Here are the latest updates:FIFA has appealed for “tolerance, mutual respect and common sense” after US President Donald Trump denounced the annulment of a policy that required football players to stand during the national anthem.“I won’t be watching much anymore!” Trump tweeted Saturday.Trump retweeted a tweet by US Representative Matt Gaetz, who wrote: “I’d rather the US not have a soccer team than have a soccer team that won’t stand for the National Anthem.”It was US captain Megan Rapinoe kneeling in support of that led to the US Soccer Federation adopting the rule in 2017. It was...…Here are the latest updates:FIFA has appealed for “tolerance, mutual respect and common sense” after US President Donald Trump denounced the annulment of a policy that required football players to stand during the national anthem.“I won’t be watching much anymore!” Trump tweeted Saturday.Trump retweeted a tweet by US Representative Matt Gaetz, who wrote: “I’d rather the US not have a soccer team than have a soccer team that won’t stand for the National Anthem.”It was US captain Megan Rapinoe kneeling in support of that led to the US Soccer Federation adopting the rule in 2017. It was...WW…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson would not agree that Britain is a racist country but acknowledges there is still more to do to combat cases of discrimination and racism, his spokesman said.“The PM doesn’t doubt that there continues to be discrimination and racism but would not agree that this is a racist country. We have made very significant progress on this issue but there remains more to do,” the spokesman told reporters.“The PM is absolutely committed to continuing efforts to stamp out racism and discrimination.” a June 3 letter to the UN Working Group on the Rights of People of...…Prime Minister Boris Johnson would not agree that Britain is a racist country but acknowledges there is still more to do to combat cases of discrimination and racism, his spokesman said.“The PM doesn’t doubt that there continues to be discrimination and racism but would not agree that this is a racist country. We have made very significant progress on this issue but there remains more to do,” the spokesman told reporters.“The PM is absolutely committed to continuing efforts to stamp out racism and discrimination.” a June 3 letter to the UN Working Group on the Rights of People of...WW…

Here are the latest updates:An official in northwest Germany says the number of workers infected in a coronavirus outbreak at a slaughterhouse in Germany has risen to 1,029 from 803 reported a day earlier but there is no evidence of a “significant” spread into the community, according to AP news agency.The regional government has issued a quarantine order for all 6,500 workers and managers at the Toennies firm’s meat processing facility in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck and for their family members.German news agency dpa quoted regional official Sven-Georg Adenauer as saying Saturday, “We have no...…Here are the latest updates:An official in northwest Germany says the number of workers infected in a coronavirus outbreak at a slaughterhouse in Germany has risen to 1,029 from 803 reported a day earlier but there is no evidence of a “significant” spread into the community, according to AP news agency.The regional government has issued a quarantine order for all 6,500 workers and managers at the Toennies firm’s meat processing facility in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck and for their family members.German news agency dpa quoted regional official Sven-Georg Adenauer as saying Saturday, “We have no...WW…

Here are the latest updates:US President Donald Trump says his press briefings are “not worth the time & effort”, two days after sparking a furore by suggesting patients might be injected with disinfectant to kill an infection.Tweeting on Saturday, Trump says: “What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately.”What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report...…Here are the latest updates:US President Donald Trump says his press briefings are “not worth the time & effort”, two days after sparking a furore by suggesting patients might be injected with disinfectant to kill an infection.Tweeting on Saturday, Trump says: “What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately.”What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report...WW…

Here are all the latest updates:Brazil recorded a new daily record of 1,179 deaths from the new coronavirus, with a total of 17,971 total fatalities and 271,628 confirmed cases, the health ministry said.Tuesday’s death toll was the first time Brazil has recorded more than 1,000 deaths in a day.The Trump administration said it was indefinitely extending a policy of strict border enforcement because of the COVID-19 outbreak.An order signed by Dr Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said it should remain because of public health conditions in the US,...…Here are all the latest updates:Brazil recorded a new daily record of 1,179 deaths from the new coronavirus, with a total of 17,971 total fatalities and 271,628 confirmed cases, the health ministry said.Tuesday’s death toll was the first time Brazil has recorded more than 1,000 deaths in a day.The Trump administration said it was indefinitely extending a policy of strict border enforcement because of the COVID-19 outbreak.An order signed by Dr Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said it should remain because of public health conditions in the US,...WW…

Here are the latest updates:Saudi Arabia extended the suspension of praying in the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the presidency of the Two Holy Mosques said on Twitter citing its President General Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais.The streets of Accra buzzed with life on Monday, a day after Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo announced the end of a three-week lockdown on movement around the capital and the city of Kumasi.While some Ghanaians were relieved to get back to work, others were left fretting after...…Here are the latest updates:Saudi Arabia extended the suspension of praying in the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the presidency of the Two Holy Mosques said on Twitter citing its President General Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais.The streets of Accra buzzed with life on Monday, a day after Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo announced the end of a three-week lockdown on movement around the capital and the city of Kumasi.While some Ghanaians were relieved to get back to work, others were left fretting after...WW…

Here are the latest updates:With the US. coronavirus death toll topping 51,000 and nearly one in six workers out of a job, Georgia, Oklahoma and several other states took tentative steps at reopening businesses on Friday, despite disapproval from President Donald Trump and medical experts.Fitness clubs, hair salons, tattoo parlours and some other workplaces were allowed to open their doors by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, disregarding warnings from public health officials that easing restrictions too soon could lead to more infections and deaths, Reuters news agency reported.Georgia, one of...…Here are the latest updates:With the US. coronavirus death toll topping 51,000 and nearly one in six workers out of a job, Georgia, Oklahoma and several other states took tentative steps at reopening businesses on Friday, despite disapproval from President Donald Trump and medical experts.Fitness clubs, hair salons, tattoo parlours and some other workplaces were allowed to open their doors by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, disregarding warnings from public health officials that easing restrictions too soon could lead to more infections and deaths, Reuters news agency reported.Georgia, one of...WW…

Here are the latest updates:Top United States health official Dr  will not testify next week to a congressional committee examining the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the White House said on Friday, calling it “counterproductive” to have individuals involved in the response testify.The White House issued an emailed statement after a spokesman for the Congressional committee holding the hearing said the committee had been informed by Trump administration officials that Fauci had been blocked from testifying.Read more . Gilead’s antiviral drug...…Here are the latest updates:Top United States health official Dr  will not testify next week to a congressional committee examining the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the White House said on Friday, calling it “counterproductive” to have individuals involved in the response testify.The White House issued an emailed statement after a spokesman for the Congressional committee holding the hearing said the committee had been informed by Trump administration officials that Fauci had been blocked from testifying.Read more . Gilead’s antiviral drug...WW…

In the UK, the number of those who have died from the disease the virus causes, COVID-19, increased by 54, bringing the toll in the country to 335 among 6,650 cases. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered residents across the country to . In the US, the number of cases surged past 35,000, with a death toll of 495, according to John Hopkins University data.More than 15,400 people have died from COVID-19 globally. An estimated 100,000 of the 362,000 people who have been diagnosed with the disease across the world have recovered, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins...…In the UK, the number of those who have died from the disease the virus causes, COVID-19, increased by 54, bringing the toll in the country to 335 among 6,650 cases. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered residents across the country to . In the US, the number of cases surged past 35,000, with a death toll of 495, according to John Hopkins University data.More than 15,400 people have died from COVID-19 globally. An estimated 100,000 of the 362,000 people who have been diagnosed with the disease across the world have recovered, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins...WW…

An independent United States’ commission has called for India, Russia, Vietnam and Syria to be added to a State Department blacklist on religious freedom.The US Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent government panel that gives recommendations to presidential administrations and Congress, said the four countries should be designated as “countries of particular concern” (CPC) on the State Department list, which currently includes Myanmar, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.In particular, the recommendation...…An independent United States’ commission has called for India, Russia, Vietnam and Syria to be added to a State Department blacklist on religious freedom.The US Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent government panel that gives recommendations to presidential administrations and Congress, said the four countries should be designated as “countries of particular concern” (CPC) on the State Department list, which currently includes Myanmar, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.In particular, the recommendation...WW…