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New arms race taking shape amid a pandemic and economic crisis. What could go wrong?
Yahoo Daily News 06 Jun 2020
Three decades after the Cold War ended without a long-feared nuclear cataclysm, arms control experts are starting to think the sigh of relief heard around the world then might have been premature. In recent weeks Russian fighter aircraft intercepted U.S ... At the same time, Moscow tested a new missile capable of destroying U.S. satellites ... (Reuters) ... ....
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Thousands take to Washington streets in protest against US police violence
Gulf Daily News 06 Jun 2020
WASHINGTON - Thousands of protesters marched in Washington on Saturday as rallies across the United States to protest the killing of a black man in Minneapolis police custody enter the 12th day and officials move to rein in law enforcement tactics ... capital. Local media has predicted tens of thousands will attend ... Capitol ... ‘EXTREME TACTICS’....
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Mexico seethes with anger after man dies in police custody
La Prensa Latina 06 Jun 2020
By Eduard Ribas i Admetlla. Mexico, Jun 5 (EFE).- Protests against alleged police brutality broke out in Mexico on Friday amid the Covid-19 pandemic following the death of a construction worker who was arrested for not wearing a face mask in public in Jalisco state ... Lopez could be heard screaming for help ... Tags .......
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‘NO KNEELING!’ – Donald Trump criticises Drew Brees for NFL protest apology
The Independent 06 Jun 2020
President Donald Trump on Friday lobbed barbs at protesters who kneel during the national anthem, after NFL quarterback Drew Brees apologised for remarks he made about the practice ... Download the new Independent Premium app....
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Zuckerberg-funded scientists: Rein in hate on Facebook
The Himalayan 07 Jun 2020
BOSTON. Dozens of scientists doing research funded by Mark Zuckerberg say Facebook should not be letting President Donald Trump use the social media platform to “spread both misinformation and incendiary statements.” ... The others are Martin Kampmann of the University of California-San Francisco and Jason Shepherd of the University of Utah ... ....
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Anti-racism protesters march across world
Asiatimes 07 Jun 2020
Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters rallied for racial justice Saturday in the United States and across the world following the death of George Floyd, as the movement triggered by his killing at police hands entered a second weekend ... On a sunny but oppressively hot day, many people wore masks because of the coronavirus pandemic_.." target="_blank" class="a_keyword_link">. "> ... "> ... – AFP ... .......
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India, China military commanders meet on frontier dispute
Wtop 06 Jun 2020
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Chinese military commanders met Saturday to try to resolve a bitter standoff along their disputed frontier high in the Himalayas where thousands of troops on both sides are facing off. The meeting at a border post was attended by senior commanders and was the highest-level encounter so far ... Lt. Gen. D.S ... Source ....
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German suspect in Madeleine McCann case linked to two more child disappearances
The Observer 07 Jun 2020
The father of a six-year-old German boy who disappeared on holiday in Portugal nearly 24 years ago says the recent dramatic developments in the Madeleine McCann case have given him hope he will finally learn what happened to his son ... Madeleine McCann suspect investigated over two other missing children – reports. Read more ... Read more ... ....
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Paul McCartney says The Beatles angrily turned down segregated gig in 1964
The Independent 06 Jun 2020
Paul McCartney has shared a post celebrating Black Lives Matter, which reveals that The Beatles angrily refused to perform in front of a segregated audience in 1964 ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... ....
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Protesters support Floyd, Black Lives Matter on 3 continents
Market Watch 06 Jun 2020
Thousands of people rallied in Australia and Europe to honor George Floyd and to voice support Saturday for what is becoming an international Black Lives Matter movement, as a worldwide wave of solidarity with protests over the death of a black man in Minneapolis highlights racial discrimination outside the United States ... “Black lives matter today ... ....
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Kazakh police detain dozens of anti-government protesters
Al Jazeera 06 Jun 2020photo: AP / Felipe Dana
Egypt Proposes Libya Cease-fire, Calls for Withdrawal of Mercenaries
Voa News 06 Jun 2020
As forces loyal to the internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli gain more ground near the capital from forces under eastern military commander General Khalifa Haftar, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sissi called for a cease-fire. Sissi urged both sides to resume dialogue ... Haftar ... VOA could not independently confirm the claim ... ....
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Can’t you just fire me? Man paid to do nothing wanted $2 million
Indian Express 06 Jun 2020
An executive who was paid about $18,000 a month by LafargeHolcim Ltd. to do nothing failed in his suit to force the cement maker to fire him with a payout worth more than $2 million. Timing was his undoing ... But the company told him he wasn’t eligible and French judges have said “non” — three times in a row ... Chief Executive ... French Contract ... Jun 06....
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Iran ready to hand over black boxes from downed Ukranian airliner
The National 06 Jun 2020
Iran is ready to transfer abroad the black boxes of a Ukrainian plane shot down by mistake near Tehran airport, but they will be of "no help" in any investigation, state media reported on Saturday. Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, was struck by a missile and crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran on January 8 ... Read More ... ....
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Report: German Neo-Nazis Training At Russian Terrorist Camp
Radio Free Europe 06 Jun 2020
German neo-Nazis are conducting paramilitary training with a Russian ultranationalist group at a camp near St. Petersburg, German magazine Focus reported on June 5 ... Focus reported German neo-Nazis have received training in using arms, explosives, and hand-to-hand combat at a camp named Partizan near St. Petersburg ... The movement has branches in St ... .......
