WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised US police departments and downplayed police violence against blacks, saying “more white people” are killed by police officers. During a CBS News interview, the Republican president was asked why blacks continued to die at the hands of law enforcement. “And also …
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GENEVA / ZURICH (Reuters) – The new worldwide coronavirus pandemic will worsen if countries fail to comply with strict health precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday. A community health officer helps sanitation workers don personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Fourah Bay College Coronavirus Treatment Center in Freetown, …
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Read More »Trump ends Hong Kong’s preferential status, citing Beijing’s ‘oppressive’ actions against the city
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the end of Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony. United States President Donald Trump attends a press conference at the Rose Garden at the White House …
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