SEATTLE (Reuters) – Dozens were arrested and many police officers wounded in clashes around Seattle’s biggest Black Lives Matter protest in weeks on Saturday, police said, with renewed energy sparked by violent clashes between activists and federal agents in the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. Police said officers used non-lethal weapons …
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GALVESTON, Texas (Reuters) – Hurricane Hanna winds hit the southern Texas coast early Sunday morning, leaving thousands of people without power before it was downgraded to a tropical storm that was still threatening flash flooding in the area that is already had been severely affected by COVID-19 infections. FILE PHOTO: …
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MANILA (Reuters) – Thousands of Filipinos were crowded at a baseball stadium in Manila on Saturday, breaking social distancing rules despite coronavirus risks, after people who wanted to return to their home provinces flooded a program government transportation. Filipinos stranded due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) huddle inside a ballpark for …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – United States Special Envoy for Iran Brian Hook said Sunday that a gap between Qatar and some of its other Gulf Arab allies had lasted too long and urged them to rebuild trust and unity. FILE PHOTO: United States Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook speaks during …
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Grandmaster Jay, center, leader of an all-black militia group called NFAC, leads his followers on a march during an armed rally in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, July 25, 2020. REUTERS / Bryan Woolston LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) – A group of heavily armed black protesters marched through Louisville, Kentucky, demanding justice for …
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