Europe
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Thousands around world protest George Floyd's death
Jun 03, 2020 10:54Over the weekend, demonstrators gathered in London, Berlin, and Auckland, among other cities, to protest against police brutality in solidarity with the US crowds.
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Oxfam: Int'l community must stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia
Jun 03, 2020 04:46Executive Director of Oxfam International José María Vera called on the international community to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia, saying "The only solution to the crisis in Yemen is a permanent ceasefire."
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Protests against US racism have spread to France
Jun 02, 2020 03:03Protesters knelt in silence and held signs in front of the US embassy in Paris on Monday in solidarity with George Floyd, an African-American who was killed by US police last week sparking unrest in the United States.
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Anti-racism groups hold George Floyd support rally in Amsterdam
Jun 01, 2020 23:36Anti-racism campaigners in the Netherlands are holding a demonstration on the Dam in central Amsterdam on Monday in protest at police violence in the US.
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Thousands Syrian face homelessness in Greek
Jun 01, 2020 10:00The 44-year-old Syrian and his family are among thousands of recognized refugees about to lose the temporary homes they were given under Greece's asylum seeker housing scheme.
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Request for immediate UN meeting to lift Iran's food and medicine sanctions
May 31, 2020 07:49Europe (IP) - The Union of Islamic Students' Associations in Europe called on the UN Secretary-General to convene an urgent meeting of the Security Council, the General Assembly and other UN bodies to lift the economic blockade on Iran, especially in medicine and food.
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Over 6 million COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide
May 31, 2020 02:09The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus exceeded 6 million worldwide, two-thirds of them in Europe and the United States, according to an AFP tally on Saturday.
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EU calls on Trump to reconsider anti-WHO decision
May 30, 2020 23:13In a joint statement, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Vice-President Josep Borrell called on US President Donald Trump to rethink his decision of withdrawing from the World Health Organization.
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Russian envoy: US blackmailing Iran
May 30, 2020 01:48Permanent Representative of Russia to International Organizations in Vienna says 'blackmailing' seems to be a more appropriate word to the so-called US maximum pressure campaign against Iran as this has nothing to do with diplomacy.
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US behavior vis-à-vis JCPOA, alarming: Russia
May 29, 2020 21:16Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman called the US behavior on the issue of leaving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) very worrying.
