(Reuters) – College student Saw Myint Tun traveled hundreds of miles from his home in February to work in the jade mines of northern Myanmar in search of gems that could transform his family’s modest fortune. Family members pray next to a coffin containing the body of a victim after …
Read More »New Zealand’s Ardern launches election campaign with promises of jobs and financing
(Reuters) – With promises of additional financing for small businesses and more jobs as a severe economic recession looms, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern launched her party’s campaign on Sunday ahead of the September general election. . FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a joint …
Read More »Officer shot and killed, suspect found dead in Ohio
Ohio police said a gunman intoxicated with a gulp of beer killed an officer responding to a call in a store parking lot early Saturday morning. July 4, 2020, 6:02 pm 2 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article TOLEDO, Ohio – An officer who was answering a …
Read More »Predominant black armed protesters march through the Confederate memorial park in Georgia
(Reuters) – A predominantly black group of heavily armed protesters marched through Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta on Saturday, calling for the removal of the giant Confederate rock carving at the site that civil rights activists consider a monument to racism. FILE PHOTO: A woman speaks in front of the …
Read More »Trump repeats his vote to defeat the ‘radical left’ in the Fourth of July speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump promised on Saturday to defeat the “radical left” in a speech on Independence Day at the White House that condemned recent protests against monuments to historical figures as attempts to destroy America. Trump stated without evidence that 99% of the coronavirus cases …
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