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The New York Times
- Tear Gas Clears Path for Trump to Visit Church June 2, 2020Police officers used flash grenades to disperse a crowd so the president could visit for a photo opportunity. And in New York, protesters and looters defied a curfew.
- How Minneapolis, One of America’s Most Liberal Cities, Struggles With Racism June 1, 2020The Midwestern city that has been the site of unrest views itself as embracing multiculturalism. But it also struggles with segregation and racial gaps on education.
- As Coronavirus Toll Preoccupies U.S., Rivals Test Limits of American Power June 2, 2020The coronavirus may have changed almost everything, but it didn’t change this: Global competition spins ahead — and in many ways has accelerated.
- Is America’s Pandemic Waning or Raging? Yes June 1, 2020A single day reveals divergent realities across the country: As cases drop in the Northeast and some cities reopen, other places report stubbornly high numbers.
- Pandemic Could Scar a Generation of Working Mothers June 3, 2020Some economists hope the domestic imbalances exposed by women working from home could lead to structural and cultural changes, like better child care.
- Steve King Sinks in Iowa June 3, 2020Protesters went back to the streets and, oh, elections took place: This is your morning tip sheet.
- When Jail Becomes Normal June 3, 2020And what else you need to know today.
- Coronavirus Live Updates: How the C.D.C. Failed to Keep Up June 3, 2020Epidemiologists said protests around the United States would almost certainly lead to more cases. Republicans are seeking a new city to host their convention.
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- Governments and WHO changed Covid-19 policy based on suspect data from tiny US company June 3, 2020Surgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studiesThe World Health Organization and a number of national governments have changed their Covid-19 policies and treatments on the basis of flawed data from a little-known US healthca […]
- We should have done more, admits architect of Sweden's Covid-19 strategy June 3, 2020Anders Tegnell says there was ‘potential for improvement’ in country’s strategy to fight pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSweden’s chief epidemiologist and the architect of its light-touch approach to the coronavirus has acknowledged that the country has had too many deaths from Covid-19 and should have done more to curb th […]
- Jane Goodall: humanity is finished if it fails to adapt after Covid-19 June 3, 2020Primatologist calls for overhaul of food habits to prevent a future pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHumanity will be “finished” if we fail to drastically change our food systems in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, the prominent naturalist Jane Goodall has warned.She blamed the emergence of Covid […]
- Global report: Asian markets at three-month high on hope of Covid-19 recovery June 3, 2020Australia in recession; record deaths in Brazil; Zoom makes $27m profit in one quarter; South Korea announces huge stimulusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageStock markets in Asia have risen to their highest level for almost three months on the back of renewed optimism that the global economy will recover strongly from the coronaviru […]
- Boris Johnson lays out visa offer to nearly 3m Hong Kong citizens June 3, 2020UK prime minister says all eligible for BNO passport can apply if China cuts freedomsBoris Johnson has opened the path to what he called one of the “biggest changes” to the British visa system, stating he was ready to offer a right to live and work in the UK to any of the nearly 3 million Hong Kong citizens eligible for a British National Overseas passport.M […]
- Clashes at Paris protest against racism and police violence June 3, 2020Inspired by US demonstrations, 20,000 people defy ban to rally in streets of French capital Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Paris on Tuesday after around 20,000 people defied a ban to rally over the 2016 death of a black man in police custody, galvanised by US demonstrations against racism and deadly police violence.The protesters used slo […]
- 'Sarah and Omar have disappeared': children of ex-Saudi official missing since March June 3, 2020Aljabri family tells of anguish over what they describe as act of vengeance by Prince Mohammed bin SalmanThe family of a former senior Saudi intelligence official have told of their anguish over the disappearance of two of his adult children in Riyadh, in what has been described to the Guardian as an act of vengeance by the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, […]
- Steve King: Republican congressman known for racist rhetoric loses primary race in Iowa June 3, 2020Randy Feenstra unseats nine-term conservative, who was repeatedly reprimanded by party leaders for interactions with white nationalistsThe controversial Iowa Republican congressman Steve King has been ousted in Tuesday’s primary, losing his re-election race to the state senator Randy Feenstra.King had faced the re-election fight of his life. The nine-term co […]
The BBC
- George Floyd death: More large protests in US but violence falls June 3, 2020Many defied curfews but the violence was not on the scale of Monday night.
- George Floyd death: The man who sheltered 80 US protesters June 3, 2020Hundreds of people found themselves trapped by police - until Rahul Dubey flung open his doors.
- Coronavirus: Sweden's Tegnell admits too many died June 3, 2020Anders Tegnell says more should have been done early on to stem coronavirus in Sweden.
- Cyclone Nisarga lashes areas near Mumbai June 3, 2020The worst storm to threaten India's megacity in decades is battering areas on the west coast.
- Coronavirus: Ibuprofen tested as a treatment June 2, 2020Hospital patients sick with the virus will be given the drug to see if it can help with their breathing.
- Google in $5bn lawsuit for tracking in 'private' mode June 3, 2020The search engine giant says it is upfront about what data is collected when users browse incognito.
- SA court rules lockdown restrictions 'irrational' June 3, 2020Rules around funerals, informal workers and exercise were found to be unconnected to halting the virus.
- Yemen aid operations at risk after fundraiser falls $1bn short June 3, 2020Donors pledge $1bn less than the UN says it needs to stop cuts to the world's largest aid operation.
