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Trudeau silent for 20 seconds after being asked about Trump
The Los Angeles Times 03 Jun 2020
MONTREAL — ... Trudeau’s long silence came when a reporter asked him to comment on Trump’s threat to use the armed forces to quell violence ... Advertisement ... Advertisement ... Advertisement ... “I know that for so many people listening right now, the last thing you want to hear is another speech on racism from a white politician,” Trudeau said ... Times ... ....
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George W. Bush calls on US to examine its 'tragic failures'
The Jakarta Post 03 Jun 2020
Shares. Former president George W ... The killing has unleashed a nationwide wave of civil unrest unlike any seen in the US since the 1968 assassination of rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. . "This tragedy -- in a long series of similar tragedies -- raises a long overdue question ... ... ... -- are heroes of unity." . ... ....
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Google pulls ‘Remove China Apps’ from Play Store
Crunch 03 Jun 2020
Citing an industry source, Chinese state-run Global Times news outlet reported on Tuesday that if the Indian government allows the “irrational anti-China sentiment” to continue it risks ruining bilateral relations that is “likely to draw tit-for-tat punishment from Beijing.”....
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US elections 2020: Biden and Trump win Indiana’s primary
Indian Express 03 Jun 2020
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Philippines' Duterte U-turns on scrapping of U.S. troop deal
Reuters 02 Jun 2020
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has suspended his decision to scrap a two-decade-old troop deployment agreement with the United States due to political and other developments in the region, his foreign minister said on Tuesday, ... ....
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Putin signs Russia's nuclear deterrent policy
The Oklahoman 02 Jun 2020
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday endorsed Russia's nuclear deterrent policy which allows him to use atomic weapons in response to a conventional strike targeting the nation's critical government and military infrastructure ... 2016 presidential election and other differences ... Associated Press ... Managed 24/7 by these editors ... ....
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'Words of a dictator': Trump's threat to deploy military raises spectre of fascism
The Guardian 02 Jun 2020
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UK to allow a year's visa for British National (Overseas) passport holders
Hong Kong Standard 03 Jun 2020photo: Public Domain / Anthony Crider
Europe 'appalled' by death of George Floyd, says EU foreign policy chief
The Hill 02 Jun 2020
Europe is “shocked and appalled” by the killing of George Floyd, whose death represents an abuse of power, the European Union’s top diplomat said Tuesday. Josep Borrell, the EU’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, called on all societies to resist the use of excessive force, and offered support for the right to hold peaceful protests ... .......
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Mainstream U.S. religious leaders criticize Trump after church photo
Reuters 03 Jun 2020
Mainstream U.S. Protestant and Catholic leaders sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday, a day after peaceful protesters were forcibly displaced for a staged presidential photo in front of a church near the White House ... ....
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India's coronavirus cases cross 200,000, peak still weeks away
Yahoo Daily News 03 Jun 2020
Six other nations, from the United States, to Britain and Brazil, have a higher caseload ... (Reporting by Sanjeev Miglani and Chris Thomas; Editing by Clarence Fernandez). ....
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Death toll from Covid-19 surpasses 30,000 in Brazil, Latin America's worst-hit country
France24 03 Jun 2020
Brazil surpassed 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday as the disease continued to rip through South America's worst-hit country ... ....
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COVID-19: 1,081 more US coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
Gulf News 03 Jun 2020
Washington. The novel coronavirus killed another 1,081 people in the United States in the 24 hours leading up to 8.30pm (0030 GMT) Tuesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University ... Sign up for Coronavirus Newsletter ... Subscribe. Please enter your email address ... ....
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Severe cyclone approaches India's financial capital Mumbai
Yahoo Daily News 03 Jun 2020
NEW DELHI (AP) — A storm in the Arabian Sea off India's west coast intensified into a severe cyclone on Wednesday, gathering speed as it barreled toward India's financial capital of Mumbai ... ....
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Brent oil rises to $40 amid hopes for output cuts, recovery
Yahoo Daily News 03 Jun 2020
By Aaron Sheldrick. TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil rose on Wednesday, with Brent at $40 for the first time since March, as optimism mounted that major producers will extend production cuts and a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will spur fuel demand ... U.S ... U.S ... (Reporting by Aaron Sheldrick; editing by Richard Pullin and Christian Schmollinger). ....
