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A cyclone in the Arabian Sea is heading towards Mumbai after striking India’s West Coast. Cyclone Nisarga will be the first major cyclone to make landfall in India's financial capital in decades. Tens of thousands of people on the coast have been moved to higher ground. With 20 million people, Mumbai is India's most populous city and has already been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic

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Pakistan has recorded 4,131 new COVID-19 cases in the country in the last 24 hours, the biggest single-day jump since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in the South Asian country. The total number of cases now stands at 80,463 along with 1,688 deaths. At least 28,923 patients have been recovered so far. The country lifted lockdown restrictions recently with PM Imran Khan plans to open the tourism sector as well

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The US reported 20,461 new Covid-19 cases and 1,015 deaths on Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. A total of at least 1,831,821 infections, including 106,181 virus-related fatalities, have now been recorded nationwide. More than 373,000 cases and nearly 30,000 deaths have been reported in New York state, the epicenter of the US epidemic

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Singapore on Tuesday decided to reopen businesses after 2 months of lockdown as coronavirus cases dropped significantly. Earlier, the authorities unveiled a plan to reopen the economy in three phases over the next several months starting on June 2. The country imposed "circuit breaker" restrictions on April 4 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. However, Prime Minister Lee Hsien asked people to stay alert

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India’s battle against coronavirus is still going on but the country is facing another threat and that's destroying its crops and vegetables. Waves of desert locusts, millions strong and stretching up to 7 kilometers (4 miles) long, crossed into India's western state of Rajasthan, and swarms have since pushed into five different states in search of food. The attack is the worst India has faced in almost 30 years

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In Minneapolis, the place George Floyd died has become an emotionally charged site of tribute, with hundreds of flowers and messages of condolences left by mourners. Yesterday, the police said they had found incendiary materials like water bottles filled with gasoline in the area, but today, it's quiet

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The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX addressed the protests that have escalated in the week since George Floyd, an African-American man, died after white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for several minutes, which was caught on a citizen video that went viral. He said, it's not enough to charge just one officer for the incident

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The World Health Organization's top official said Monday that he hopes the agency's partnership with the United States can continue, even after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will cut ties with the international aid group. "The world has long benefited from the strong collaborative engagement with the government and the people of the United States," WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press conference

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Mexico's President Touts Reopening With The Country Mostly In Coronavirus Red Zone Mexico's government has announced a nationwide lifting of coronavirus social distancing measures — with the exception of areas marked as red zones. In the Mexico City metropolitan area, which has been hit hardest by the outbreak, it's unclear when social distancing rules will be lifted.

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The World Health Organization reported that officials expect to find more cases as outbreak responses ramp up. In April, officials were just days away from declaring the outbreak over, only to discover a new cluster of cases.
Meanwhile, the DRC has been battling on of the world’s largest measles outbreaks, with 369,520 cases and 6,779 deaths reported since 2019.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he will ask Spain's Parliament for a final two-week extension of the nation's state of emergency that has allowed the government to take lockdown measures to control its coronavirus outbreak. Spain on Monday reported no official deaths from the new coronavirus in a 24-hour period for the first time since March.

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has occasionally been an ally of Trump’s, but his spokesperson told journalists on Monday that he would veto any plan to readmit Russia. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau also told reporters Monday that Russia should not be welcomed back.

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Hong Kong Police Block Tiananmen Square Vigil, Citing Coronavirus Concerns. For the first time in 30 years, police in Hong Kong have denied permission for organizers to hold an annual vigil for victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Lee Cheuk-yan, who chairs the alliance that organized the event, told the South China Morning Post that he believes the government was using the pandemic to shut down the demonstration.

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George Floyd protests reached Europe as several thousand people gathered in Amsterdam’s Dam Square Monday to protest against police violence and in solidarity with demonstrations across the US. “Institutionally racist violence against black people is a problem that also occurs in The Netherlands and the rest of Europe,” the organizers said in a statement, according to CNN affiliate and national broadcaster NOS

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Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz said in a news conference that a funeral memorial for George Floyd has been scheduled for Thursday. "It will be an important event both for the city of Minneapolis and Minnesota and for the nation to watch that process of celebrating a life that was taken in front of us, an opportunity for leadership," Walz said

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Anger over the killing of George Floyd has gone international, with people taking to the streets Berlin and London to show solidarity with US protesters. In Germany, soccer stars wore T-shirts and knelt in support. Thousands of people took to the streets of London and Berlin on Sunday to show support for protests in the United States over the killing of a black man by a white police officer

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New York City mayor, Bill de Blasio’s 25-year-old daughter Chiara got arrested during the George Floyd protest at Manhattan. “I love my daughter deeply. I honor her. She is such a good human being. She only wants to do good in the world. She wants to see a better and more peaceful world," de Blasio said. “I am proud of her that she cares so much" he added

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India reports another one-day record of new coronavirus cases as the country reported 8,392 new cases in 24 hours. The total number of cases in the country now stands at 190,535 with 5,394 deaths. India has climbed to seventh from the ninth spot in the list of 10 nations worst hit by COVID-19, with more cases than that of France. Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked people to be extra cautious

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Israel’s Ministry of Health associate director-general Prof. Itamar Grotto said that the country’s border will remain closed for all the foreign passport holders until at least July 1. In the first stage, Israel will only allow in passport holders from 'green countries' with low Covid-19 morbidity like Cyprus, Greece, Austria, Denmark, Australia, and New Zealand. Citizens from 'red countries' with higher morbidity will still be barred

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After violent protests in the city, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti asked for the National Guards to be deployed in the city. Garcetti requested National Guard assistance from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and up to 1,000 troops are expected to arrive by midnight. He also expanded the curfew order to the entire city of Los Angeles. The adjacent cities of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood are also under curfew

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KidsRights Index released a report based on the data provided by the UN, the United Kingdom has been ranked as one of the worst countries in the world for respecting children's rights. The study covers a total of 182 nations, The KidsRights Index 2020 ranked the UK 169th out of 182 nations, behind Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Iraq. Ranked at the top were Iceland, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, and Germany

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India reported the biggest single-day jump in new coronavirus cases as the country reported 8,380 new cases in the last 24 hours. taking the country’s tally to 1,82,143, while the death toll rose to 5,164, according to the Union Health Ministry. India’s fatality rate now stands at 2.8% as the country becomes the ninth worst-hit nation by coronavirus pandemic

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Pakistan recorded 3,039 new coronavirus cases along with 88 new deaths in the last 24 hours, a record so far as the country is struggling to contain the economic impact of COVID-19. Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a step-by-step reopening plan earlier this month but a record number of new cases raised concerns over the Government's reopening plan. Global coronavirus cases jumped above 6.1 million with more than 370,000 deaths

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George Floyd protests across the US have turned deadly as many people died and dozens of injuries were reported on Saturday. As protests continue across the United States into the early hours of Sunday morning, at least 25 cities across 16 states have imposed curfews. The National Guard has also been activated in around a dozen states and the District of Columbia

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The George Floyd protest in Oakland turned deadly as two Federal Protective Service officers were shot and injured, one died overnight from gunshot wounds. Thousands of protesters from around the Bay Area met in Oakland to protest the death of George Floyd. A group of people broke into an Oakland Target on Broadway and went through the store smashing windows and grabbing items

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