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Obama on death of George Floyd: 'This shouldn't be 'normal' in 2020 America'
CNN 29 May 2020
(CNN)Former President Barack Obama on Friday weighed in on the death of a black man, George Floyd, in police custody that has sparked protests across the country. "This shouldn't be 'normal' in 2020 America ... Read More. This story is breaking and will be updated. ....
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Derek Chauvin, Officer Involved in George Floyd's Death, Arrested After Four Days of Protests
Newsweek 29 May 2020
Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety John Harrington announced Friday afternoon that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been taken into custody by state authorities. Chauvin was one of four police officers involved in the death of George Floyd ... Harrington did not say where Chauvin was when arrested ... ....
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US Turns Away Two Ships Carrying Iranian Fuel From Venezuela Under Sanctions Threat
Sputnik 29 May 2020
Iran has been supplying petroleum products to Venezuela as the Latin American country is facing a severe shortage of gasoline and is struggling to procure it abroad because of US sanctions ... ....
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If Biden And Trump’s Mental Health Is Ignored, Could The U.S. End Up With Another Stalin?
WorldNews.com 29 May 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. On Friday, March 5, 1953, Joseph Stalin’s breathing slowed, then almost stopped. At noon he vomited blood as his stomach started to hemorrhage. According to his daughter, he “literally choked to death. His agony was terrible … At the last minute, he opened his eyes ... Something else struck doctors ... 366....
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US 'very saddened' by what happened to the relationship with China: Donald Trump
Deccan Herald 30 May 2020
President Donald Trump has said the US is "very saddened" by what happened to its relationship with China, hours after he announced a series of decisions against it and blamed the Chinese government's "malfeasance" for the death and devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide ... They should have never allowed this to happen ... GET IT ... China ... ....
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Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis
Inquirer 30 May 2020
As unrest spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy to Minneapolis, where the police killing of George Floyd sparked the widespread protests ... Read more ... @inquirerdotnet on Twitter . inquirerdotnet on Facebook. ....
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Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India
Democratic Underground 29 May 2020photo: AP / Frank Augstein
Two British scientific advisers warn it's too soon to lift lockdown
Yahoo Daily News 30 May 2020
LONDON (Reuters) - Two scientific advisers to the British government have warned that COVID-19 is still spreading too fast in the country to lift the lockdown, with one describing it as a political decision ... And trusted," he said on Twitter ... "But we've obviously decided that we can tolerate that level of incidence, or the government has." ... ....
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Historic SpaceX rocket must launch at just the right second Saturday — or be postponed again
The Arizona Republic 30 May 2020
NASA and SpaceX teams are targeting exactly 45 seconds after 3.22 p.m. for Saturday's historic launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida ... ....
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Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson have wrecked something precious
The Guardian 29 May 2020
Look around, survey the rubble and consider what damage has been done these last seven days. The government, the prime minister and the man who gives both their instructions have all degraded themselves ... .......
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UK wants US to form 10-nation 5G alliance to cut reliance on China’s Huawei
South China Morning Post 29 May 2020
Britain said Friday it was pushing the United States to form a club of 10 nations that could develop ......
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China-India border: Why tensions are rising between the neighbours
BBC News 30 May 2020
There are several reasons - but competing strategic goals lie at the root, and both sides blame each other ... India's decision to ramp up infrastructure seems to have infuriated Beijing. Chinese state-run media outlet Global Times said categorically. "The Galwan Valley region is Chinese territory, and the local border control situation was very clear."....
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Madonna shares video of son dancing to honour George Floyd, draws flak
The Himalayan 29 May 2020
KATHMANDU. American singer Madonna uploaded a video of her son David Banda dancing to honour and pay tribute to George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody earlier this week, but has been slammed for posting the video ... Along with the video, the 61-year-old singer wrote ... #davidbanda #JusticeforGeorgeFloyd #MichaelJackson.” ... Another tweet read ... ....
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CNN reporter and crew arrested during live broadcast of Minneapolis protests
The Wichita Eagle 29 May 2020
A black CNN correspondent was live on the air covering the protests in Minneapolis when police handcuffed him and his crew Friday morning, the network said. The reporter, Omar Jimenez, ... ....
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North Korea accuses U.S. of hurting its image with cyber threat warning
The Star 29 May 2020
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea accused the United States of smear tactics on Friday after Washington renewed accusations last month that Pyongyang was responsible for malicious cyber attacks ... ....
