Australia, Asia protests embrace ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement

People kneel down as they march on the street in solidarity with protests against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Seoul, South Korea June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran Thousands took to the streets across Australia on Saturday, as did hundreds in Tokyo and Seoul to support U.S. protests against police brutality,

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Libyan army seizes weapons supplied by UAE

Government forces liberated capital Tripoli, strategic city of Tarhuna from Haftar militias over last 3 days Libyan army seized on Friday weapons, ammunition, and vehicles purchased by the UAE for warlord Khalifa Haftar. This was revealed after the Libyan Army announced the complete liberation of the capital Tripoli along with the strategic city of Tarhuna

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NBA legend Jordan to donate $100M for anti-racism fight

Former Bulls player Michael Jordan, his brand commits $100M over next 10 years NBA legend Michael Jordan and ‘Jordan Brand’ will make a donation of $100 million to nationwide organizations in the US as part of efforts against racism. “Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand are committing $100 million over the next 10 years to protecting

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Mail ballots from Tuesday’s election push Biden over the top

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak during an event in Dover, Del., Friday, June 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) WASHINGTON (AP) — After primaries and caucuses in 42 states and the District of Columbia, Joe Biden has won the last few delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination for president

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Here is How African Leaders Contributed to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Transatlantic Slave Trade Africa must unite in order to play a greater role on the international plane. The transatlantic slave trade was one of the most notorious historical epochs of barbarism, human suffering, and degradation of human dignity that the world has ever known. Even though slavery existed before in other civilizations like among the

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Abiy helps Somaliland put more facts on the ground

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Alessandro de Meo) What is the Ethiopian leader’s interest in mediating talks between Somalia and Somaliland? On 1 June, Somaliland’s President Muse Bihi Abdi officially inaugurated the first 12km of Berbera Corridor, a trade and transport route that connects landlocked

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Ex-Joint Chiefs chairman: Trump threat to use military on protesters ‘very dangerous’

© Greg Nash BY MARTY JOHNSON Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey has joined the dissenting voices of retired generals who have criticized President Trump for his handling of nationwide protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd last week. “The idea that the president would take charge of the situation using

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Egypt’s Sisi approves $84.5m loan from Kuwait

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi approved a second loan agreement worth 26 million Kuwaiti dinars ($84.5 million) to be offered by Kuwait for Egypt to fund the establishment of the Sharm El-Sheikh Tunnel Road. The presidential decree appeared in the official Gazette yesterday. The first loan agreement between Egypt and the Kuwait Fund for Arab

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Coronavirus fatalities climbing in Brazil, Mexico

Brazil reports 1,473 new COVID-19 fatalities, while 816 more patients die in Mexico over past 24 hours. As the novel coronavirus continues to ravage Latin America, the death toll in Brazil topped 34,000 on Friday and passed 12,500 in Mexico. In Brazil, 1,473 more fatalities over the past 24 hours raised the death toll to

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South Sudan denies allowing Egypt military base near Ethiopia

South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a statement resolving the controversy over its approval of Cairo’s request to establish a military base near the Ethiopian border. The ministry announced in a statement on Wednesday that the information circulated on social media about this agreement is unfounded. The statement indicated that: “No

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