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George Floyd death: Protests, arson, looting roil US cities, National Guard activated

Washington/IBNS: Massive protests rocked different cities across the United States throughout Sunday over the May 25 killing of black man George Floyd by a 44-year old white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Violent protests erupt in US cities over George Floyd killing; Trump hid in underground bunker

Washington/Minneapolis/IBNS: Widespread violent protests broke out in various cities of the United States on Sunday over the killing of black man George Floyd by a 44-year old white police officer, media reports said.

As China continues clampdown, Britain is planning to give refuge to Hong Kong residents

London: It seems Britain is slowly backing its former colony as it is planning to allow hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens to come to Britain if China clamps down further on the city.

Canada looking at reuniting families separated due to border closure: Justin Trudeau

Ottawa/IBNS: The reunion of the families separated due to the Canada-U.S. temporary border closure, is being looked into by Canada's federal government through a slight change in the directives for the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, media reports said.

US, three other allies target China over Hong Kong national security law

Washington: China's decision to impose the new national security law on Hong Kong has earned criticisms from the United States and its three major allies.

China lodges protest with US regarding bill to sanction Beijing over treatment of Uyghurs

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China has lodged a strong protest with the United States regarding the bill passed in the US Congress to impose sanctions on China for alleged violations of the rights of Uyghurs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday.

Donald Trump calls coronavirus 'bad gift from China' as US crosses 1 lakh deaths

Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump on Thursday called Coronavirus pandemic a "bad gift from china" as his country breached 1 lakh-mark in respect to the death toll.

US Congress passes bill to sanction China over treatment of Uighurs

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: - The House of Representatives has passed Senate-approved legislation to hold China accountable for alleged human rights violations against the Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups in the country.

Canada-U.S. border for non-essential travel to remain closed for another month

Ottawa/IBNS: An extension to the closure of the Canada-US border for non-essential travel for another month due to fear of COVID-19 Pandemic spread was announced by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday, media reports said.

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv/IBNS: Chinese ambassador to Israel Du Wei was found dead in his Herzliya home in the northern part of the city on Sunday morning, said media reports.

Mike Pompeo says US to continue to restrict exports to Huawei, affiliates on blacklist

Washington/Sputnik/UNI:  The United States will continue to restrict exports to Chinese telecommunications company Huawei that were previously blacklisted, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.

US plans to issue alert that Chinese hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine research

Washington/IBNS: The United States is planning to issue a warning that hackers tied to the Chinese government are attempting to steal information from researchers working to develop a coronavirus vaccine, media reports said.

US to reach 10Mln COVID-19 tests this week

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States stands to reach 10 million coronavirus testings this week, consolidating its world leadership in the field, US President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday.

US could use new tariffs on China as retaliatory measure over COVID-19 crisis: Trump

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States could impose new tariffs on China as a retaliatory measure over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, US President Donald Trump said in a press conference.

White House briefly follows Twitter accounts of host countries during President's state visits: US

Washington/IBNS: Explaining the reasons for unfollowing the Twitter accounts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and other Indian officials, the White House has said it follows the officials of the host countries in the micro-blogging site briefly during the President's state visits, media reports said.