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House Democrats ask DOJ to investigate “unconstitutional conduct” in recent deaths of African Americans

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House Democrats ask DOJ to investigate “unconstitutional conduct” in recent deaths of African Americans

Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee asked the Department of Justice in a Thursday letter for an investigation into a spate of killings of African-Americans.

Specifically mentioned in the letter were slain Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery, Kentucky EMT Breonna Taylor and Minneapolis resident George Floyd. Anger at Floyd’s death while in custody of Minneapolis police officers has prompted protests across the country, some of which have turned violent.

“The fair, transparent, and equal administration of justice is a bedrock principle for citizens to maintain the trust required to govern themselves in an ordered society,” the letter read. “However, public trust in the blind administration of justice is being seriously tested by recent high-profile killings of African-Americans during attempts to enforce state laws as well as the lack of transparency regarding how and why these killings occurred.”

The letter was signed by 24 members of the committee, including chair Representative Jerrold Nadler and Vice Chair Representative Mary Gay Scanlon. Nadler said in a Thursday statement that “America’s history of racism and racially motivated violence is a plague that continues to live on through generations.”

Newsweek reached out to the Department of Justice for comment but did not hear back in time for publication.


House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler co-signed a letter Thursday asking the Department of Justice to investigate local officials involved in the recent killings of three African Americans.
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Although federal authorities are already investigating the three deaths, the letter from the House Judiciary Committee requested a report on whether the actions of local officials represented a “pattern and practice of unconstitutional conduct.”

Arbery was killed while jogging in February by two white men in Brunswick, Georgia. One of the alleged shooters, Gregory McMichael, is a former investigator for the district attorney’s office. Police did not arrest any suspects in the case until video of the shooting was released on social media in May.

According to a Monday statement from Arbery’s family attorney S. Lee Merritt, the DOJ is investigating the case and considering “both civil and criminal charges against state officials and conspirators” involved in Arbery’s death.

Police in Kentucky attempting to serve a warrant entered the apartment of Breonna Taylor. Believing the officers were intruders, Taylor’s partner opened fire. Officers shot back, striking Taylor at least eight times.

Taylor’s death is being investigated by the FBI, which said in a May statement that the investigation would be “conducted in a fair, thorough and impartial manner.”

George Floyd died Monday in custody of police while being detained on suspicion of forgery. A Minneapolis police officer placed his knee against Floyd’s neck while he was being detained. Video captured by witnesses show Floyd telling officers, “I can’t breathe.” By the time first responders arrived on the scene, Floyd was unresponsive.

President Donald Trump called Floyd’s death “sad and tragic” on Wednesday. Trump called for an expedited investigation to be carried out by both the FBI and the DOJ.

On Thursday, the DOJ said its probe into Floyd’s death a “top priority” and that they had “assigned experienced prosecutors and FBI criminal investigators to the matter.”

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How your club is shaping up for the AFL season restart: Part one

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How your club is shaping up for the AFL season restart: Part one

Brisbane Lions

After a decade in the wilderness, the Lions headed into a season in the unfamiliar position of being viewed as a premiership contender. Following on from their top-four finish last year, and subsequent straight-sets exit from the finals, they’re expected to be a finalist again in 2020. While their year got off to a bumpy start when they fell to Hawthorn by 28 points at the MCG, the good news is that ruckman Stefan Martin might not miss any games after injuring his posterior cruciate ligament against the Hawks, which ordinarily would have meant him missing 8-10 weeks. Veteran recruit Grant Birchall (hamstring) is also on track for round two after sitting out what would’ve been his first game against his old club. However, key defender Marcus Adams will probably be unavailable for a couple of games at least due to foot surgery.

Carlton

The Blues will probably find it hard to avoid another bottom-four finish this season despite a honeymoon period in the second half of 2019 as David Teague took over as caretaker coach before being given the job, and the recruitments of Jack Martin and Eddie Betts. They kicked off the year in customary fashion with a four-goal loss to Richmond, which probably wasn’t an accurate reflection given they trailed by 50 points at one stage. Betts (calf) should be fit to make his long-awaited return with the Blues in round two against Melbourne, and he should be joined by Harry McKay (groin), Caleb Marchbank (knee), Nic Newman (elbow) and Zac Fisher (ankle). Matthew Kreuzer (foot) probably won’t be fit until round six or seven, while Carlton have said that Charlie Curnow (knee) is unlikely to feature at all in 2020 because of his knee injury, after having a setback in April.

Collingwood

Heading into 2020 on the back of consecutive September heartbreakers – a five-point loss to West Coast in the 2018 grand final and a four-point loss to Greater Western Sydney in the 2019 preliminary final – the Magpies have atonement on their mind. They showed in round one that they would be one of the teams to beat again with a nine-goal demolition of the Western Bulldogs, who many tipped to be a bolter this year. Adam Treloar (calf) has already been ruled out of the restart match against Richmond on June 11 after sustaining his injury on the first day back at training, but Travis Varcoe (shoulder), Ben Reid (ankle), Lynden Dunn (knee) and Matt Scharenberg (hip) should be available. However, Levi Greenwood (knee) and Tom Langdon (knee) are still a fair way off and Dayne Beams’ career seems all but over. Brody Mihocek is also under an injury cloud.

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Essendon

The Bombers remain one of the AFL’s biggest enigmas, and when you throw a coaching transition year into the mix, who knows what impact that will have on their attempt to break their run of six consecutive final losses over a span of 15 years. Their round-one meeting against Fremantle perfectly summed up where they’re at – they seemed to be cruising to an easy victory for the most part against a team that isn’t tipped to figure in the finals, and then had to hold on for dear life at the end to escape with a six-point win. Defenders Cale Hooker (hip) and Patrick Ambrose (knee) should be fit for round two but captain Dyson Heppell (foot) is no guarantee. Joe Daniher (groin) still appears to be a long way off a return, with coach John Worsfold unable to say if Daniher would play this year, but the forward has returned to running at training.

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Not much is expected of the Dockers this year but they gave their fans something to cheer about in round one as they almost snatched a win from the jaws of defeat against the Bombers in coach Justin Longmuir’s first game in charge, at Marvel Stadium. They should regain former captain David Mundy (broken leg) for their first batch of Queensland games, beginning with the Brisbane Lions on June 13, while Nathan Wilson, who has had a toe injury, and Jesse Hogan, who has been dealing with mental health issues, could also be in the mix. Blake Acres (hamstring) and Joel Hamling (ankle) should feature at some stage, but it’s unclear whether Alex Pearce will recover from ankle surgery in time to play any part in 2020.

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More than 40 arrested in New York City, cops injured as protests against George Floyd’s death escalate

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More than 40 arrested in New York City, cops injured as protests against George Floyd’s death escalate


Protesters clash with police during a protest of the police-related death of George Floyd at Union Square in New York City on May 28, 2020.
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Protests calling for justice in the death of George Floyd sparked clashes between demonstrators and police, leading to multiple arrests in New York City on Friday.

New York City Police arrested over 40 people when the protest in Manhattan’s Union Square turned violent. Several police officers were attacked by demonstrators, the New York City Police Department told Newsweek.

“We have over 40 people that are arrested right now in regards to this ongoing demonstration,” an NYPD spokesperson told Newsweek. “We have multiple officers that have been attacked. We have one officer that was hit with a garbage can and we have another officer who was punched in his face.”

Police said one of the protestors was arrested after unsuccessfully attempting to remove the gun from an officer’s holster. Another demonstrator was reportedly brandishing a knife, while multiple people allegedly spit at police during the protest.

Videos of police arresting protestors quickly appeared on social media. Some protesters described the behavior of police offers present as “aggressive” in accounts on social media.

“It keeps flaring up. There’s been about seven or eight arrests,” photographer Dee Delgado, who was at the protest, told Gothamist. “I just witnessed an officer put his knee on somebody’s neck.”

Protests calling for justice for Floyd have spread across the nation this week. Floyd died shortly after being arrested by Minneapolis police on Monday and local protests began the following day. The demonstrations escalated and within days multiple protests had taken place in cities throughout the nation.

Floyd’s death sparked outrage after a video of his arrest went viral earlier in the week. The video shows Floyd, who was black, begging a white police officer to stop kneeling on his neck while complaining that he could not breathe before eventually becoming unconscious and dying.

Riot police in Minneapolis used tear gas on protestors after demonstrations in the city became violent on Wednesday. Several incidents of looting and fires were reported as the protests escalated. At least one person was shot and killed during the rioting.

demonstration in Memphis, Tennessee, on the same night also became heated after a group of counter protestors began arguing with those protesting Floyd’s death. Police arrested at least four people.

Around 1,000 protestors gathered in Los Angeles, California on Thursday, with some blocking traffic on the city’s busy 101 Freeway.

In the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, a small group echoed Floyd by chanting “I can’t breathe.”

A local chapter of the NAACP organized another protest that took place in Beaumont, Texas — about 80 miles from Floyd’s hometown of Houston.

Similar protests were expected to take place in locations across the country throughout the night, including in Oakland, California and Denver, Colorado.

“I don’t want them to lash out like that, but I can’t stop people right now because they have pain. They have the same pain that I feel,” George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, told CNN on Thursday. “I want everything to be peaceful, but I can’t make everybody be peaceful. I can’t. It’s hard.”

Benjamin Crump, the attorney representing Floyd’s family, also called for protests to remain peaceful on Thursday, while highlighting the role that the protests could play in achieving justice.

“I spoke with George Floyd’s family this morning and they would like to thank all of the protesters for joining them in standing for JUSTICE. They know we’re all hurting,” Crump said in a statement. “They told me they want peace in Minneapolis, but they know that Black people want peace in their souls and that until we get #JusticeForFloyd there will be no peace.”

“We also cannot sink to the level of our oppressors and we cannot endanger each other as we respond to the necessary urge to raise our voices in unison and in outrage,” he added. “Looting and violence distract from the strength of our collective voice.”

Newsweek reached out to Crump for additional comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.

Protests in Minneapolis and elsewhere are expected to continue over the coming days. Additional planned demonstrations include one set to take place in Houston, Texas on Friday and another in Seattle, Washington on Saturday.

No charges have been filed in Floyd’s death, although the Minneapolis Police Department fired all four officers involved in the incident on Tuesday. A federal investigation was launched Thursday, joining one already being conducted by Minnesota authorities.

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Arkansas boy, 9, killed in dog attack while checking mail

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Arkansas boy, 9, killed in dog attack while checking mail

A 9-year-old boy who disappeared Thursday while checking the mail at his Arkansas home was later found dead from an apparent dog attack, authorities said.

The boy’s body was found in a field near the family’s home in the small town of Mount Vernon, north of Little Rock, the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

The boy’s mother went to look for him when he didn’t return after a few minutes on Thursday morning, the statement said. She called 911, and responding investigators found his body.

The statement said the mother had seen several dogs running from the field.

Two people were being questioned in connection to the boy’s death, and two dogs were taken by a local animal shelter, the statement said.

Additional details about the incident weren’t immediately available.

Tim Stelloh is a reporter for NBC News, based in California.

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Report: Russia building new military base in northeast Syria

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Report: Russia building new military base in northeast Syria

May 28, 2020

Russia is building a new military base in the Kurdish enclave in northeast Syria, a UK-based monitoring group reported today.

Russian forces are making the base in Qeser Dib, a village outside of al-Malikiyah near the Turkish border. The troops installed radar and brought 12 armored vehicles to the area, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Al-Malikiyah is a mixed Kurdish-Christian area. It is also one of the closest towns to northeast Syria’s border crossing with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

This part of the autonomous administration of north and east Syria territory is the location of Russian, American and Turkish military activity. Both the United States and Russia patrol the area, and the United States sometimes prevents the Russians from passing through — creating tensions. Turkey and Russia have also conducted joint patrols near al-Malikiyah.

Relations between Russia and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) — the Kurdish-led and US-backed armed group that controls much of northeast Syria — are mixed. The US military says Russia is trying to get Arab communities in northeast Syria to cut their ties with the SDF. The co-chair of the SDF’s political wing, the Syrian Democratic Council, also told the Kurdish outlet Rudaw that Russia wants to create “sedition” in northeast Syria when it comes to the Arabs and the SDF. The SDF is a multiethnic group with Kurdish, Arab, Christian, Yazidi and Turkmen fighters.

The SDF does not fight Russia, though, and its primary enemies are the Islamic State (IS) and Turkey. Turkey attacked northeast Syria in October due to its opposition to Kurdish groups being stationed along its border and IS continues attacks in the area. The SDF received help from Russia’s ally, the Syrian government, during the battle with Turkey and the Syrian government rules some parts of the otherwise SDF-controlled cities of Qamishli and Hasakah.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported today that Russia prevented commercial trucks from traveling along the M4 highway between Hasakah in SDF territory and government-controlled Aleppo. 



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Intel: EU renews sanctions on Syrian regime

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Intel: EU renews sanctions on Syrian regime

May 28, 2020

The European Union today renewed its sanctions against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for another year. The sanctions — which ban oil imports, certain investments, technology transfer that could aid the regime in repression and freezes Syrian Central Bank assets inside the EU — were first initiated in 2011.

Why it matters: The Trump administration has rallied its allies to keep up sanctions on the Assad regime and not to provide reconstruction money to Damascus after nine years of civil war.

The United States argues that money will be squandered by the mafia-like Assad regime, which Washington suggests should not be rewarded for making war on its own population in response to the 2011 Arab Spring protests.

A combination of war, regime corruption and sanctions have devastated Syria’s economy, and the country’s currency has plummeted to all-time lows. More than 80% of Syrians now live below the poverty line, and a loaf of bread costs some 20 times what it did at the start of the conflict, according to Rim Turkmani, director of the Syria Conflict Research Program at the London School of Economics, who spoke at a Quincy Institute event in Washington earlier this month. The US and EU provide humanitarian aid in regime-controlled areas, though experts say the informal war economy has only worsened corruption.

What’s next: Whether international sanctions have any enduring political effect on the regime remains to be seen. The United States and the EU continue to invoke UN Security Council Resolution 2254, which calls for a peaceful transfer of power in Syria, a negotiated settlement to the war and free and fair elections. But US officials admit Russia’s successful military support for Assad means he likely won’t be stepping down anytime soon.

Still, the Trump administration shows no sign of changing course. State Department officials have cited Assad’s recent consolidation of power over his cousin, business magnate Rami Makhlouf, as reason for cautious optimism that their strategy may be working. As US Syria envoy James Jeffrey said earlier this month, “It’s very hard to assess where this is going.”

Know more: Anton Mardasov breaks down what Vladimir Putin’s recent appointment of Russia’s first special envoy for relations with Damascus means for the two countries going forward.



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Illinois Is Reopening But Chicago Isn’t Because Of Coronavirus Cases

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Illinois Is Reopening But Chicago Isn’t Because Of Coronavirus Cases

Barber shops and other businesses will remain closed in Chicago while many stores elsewhere in Illinois reopen on Friday.

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Barber shops and other businesses will remain closed in Chicago while many stores elsewhere in Illinois reopen on Friday.

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Illinois is joining many of its neighboring Midwest states in reopening some retail shops, restaurants, salons and other businesses Friday.

But Chicagoans will have to wait until the middle of next week to get a haircut or manicure, or eat on a restaurant patio, as Mayor Lori Lightfoot is delaying the limited business reopening until Wednesday, June 3.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says every region of the state has now met the criteria to move into phase three of his five-phased reopening plan, called Restore Illinois. That includes the percentage of positive coronavirus tests falling and remaining below 20%, a falling or flat rate of new COVID-19 patients being admitted to hospitals, and enough available medical, surgical and ICU hospital beds and ventilators to handle a possible surge in COVID-19 cases.

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Phase 3 of reopening in Illinois is a bit more limited that the plans in many other states. Illinois residents should not throw out their face coverings and masks as those are still required in public.

Restaurants can reopen for outdoor dining, but tables must be spaced at least 6 feet apart, and groups sitting together are limited to no more than six people.

Hair and nail salons, barbershops, tattoo parlors and other providers of personal care services will be limited to those that can be performed with both the customer and employee wearing coverings over their nose and mouth. Massages and other body treatments will be limited to 30 minutes.

Nonessential retailers can reopen but must limit the number of customers in their shop at a time to five per 1,000 square feet of retail space, which is half the normal capacity.

“Our goal is and always has been to keep people safe from this coronavirus while we restore more of our normal activities,” Pritzker said at his daily media briefing Thursday.

But he warned Illinois residents not to become complacent because he worries about a possible resurgence in COVID-19 cases.

“It’s possible that if we have a surge, a spike, and we need to quell that spike, we might potentially have to move backward in the phases,” Pritzker said. “That’s not anything any of us want to do.”

Chicago, meanwhile, is still considered a place of concern for COVID-19 outbreaks. Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, said last week the number of cases in the city has plateaued, and not fallen as in some other parts of the country, and needs continued monitoring.

The mayor is delaying the city’s limited reopening until the middle of next week, and when it does, some restrictions will be tighter than the state’s. Retail stores, salons and other businesses will need to limit the number of customers to 25% of their normal capacity.

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No Charges Yet In George Floyd Killing As National Guard Called In For Protests

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No Charges Yet In George Floyd Killing As National Guard Called In For Protests

Federal officials said Thursday the investigation into the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes, was a “top priority,” but added they were still gathering information in their probe and had not yet made a decision on filing charges.

The news comes amid ongoing protests across Minneapolis and around the nation over Floyd’s death on Monday, which has drawn bleak comparisons to other Black men and women who have died in police custody. Demonstrations raged for the second day in a row on Wednesday, spilling into the early hours of Thursday morning as some protestors turned violent, setting fire to retail stores and a construction site and looting a local Target. One person was shot and killed by the owner of a pawn shop.

As Justice Department officials at a Thursday afternoon press briefing in a Minneapolis suburb said the agency’s “highest of the high” were investigating the case, protesters began to gather in force once again on Thursday evening as the governor activated the National Guard and declared a state of emergency.

“We are conducting a robust and meticulous investigation into the circumstances surrounding the events of May 25, 2020, and the police officers’ actions on that evening,” U.S. Attorney Erica MacDonald said at the briefing. “Minneapolis, our nation, really the world, has witnessed this incredibly disturbing loss of life. … We are grieving and we will continue to grieve. To be clear, the Department of Justice has made the investigation in this case a top priority.”

The attorney for Hennepin County, which includes Minneapolis, said at the briefing that his office was moving forward cautiously with its investigation.

The video showing Floyd dying as he was pinned by an officer “is graphic and horrific and terrible and no person should do that,” Mike Freeman said. “But my job in the end is to prove that (the officer) violated a criminal statute and there is other evidence that does not support a criminal charge. We need to wade through all that evidence and to come to a meaningful determination and we are doing that to the best of our ability.”

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who has called for charges to be filed in the case, again urged citizens to protest peacefully following Wednesday night’s looting and arson in parts of the city.

“If you’re feeling that sadness, that anger, it’s not only understandable, it’s right. It’s a reflection of the truth that our black community has lived,” Frey said at a separate press conference. “We must believe that we can be better than we have been.” 

Anger has continued to build after the Minneapolis Police Department fired four officers on Tuesday following the release of the shocking video showing Floyd’s arrest. In the footage, Floyd can be seen pinned to the ground as Officer Derek Chauvin keeps pressing his knee into the man’s neck, even as Floyd pleas, “Please man, I can’t breathe. I cannot breathe. I cannot breathe.”

Three other officers at the scene who with Chauvin were later fired ― Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng ― make no apparent effort to intervene.

Floyd’s eyes close after several minutes and he stops speaking. Officers later called an ambulance but the man died after arriving at a local hospital. Paramedics later said Floyd, 46, was unresponsive and without a pulse by the time he was en route to the hospital.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s said later Thursday it was still waiting for final lab results “to provide the most medically accurate cause of death determination possible.”



Protests in the Minneapolis area sparked by the death of George Floyd included one Wednesday evening outside the home of Derek Chauvin, the police officer who pinned the Black man to the ground with a knee of his neck. Chauvin and three other officers were quickly fired, but no charges have yet been filed in the case.

Floyd’s family has publicly called for charges to be filed against the four officers. His brother, Philonise Floyd, told CNN they should be arrested “right now” and “held accountable about everything.”

“These guys need to be arrested, convicted of murder, and given the death penalty,” he said. “They need to. They took my brother’s life. He will never get that back. I will never see him again. My family will never see him again. His kids will never see him again.”



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China reports no new coronavirus cases: Live updates

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China reports no new coronavirus cases: Live updates

  • The English Premier League and Italy’s Serie A are set to resume in June after a near-three month suspension over coronavirus fears.

  • US President Donald Trump has once again attacked Beijing over the coronavirus pandemic, calling the virus “a very bad gift from China”.

  • Cases of community transmission of the coronavirus are growing in Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said new strategy for testing is needed to curb the virus’s spread.

  • European governments moved to halt the use of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients.

  • More than 5.8 million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed around the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Some 359,000 people have died, while more than 2.4 million have recovered.

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Friday, May 29

01:40 GMT – Cricket-Twenty20 World Cup schedule under ‘very high risk’

Cricket Australia boss Kevin Roberts downplayed the prospect of the Twenty20 World Cup going ahead in 2020, saying the October-November schedule was under “very high risk” due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“Obviously, we’ve been hopeful all along that it could be staged in October-November but you would have to say there is a very high risk about the prospect of that happening,” Roberts told reporters in a video call.

“In the event that doesn’t happen, there are potential windows in the February-March period, October-November the following year.”

00:46 GMT – China reports no new coronavirus cases

Health authorities in China reported no new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland as of the end of May 28.

The National Health Commission, however, did confirm five new asymptomatic coronavirus cases on May 28, down from 23 a day earlier.

Surveillance amid coronavirus outbreak (3:39)

00:28 GMT – Australia’s New South Wales state warns of COVID-19 budget toll

The Australian state of New South Wales said the coronavirus pandemic could cost it as much A$20bn ($13.3bn) in lost revenues over the next four years, underscoring the urgency to revive the country’s stuttering economy.

Releasing its first estimate of the economic impact of coronavirus, NSW said budget deficits totalling A$10-20 billion are expected over the next four years, a far cry from its previous estimate in December 2019 of an average budget surplus of A$1.9 billion over four years.

“We are facing the type of economic challenge not seen in generations, perhaps not since people were hammering the last rivet into the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the 1930s,” said NSW state Treasurer Dominic Perrottet.

00:16 GMT – 14 million additional people could go hungry in Latin America

The World Food Programme said some 14 million people in in Latin America and the Caribbean could experience severe food insecurity this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It is vital and urgent that we provide food assistance to the growing number of vulnerable people in the region, as well as those who depend on informal work”, said Miguel Barreto, WFP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

“We still have time to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from becoming a hunger pandemic.”

Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m Zaheena Rasheed in Male, Maldives. 

You can find all the updates from yesterday, May 28 here.


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