US unrest: Pres Trump says police ‘not treated fairly’ after latest race shooting

US President Donald Trump said police had ‘not been treated fairly’ WASHINGTON, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Donald Trump said that US police have “not been treated fairly” and appeared to defend a white officer charged with the murder of a black man. Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe was charged…

Covid-19: Peru overtakes Italy in total cases of coronavirus

A medical worker holds up a pamphlet that reads in Spanish “Urgent, without medical protection equipment” during a protest outside Rebagliati Hospital amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Lima LIMA, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru topped 240,000 total cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, surpassing hard-hit Italy, government data showed, even…

Covid-19: New York City set for further reopening

NEW YORK, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York City’s restaurants and bars — closed for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic — will be allowed to open outside areas next week, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. America’s financial capital, the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, is on track…

Senior Chinese, US diplomats hold constructive dialogue in Hawaii

HONOLULU, June 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi held a dialogue with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the latter’s request on Tuesday and Wednesday local time in the US state of Hawaii. Yang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC)…

Update: UN rights body holds urgent debate on systemic racism, police brutality

The UN Human Rights Council began its urgent debate on racism and police brutality in the follow-up to the killing of George Floyd in the United States GENEVA, June 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Human Right Council on Wednesday began an urgent debate on current racially inspired human rights violations, systemic…

India, Mexico, Norway, Ireland elected to UN Security Council

UNITED NATIONS, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN General Assembly elected on Wednesday four new members of the Security Council for 2021 and 2022, with Canada losing out again and the battle for the African seat going to a second round. India, Mexico, Norway and Ireland were chosen as non-permanent…

Covid-19: WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trials on patients

GENEVA, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization decided to halt trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for hospitalised COVID-19 patients, finding it did not reduce the mortality rate. A decades-old malaria and rheumatoid arthritis drug, hydroxychloroquine has been at the centre of political and scientific controversy. It…

Covid-19: US daily virus deaths drop below 1,000 for 7 days in a row

WASHINGTON, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded 840 deaths from the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to data from Johns Hopkins University Wednesday, the seventh day in a row the toll has dropped below 1,000. The country remains the most affected in the world by…

Racism: US “not above scrutiny”, urges other states to be open on racism – US diplomat

A United Nations Human Rights Council in session GENEVA, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is grappling with racial discrimination and implementing police reforms after the killing of George Floyd, but other countries should show the same level of openness, a U.S. envoy said ahead of a UN debate…

US unrest: Policeman charged with murdering Rayshard Brooks

Rolfe conducted a sobriety test on Brooks in the car park before the shooting ATLANTA, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A police officer who fatally shot a fleeing black man in the back last week in Atlanta, Georgia, will be charged with murder and assault, officials say. Garrett Rolfe, who has already been fired,…
Load More