MINNEAPOLIS, June 1 (Reuters): Fires burned near the White House, stores were looted in New York City and Southern California, and a tanker truck drove into marchers in Minneapolis as the United States str
MANILA, June 1 (Reuters): Millions of people returned to work in the Philippine capital on Monday as one of the world's strictest and longest coronavirus lockdowns was eased to help resuscitate an economy t
Washington, June 1 (IANS): US President Donald Trump was briefly moved to the White House bunker on the evening of May 29 as protests were being held near the White House against the death of an African-America
London, June 1 (IANS): The UK's Queen Elizabeth II has been photographed riding in the grounds of Windsor Castle - the first time she has been seen outside since the coronavirus lockdown began in the countr
London, June 1 (IANS): Seven former UK Foreign Secretaries have urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to form a global alliance over China's controversial national security law for Hong Kong.
Tokyo, June 1 (IANS): Tokyo entered phase two of its de-escalation on Monday with public schools reopening after a three-month closure and a larger number of businesses resuming activities.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 31 (Reuters): Just under 19 hours after launching from Florida, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley docked with the International
MINNEAPOLIS, May 31 (Reuters): Two members of a Reuters TV crew were hit by rubber bullets and injured in Minneapolis on Saturday night when police moved into an area occupied by about 500 protesters in th
MINNEAPOLIS, May 31 (Reuters): Another night of outrage left stores looted and cars smoldering in many U.S. cities on Sunday as curfews failed to quell violence that replaced peaceful daytime demonstration
New York, May 31 (Reuters): Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday called for protesters against police brutality not to turn to violence as unrest flared in U.S. cities overnight.
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BARCELONA, May 31 (Reuters): Spain's prime minister said on Sunday the country needed 15 more days of lockdown until June 21 "to finish with the pandemic once and for all", and he would
MOSCOW, May 31 (Reuters): Russia's space agency criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's "hysteria" about the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years, but also s
LONDON, May 31 (Reuters): British foreign minister Dominic Raab defended on Sunday the government's "careful" loosening of the coronavirus lockdown, saying it was the "right step to be t
VATICAN CITY, May 31 (Reuters): Pope Francis said on Sunday that people are more important than the economy, as countries decide how quickly to reopen their countries from coronavirus lockdowns.
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LONDON, May 31 (Reuters): Britain will not look away from is responsibilities to Hong Kong, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday, repeating London's offer of extended visa rights in respon
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, May 31 (Reuters): U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a Group of Seven summit he had hoped to hold next month until September or later and expand the list of inv
Seoul, May 31 (IANS): North Korea is actively seeking to enlist the country's sacred Mount Paekdu as a Unesco global geopark, state media reported Sunday.
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Jerusalem, May 31 (IANS): After remaining closed for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the compound of the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which is the third-holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina
MINNEAPOLIS, May 31 (Reuters) - Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the death of a black man shown on vi
May 31 (Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases surpassed 6 million on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as Latin America reported a grim milestone of 50,000 deaths from the disease.
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