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London protests: Thousands gather despite police warnings
It came after around 200 breached the 17:00 curfew with most congregating around the statue of Churchill in Parliament Square in central London . In London, the demonstrators numbered fewer on Saturday than in recent days, after announcements by far-right groups that they would converge on the city centre prompted anti-racism activists to cancel a planned march and instead call for scattered p... [Full Article...]
US Embassy in Seoul expresses support for Black Lives Matter movement
In South Korea, citizens have also voiced support for the anti-racism and police reform movement, showing up in demonstrations over the past week with signs saying "May George Floyd Rest in Peace" and "Koreans for Black Lives Matter". "The U.S. Embassy tweeted Saturday that it 'stands in solidarity with fellow Americans grieving and peacefully protesting to demand positive change". [Full Article...]
Russian Federation adds 8,835 COVID-19 cases, total 528,964
Russia's chief sanitary officer Anna Popova explained the situation by saying there have been "two different epidemiological processes" inside the country. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the low mortality rate in Russian Federation is "hard to understand". On Monday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced a partial opening of the borders for global travel, ... [Full Article...]
American sentenced to 16 years in Russia on spying charges
He denounced the closed trial as a "sham" ahead of the verdict. The 50-year-old was first arrested for spying by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in December 2018. Military records show he joined the US Marine Reserves in 1994, about six years after he had reportedly begun work as a police officer in MI. "It is inconceivable to me that he would have done anything to break the law in ... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom confirms it will not extend Brexit transition period
Since the United Kingdom formally left the EU's political institutions on January 31 this year, albeit with relatively little change to its trade and travel ties to the bloc during the transition period, several rounds of talks ended with no visible results. [Full Article...]
Asia Today: China sees 57 new cases, Bangladesh over 3,000
At least ten Chinese cities, including Harbin and Dalian, have urged residents not to travel to the capital or to report to authorities if they have done so recently. Epidemiologists in China said Sunday that preliminary analyses of the current SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus outbreak in Beijing revealed a different strain of the pathogen than the one that has circulated in the country since late 2019. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus | France reopens economy to quicken virus recovery
Restaurants in the Paris region will be allowed to open indoor spaces starting on Monday - instead of outdoor seating only. On the same day, the country is also due to lift its border restrictions on travellers from within the European Union. [Full Article...]
Israel OKs plan for new Golan settlement named after Trump
President Donald Trump has led an effort to support Israel by abandoning decades of US foreign policy and move the USA embassy to the Israel-recognized capital of Jerusalem and recognizing the Golan Heights for Israel on March 25, 2019. As a gesture of appreciation, Netanyahu unveiled plans to develop a plot of land next to the small settlement of Qela, based in the Golan Heights, and name it af... [Full Article...]