tally by Johns Hopkins University Worldwide, the virus has infected more than 5.6 million people and killed over 350,000, with the US having the most confirmed cases and deaths by far. Europe has recorded about 170,000 deaths, while the US reached more than 100,000 in less ...
May 27, 2020
China’s president calls for long-term perspective to deal with economic challenges
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a long-term perspective to deal with the current difficulties, risks and challenges facing China's economy and to boost confidence in the country's development.The country's huge economic potential is unchanged despite the challenges ahead, and the government has numerous policy tools to promote economic development, China Daily quoted him as saying at a recent high-level conference.Xi, who is also General Secretary of ...
May 25, 2020
US restricts travel from Brazil as coronavirus cases spike in Latin America
WASHINGTON — The United States is restricting entry for travelers from Brazil as coronavirus cases spike in the biggest Latin American country, the Trump administration announced on Sunday. Brazil currently ranks only behind the United States in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to the latest figures from the Johns Hopkins University database.In a White House proclamation, President Donald Trump said he is banning nearly all non-US citizens from ...
May 21, 2020
US to pull out of ‘Open Skies’ arms control accord
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has decided to pull out of a major accord after accusing Russia of repeatedly violating it. The Open Skies Treaty, which came into force in 2002, permits unarmed aerial surveillance flights over 35 participating countries, including Russia and the US. Washington informed the other 33 parties to the treaty of its intention to deliver a formal six-month notice of withdrawal on Friday, accusing Russia ...
May 21, 2020
US Naval Air Station in Texas on lockdown, active shooter reported
WASHINGTON — The US Navy has confirmed the reports of a possible active shooter at a Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas.“We are aware of reports of a possible active shooter at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. More information to follow,” the US Navy tweeted.The Naval Air Station Corpus Christi earlier announced it was "now in a lockdown status" due to an "active shooter in the vicinity of the ...
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