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Protests rock US cities on holiday weekend

NEW YORK, Sept 07 (Reuters): Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin last month, spoke out for the first time from his hospital bed as duelling demonstrations over racial justice and policing continued to roil US cities.In a video...

Typhoon lashes S Korea

SEOUL, Sept 07 (AP): A powerful typhoon damaged buildings, flooded roads and knocked out power to thousands of homes in South Korea on Monday after battering islands in southern Japan. More than 20 people were injured.The Korea Meteorological Administration warned of "very heavy rain and very strong winds" as Typhoon...

Belarus security forces crack down on protest

MINSK, Sept 07 (Reuters): Security forces in Belarus detained scores of protesters and were filmed beating a man as he lay on the street, as the authorities launched a crackdown on mass demonstrations against President Alexander Lukashenko.Nearly a month after an election which Lukashenko's opponents say he rigged, tens of...

Yemen fighting leaves 28 people dead

ADEN, Sept 07 (Xinhua): Fighting heavily intensified between Yemen's government forces and the Houthi group in the country's northeastern province of al-Jawf during the past 24 hours, leaving 28 killed, a military official told Xinhua.The local military official said on condition of anonymity that "armed confrontations that began late Sunday...

HK police fire pepper balls at protesters

HONG KONG, Sept 07 (Reuters): Police fired rounds of pepper balls at protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday as hundreds took to the streets to demonstrate against the postponement of legislative elections and a new national security law imposed by China.Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam postponed the Sept. 6 election...

25 militants die in Afghan airstrike

MEHTARLAM, Sept 07 (Xinhua): At least 25 militants were killed and eight others wounded after Afghan security forces repelled a Taliban attack in eastern Laghman province during Sunday night, a provincial government spokesman said Monday."The militants stormed security forces' position in Jaibon locality of Alishing district, in the north of...

India now 2nd worst-hit by virus

NEW DELHI, Sept 07 (AP): India has become the second worst-hit country by the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday as urban metro trains partially resumed service in the capital New Delhi and other states as the government pushes to sustain a weakened economy.The South Asian country reported 90,802 cases in the...

China targets press cards for some US media

BEIJING, Sept 07 (AP): China has reportedly suspended full renewal of press accreditation for some journalists at US media outlets in apparent retribution for Washington's targeting of Chinese reporters working in the United States, reports AP.The moves are the latest manifestation of the deteriorating state of US-China relations that have...

Indonesia reports 2,880 new virus cases

JAKARTA, Sept 07 (Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 2,880 within one day to 196,989, with the death toll adding by 105 to 8,130, the health ministry said on Monday.According to the ministry, 2,077 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to...

Australian PM announces deal for 84m doses of virus vaccine

CANBERRA, Sept 7 (Xinhua): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a deal to acquire more than 84 million doses of potential coronavirus vaccines.Morrison, Health Minister Greg Hunt, and Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, on Monday announced vaccine deals with the University of Queensland and Australian biotechnology...