US unrest: Two New York police shot and wounded, one knifed, while on duty to stop looting

People loot a store in New York during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd NEW YORK, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man armed with a knife stabbed a New York policeman in the neck on Wednesday and two officers who ran to his rescue were wounded before they shot…

Covid-19: About 3,800 Singapore companies closed down in April; expect uptick in coming months – minister

A general view of an unusually quiet road leading to the central business district SINGAPORE, June 5 (NNN-CNA) — About 3,800 companies closed down in April, comparable to the average of 3,700 recorded in the same month over the past five years, said Senior Minister of State for Trade and…

US unrest: Pres Trump sued over police charge outside White House

WASHINGTON, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US civil rights groups filed a case suing President Donald Trump after security forces fired pepper balls and smoke bombs to clear peaceful demonstrators outside the White House. Law enforcement officers forced protestors back before Trump walked to a nearby church for a photo op…

Covid-19: Brazil virus toll surges to third-highest in world

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s death toll from the novel coronavirus has surged past 34,000 to become the third-highest in the world, surpassing Italy’s, according to official figures released Thursday. The South American country reported a new record of 1,473 deaths in 24 hours, bringing its overall…

US says China’s Tiananmen Square ‘slaughter’ not forgotten

WASHINGTON, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The White House said that China’s “slaughter” of protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989 has not been forgotten, urging Beijing to give its first accurate accounting of the bloodshed. “The Chinese Communist Party’s slaughter of unarmed Chinese civilians was a tragedy that will not be…

Opposition leader Guaido ‘hiding’ at the French Embassy in Caracas: Venezuela’s foreign minister

CARACAS, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is at the French Embassy in Caracas, the South American country’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said, three days after President Nicolas Maduro hinted that his rival was “in hiding” at a diplomatic location. “We cannot enter the premises of any…

China: Three dead, seven wounded in supermarket stabbing

BEIJING, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people were killed and seven wounded in a stabbing spree at a supermarket in rural southeast China, police said Friday. The suspected attacker, a 35-year-old man, was arrested shortly after the incident late Thursday in Fujian province, they said in a statement, without specifying…

Update: Senegal eases coronavirus curfew after protests

Protests took place in the capital, Dakar, as well as other cities DAKAR, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senegal has announced it will ease a curfew and lift restrictions on inter-city travel following two nights of protests. More than 200 people have been detained for questioning by police following spontaneous demonstrations…

Covid-19: Protests against lockdown spread to Senegal’s capital

Riot police try to put out fire in the middle of the street during protests DAKAR, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protestors in Dakar set tyres on fire and threw stones at security forces during night protests over a nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed almost three months ago because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The…

UN urges Sudan to do justice for victims of deadly attack

UNITED NATIONS, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several UN experts said that accountability and justice for the victims of the deadly attack on peaceful demonstrators in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, are essential for the country to move towards a peaceful democracy. “We remain concerned that one year after the violent attack…