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Italy hopes EU nations will open borders to Italians from June 15

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Italy hopes other EU countries will reopen their borders to Italian citizens on June 15, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Saturday, as coronavirus travel restrictions across Europe are gradually eased.

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Lawyer for German suspect in Madeleine McCann case has no comment

BERLIN (Reuters) - A lawyer representing the German man suspected of murdering Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared in Portugal in 2007 aged 3, said on Saturday he had no comment on the case.

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Kurdish case becomes rallying cry for Japan protest against police

TOKYO (Reuters) - The case of a Kurdish man who says he was stopped and shoved to the ground by Tokyo police became a rallying cry for protesters marching in solidarity with Black Lives Matter on Saturday.

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What U.S. police are shooting at protesters

(Reuters) - Police across the United States are using a variety of weapons on protesters during demonstrations against the death of an unarmed black man in police custody.

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'Am I going to get shot?' kids ask, as brands try to explain racism and violence to children

NEW YORK (Reuters) - For 8 minutes and 46 seconds - the length of time it took George Floyd, an unarmed black man, to die at the hands of Minneapolis police - cable TV kids channel Nickelodeon's screen went black on Tuesday to sounds of inhaling and exhaling, as white text flashed "I can't breathe."

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Washington prepares for major protest as U.S. officials move to rein in police

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Protesters are expected to gather in Washington for a huge demonstration on Saturday, its police chief said, as U.S. street marches over the killing of a black man in custody enter a 12th day and authorities move to rein in policing tactics.

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Iranian wedding party fuelled new COVID-19 surge, president says

DUBAI (Reuters)- - A wedding party contributed to a new surge in coronavirus infections in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday but insisted the country had no option but to keep its economy open despite warnings of a second wave of the epidemic.

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Poland to extend ban on international flights to June 16

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland plans to extend a ban on international flights until June 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic, state-run news agency PAP said late on Friday, citing a government decree.

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India overtakes Italy's coronavirus tally as lockdown easing looms

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India reported a record 9,887 new coronavirus cases in one day on Saturday and overtook Italy as the world's sixth-biggest outbreak, two days before the relaxing of a lockdown with the reopening of malls, restaurants and places of worship.

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Russia reports 8,855 new coronavirus cases, 197 deaths in last 24 hours

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 8,855 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, pushing the total number of infections to 458,689.

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Kazakh police detain dozens of anti-government protesters

ALMATY (Reuters) - Police in Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty detained dozens of anti-government protesters who took to the streets on Saturday even as a new, more liberal law on demonstrations was expected to come into force.

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Protests in Australia, Japan embrace 'Black Lives Matter' movement

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Thousands took to the streets in Australia on Saturday, and hundreds did in Japan, to support protests across the United States against police brutality, while demonstrations were expected in South Korea with a virtual rally in Thailand.

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Warsaw hopes some U.S. troops based in Germany will be moved to Poland

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday he hoped that some of the U.S. troops that are set to be removed from Germany will be reassigned to Poland.

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Afghans condemn Iranian police after refugees killed in car blaze

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghans have taken to social media to denounce Iranian police after a video of a car carrying with Afghan refugees set ablaze in Iran went viral, arousing new anger weeks after Afghan officials accused Iranian border guards of drowning migrants.

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Thousands in Australia defy bans at Black Lives Matter protests

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Thousands of Australians gathered in protests on Saturday embracing the cause of U.S. protesters angered by the death of a black man in police custody, defying bans and police warnings that fines will be issued for breaching social-distancing rules.

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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 407 to 183,678: RKI

BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 407 to 183,678, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday.

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Biden wins enough delegates to clinch U.S. Democratic nomination

(Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden secured enough delegates to formally clinch the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, setting the stage for a challenge to President Donald Trump in the November election.

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Venezuela's Supreme Court says congress failed to name electoral authorities

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government-friendly Supreme Court on Friday said the opposition-held congress had not named rectors to the South American country's electoral authority in time, a move denounced by the opposition as an attempt to derail election plans.

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Protests over police abuses flare again in Mexico's two largest cities

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Masked men and women protesting police abuses vandalized buildings and threw stones at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on Friday as Mexican state authorities arrested three officers in a bid to quell anger over the death of a man in police custody.

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Black girls and supporters surf around the world to honor George Floyd

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From California to Indonesia, Australia and Senegal, black girls and supporters floated on surfboards on Friday to pay tribute to George Floyd, the black man whose death in U.S. police custody has sparked protests worldwide.