Four people, including child, injured in London shooting

Four people, including three adults and a child, were shot in north London late on Wednesday and an investigation has been launched into the incident, British Police said.

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Mainland China reports one confirmed, four asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

China reported one new coronavirus case and four new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in the mainland on June 2, the country's health commission said.

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China reports one new COVID-19 case, four asymptomatic ones for June 3

China reported one new coronavirus case and four new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases for June 3, the health commission said on Thursday.

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Obama calls on every U.S. mayor to pursue policing reforms in wake of protests

In his first live remarks on the unrest gripping dozens of U.S. cities, former U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged every American mayor to review and reform their police department's use-of-force policies in consultation with their communities.

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ACLU sues Minnesota police, alleging harassment of journalists at protests

The American Civil Liberties Union has accused Minnesota law enforcement of wrongly arresting, injuring and harassing journalists covering unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in Minneapolis police custody.

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After long silence, Mattis denounces Trump and military response to crisis

After long refusing to explicitly criticize a sitting president, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of trying to divide America and roundly denounced a militarization of the U.S. response to civil unrest.

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Amazon is sued over warehouses after New York worker brings coronavirus home, cousin dies

Amazon.com Inc has been sued for allegedly fostering the spread of the coronavirus by mandating unsafe working conditions, causing at least one employee to contract COVID-19, bring it home, and see her cousin die.

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Mexican glass maker Vitro to shut two U.S. plants due to coronavirus

Mexican glass producer Vitro said on Wednesday that it will shut two plants in the United States before the end of the year after the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic hit demand from the automotive sector.

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UCLA complains Jackie Robinson Stadium used as 'field jail' for civil rights protesters

The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) said it was "troubled" by reports that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) used its baseball venue Jackie Robinson Stadium as a "field jail" for people arrested while staging "Black Lives Matter" protests.

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Trump says he likely won't need military to respond to protests

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he did not believe that he would need to use U.S. troops to counter domestic protests sparked by a police killing of an unarmed black man in Minneapolis.

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Russia's Putin declares state of emergency after Arctic Circle oil spill

Russia's President Putin declares a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of oil leak into a river.

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'My brothers on Europe's last death row'

Any day now two men may be executed in Europe's only country that still has the death penalty.

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Viewpoint: What it's like to be an African in the US

Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo writes about the racism he has experienced in the US.

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The 100-year wound that Hungary cannot forget

Hungary lost two-thirds of its territory in the 1920 Trianon treaty and now aims to revive its past.

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George Floyd: What has Trump done for black jobs, poverty and crime?

President Trump says he's done more for African-Americans than any president since Lincoln. Has he?

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The young actors joining an industry on pause

With theatres closed, and TV and movie filming on hold, acting school graduates are struggling.

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Enjoying lockdown: 'Not having anything in my diary was a blessing in disguise'

For people whose diaries are usually full, the quarantine period has made them reassess their priorities.

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Sudan banned FGM - what happens next?

FGM was outlawed by Sudan's new Sovereign Council, who have been in power since August 2019.

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Coronavirus in Russia: 'I don't trust Putin any more'

In Russia, coronavirus ahs seen the long-time president's approval rating fall to an all-time low.

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UK's quarantine of travellers vital to avoid second coronavirus wave, ministers say

Britain's quarantine for travellers arriving from abroad, which will be introduced from June 8, is crucial to avoiding a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, Interior Minister Priti Patel and Transport Minister Grant Shapps said.

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Trump says GOP 'forced' to seek other state to host convention

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Protesters march again in U.S. cities despite curfews, Trump vow to crack down

Thousands of demonstrators took to a knee in the grass outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, chanting "silence is violence" and "no justice, no peace," just before a government-imposed curfew as rallies against police brutality swelled in major cities.

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Mainstream U.S. religious leaders criticize Trump after church photo

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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