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New Zealand on course to eliminate coronavirus with zero active cases
Nevertheless, the fact there is no longer any known cases of the virus in New Zealand is something Dr Bloomfield says Kiwis should "take hear from". Only citizens and residents, with some exceptions, are now allowed into the country. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is giving an update on Cabinet's decision whether to move to alert level 1. [Full Article...]
White House forces reporters to ditch social distancing
BARR: I think the reform is a hard task, but I think it is working and progress has been made. The president of the White House Correspondents Association accused the White House Friday of putting journalists at risk by seating them too closely together in the Rose Garden for President Trump's event on the economy. [Full Article...]
Manuel Ellis: Tacoma Man Died In Police Custody, Saying He 'Can't Breathe'
Police called for medical aid at 11:26 p.m., four minutes after the encounter began. CNN reports that new audio and video footage has emerged revealing that Ellis was yelling, "I can't breathe" as police officers asked for hobbles. It's unclear whether or not the video recordings had been taken earlier than or after the "I can't breathe" shout was transmitted throughout the dispatcher audio. [Full Article...]
Minneapolis officials look to ‘dismantle’ police department
The unanimous vote was made after the board agreed that the actions of police against Floyd - in which he was handcuffed and held to the ground, with an officer's knee pushed down onto his neck for almost nine minutes, resulting in his death - "run directly counter to the values" of the school district . [Full Article...]
Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 400,000
The total number of global coronavirus has increased to over 6.7 million, while the death toll has topped 394,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University . Brazil, which has the largest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Latin America, is the second country with the highest number of cases with 672,846, followed by Russian Federation with 467,073 and United Kingdom with 286,294. [Full Article...]
Brazil Removes Coronavirus Data From Government Website
India now ranked in the world in terms of the COVID-19 cases, after the US, Russia, Brazil, and the UK. Globally, deaths from the novel coronavirus are approaching 400,000. Britain has suffered Europe's highest reported death toll from Covid-19, with more than 50,000 deaths according to a Reuters tally this week based on official sources. [Full Article...]
Protesters Pull Down Statue Of Slave Trader Edward Colston In Bristol
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Protesters knelt on the statue, in reference to the death of George Floyd after several minutes under the knee of a police officer in Minneapolis . He was considered an important figure in the growth of the city, but has been increasingly viewed as a controversial figure and a symbol of the growth of slavery and racial intolerance, Bristol Live said . [Full Article...]
Street outside WH named 'Black Lives Matter Plaza'
The mural, painted in giant yellow letters ahead of a planned protest in the capital this weekend, was meant to send a message of solidarity to Americans outraged over the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody. Protests that began in Minneapolis over Floyd's death in police custody on Memorial Day expanded to cities around the world, with some in the US turning violent an... [Full Article...]