America
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Brazil accused of manipulating coronavirus toll
Jun 09, 2020 08:32Critics are accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of manipulating the figures showing the spiraling coronavirus death toll in Brazil, after his government first stopped reporting the total number of fatalities and infections, and then released conflicting data.
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US expands sanctions on Iran’s shipping industry
Jun 09, 2020 04:49The United States expanded sanctions on Iran’s shipping industry, blacklisting the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary, E-Sail Shipping Company Ltd, along with more than 100 ships and tankers.
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Anti-racism protesters pour onto Brazilian streets
Jun 09, 2020 02:17People took part in a protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and against racism, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 7.
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Police across US unleash violence on peaceful protesters
Jun 09, 2020 02:05From shooting crowds with tear gas to hitting people with batons, police across the US are using violence against peaceful protesters marching for George Floyd.
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Plane carrying Iran's COVID-19 aid arrives in Venezuela
Jun 08, 2020 23:49A flight carrying Iran's humanitarian aid for the COVID-19 epidemic to Venezuela landed at Caracas airport on Sunday.
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Virginia police officer charged after firing stun gun at black man without provocation
Jun 08, 2020 13:07A police officer in Fairfax County, Virginia, faces up to three years in prison in connection with his arrest and use of a stun gun on a black man who cried out, "I can't breathe placard.
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Maduro lauds Iran, as true friend of Venezuela
Jun 08, 2020 11:51Caracas (IP) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is convinced that Russia, China, Iran, and Cuba are real friends of the country as they provide all-round help to Caracas, he said in the Venezuelan Capital Sunday.
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Protesters chants slogans against Trump in New York: ' Throw him out '
Jun 08, 2020 08:40Protesters chanted “Throw him out,” and “No Justice, No Peace” as the crowd approach the Trump International Hotel and Tower in midtown Manhattan as thousands continued to march against police brutality on Sunday night.
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Radicall changes in Minneapolis city police department
Jun 08, 2020 07:34Members of the Minneapolis City Council on Sunday announced plans to disband their embattled police department in the wake of worldwide protests over the killing of George Floyd at the hands of cops.
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US protests: National Guard withdraw from Washington DC
Jun 08, 2020 02:18In a Twitter message, the President of the United States canceled his decision and ordered the National Guard to begin the process of withdrawing from Washington, DC
