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US theater world accused of exploiting, excluding people of color American actor Sterling K Brown (File photo)
Viola Davis, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Cynthia Erivo joined some 300 actors and playwrights on Tuesday in decrying racism in the US theater world, saying it had exploited, excluded and diminished people of color.
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Global coronavirus caseload at 7.23 million, over 411K dead Red Cross paramedics take part in a homage to a nurse, who died due to COVID-19, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, June 9, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Cases of infection with the new coronavirus have passed 7.2 million globally, and the death toll has crossed the 411,000 mark, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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UN chief says staff can join anti-racism protests in private capacity Protesters hold placards as they rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, the US, on June 2, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday told staff they were not banned from joining anti-racism... |
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Anti-racism protesters take a knee in silence in Paris People light flares as they protest against racism and police brutality, in Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on June 9, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Hundreds of anti-racism protesters in Paris took a knee and observed eight minutes of silence on Tuesday in memory of George Floyd, the black American... |
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Coronavirus pandemic could spark global food emergency: UN chief This photo taken on June 3, 2020, shows a woman walking past an escalator covered with pro-democracy protest art, a common site since the start of the protests in June last year, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. (Photo by AFP)
The world is facing an "impending global food emergency" that could impact... |
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Coronavirus Cases Passes 22,000 in Afghanistan The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 684 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,128 samples tested in the last 24 hours.
Kabul was on the top of the list with 393 new cases, followed by Herat with 96.
Other provinces reporting cases were Kandahar (13), Nangarhar (95), Badghis (6),... |
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Houston bids farewell to George Floyd in hometown funeral Pallbearers load the casket of George Floyd into a hearse after a public viewing at the Fountain of Praise church Monday, June 8, 2020, in Houston. (AFP photo)
Mourners packed a Houston church to pay tribute to George Floyd at his hometown funeral on Tuesday, the culmination of a long farewell to the... |
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Global COVID-19 cases pass 7.13mn mark, death toll at 406,540 Medical staff attend to a patient allegedly infected with the new coronavirus, at the COVID-19 unit at San Juan de Dios hospital, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on June 8, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The total coronavirus infections worldwide now number at 7,136,366, and the toll of related deaths has reached... |
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Armenia prime minister sacks army, police, security chiefs over lockdown violations Members of staff wearing protective gears welcome and check ID papers of passengers upon their arrival from the Russian city of Mineraliser Vody at the Zvartnots airport, outside Yerevan Yerevan, early on June 3, 2020, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by AFP)
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China warns students about choosing Australia, citing racist incidents Police officers patrol near the Sydney Opera House following the implementation of stricter social-distancing and self-isolation rules to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sydney, Australia, on April 6, 2020. (File photo by Reuters)
China has urged students going overseas to... |
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France bans chokehold arrest technique amid anti-racism protests People attend a protest against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Nantes, France, on June 8, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
France has unveiled reforms that include banning the controversial chokehold technique of arrest, amid a string of protests against racism... |
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Canada mulling body cameras for police to enhance public trust Police officers face off with protesters as they march against police brutality and racism in Montreal, Canada, on June 7, 2020.(Photo by AFP)
The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has said she would seek to equip officers with body-worn cameras to increase trust, accountability and transparency,... |
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Protesters pull down British slavers statue in Bristol People observe the base of the statue of Edward Colston, after protesters pulled it down and pushed it into the docks, following the death of George Floyd in US police custody, in Bristol, Britain, on June 8, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The waterways of Bristol are the new home of the statue of Edward... |
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Mural of George Floyd painted on West Bank barrier A Palestinian man walks past a graffiti of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a white policeman knelt on his neck during an arrest in the US, painted on a section of Israels controversial separation barrier in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on June 8, 2020. (Photo by... |
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Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank In this photo taken on January 17, 2019, the World Bank Group logo is seen on the building of the Washington-based global development lender in Washington on January 17, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted a "swift and massive shock" that has caused the broadest collapse of the... |
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Man convicted for setting fire to phone mast in Merseyside There have been 13 arson attacks on phone masts in Merseyside since March
Following attacks on scores of 5G phone masts across the UK, it seems the British judiciary has finally decided to crack down.
In the first case of its kind a suspect has been convicted for setting fire to the equipment box of... |
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Man shot after car driven into George Floyd protest in Seattle A man drives into the crowd at 11th and Pine, injuring at least one person, before exiting the car and brandishing a firearm. The man reaching into the car to stop it was shot. Seattle saw protests sparked by the death of George Floyd move into a second week Sunday, June 7. (Photo via The Seattle Times)
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Worldwide coronavirus cases pass 7 million mark, over 402k dead Health professionals take care of a patient at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Doctor Ernesto Che Guevara Public Hospital in Marica city, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 5, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has now surpassed the 7 million mark,... |
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Global protests continue in solidarity with US anti-racist movement Demonstrators raise their fists while holding placards during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 7, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
More rallies have been held in several world cities against racism... |
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Protesters march again in US, demanding justice after George Floyd death People attend a rally at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall during protests over the death of George Floyd on June 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (AFP photo)
A new wave of anti-racism protests has once again swept across the United States, demanding police reform following the death... |
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52% of Americans support deploying military to control violent protests: Poll An NYPD officer wrestles a protester to the ground during a march denouncing systemic racism in law enforcement that violated a citywide curfew on June 4, 2020, in New York.
A slight majority of Americans support deploying the U.S. military to intervene where there are violent protests, according to... |
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US protesters turn White House fences into memorial wall Signs line the fence that was put up on the perimeter of Lafayette Park as demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers.... |
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Churchill statue graffitied with phrase was a racist as Londoners protest Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of London on Sunday (June 7), rallying for a second day running to condemn police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, some wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19.
Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchills memorial... |
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From small towns to cities, US sees biggest rallies yet for racial justice People attend a rally at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall during protests over the death of George Floyd on June 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by AFP)
Demonstrations were planned across the United States on Sunday (June 7) to demand racial justice after George Floyds death... |
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575 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Afghanistan The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 575 new positive cases of COVID-19 from 1,978 samples tested in the last 24 hours.
Kabul was on the top of the list with 193 new cases, followed by Herat with 151.
Other provinces reporting cases were Kandahar (39), Paktia (7), Nangarhar 23), Badghis... |
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Rallies held around world in solidarity with Black Lives Matter People take part in a silent protest in solidarity with protests in the US over the death of African-American George Floyd, in Hamburg, northern Germany, on June 6, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Rallies have been held in countries around the world in solidarity with the "Black Lives Matter" protest movement... |
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Latest on pandemic: Global caseload over 6.89mn, death toll at nearly 400K A migrant worker is seen with her child, both wearing masks, at a train station in Ahmedabad, India, on June 5, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The number of people with COVID-19 has now passed 6.89 million around the world, and the number of related fatalities is almost 400,000, according to data compiled... |
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US schools lay off hundreds of thousands, setting up lasting harm to kids Schools across the US lay off hundreds of thousands, setting up lasting harm to pupils. (File photo)
Late last month, San Diego high school teacher Jessica Macias put aside her worries about her future, psyched herself up and launched into an enthusiastic lesson via video feed to her class on the theory... |
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Tens of thousands turn out across US to protest police brutality Protesters in front of the White House in Washington on Saturday. (Photo by Reuters)
Tens of thousands of people in cities across the US have waged huge rallies to protest persisting police brutality, racial profiling and the latest brutal killing of an African American man in Minneapolis that sparked... |
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Afghanistan: Coronavirus Cases Over 20,000 The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 791 new positive cases of COVID-19 from 1,427 samples tested in the last 24 hours.
Kabul was on the top of the list with 313 new positive cases followed by Kabul (313), Khost (128), Herat (94), Kandahar (79), Balkh (7), Nangarhar (18), Logar (1), Nimruz... |
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