Demonstrators hold placards as they stand behind a fence at Lafayette Park in front of the White House during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington, US, June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millisv

Thousands worldwide march against police brutality

Huge crowds turned out in Australia, Britain, France, Germany and other nations in support of US protests

What would ‘defund the police’ look like?

Police officers stand by as demonstrators march along a street in protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in New York City, New York, US,  June 5, 2020. REUTERS Defunding advocates say money saved on policing could be diverted to social programmes

Thousands take to
Washington streets

Demonstrators hold placards as they stand behind a fence at Lafayette Park in front of the White House during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington, US, June 6, 2020. Reuters Protests against the killing of a black man in police custody enter a 12th day

Amazon centre burned down

Photo taken via SB Country Fire’s Twitter page. A major three-alarm fire destroyed the facility that was used to ship items to Amazon customers

US prepares for major protest

Rukiya Ahmed and Yoreanos Alemu lie on the street as a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington, US, June 5, 2020. Reuters Democratic officials move to rein in police

Virus epidemics growing
in South Asia: WHO

FILE PHOTO: Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Experts warn about the risk of the disease exploding in the region's densely populated countries

US cops quit unit to
protest suspension

Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old protester, lays on the ground after he was shoved by two Buffalo, New York, police officers during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Niagara Square in Buffalo, New York, US, June 4, 2020. Jamie Quinn/Handout via REUTERS All 57 members of the unit resign to protest the suspension of two colleagues who were filmed shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground

Trump ties Iran nuclear negotiations to election

President Donald Trump walks on stage to address people at Puritan Medical Products, in Guilford, Maine, on June 5, 2020. Trump on Friday celebrated the return of an American imprisoned in Iran by urging Tehran to “make the Big deal” on its nuclear program, and dangled the possibility that they would get better terms if they negotiated before the presidential election, seeming to invite Tehran to help return him to office. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times) The US president urges Iran to ‘make the big deal’ before the presidential election

Lockdowns: economists seek better answers

A homeless person pushes his belongings through a deserted Times Square in Manhattan, New York, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Researchers say more targeted approaches might have protected public health with less economic pain

Twitter, Facebook disable
Trump video tribute to Floyd

US President Donald Trump pretends to insert a nose swap as he tours Puritan Medical Products manufacturing facility, where swabs for coronavirus disease tests are made, in Guilford, Maine, on Jun 5. REUTERS Twitter, Facebook and Instagram cite copyright complaints

Brazil threatens WHO exit
Global anti-racism protests rage
Sweden’s ex-envoy to China
tried over secret meetings
Coronavirus deaths surge in Brazil, Mexico
How coronavirus makes a
no-deal Brexit more likely
Video shows police in shoving 75yr-old to ground
US suspends cops who
shoved 75-year-old
Japan aims to have vaccines in use by June 2021
Tim Davie appointed as new head of the BBC
Hong Kong's free media fears being silenced
N Korea expresses support for China’s HK measures
‘China pushing territorial claims under cover of coronavirus’
Mexican protesters clash with police over custody death
India set to reopen temples, malls
Thousands defy Beijing
for Tiananmen vigil in HK
Where the virus is growing most
Hong Kongers defy ban to attend Tiananmen vigil
American detained in Iran since 2018 freed: Trump
All four Minneapolis police officers charged in Floyd death
Floyd had COVID-19, autopsy reveals
India's top bureaucrats hit by virus
HK legislature passes national anthem bill
Guard in China injures 39 in attack at school
Dear US, we view your convulsions with horror, hope
Hong Kong set to commemorate Tiananmen with 'candles everywhere'
Myanmar denies bail to Canadian preacher

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    Crowds watch fireworks display during New Year's Eve celebrations in Brisbane, Australia. AAP Image/Dan Peled/via REUTERS

  • Fireworks are seen from Mrs Macquarie's Chair during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, December 31, 2019. AAP Image for City of Sydney/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS

    Fireworks are seen from Mrs Macquarie's Chair during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, December 31, 2019. AAP Image for City of Sydney/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS

  • Students cheer as they release balloons during celebrations to welcome the New Year at a school in Ahmedabad, India. REUTERS

    Students cheer as they release balloons during celebrations to welcome the New Year at a school in Ahmedabad, India. REUTERS

  • Crowds watch fireworks display during New Year's Eve celebrations in Brisbane, Australia. AAP Image/Dan Peled/via REUTERS

    Crowds watch fireworks display during New Year's Eve celebrations in Brisbane, Australia. AAP Image/Dan Peled/via REUTERS

  • People wearing rain coats gather at Bundaran Hotel Indonesia roundabout as they attend New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia December 31, 2019. (Reuters)

    People wearing rain coats gather at Bundaran Hotel Indonesia roundabout as they attend New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia December 31, 2019. (Reuters)

  • US President Donald Trump addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

    US President Donald Trump addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

  • Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds up a photograph as he addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds up a photograph as he addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

  • Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

    Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

  • Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Kahn attends the start of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

    Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Kahn attends the start of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel watches during the opening of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel watches during the opening of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

  • United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the opening of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

    United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the opening of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

  • US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

    US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives ahead of the start of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yana Paskova

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives ahead of the start of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yana Paskova

  • French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during their meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, September 23, 2019. REUTERS/John Irish

    French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during their meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, September 23, 2019. REUTERS/John Irish

  • Muslims attend an Eid al-Adha mass prayer, marking the end of the haj pilgrimage near Moscow's grand mosque in Russia August 11, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

    Muslims attend an Eid al-Adha mass prayer, marking the end of the haj pilgrimage near Moscow's grand mosque in Russia August 11, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

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