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George Floyd's friend who was in the car with him details his last moments
CNN 04 Jun 2020
(CNN)George Floyd pleaded with officers before his death in Minneapolis, asking them why and not resisting arrest in any way, a friend who was with him said. Maurice Lester Hall, 42, was with Floyd in the car during the arrest that led to his death, The New York Times reported ... "I could hear him pleading, 'Please, officer, what's all this for?' ... ....
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Giant asteroid taller than Empire State Building heading towards Earth this week
International Business Times 04 Jun 2020photo: AP / via Hennepin County Sheriff's Office
Four police officiers charged in Floyd death, one faces 2nd-degree murder count
Arab News 04 Jun 2020
MINNEAPOLIS. The white Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on the neck of a black man who later died will now be charged with second-degree murder, and his three colleagues will also face charges, court documents revealed Wednesday ... “This is another important step for justice.” ... .......
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Kim Yo-jong warns South Korea to tackle 'evil' propaganda balloons
The Guardian 04 Jun 2020
Her statement came after anti-Pyongyang leaflets were sent across the border earlier this week by a group of North Korean defectors ... .......
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Bernie-friendly DNC panel pushes Biden to back $16T climate plan
Politico 04 Jun 2020
But they go well beyond Biden’s own climate platform, which has called for spending $2 trillion — and they would offer President Donald Trump multiple openings to link Biden to the Democrats’ progressive and environmental wings ... It includes environmental activists, environmental ......
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Trump press secretary compares bizarre church photo op to Churchill touring Blitz bomb damage
The Independent 04 Jun 2020
Two days after Donald Trump walked from the White House across Lafayette Square to silently hold up a Bible in front of St John’s Church, his press secretary has compared the event to demonstrations of strength and solidarity by leaders in war – including Winston Churchill ... “This is not what defines America ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... ....
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In Zambia Covid 19 is a hoax – medical doctor
Zambian Watchdog 03 Jun 2020
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Trump Hits Back at Mattis After Accusations of 'Deliberate Effort to Divide Americans'
Sputnik 04 Jun 2020
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The economic response to the coronavirus crisis should tackle global climate change too
The Independent 04 Jun 2020
The coronavirus crisis has prompted the biggest state intervention in the market in history. Around the world governments have earmarked more than $8tn in a bid to keep the global economy moving ... George Monbiot Author and Environmental Activist ... Dr Oliver Bragg, Geography and Environmental Science, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee ... ....
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Twitter accuses President Trump of making 'false claims'
BBC News 04 Jun 2020
Twitter has accused the US president of making false claims, in one of the app's own articles covering the news ... ....
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Russia's Putin Declares State Of Emergency After Arctic Circle Oil Spill
Democratic Underground 04 Jun 2020
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle. The spill happened when a fuel tank at a power plant near the Siberian city of Norilsk collapsed last Friday ... ....
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Coronavirus: Former MI6 head claims pandemic ‘started as accident’ in Chinese laboratory
The Independent 04 Jun 2020photo: AP / Andy Wong
Xi says China ready to work with Germany, EU to create more global certainty
CCTV 04 Jun 2020
BEIJING, June 4 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China stands ready to work with Germany and the European Union (EU) to strengthen strategic cooperation, uphold multilateralism, tackle global challenges, and jointly add certainty to the current world of uncertainty ... ....
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Floyd tested positive for COVID-19 in April
The Siasat Daily 04 Jun 2020
Minneapolis. A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19 ... Source. AP ... ....
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Police clash with protesters after Black Lives Matter rally in London
The Irish Times 04 Jun 2020
Pockets of protesters clashed with police after thousands of people flooded into central London for a Black Lives Matter demonstration in response to the death of George Floyd. Activists held a peaceful demonstration in Hyde Park before tensions escalated later outside Downing Street ... Four police officers have been charged over his death ... Photograph ... ....
