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Trudeau silent for 20 seconds after being asked about Trump
The Los Angeles Times 03 Jun 2020
MONTREAL — . Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday hesitated for 20 seconds before answering a question about President Trump’s handling of protests gripping the United States. 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....
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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. Bush called on the US Tuesday to take a hard look at its "tragic failures," citing racial injustice in America in a statement addressing protests, which have roiled the country over the past week ... "This tragedy -- in a long series of similar tragedies -- raises a long overdue question ... ... ... ....
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Google pulls ‘Remove China Apps’ from Play Store
Crunch 03 Jun 2020
Remove China Apps, an app that gained popularity in India in recent weeks and did exactly what its name suggests, has been pulled from the Play Store ... Several Indian celebrities in recent days have backed the idea of deleting Chinese apps ... The video was critical of the Chinese government, she said ... ....
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US elections 2020: Biden and Trump win Indiana’s primary
Indian Express 03 Jun 2020
Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump have won Indiana’s presidential primary. Indiana is among the states and the District of Columbia with primaries on Tuesday. Pennsylvania offers the day’s biggest trove of presidential delegates ... Read. How the coronavirus is upending American politics ... Eastern time ... ... Tags ... Advertisement ... X ... ....
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Britain's claims to being a functioning democracy are only skin deep
The Guardian 03 Jun 2020
Do we live in a democracy? You may well ask ... Established power in this country is surrounded by a series of defensive rings ... .......
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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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India's coronavirus cases cross 200,000, peak still weeks away
Yahoo Daily News 03 Jun 2020
Cases jumped by 8,909 over the previous day in one of the highest single-day spikes, taking the tally to 2,07,615 ... ....
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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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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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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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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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UK to allow a year's visa for British National (Overseas) passport holders
Hong Kong Standard 03 Jun 2020
Britain will change its immigration rules and offer millions of people in Hong Kong "a route to citizenship" if China imposes new security laws, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said ... Many people in Hong Kong fear it could end their unique freedoms, which the rest of China does not have ... TS Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... ....
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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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Facebook takes down white nationalist and fake antifa accounts
Yahoo Daily News 03 Jun 2020
By Joseph Menn. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has suspended accounts associated with white nationalist groups after some advocated bringing weapons to the current wave of anti-racist protests ... The others had connections to a group called the American Guard, which is now classified the same way ... ....
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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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