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‘It’s not over’: COVID-19 cases rise in some nations easing lockdowns: WHO

by editorkatya | Jun 5, 2020 | Bottom Left, News, Top Middle, Uncategorized

‘It’s not over’: COVID-19 cases rise in some nations easing lockdowns: WHO Some countries have seen “upticks” in COVID-19 cases as lockdowns ease, and populations must protect themselves from the coronavirus while authorities continue testing, the...

Soccer superstar stuns China with call for ouster of Communist Party

by editorkatya | Jun 5, 2020 | Bottom Middle, News, Top Left, Uncategorized

Soccer superstar stuns China with call for ouster of Communist Party Chinese sports stars usually express thanks and offer platitudes about their government – if they address politics and power at all. Not Hao Haidong. The retired soccer forward, the Chinese...

George Floyd protests: Ex-top general rebukes Trump’s troops threat

by editorkatya | Jun 5, 2020 | News, Top Left, Uncategorized

George Floyd protests: Ex-top general rebukes Trump’s troops threat Another senior former military officer has denounced President Donald Trump’s threat to use troops to suppress ongoing protests in the US. The ex-Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Gen Martin...

Jakarta mosques reopen at half capacity

by editorshashi | Jun 5, 2020 | Bottom Middle, News, Top Middle, Uncategorized

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Muslims in Indonesia’s capital held their first communal Friday prayers as mosques closed by the coronavirus outbreak for nine weeks reopened at half capacity. Authorities checked temperature and sprayed hand sanitizers at the entrance to...

U.S. schools lay off hundreds of thousands, setting up lasting harm to kids

by harpreetpreminds | Jun 4, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Right, Uncategorized

Late last month, San Diego high school teacher Jessica Macias put aside her worries about her future, psyched herself up and launched into an enthusiastic lesson via video feed to her class on the theory of knowledge. Macias, a 26-year-old English teacher, had...

Trump banks on the economy rebounding quickly without more government help — for now

by harpreetpreminds | Jun 4, 2020 | Bottom Left, News, Top Middle, Uncategorized

For much of his presidency, President Trump’s greatest political strength was a robust economy — and now his best electoral hope is that it comes back quickly. But as more devastating jobs reports are released, Trump’s recovery plan largely amounts to optimism that as...