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Showdown looms in DC as Mayor paints street, Trump calls her 'incompetent'
In a letter to Trump dated Thursday and tweeted early Friday, Bowser called for "all extraordinary federal law enforcement and military presence" to be removed. Like cities countrywide, the USA capital has been rocked by a week of protests against police brutality and racism following the death of George Floyd , a black Minneapolis man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck. [Full Article...]
Revolt of the generals: Trump faces heat from United States military leaders
In his remarks to The Atlantic on Wednesday, Mattis accused Trump of being "the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people ", adding that he never dreamed that USA troops taking an oath to defend the Constitution "would be ordered...to violate the constitutional rights of their fellow citizens -much less to provide a freakish photo op for the elected comm... [Full Article...]
Mexico reports new one-day high of 1092 coronavirus deaths
Since the beginning of the pandemic, right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has downplayed the virus, saying on Tuesday that death is "everyone's destiny", and that hunger and unemployment will ultimately prove more deadly. "We have already observed (transaction)" - he said. "A technical commission has specifically been carrying out complementary methods". Thursday's additions bring Mexico's tally ... [Full Article...]
Thousands of Australians to rally for Black Lives Matter
Supporters of the Black Lives Matter protest group outside the Supreme Court in Sydney, Friday, June 5, 2020. The demonstrations follow similar protests in US cities as well as an incident this week in Sydney involving police arresting an Indigenous teenager. [Full Article...]
Police Injured During Brooklyn Stabbing Attack
Along with peaceful demonstrations, there have been smash-and-grab sprees and a string of assaults on police officers. The stabbing led to a flurry of gunfire as more officers responded to the scene. This incident is the second police-involved shooting in the past 24 hours in Brooklyn. The New York Police Department's Intelligence Bureau is collecting license plate numbers from vehicles that c... [Full Article...]
Former MI6 boss: coronavirus 'started as accident' in Chinese lab
Dearlove said he saw a "important" new scientific report by British and Norwegian researchers in an interview with The Telegraph , which indicates that the virus did not appear naturally but was created by Chinese scientists. It is a theory that has been promoted most notably by US President Donald Trump, while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has previously talked of "enormous evidence" that the... [Full Article...]
Trump Orders Thousands of Troops Out of Germany
The move would significantly reduce the USA commitment to European defense under the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation umbrella, though it could also impact Pentagon operations related to Africa and the Middle East. Donald Trump has ordered the United States military to remove almost 9,500 troops from Germany in a move likely to raise concerns in Europe about the U.S. [Full Article...]
Last Island COVID-19 patient released from hospital
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Vancouver has seen the most cases, with 540. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix, released new modelling today (June 4) that tracks back from January 1st to May 29, and highlights the virus-fighting benefits of safe distancing protocols as British Columbia reopens the province while the pandemic progresses. [Full Article...]