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Mali vows to investigate after army accused of deadly village attack
AFP, Published on 06/06/2020
» BAMAKO - Mali on Saturday pledged to investigate claims that the army killed dozens of civilians in its conflict-riven centre, as complaints about the military's conduct in the West African nation escalate.
Libya govt says offensive launched for Kadhafi hometown Sirte
AFP, Published on 06/06/2020
» TRIPOLI - Forces loyal to Libya's UN-recognised government said they launched an offensive Saturday for slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi's hometown Sirte, as rival strongman Khalifa Haftar backed a ceasefire following a string of military setbacks.
Dutch cull minks linked to virus
News Agencies, Published on 06/06/2020
» AMSTERDAM: Dutch mink farms have begun a government-ordered cull amid concern that animals infected with the coronavirus could transmit the illness to humans.
Brazil threatens to quit WHO
AFP, Published on 06/06/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull out of the WHO over "ideological bias", as his counterpart Donald Trump said the US economy was recovering from the coronavirus pandemic while Europe slowly reopens its borders.
Phuket to reopen beaches Tuesday
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/06/2020
» PHUKET: The island province will reopen its beaches from Tuesday as it eases its lockdown in line with the decline in local coronavirus infections across the country.
Global race protests mark George Floyd's death
AFP, Published on 06/06/2020
» LONDON - Taking a knee, chanting and ignoring social distancing measures, outraged protesters from Sydney to London kicked off a weekend of global rallies Saturday against racism and police brutality.
Tahiti to welcome foreign tourists in July
AFP, Published on 06/06/2020
» Tahiti and other islands will be opened to international travel next month as French Polynesia tries to salvage its vital tourism industry, the government said on Saturday.
Anti-racism protests roll into Asia
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2020
» Thousands took to the streets across Australia on Saturday, as did hundreds in Tokyo and Seoul to support US protests against police brutality, while demonstrations were expected around Europe later in the day.
TEST YOURSELF: What a waste
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/06/2020
» More food delivery means more plastic
New bosses at Petronas and MAS
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/06/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has made changes at the top of the country’s two highest-profile state enterprises, Petronas and Malaysia Airlines.