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A white police officer who shot dead a black man in Atlanta, Georgia, was summarily sacked and the city’s white police chief resigned, as racial tensions continued to torment America this weekend more than two weeks into the George Floyd murder protests that has spread across the country. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2C6P4xn

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President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia was emerging from the novel coronavirus epidemic with minimal losses, having handled it better than the United States where he said party political interests got in the way. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hp3Csh

Rajendra Phuyal, secretary of the National Assembly Secretariat, tabled the bill at the first meeting of the upper house on Sunday, The Kathmandu Post reported. During the second meeting of the National Assembly later on Sunday, Law Minister Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe tabled a proposal to consider the bill for discussions, the paper said. After the discussions, the proposal to consider the bill was unanimously endorsed, it added. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cYp0RS

After months away from the campaign trail, President Donald Trump plans to rally his supporters this coming Saturday for the first time since most of the country was shuttered by the coronavirus. Trump will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma - a state that has seen relatively few COVID-19 cases. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/37zLrvt

After more than a year of thinly-veiled threats to start pulling US troops out of Germany unless Berlin increases its defense spending, President Donald Trump appears to be proceeding with a hardball approach, planning to cut the US military contingent by more than 25 per cent. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zurZDK

The way Russia counts fatalities during the coronavirus pandemic could be one reason why its official death toll of 6,829 is far below many other countries, even as it has reported 520,000 infections, behind only the United States and Brazil. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UHv4HT

After more than a year of thinly-veiled threats to start pulling US troops out of Germany unless Berlin increases its defense spending, President Donald Trump appears to be proceeding with a hardball approach, planning to cut the US military contingent by more than 25 per cent. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zurZDK

Anti-racism protesters are calling attention to the deaths of two more black men, one who was found hanging from a tree in California and another who was fatally shot by police outside an Atlanta restaurant from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fo7tnO

The moves follows the Saturday resignation of Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields, who stepped down as the Friday night killing of Rayshard Brooks, 27, sparked a new wave of protests in Atlanta after turbulent demonstrations that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis had simmered down. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hsy8BG

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The unrest broke out after dark in Atlanta, where earlier in the day Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she had accepted the prompt resignation of police chief Erika Shields over the death on Friday night of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks at the Wendy's. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30RBrwv

As the nation continues to grapple with its racial past, President Donald Trump urged West Point's graduating class Saturday to "never forget" the legacy of soldiers before them who fought a bloody war to "extinguish the evil of slavery". from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MY46rw

"The US Embassy stands in solidarity with fellow Americans grieving and peacefully protesting to demand positive change. Our #BlackLivesMatter banner shows our support for the fight against racial injustice and police brutality as we strive to be a more inclusive & just society," the embassy tweeted on Saturday, along with the picture of the banner in black and white. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fjA1ib

"The US Embassy stands in solidarity with fellow Americans grieving and peacefully protesting to demand positive change. Our #BlackLivesMatter banner shows our support for the fight against racial injustice and police brutality as we strive to be a more inclusive & just society," the embassy tweeted on Saturday, along with the picture of the banner in black and white. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fjA1ib

Michael Flor was admitted to a hospital in the northwestern city on March 4, and stayed for 62 days -- at one point coming so close to death that nurses held up the phone so his wife and children could say goodbye. But he recovered and was discharged on May 5 to the cheers of nursing staff -- only to receive a 181-page bill totalling $1,122,501.04, he told the newspaper. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3d3OA7U

China reported 57 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, the highest daily figure since April, as concerns grow about a resurgence of the disease. The domestic outbreak in China had been brought largely under control through strict lockdowns. 36 of the new cases were domestic infections in the capital. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3d1p2sa

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The world's top economy is the most affected by the pandemic in absolute terms, with both the highest number of deaths and the largest number of infections -- 2,071,782 at 8:30 pm Saturday (0030 GMT Sunday), a tracker maintained by the Baltimore-based university showed. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30GUQAa

Yoga enthusiasts in America are planning to celebrate the sixth International Yoga Day this year at their homes as the deadly coronavirus has disrupted life. "This year, we are celebrating the 6th edition of the International Day of Yoga with the theme 'Yoga from Home'," India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fsLlbX

US police officers at the center of demonstrations that have roiled the country are caught between their commitment to the job and recognition that reforms are needed to address institutional racism within their ranks. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cUDq5m

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