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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 fisheries accuse EU of using 'nuclear option' in Brexit talks
Yahoo Daily News 02 Jun 2020
The UK’s fishing industry has accused the EU of using a “nuclear option” to secure a Brexit deal, warning that it is prepared for blockades by the French if trade talks collapse ... My assessment is that that’s not very likely – fishing remains an emblematic issue for the government,” said Deas. ... Photograph. Reuters TV/Reuters. More ... ....
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Football pitch-sized area of tropical rainforest lost every six seconds
The Guardian 02 Jun 2020
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Hong Kong Leader Accuses US of 'Double Standard' Over Protests
Voa News 02 Jun 2020
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the violent protests across the United States are an example of foreign governments applying a “double standard” when it comes to China’s approach to quelling a year of anti-Beijing protests. U.S ... Lam told reporters Tuesday that the U.S ... She called reporters’ attention to the reaction in the U.S ... ....
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China delayed releasing coronavirus information for days at start of outbreak, frustrating the WHO
The Los Angeles Times 02 Jun 2020
Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus ... Tight controls on information and competition within the Chinese public health system were to blame, according to dozens of interviews and internal documents ... Instead, it must rely on the cooperation of member states ... ....
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Monster or Machine? A profile of the Coronavirus at 6 months
The Times of India 02 Jun 2020
A virus, at heart, is information, a packet of data that benefits from being shared. The information at stake is genetic. instructions to make more virus. Unlike a truly living organism, a virus cannot replicate on its own; it cannot move, grow, persist or perpetuate. It needs a host ... Not even that. an assembly manual for a photocopier, model SARS-CoV-2....
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Officer shot in Las Vegas as George Floyd protests continue
TVNZ 02 Jun 2020
An officer has been shot in Las Vegas and authorities are responding to another shooting as people protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, authorities said ... Source. Associated Press ... ....
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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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Italy's opposition parties flout social distancing rules at rally in Rome
Canada Dot Com 02 Jun 2020
ROME — Italian opposition parties and hundreds of supporters defied social distancing rules on Tuesday to pack Rome’s central streets in an anti-government protest rally ... Some protesters were not wearing face masks, made compulsory in Italy when sufficient distancing between people is not possible ... its moral strength....
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U.N. says Libya sides agree to truce talks
Yahoo Daily News 02 Jun 2020
TUNIS (Reuters) - Libya's warring parties have agreed to restart ceasefire talks, the United Nations mission to the country said late on Monday after weeks of intense fighting near the capital Tripoli fuelled by foreign arms ... Two ceasefires have already been agreed this year but both shelling and fighting continued ... ....
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We've reached the 'mad emperor' stage, and it's terrifying to behold
The Guardian 02 Jun 2020
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Mexican president defies leftist label in virus response
Yahoo Daily News 02 Jun 2020
When Andrés Manuel López Obrador won Mexico’s presidency after years of agitating for change, many expected a transformative leader who would take the country to the left even as much of Latin America moved right ... equip beds ... The president has granted no tax payment extensions, and instead relied largely on small loans to small and micro-businesses ... ....
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Angry Donald Trump calls for tougher approach against George Floyd protests
The Observer 01 Jun 2020
Donald Trump has urged governors, law enforcement officials and national security officials to take a more forceful approach in responding to protests around the country sparked by the death of George Floyd. ‘Rotten racism’. newspapers around the world react to George Floyd protests. Read more ... ....
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UN, Saudi Arabia seek to raise $2.41bn for war-torn Yemen
Al Jazeera 02 Jun 2020
Saudi Arabia, a major player in Yemen's war, is co-hosting a UN pledging conference to raise funds for aid operations ... ....
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Floyd Mayweather offers to pay for George Floyd's funerals
International Business Times 02 Jun 2020
(IANS) Boxing great Floyd Mayweather has offered to cover the funeral cost of George Floyd, the African-American man who died in police custody in the United States which has led to nationwide protests ... ....
