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Read More The president made the misleading claim that ‘more white people’ than black are killed by US law enforcement. Plus, ‘rule by fear’ in the new Hong Kong Good morning, Donald Trump has once again stoked racial divisions after telling a CBS interviewer that “more white people” than black are killed by US police,…

Read More (NEW DELHI) — As India’s coronavirus caseload approaches 1 million, lockdowns are being reimposed in parts of the country as governments try to shield the health system from being overwhelmed. India on Wednesday reported nearly 30,000 new virus cases and 582 more deaths, raising its totals to more than 936,000 cases and over…

Read More (NEW DELHI) — As India’s coronavirus caseload approaches 1 million, lockdowns are being reimposed in parts of the country as governments try to shield the health system from being overwhelmed. India on Wednesday reported nearly 30,000 new virus cases and 582 more deaths, raising its totals to more than 936,000 cases and over…

Read MoreWesley Ira Purkey was convicted of a brutal murder in 2003 and has been on death row ever sinceWesley Ira Purkey was convicted of a brutal murder in 2003 and has been on death row ever since

Read MoreNearly a dozen Indian states have imposed a partial lockdown as coronavirus infections near one million.Nearly a dozen Indian states have imposed a partial lockdown as coronavirus infections near one million.

Read More Authorities distributed an arrival form with outdated questions about coronavirus hotspot countries, inquiry told New South Wales Health made a “serious mistake” in using an out-of-date arrival form template for the Ruby Princess when it docked in Sydney, the special inquiry into the cruise ship that resulted in a Covid-19 cluster has heard.…

Read More Today the sculptor placed a statue of a woman doing a black power salute on the vacant plinth in Bristol. We tell the full story of its creation – and speak to Jen Reid, the protester whose gesture so inspired him ‘Amazing moment’: new statue appears at dawn There’s a lookout stationed at…

Read More (LOS ANGELES) — Nick Cannon’s “hateful speech” and anti-Semitic theories led ViacomCBS to cut ties with the TV host and producer, the media giant said. “ViacomCBS condemns bigotry of any kind and we categorically denounce all forms of anti-Semitism,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. It is terminating its relationship with Cannon,…

Read More On 14 July, the Royal Netherlands Air Force has received two more F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters at Leeuwarden Air Base, with some delay. New fighters were delivered to the Netherlands with delay due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy, where the aircraft were built. According to the Scramble Magazine, the new F-35…

Read More Lockdown is keeping ships in port – and as bankruptcy looms for many skippers, an ‘irreplaceable’ part of the Netherlands’ maritime heritage is at risk If it weren’t for Covid-19, Sven Timmann would be sailing the relatively calm inland waters of the Netherlands with groups of schoolchildren, businesspeople and families. Instead, his ship,…

Read More In the former Soviet states, debates about the past are often the defining element of contemporary politics and Stalinism is still full of secrets yet to be discovered.In the former Soviet states, debates about the past are often the defining element of contemporary politics and Stalinism is still full of secrets yet to…

Read More Firefighters saw conditions ‘we haven’t seen before’ in 2019-20, Shane Fitzsimmons tells inquiry The bushfires royal commission has been told the ongoing coronavirus crisis could mean firefighters cannot travel interstate to help battle blazes during the next fire season. The senior counsel assisting the commission, Dominique Hogan-Doran SC, said on Wednesday the extreme…

Read More Exclusive: training session at Hillingdon hospital resulted in 70 staff being quarantined Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nurses not wearing face masks or staying two metres apart led to an outbreak of Covid-19 that shut an A&E unit after 70 staff at a hospital had to go into quarantine,…

Read MoreCoronavirus has been labelled a pandemic but a handful of countries have not yet reported any cases.Coronavirus has been labelled a pandemic but a handful of countries have not yet reported any cases.

Read MoreWhat we know so far on what COVID-19 does to the human body in cases of infections and deaths.What we know so far on what COVID-19 does to the human body in cases of infections and deaths.

Read More Exclusive: A litany of failings meant that when Italy faced disaster, its distress call to the EU met with a shocking silence It was a moment of chilling clarity. On 26 February, with the numbers of Italians known to be infected by coronavirus tripling every 48 hours, the country’s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte,…

Read More As a lucrative deal with the EU looms the country is rushing to repair its reputation on human rights, which has been plagued by reports of forced labour An inmate grasps a hefty wooden mallet and smashes it through concrete at his feet, working in the shade of a stately white building that…

Read More The model posted a picture of her father’s passport only for it to be removed. Sometimes asserting your humanity as a Palestinian is portrayed as an act of aggression Is the word “Palestine” hate speech? Instagram seems to think it may be. The social media platform recently removed a post by the model…

Read MoreNational Party selects Judith Collins, a four-time member of parliament, hours after her predecessor resigned abruptly.National Party selects Judith Collins, a four-time member of parliament, hours after her predecessor resigned abruptly.

Read More Countless hours of treatment and research, trial and error now make it possible to take much closer measure of the new coronavirus and the lethal disease it has unleashed. “It’s like we’re in a battle with something that we can’t see, that we don’t know, and we don’t know where it’s coming from,”…

Read More Police officer investigated over claims he incited criminal acts by animal rights campaigner Scotland Yard is investigating one of its former undercover officers over allegations he incited an animal rights activist to commit illegal acts that resulted in him being jailed for four years. The officer, who used the fake name Matt Rayner…

Read More Exclusive: Artist Marc Quinn leads secret mission to install resin-and-steel figure of Jen Reid at site of toppled Bristol slave trader The statue of slave trader Edward Colston was replaced in Bristol on Wednesday morning – with a sculpture of one of the protesters whose anger brought him down. The figure of Jen…

Read More Global Times mouthpiece says Beijing must respond or be seen as ‘easy to bully’ Chinese state media has foreshadowed “public and painful” retaliation against the UK over its ban of Huawei from the country’s 5G networks. Following Britain’s announcement that Huawei would be stripped out of the country’s phone networks by 2027, the…

Read MoreMove comes after Trump signed legislation and an executive order to punish China for ‘aggressive actions’ in Hong Kong.Move comes after Trump signed legislation and an executive order to punish China for ‘aggressive actions’ in Hong Kong.

Read More Revelation comes after Melbourne coronavirus cases in past week also linked to Brunswick Private, Northern and Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s hospitals Follow live news from around Australia What you need to know about Melbourne’s stage 3 lockdown rules Melbourne coronavirus map: where Covid-19 cases are rising or falling Sign up for Guardian…

Read More Results from the phase 1 clinical trial of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine show it’s on the right track, though there were serious side effects at high doses. Results from the phase 1 clinical trial of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine show it’s on the right track, though there were serious side effects at high doses.

Read MoreUS-China tensions rise as US weighs sanctions over South China Sea territorial disputes, prepares crackdown on finances.US-China tensions rise as US weighs sanctions over South China Sea territorial disputes, prepares crackdown on finances.

Read More Atmosphere in city has changed dramatically as newly imposed security laws loom large On a Saturday afternoon in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong’s bustling shopping district, everything looked as though it was business as usual. Amid swathes of shoppers in the area, flags emblazoned with images of pro-democracy politicians fluttered in the hot summer…

Read More China has said it would impose sanctions on the US after US President Donald Trump has signed legislation to punish Beijing for “oppressive acts” in Hong Kong and an executive order ending all preferential treatment for the city. “The US law…maliciously denigrates Hong Kong’s national security legislation, threatens to impose sanctions on China,…

Read More The 73 year old held the seat for two decades before resigning to become Donald Trump’s attorney general in 2017 Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s former attorney general, has lost the Republican nomination for his old Senate seat in Alabama to former college football coach Tommy Tuberville, likely ending a long political career with…

Read MoreThe World Health Organization set up an independent panel to review the organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark will co-chair the panel’s investigation. CBS News foreign affairs analyst Pamela Falk spoke with Clark about her plans.The World Health Organization set up an independent panel to review the…

Read More New national security laws prompt US media organisation to shift a third of its operation to South Korea The New York Times is moving part of its Hong Kong bureau to Seoul, amid growing concern about the impact of new national security laws on the freedom and safety of the press. The US…

Read MorePresident Trump said China “hit us with the plague” after their previous trade deal was signed.President Trump said China “hit us with the plague” after their previous trade deal was signed.

Read More (MOBILE, Ala.) — Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost the Republican nomination for his old Senate seat in Alabama to former college football coach Tommy Tuberville, likely ending a long political career with a bitter defeat egged on by President Donald Trump. Tuberville, 65, beat Sessions in Tuesday’s Republican runoff as Sessions…