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Tensions mar Paris protest as Floyd outrage goes global PARIS (AP) — Tear gas choked Paris streets as riot police faced off with protesters setting fires Tuesday amid growing global outrage over George Floyd's death in the United States, racial injustice and heavy-handed police tactics around the world. Published Jun. 3 2020 @ 12:05am

World alarmed by violence in US LONDON (AP) — Nations around the world have watched the civil unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed by a white police officer as he pressed his knee on Floyd's neck until he stopped breathing. Published Jun. 1 2020 @ 12:05am

Communion unchanged in Greek Orthodox Church despite virus ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion, trying to keep a proper social distance. Published May. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

UN: Virus could push 14 million into hunger in Latin America BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program is warning that upward of at least 14 million people could go hungry in Latin America as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, shuttering people in their homes, drying up work and crippling the economy. Published May. 28 2020 @ 12:05am

Afghan government releases hundreds of Taliban prisoners KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners Tuesday, its single largest prisoner release since the U. Published May. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

Hong Kong leader: Security law not a threat to freedoms HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday that national security legislation proposed by China's legislature will not threaten the semi-autonomous territory's civil rights, despite widespread criticism of the move as an encroachment on freedom of speech and assembly. by Associated Press Published May. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

US company trials coronavirus vaccine in Australia A U.S. biotechnology company announced today the start of human trials in Australia of a vaccine for the coronarvirus with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year. Published May. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

Israeli leader vows to push ahead with annexing West Bank JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday to annex parts of the occupied West Bank in the coming months, vowing to move ahead with the explosive plan despite a growing chorus of condemnations by key allies. Published May. 26 2020 @ 12:05am