A car collided with a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters protesting systemic racism and police brutality, and one protester was shot in Colorado. The Aurora Police Department said the protester who was shot was rushed to the hospital in stable condition, adding that a protester fired a weapon that …
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If that wasn’t drama enough, the Black Lives Matter protests also continued to see tense clashes between protesters and federal agents in cities from Portland and Seattle in Oregon to Oakland, California, with multiple arrests and injuries reported and a courtroom set ablaze at the last location. Seattle saw its …
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Now the pandemic is turning anemic growth into a recession cannon and throwing millions back into poverty. “Latin America came to 2020 as a plane flying with a damaged engine,” according to Eric Parrado, chief economist in the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). “Then the other one …
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FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian wearing a protective mask, as a preventive measure against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), passes signs on the street that say “No to paying the debt. Break with the IMF”, in Buenos Aires. Aires, Argentina, May 27, 2020. REUTERS / Agustin Marcarian / File Photo BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) …
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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. The daily number of coronavirus deaths in the United States has exceeded more than 1,000 for four consecutive days as the country struggles to contain a resurgence of the Covid-19 …
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