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Trump likely to address nation this week on race, national unity
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 8 (ANI): In view of the protests raging across the United States over the death of African-American man George Floyd, President Donald Trump is likely to address the nation this week on issues related to race and national unity.
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Minneapolis to defund, dismantle its police department
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Minneapolis [USA], June 8 (ANI): At least nine members of the Minneapolis City Council on Sunday announced they intend to defund and dismantle the city's police department following the police killing of George Floyd.
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Republican Senator Mitt Romney joins anti-racism protests in DC
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 8 (ANI): A day after US President Donald Trump withdrew the National Guard from the streets of Washington DC claiming to have the situation under control, Republican Senator and former presidential nominee Mitt Romney became one the few Republicans to publicly say "
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Americans troubled more by police actions in George Floyd killing than vio
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 8 (ANI): Americans by a 2-to-1 margin are more troubled by the actions of police in the killing of black man George Floyd than by violence at some protests, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
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Winston Churchill statue vandalised in London during Black Lives Matter pr
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 8 (ANI): Anti-racism protesters in England defaced the memorial to Winston Churchill in Westminster during Black Lives Matter protests on Sunday, local media reported.
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Anti-racism protests in DC remain peaceful after Trump orders National Gua
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], June 8 (Sputnik/ANI): Protests in Washington, DC, which broke out in light of African American man George Floyd's death in police custody, remain peaceful despite US President Donald Trump's order to withdraw National Guard military reserve forces from the city, a Sputn
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Anti-racism protests 'subverted by thuggery', says UK PM
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 8 (Sputnik/ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday (local time) that protests against racism and police brutality had been hijacked by thugs, after several officers were injured.
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Up to 5,000 Black Lives Matter protesters rally in Brussels
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 7 (Sputnik/ANI): Between 4,000 and 5,000 protesters demonstrated in front of the Palace of Justice in the Belgian capital of Brussels on Sunday in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, a Sputnik correspondent said.
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President Donald Trump orders withdrawal of National Guard from Washington
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 7 (ANI): A day after a large scale demonstrations were held in Washington DC demanding justice for George Floyd, US President Donald Trump said that he has given the order for the withdrawal of the National Guard forces from the nation's capital, saying everything n
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72 more COVID-19 cases in UP: KGMU, Lucknow
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 7 (ANI): The King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow has informed that out of total 2,006 samples tested for COVID-19 on Saturday, results of 72 were positive.
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30,000 people took to the streets to join 'Black Lives Matter' protests in
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chicago [USA], June 07 (ANI): Around 30,000 people on Saturday came out on the streets of Chicago to join 'Black Lives Matter' protests, following the death of an African-American man, George Floyd, under police detention.
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At least 23 police officers injured during Black Lives Matter protests in
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 7 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 23 police officers were injured in past several days during ongoing protests against racism and police brutality in London sparked by George Floyd's murder in US' Minneapolis city in late May, Jo Edwards, a police superintendent, said.
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