George Floyd: Trump 'generally' supports ending chokeholds for police
The US president comes out against neck restraints after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Coronavirus: How pandemic turned political in Brazil
Brazil now has the world's second-highest coronavirus death toll but the peak may still be weeks away.
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Black Lives Matter: 'How can we win?' – The Monopoly analogy explained
Kimberly Jones explains the impact centuries of economic hardship has had on black Americans.
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Rafiki, Uganda's rare silverback mountain gorilla, killed by hunters
Four men face life imprisonment, if found guilty, after the silverback was found dead in a national park.
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Lebanon protests escalate as currency dives
The government announces measures intended to stabilise the value of the pound as protests rage.
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George Floyd: Trump told to back off Seattle's Chaz police-free zone
The US president threatens to "take back" a police-free district controlled by protesters.
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Fears of second coronavirus wave hits shares
A grim Fed outlook and uptick in virus cases in some US states fans concerns about economic recovery.
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Coronavirus: Overwhelmed India hospitals turn Covid patients away
Hospitals in the country are struggling to cope with the number of patients they’re getting.
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Coronavirus: Fracas on Brazil's Copacabana over Covid-19 'graves'
A symbolic monument to Brazil's coronavirus victims is mocked by Bolsonaro supporters, organisers say.
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North Korea questions need to keep 'holding hands' with US
North Korea's remarks come on the second anniversary of a historic summit between Trump and Kim.
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Statistics from England show more people from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups are dying from coronavirus than those from white ethnic groups.
Public Health England found people from black ethnic groups are most likely to be diagnosed with Covid-19, and death rates from Covid-19 were highest among people of black and Asian ethnic groups.
But why is this exactly? And how much of this is down to ethnicity? How much is to do with social and environmental factors?
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George Floyd death: Gen Mark Milley sorry for joining Trump walk to church
Gen Mark Milley accompanied the president for a photo op after their path was cleared of protesters.
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Confederate and Columbus statues toppled by US protesters
Statues of colonisers and slavers face a reckoning as George Floyd protests continue across the US.
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Zoom suspends account of US-based Chinese activists after Tiananmen meeting
The video conference app is already facing scrutiny over its security and privacy controls.
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JK Rowling responds to trans tweets criticism
The Harry Potter author writes a blog highlighting her reasons for speaking out on gender issues.
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German airline Lufthansa plans to cut 22,000 jobs
The German airline is struggling to deal with the fall in demand for air travel caused by the pandemic.
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Coronavirus in Africa: Outbreak 'accelerating' across continent
Outbreaks are spreading from capital cities to rural areas, with supplies running short, says WHO.
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Trump rejects calls to drop Confederate base names
The president said the bases named for rebel generals "have become part of a Great American heritage".
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George Floyd death: 'Stop the pain', brother tells US Congress
Philonise Floyd, whose brother's killing by a white police officer led to global protests, urges reform.
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Olof Palme murder: Sweden believes it knows who killed PM in 1986
Prosecutors say Stig Engstrom, who killed himself in 2000, was the man who shot Olof Palme in 1986.
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George Floyd's niece: 'This is not just murder, but a hate crime'
Brooke Williams, George Floyd's niece, said 'justice would be served' for him as long as she is breathing.
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William Callaghan: Boy with autism found after Australian mountain ordeal
William Callaghan, who has non-verbal autism, is "remarkably well" after getting lost for three days.
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Mike Pompeo criticises HSBC for backing Hong Kong security law
The US Secretary of State says China's "browbeating" of the bank "should serve as a cautionary tale".
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Racism definition: Merriam-Webster to make update after request
Editors of the dictionary made the decision after receiving an email from a young black woman.
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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies of 'cardiac arrest' at 55
Pierre Nkurunziza was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, the government says.
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George Floyd murder suspect Derek Chauvin has bail set at $1.25m
Ex-policeman Derek Chauvin is accused of murdering the unarmed black man by kneeling on his neck.
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North Korea halts all communications with South in row over leafleting
North Korea announces it will cut all official communication channels with South Korea from Tuesday.
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George Floyd murder suspect to appear in court in Minnesota
The white police officer is accused of killing the black man whose death sparked global protests.
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