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Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbour, during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, in Bristol, England. (AP)

UK protesters take down slave trader's statue, dump it in harbour

Protesters also defaced statue of former British PM Winston Churchill, crossing out his last name and painting 'was a...

8 Jun 2020 9:35 AM IST

Protesters march on June 07, 2020 in Freeport, New York. (AFP)

Thousands march in New York City again as curfew ends

Some of the marches Sunday took on a celebratory feel and tensions between demonstrators and police were noticeably...

8 Jun 2020 9:16 AM IST

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. (via Facebook)

New Zealand clears its last COVID-19 case

Country's final patient was given the all-clear and released from isolation after testing negative and remaining...

8 Jun 2020 9:05 AM IST

Aboriginal protesters perform a traditional smoking ceremony before the start of a Black Lives Matter demonstration to express solidarity with US protestors in Sydney. (AFP)

Protesters worldwide internalise US's Black Lives Matter movement

The global protests reflect rising anger over similar mistreatment by police towards ethnic minorities in different...

7 Jun 2020 3:51 PM IST

Xu Lin, Vice head of the Publicity Department of Communist Party shows a copy of the white paper on fighting COVID-19 China in action during a press conference at the State Council Information Office in Beijing. (AP)

China defends COVID-19 response in new report

The report lauds China's success in reducing the daily increase in new cases to single digits within about two months

7 Jun 2020 1:43 PM IST

Health workers arrive to collect at a drive-through testing and screening facility for the coronavirus, in Islamabad. (AP)

Pakistan's virus deaths cross 2,000 mark

Prime Minister Imran Khan says the country is too poor to go into a full lockdown, which he warned would devastate a...

7 Jun 2020 1:16 PM IST

US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan (C) poses with US soldiers at Vnukovo International Airport outside Moscow, on June 4, 2020, upon the landing of a shipment carrying medical aid donated by the United States, including ventilators, in order to help Russia tackle the coronavirus outbreak. (AFP)

'It's complicated': says Germanys of its ties with US

US President Donald Trump had recently ordered the US military to remove 9,500 troops from Germany

7 Jun 2020 12:31 PM IST

People chant during a rally against Israel plans to annex parts of the West Bank, in Tel Aviv. (AP)

Israelis protest Netanyahu's plan to extend sovereignty over West Bank

Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, territories Israel captured in...

7 Jun 2020 11:46 AM IST

A man wearing a face mask has his temperature checked upon his arrival to attend at Memorial Day ceremony at the national cemetery in Daejeon, South Korea. (AP)

South Korea's coronavirus cases surpass 50 for second day

The country could be moving towards another wave of virus spread as authorities have now loosened strict social...

7 Jun 2020 10:36 AM IST

A nurse works at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward where patients infected with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, are being treated at the Doctor Ernesto Che Guevara Public Hospital in Marica city, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazi. (AFP)

Brazil government halts daily virus updates as data befuddles experts

Critics call the move an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in Latin America's largest nation

7 Jun 2020 10:24 AM IST

People wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus walk outside of a shopping mall at a pedestran shopping street in Beijing. (AP)

China has 1st non-imported infection in 2 weeks

China says it has largely stopped the spread of the virus at home, though it continues to have occasional localized...

7 Jun 2020 9:55 AM IST

Healthcare workers and others march to Seattle City Hall during the Doctors For Justice event on June 6, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (AFP)

Medical workers lead Seattle's protests against police brutality

Police violence and racism are a public health emergency', read the signs as thousands of doctors, nurses marched on

7 Jun 2020 9:25 AM IST