Some 200 Arrested In Violent Protests In NYC Over Death Of George Floyd

NEW YORK, May 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Protests over Minnesota black man, George Floyd’s death turned violent in New York City, with around 200 protesters arrested, local media said. Tensions flared after a generally peaceful demonstration on Friday afternoon. In the borough of Brooklyn, people clashed with officers and a police…

Covid-19: Poor and black, northeast Brazil faces coronavirus ‘hurricane’

BRASILIA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s northeast, a harsh place of arid land, cyclical drought and crushing poverty, is emerging as the next crisis zone in the coronavirus pandemic. As the virus surges in Brazil – which now has the second-most cases in the world after the United States – the country’s…

Pres Trump announces probe of Chinese companies listed in US

A student makes a gesture indicating “Five demands, not one less”, one of the mottos of pro-democracy activists, during a lunchtime protest at the International Finance Center (IFC) shopping mall in Hong Kong WASHINGTON, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump ordered a probe into the actions of Chinese…

Update: US Pres Trump targets China over Hong Kong security law

 WASHINGTON, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — USPresident Donald Trump has announced that he will start to end preferential treatment for Hong Kong in trade and travel, in response to a new security law pushed by Beijing. He described the Chinese government’s moves to introduce the measure in Hong Kong as a “tragedy”. Trump…

US, Britain press China on Hong Kong at testy UN informal talks

UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and Britain on Friday urged China at the UN Security Council to reverse course over its new security law in Hong Kong, defying Beijing’s outrage over having the controversy discussed at the world body. The UN meeting came as President Donald…

US records 1,225 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded 1,225 coronavirus deaths on Friday, bringing its total to 102,798 since the global pandemic began, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The country has officially logged 1,745,606 overall cases of the virus, far more than any other nation,…

Covid-19: Brazil death toll hits 27,878, surpassing hard-hit Spain

BRASILIA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil on Friday reached 27,878 coronavirus deaths, official figures showed, surpassing the toll of hard-hit Spain and making it the country with the fifth-highest number of fatalities. The epicenter of the South American coronavirus outbreak, Brazil saw 1,124 deaths in 24 hours, the Ministry of…

Covid-19: US ventilators ‘have not arrived in Nigeria’ – minister

Nigeria’s underfunded public health facilities are mostly used by the poor ABUJA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s information minister has said the country is yet to receive ventilators promised by US President Donald Trump in April. Lai Mohammed has denied Trump’s remarks made last week that he had sent 1,000…

Covid-19: Voodoo leaders in Haiti concoct secret remedy

A Voodoo ceremony in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Voodoo leaders in the Caribbean nation of Haiti announced they have taught their fellow priests (houngans) and priestesses (mambos) how to concoct a secret remedy to treat COVID-19. They also said they have set aside sacred initiation chambers in their…

US: Ex-officer charged with murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis

George Floyd, black man was killed by the police in the US MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota, US), May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Minneapolis police officer has been arrested and charged with murder and manslaughter following the death of an unarmed black man in custody.Derek Chauvin was shown in footage kneeling on…
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