BEIRUT (Reuters) – As Beirut mourns its deaths and struggles with the scale of reconstruction following this week’s massive explosion, some Lebanese angered by the government’s response called on foreign states on Saturday to overthrow their leaders fall and run the land. Hundreds of protesters gathered in Martyrs’ Square in …
Read More »After “warning light”, British Prime Minister stops COVID blockade
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson postponed a planned relief from the coronavirus blockade in England on Friday after an increase in infections amplified fears of a second fatal increase in COVID-19 cases. People wear protective masks as they walk through Manchester as the city and surrounding area …
Read More »Philippines’ Duterte recommends gasoline to clean face masks, says’ no kidding ‘
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told his people on Friday that they should use gasoline as a disinfectant for protective masks, stressing that his advice was not a joke. FILE PHOTO: President Rodrigo Duterte speaks after his arrival, from a visit to Israel and Jordan at Davao International …
Read More »In Portland, some black activists frustrated with white protesters
PORTLAND (Reuters) – A small group of black teens with megaphones stood in front of federal court in downtown Portland around midnight Thursday in front of a largely white gang of protesters. A protester wearing a makeshift mask observes during a protest against racial inequality and police violence in Portland, …
Read More »Pompeo insists that ‘the situation is changing’ in China at a controversial hearing in the US Senate.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted Thursday that “the situation is changing” in deals with China, citing international support for Washington’s policies even as he expressed “dismay” at the number of countries supporting Beijing’s new security law for Hong Kong Reflecting mounting tensions between the …
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