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North Dakota reports 27 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths
The eight deaths from COVID-19 in the county include a man and woman in their 50s, a man and woman in their 60s, a woman in her 70s and three women in their 90s. By June 5, the remainder of the state will exit from the red phase. About two-thirds of the state's deaths have occurred in long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes. [Full Article...]
Sean Monterrosa Killed By California Police As He Was Surrendering
The incident happened outside a Walgreens after midnight on Tuesday in Vallejo, Calif. Officials say the officers were investigating a report of looting inside the store. An officer fired five times through a police auto windshield, hitting Monterrosa once, Williams said. 'He was a well-loved member of the community, ' Nold said of Monterrosa. [Full Article...]
Australia Orders Investigation Into Assault of Its Journalists
The incident occurred at 6:30pm as police began pushing back crowds 30 minutes before a curfew was due to come into effect and went to air live on Australian television. Correspondent Amelia Brace as well as cameraman Tim Myers were damaged as the police removed an objecting group, video of the event revealed. "There was no choice but for us to hide in that corner and hope they would pass ... [Full Article...]
Trump suggests governors call in National Guard to ‘dominate the streets’
In dozens of U.S. cities, protesters have taken to the streets to demand justice for George Floyd - an unarmed black man who died while being arrested in Minneapolis - and to end police brutality. The US president has repeatedly clashed with Twitter ever since it placed a fact check on two of his tweets in which the president lied about the safety of mail-in voting . [Full Article...]
India detected 1 lakh new coronavirus cases in 15 days
Union Health Ministy on Thursday said that India recorded 9,304 new cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 2,16,919. The US has also recorded the highest death toll, which has now crossed one lakh. On June 4, 1,384 new cases were reported. Uttar Pradesh recorded its second-biggest spike with 371 new cases after it witnessed an uptick of 378 case... [Full Article...]
Military experts start to turn against Trump over protests reaction
The US president tried to wave away a searing critique by Jim Mattis, his Pentagon chief until December 2018, by claiming he fired Mr Mattis - who resigned over Syria policy disagreements - and calling him " the world's most overrated general ". [Full Article...]
More than 40 injured in knife attack on Chinese school
A team of psychological counselors organized by a local women's federation has been sent to the school to help students cope with fear and depression resulting from the attack. One, who asked not to be named, said that numerous injured pupils were from the preschool class, and aged about six. It said eight ambulances were sent to the scene, and all the wounded were sent to the Wuzhou city hospi... [Full Article...]
When did Grant Shapps announce for face masks to become mandatory
Shapps, who was speaking at the daily coronavirus press conference in Downing Street, said there will be exemptions for very young children, disabled people and people with breathing difficulties. "The safety of our colleagues and customers is our top priority and we'd like to reinforce the message to stay local and only use public transport if the journey is essential and there's no other trave... [Full Article...]