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Police chief: Fired cop broke policy in pinning Floyd
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Police chief: Fired cop broke policy in pinning Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis police chief who called George Floyd’s death “murder” soon after it happened testified that Officer…
Four killed in Myanmar protests as junta cracks down on online critics
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Four killed in Myanmar protests as junta cracks down on online critics

(Reuters) -Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing four people, a protester and media said, as…
Attack by Myanmar’s Kachin minority signals deepening crisis
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Attack by Myanmar’s Kachin minority signals deepening crisis

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Kachin guerrillas attacked a police outpost in northern Myanmar early Wednesday, local media reported, in an…
Witness describes seeing Floyd ‘slowly fade away’
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Witness describes seeing Floyd ‘slowly fade away’

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who was among onlookers shouting at a Minneapolis police officer to get off George Floyd…
Thousands take to the streets in Myanmar as five more protesters killed
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Thousands take to the streets in Myanmar as five more protesters killed

(Reuters) -Myanmar security forces killed at least five protesters on Monday, three of them in the main city of Yangon,…
UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers
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UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The people of Myanmar have huge expectations from the United Nations and the international community following…
London police tactics at vigil for slain woman draw scrutiny
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London police tactics at vigil for slain woman draw scrutiny

LONDON (AP) — London’s police department is under scrutiny for the way officers handled some participants at an unofficial vigil…
UK police officer charged with murder of 33-year-old woman
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UK police officer charged with murder of 33-year-old woman

LONDON (Reuters) – British police have charged an officer with the kidnap and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, whose disappearance…
Two killed in protests in Myanmar as US and allies vow to restore democracy
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Two killed in protests in Myanmar as US and allies vow to restore democracy

(Reuters) – At least two people were killed in police firing in Myanmar overnight, domestic media reported, as activists called…
Myanmar protesters able to leave Yangon district after being trapped
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Myanmar protesters able to leave Yangon district after being trapped

(Reuters) – Hundreds of young Myanmar protesters who had been trapped by security forces in a district of Yangon overnight…
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