Trump says elderly protester pushed to ground by cops ‘could be ANTIFA’ and suggests video ‘was a set up’
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday (June 9) that an elderly man seen bleeding from the head after he was pushed to the ground by US riot police was faking. “I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?” Mr Trump asked on his massively followed Twitter […]
Houston bids farewell to George Floyd in hometown funeral
Family and friends gathered to lay George Floyd to rest in his hometown of Houston on Tuesday, with poignant tributes capping the long farewell to the 46-year-old African American whose death ignited global protests against police brutality and racism. Politicians, civil rights activists and celebrities joined in sharing memories of the man they called a […]
18 murders in 24 hours: Inside the most violent day in 60 years in Chicago
CHICAGO — Bloody Chicago recorded 18 murders on May 31, making it the city’s deadliest day in 60 years. The dubious milestone was reached on a day Chicago was roiled by another round of protests and looting following the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. The 18 deaths tallied by the University of […]
U.S. tops 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases
WASHINGTON: The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the United States topped two million on Wednesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 112,900 people in the United States, which leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 2,000,464, according to the Baltimore-based […]
NORWAY MOSQUE SHOOTER JAILED FOR MINIMUM 21 YEARS IN ANTI-TERRORISM OFFENCE
A Norwegian court on Thursday sentenced a right-wing extremist to a minimum of 21 years in prison for a 2019 mosque attack near Oslo and murdering his step-sister in a racially-motivated act. He was found guilty of trying to “kill as many Muslims as possible”, though no one was seriously injured in the mosque attack. […]
Alarming Rise in COVID-19 Cases as States Roll Back Lockdowns
New York (AP) — States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn”t done with the US. Cases are rising in nearly half the states, according to an Associated Press analysis, a worrying trend that could intensify as people return to work and venture out during the summer. In Arizona, hospitals have been told to prepare […]
‘Go Back To Your Bunker,’ Seattle Mayor Tells Trump In Spat Over Protests
SEATTLE: Seattle’s mayor told Donald Trump to “Go back to your bunker” on Thursday, escalating a spat after the president threatened to intervene over a police-free autonomous zone protesters have set up in the western US city. The reference to a “bunker” was a nod to reports Trump was rushed by Secret Service agents to […]
Delhi: Coronavirus patients being treated worse than animals: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday termed the situation in Delhi “horrific” and said that bodies are being found in garbage and that Covid-19 patients are being treated “worse than animals”. “COVID-19 patients are treated worse than animals. In one case, a body was found in garbage,” the court said and asked the Delhi government to […]
Schools reopening delayed in China after three new virus cases emerge in Beijing
BEIJING: Beijing said Friday it would delay primary school students returning to class after three fresh coronavirus cases emerged in the capital — the first after two months of no infections in the city. China has largely brought domestic coronavirus infections under control, and the majority of cases in recent months have been overseas nationals […]
Trump says chokeholds by police should generally ‘be ended’
President Donald Trump says he’d like to see an end to the police use of chokeholds, except in certain circumstances. “I don’t like chokeholds,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News Channel that aired Friday. “Generally speaking,” he said, the practice “should be ended.” But Trump also talked at length about a scenario in which […]
