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‘Get your knee off our necks!’

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"George Floyd’s story has been the story of black folks. Because ever since 401 years ago, the reason we could never be who we wanted and dreamed to be is you kept your knee on our neck,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said in a fierce eulogy. “It’s time for us to stand up in George’s name and say, ‘Get your knee off our necks!’”

Reverend Al Sharpton leads a moment of silence during a memorial service for George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 4, 2020.

Indians on H-1B visa with U.S.-born kids feel being left out, plead for help

The Vande Bharat mission, launched last month, is the Indian government’s largest-ever exercise to repatriate its nationals stranded abroad due to the coronavirus lockdown. Over 1.07 lakh people have so far returned to the country under the programme.

Vande Bharat Air India Express special flight IX 394 carrying 192 Indians, mostly Keralites, gets ready for take-off from the Kuwait airport on Wednesday afternoon. The last flight for the State in the first phase of the Vande Bharat Mission landed at the Calicut international airport around 10 p.m.

Officers face new charges in Floyd death

Memorial service for George Floyd set for late Thursday after days of protest, rage across the U.S.

Google: State-based hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns

Groups from China and Iran had attempted to breach accounts of the two leaders, says a finding

U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Santa Ana Star Centre in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. File photo

Reverend Al Sharpton leads a moment of silence during a memorial service for George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 4, 2020.

‘Get your knee off our necks!’

Vande Bharat Air India Express special flight IX 394 carrying 192 Indians, mostly Keralites, gets ready for take-off from the Kuwait airport on Wednesday afternoon. The last flight for the State in the first phase of the Vande Bharat Mission landed at the Calicut international airport around 10 p.m.

Indians on H-1B visa with U.S.-born kids feel being left out, plead for help

Officers face new charges in Floyd death

U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Santa Ana Star Centre in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. File photo

Google: State-based hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns

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Participants during a vigil for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong commemorates Tiananmen dead with vigil

Trump trying to ‘divide’ America:Mattis

COVID-19

Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji and president of the COP23, takes off his hat at the start of the final session of the U.N. Climate Change Conference 2017 hosted by Fiji but held in Bonn on November 18, 2017.

Pacific nation Fiji declares itself coronavirus-free AP

Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said Friday that the South Pacific island nation had just cleared the last of its active patients.

Pakistan reports record 4,896 coronavirus infections, COVID-19 death toll reaches 1,838

Brazil’s official coronavirus death toll passes Italy

Novavax gets U.S. defense funding for its COVID-19 vaccine

China to allow foreign flights

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South Asia

Two school teachers killed in bomb blast in Pakistan
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Pakistan reports record 4,896 coronavirus infections, COVID-19 death toll reaches 1,838
PTI

Pakistan couple arrested for killing 7-year-old maid
AFP

Coronavirus | Nepal records highest single-day jump of 334 cases
PTI

Europe

Cyclone Amphan | French President expresses solidarity with PM over death, destruction in cyclone
PTI

U.K. Business Secretary Alok Sharma tested for coronavirus
PTI

British PM Boris Johnson offers visas for millions in Hong Kong
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U.K. experienced sunniest month on record in May
Reuters

West Asia

Freed Iranian scientist leaves U.S.
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Oli calls Netanyahu as Nepal-Israel diplomatic ties mark 60th year
Kallol Bhattacherjee

Talks with U.S. futile, says new Iran Speaker
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Israeli police shoot dead ‘unarmed’ Palestinian man
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Trump confirms pulling out U.S. pension fund from China investments

Dining with dummies? Three-star restaurant in U.S. adds mannequins to help with social distancing

U.S. Senator Richard Burr steps aside as committee chair as FBI probes stock trades

U.S. says Islamic State conducted attack on Kabul hospital

‘Don’t want to speak to President Xi right now’: Trump rules out renegotiating trade deal with China

Head of World Trade Organization to step down early

China stealing US research on COVID-19: Pompeo

Mr. Pompeo’s allegations came a day after the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security claimed that organisations conducting research into COVID-19 may be targeted by computer hackers linked to the Chinese government.

Coronavirus may never go away, warns WHO

European Medicines Agency says data from trials suggest vaccine could possibly be ready in a year

Coronavirus | China rejects U.S. charge of vaccine research theft

‘Hackers are trying to steal data on COVID-19 cures’

Coronavirus | Bangladesh builds huge field hospital

Only a handful of state-run hospitals in Bangladesh are currently treating coronavirus patients, and officials are hoping the new 2,084-bed facility in the capital Dhaka will help ease pressure on the country's healthcare infrastructure.

Israeli government formation delayed

Netanyahu rushes to quell infighting within Likud party.

Petitions challenge Sri Lankan government’s compulsory cremation rule

Five fundamental rights petitions have been filed; community leaders and activists urge the government to respect religious beliefs of Muslims.

China rebuts Taiwan on WHO participation

‘Its real intention is to use the crisis pretext to seek independence’

Pakistan awards Diamer-Bhasha dam contract of 442 billion PKR to joint venture between Power China and FWO

The contract signed on Wednesday covers construction of a diversion system, main dam, access bridge and the 21MW Tangir hydropower project.

Coronavirus lockdown | Japan lifts state of emergency in most regions

Today is the new beginning for our daily lives, a new normal, says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Obama emerges as central figure in 2020 presidential race

Despite there being no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Obama, Mr. Biden or other administration officials, Mr. Trump is eagerly pushing the notion of an unspecified crime against the former president, branding it “Obamagate.”

U.S. military offers condolences over Iran accident killing 19

In a statement, Capt. Bill Urban, a spokesman for the U.S. Central Command, said the force offered our sincere condolences to the Iranian people for the tragic loss of life.

India may have to open dialogue with Taliban, say observers

Outfit has re-emerged as the core of a new, yet unfinished, constellation of power

Coronavirus: Trump to look into legislation proposing sanctions on China

The coronavirus, which first emerged in China’s Wuhan city last year, has claimed nearly 3,00,000 lives and infected over 4.3 million people across the world so far. The US alone has recorded close to 85,000 COVID-19 deaths.

Indian origin engineer charged in $10mn U.S. COVID 19 relief fraud

Mr. Rai (30), applied for a $10 million loan from a bank under the Paycheque Protection Programme (PPP) claiming to have 250 employees with a monthly payroll of $4 million when there were no records of paying workers, according to documents filed in the federal court in Beaumont, Texas.

Union Minister V Muraleedharan to address Indian-Americans on coronavirus pandemic

RSS leader Krishna Gopal and Super 30 founder Anand Kumar will also speak during the virtual interaction on May 17, organisers of the event said on Wednesday.

U.S. accuses Iran of defying UN resolution endorsing nuke deal

Tensions between Iran and the U.S. have escalated since the Trump administration withdrew from the nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers in 2018 and reimposed crippling U.S. sanctions.

Australia unemployment rate at 5-year high

The steep fall is attributed to the shutdowns to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Impossible to predict when COVID-19 pandemic will be controlled: WHO

This virus may never go away, said Dr. Michael Ryan, in a news briefing on Wednesday. He said that the number of people infected by COVID-19 so far is relatively low.

Bigotry mars return of Italy hostage who converted to Islam

Silvia Romano (24), stepped off an Italian government jet Sunday wearing the green hijab typical of Somali Muslim women.

Trump calls Fauci remarks on risks to reopening schools unacceptable

In April, Trump retweeted a call to fire Fauci, after the doctor said lives could have been saved if the country had shut down sooner

Sudan clashes kill 26, including paramilitary forces

Authorities imposed a round-the-clock curfew for three days to stabilise the situation

Bangladesh to extend shutdown till May 30

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given her nod to the proposed holiday extension until May 30, Junior Minister for Public Administration Ministry Farhad Hossain told media

UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%

In January, before COVID-19 became a pandemic, the U.N. had forecast a modest acceleration in growth of 2.5 per cent in 2020

Coronavirus | World Health Organisation says the virus may never go away

Without a vaccine, it could take years for the global population to build up sufficient levels of immunity, a top WHO official said.

Coronavirus | Taiwan is eager to work with India to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, says Foreign Minister Joseph Wu

“We could consider setting up a communications channel between our medical agencies to ensure the availability of medical resources,” Mr. Wu says.

Coronavirus | Jilin imposes partial lockdown

Emergence of cluster raises fears of fresh infections.

Angela Merkel blames Russia for hacking

German media reported that among information copied by hackers in 2015 was data from Ms. Merkel’s email account.

Ready to retaliate if government resumes strikes: Taliban

Toll in hospital attack rises to 56.

TNA seeks release of ‘political prisoners’ in Sri Lanka

TNA spokesman and former Jaffna parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran handed over a list of the detainees under Sri Lanka’s controversial Prevention of Terrorism (PTA) Act to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Manafort freed, to serve prison sentence at home

Move comes amid virus concerns.

Mike Pompeo meets Netanyahu to discuss West Bank annexation

The visit comes amid fresh violence in the Palestine territory

Donald Trump aide Kushner hints at delay in poll, then backtracks

The White House has no authority to change the date, set at November 3.

Watch | Cyberthreats during the COVID-19 pandemic

A video on cyberattacks and how interpol is teaming up with law enforcement agencies across the world to launch an awareness campaign on cyberthreats

Facebook agrees to pay $52 million to traumatised content moderators

According to a report in The Verge, in a preliminary settlement in San Mateo Superior Court, the social networking giant agreed to pay damages to 11,250 U.S.-based moderators and provide more counselling to them

Twitter makes it official to let employees work from home ‘forever’

The new option is for those employees who do not need to be physically present in office for certain roles that cannot be done from homes

China reports 15 new COVID-19 cases

Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly virus, gears up to test its 11 million people

5 plagues have come out of China in last 20 years, says U.S. National Security Advisor

“China needs help. And we’re prepared to help China deal with the public health crises so we don’t face this issue again,” Robert O’Brien said.

COVID-19: More economic damage if U.S. reopens too fast, warns Fauci

The top infectious disease expert’s blunt message comes amid President Donald Trump’s push to kickstart a free-falling economy.

Morning Digest: PM Narendra Modi announces ₹20-lakh-crore economic stimulus package; industrial output shrank 16.7% in March 2020, and more

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Mexico sees 353 deaths in most lethal coronavirus day

Mexico's health ministry confirmed 1,997 new cases of coronavirus infections on Tuesday, along with 353 additional deaths, the most deadly day since

Israeli police arrest over 300 at mass gathering at shrine

Jews observed the holiday of Lag B’Omer, on which ultra-Orthodox Jews customarily gather at the tomb of a prominent rabbi in antiquity on Mount Meron

India caught in U.S.-China spat over Taiwan’s status at WHO

Jaishankar attends seven-nation meet on UN body

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