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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

Protestors march during an anti-racism march on June 6, 2020 in Toronto, Canada. (AFP)

Canada indigenous groups demand probe after police kill woman

PM Trudeau spoke about discrimination in Canada before taking part in demonstration against racism and police violence

7 Jun 2020 9:15 AM IST

A bottle and pills of Hydroxychloroquine. (AFP)

British scientists halt hydroxychloroquine trial, call it 'useless'

The malaria drug was touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a potential game changer in the pandemic

6 Jun 2020 3:42 PM IST

Protesters hold an Aboriginal flag in Canberra, Australia. (AP)

Australians defy bans to join Black Lives Matter protests

Protesters were also using their demonstration to call for an end of mistreatment of indigenous Australians by police

6 Jun 2020 1:31 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. (PTI)

Imran Khan gets court notice for defamation filed by Nawaz Sharif's...

Khan had alleged that Shahbaz Sharif offered him USD 61 million to withdraw the Panama Papers case in Supreme Court...

6 Jun 2020 1:12 PM IST

People wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus as they walk across an intersection in Beijing. (AP)

China urges citizens to shun Australia citing racial discrimination

Australian has been among countries pushing for an international investigation into the origins of coronavirus pandemic...

6 Jun 2020 12:46 PM IST

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden. (AFP)

Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination

The former vice president has effectively been his party's leader since Bernie Sanders ended his campaign in April

6 Jun 2020 11:49 AM IST

Canadadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (C) takes part in a Black Lives Matter protest on Parliament Hill.(AFP)

'Stand up to Trump!' Canada protesters shout to Trudeau

Trudeau, surrounded by bodyguards, made a surprise appearance at the 'No justice = No peace' rally in front of...

6 Jun 2020 11:35 AM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (C). (AFP)

Bolsonaro threatens to pull Brazil from WHO over 'ideological bias'

WHO had earlier warned Latin American governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread of...

6 Jun 2020 10:45 AM IST

$A man holds up a sign stating \I Cant Breathe\ at a memorial for George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (AFP)$ World

No More: Minneapolis bans police chokeholds

California also orders state's police training program to stop teaching officers how to use neck holds to block blood...

6 Jun 2020 10:01 AM IST

US president Donald Trump walks from the White House past graffiti in Lafayette Park to visit St. Johns Church in Washington. (AP)

Twitter, Facebook disable Trump's video tribute to Floyd over...

The clip, which shows photos and videos of protest marches in the aftermath of the death of Floyd, has Trump speaking in...

6 Jun 2020 9:09 AM IST

Chinas Wuhan city discharges last three COVID-19 patients from hospital. (AFP Photo)

Last three COVID-19 patients in China's Wuhan discharged from hospital

According to the China's National Health Commission five imported cases were reported in China

5 Jun 2020 2:48 PM IST