America
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Curfews launch in big cities around US amid George Floyd protests
May 31, 2020 06:12Curfews have been enacted in at least 25 US cities, including Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles as the protests over George Floyd's death continued for the fifth day.
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Trump threatens to deploy military units for George Floyd protests
May 31, 2020 01:29President Trump threatened to call on federal military units to deal with violent protests in Minneapolis and other cities — unless local authorities get “MUCH tougher” on protestors.
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Pentagon orders military units to stand by
May 31, 2020 00:35In an extraordinary move, the Pentagon on Saturday announced it put military units on a four-hour recall status to be ready if requested by Minnesota’s governor amid civil unrest following the killing of a black man by a white Minneapolis police officer.
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Anti-racism protests in the United States, reasons and risks
May 30, 2020 11:38IP - The people of the United States have once again reacted to the killing of a black citizen by police.
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US warns all against aiding Iran fuel shipments to Venezuela
May 30, 2020 08:36US warned foreign governments, seaports, shipping and Insurance companies that fuel shipment to Venezuela could face them with stiff US sanctions, the US envoy on Venezuela told Reuters on Friday.
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Trump to cut ties with the WHO
May 30, 2020 07:32US President Donald Trump has announced that the country will end its relationship with the World Health Organization.
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Curfew ordered for Minneapolis and multiple cities
May 30, 2020 07:22Minneapolis city imposed a nighttime curfew for all public places including streets amid escalating violent protests over the death of George Floyd, an African American man.
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Cruz calls for criminal investigation of Twitter over Iran
May 30, 2020 00:41The hawkish Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), in a letter Friday to the Justice and Treasury departments, called for a criminal investigation of Twitter over allegations the company is violating US sanctions against Iran.
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US Democrats call Trump 'Racist president'
May 29, 2020 23:11The US Democrats on Friday slammed Donald Trump for inciting violence against protesters who were demonstrating in Minneapolis over the death of an African American in police custody, calling him a 'Racist president'.
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Iranian oil tanker 'Faxon' moors at Venezuela
May 29, 2020 15:42The 'Faxon' tanker carrying Iranian fuel for Venezuela, docked this morning to deliver its cargo.
