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STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – Sweden should have done more to combat the coronavirus, the epidemiologist behind a national strategy that avoided the strict lockdowns seen in many other countries said today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 50,000 today, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that highlighted the country’s place as one of the worst hit in the world.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The European Commission classified the new coronavirus as a mid-level threat to workers, drawing criticism from socialist lawmakers because the move will allow less stringent workplace safety measures than if the virus was deemed a high risk.

WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of major U.S.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s Supreme Court said yesterday it would investigate former President Alvaro Uribe’s possible connections to a scandal involving alleged military spying on journalists, politicians and judges.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Pentagon has moved about 1,600 U.S. Army troops into the Washington, D.C.,

(Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports plummeted in May to their lowest level since 2003 as U.S.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil registered another record number of novel coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours, the health ministry said last evening, as the pandemic in Latin America’s largest country shows no signs of slowing down.

BRASILIA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Efforts to keep the Amazon rainforest standing and reduce Brazil’s planet-warming emissions are being hampered by budget cuts for the country’s environmental watchdog and its main climate change programme, researchers have said.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Nelson Aguilar used to sell the rabbits that he raises on his Havana rooftop to restaurants.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – The European Union is “shocked and appalled” by the death of black American George Floyd in police custody, the bloc’s top diplomat said today, calling it “an abuse of power” and warning against further excessive use of force.

WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS,  (Reuters) – At least five U.S. police were hit by gunfire during violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody, police and media said, hours after President Donald Trump said he would deploy the military if unrest does not stop.

 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday suggested he would use federal troops to end unrest that has erupted following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody last week.

WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS,  (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse peaceful demonstrators near the White House yesterday as U.S.

Electoral Observation Missions from the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have called on the electoral management body of Suriname to swiftly end the tabulation of votes cast in the May 25 Elections.

MINNEAPOLIS,  (Reuters) – Fires burned near the White House, stores were looted in New York City and Southern California, and a tanker truck drove into marchers in Minneapolis as the United States struggled to contain chaotic protests over race and policing.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.,  (Reuters) – Nearly 24 hours after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule delivered NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station yesterday, marking the first U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will not take the dramatic step for now of seeking control of the National Guard, his national security adviser said yesterday as protests flared in U.S.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis said today that people are more important than the economy, as countries decide how quickly to reopen their countries from coronavirus lockdowns.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro yesterday announced a price hike for gasoline after two decades of frozen values at the pump, as part of a system to fill vehicles and motorcycles with subsidized fuel up to monthly quotas and pay internationally indexed prices over those levels.