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South Korea acts to stop defectors sending aid, messages to North Korea

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A day after North Korea suspended communication hotlines with South Korea over defectors who send propaganda and contraband into the North, South Korea said it would take legal action against two organisations that conduct such operations. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, recently called defectors "human scum little short of wild animals" and said North Korea would cut communication with South Korea because of its failure to stop them. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YlxPzF via Latest News

'Ticking time bomb:' Lack of beds slows Delhi's virus fight

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In New Delhi, a sprawling capital region of 46 million and home to some of India's highest concentration of hospitals, a pregnant woman’s death after a frantic hunt for a sickbed was a worrying sign about the country’s ability to cope with a wave of new coronavirus cases. “She kept begging us to save her life, but we couldn’t do anything,” Shailendra Kumar said, after driving his sister-in-law, Neelam, and her husband for hours, only to be turned away at eight public and private hospitals. Two and a half months of nationwide lockdown kept numbers of infections relatively low in India. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2B10HoN via Latest News

Stacey Abrams Repeatedly Shuts Down Meghan McCain on ‘The View’

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On Monday, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) went on The View and promptly schooled Meghan McCain on the real meaning of “defund the police.” This morning, it was Stacey Abrams’ turn. Abrams, who was promoting her latest book Our Time Is Now, spoke out against the voting disaster this week in her home state of Georgia. After Abrams blamed the Republican secretary of state for showing a “deliberate indifference to the needs of Georgia voters,” McCain tried to spin the situation on the ground in a different way.“There’s a lot of finger pointing going on, and you seem to be implying it was Georgia’s secretary of state who was targeting communities of color,” McCain said. “But most of the counties that had issues this week were run by Democrats. Do you think we should be quick to blame Republicans when most of the problems like consolidated polling locations and older poll workers canceling over health concerns were a result of the coronavirus?” “So I want to decouple a couple of things,” Abrams b

2 more Atlanta police officers fired over use of force during protest

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The firings bring the total number of officers terminated in the wake of the incident to four. Six officers in all have been charged. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Ahyaf0 via Latest News

New data suggest Russia may have a lot more COVID deaths than it says

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Government data show Moscow had thousands more coronavirus-linked deaths than officially counted, as WHO calls Russia's numbers "difficult to understand." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UAQoih via Latest News

Trump plans order on policing, opposes major reforms

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President Donald Trump on Thursday announced modest plans for an executive order on policing, while making it clear he would not support sweeping proposals in response to protests against police brutality prompted by the killing of George Floyd. Speaking at a campaign-style event at a church in Dallas, Trump said the order would advise police departments to adopt national standards for the use of force. Trump repeatedly stated his support for police and said progress would not be made by labeling millions of Americans as racist. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XRvgGH via Latest News

China says it's working with India to reduce tensions

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China said Wednesday it is taking measures with India to reduce tensions along their disputed frontier high in the Himalayas following a recent flareup that prompted rock-throwing and fistfights. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told reporters that the sides had engaged in “effective communication through diplomatic and military channels” on how to deal with issues on the western section of their disputed border. “At present, the two sides are taking corresponding actions to ease the situation on the border in accordance with the relevant consensus,” Hua said at a daily briefing. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2At2PpF via Latest News

Orland Park mayor calls on Pritzker to move state into Phase 4 of reopening

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More than a dozen state Republican lawmakers are pushing Governor JB Pritzker to speed up Illinois' reopening. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2AuzYRH via Latest News

George Floyd: Microsoft bars facial recognition sales to police

The firm's move follows similar announcements from IBM and Amazon and protests over police brutality. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3dPLsxE via Online Shopping in Pakistan

PS5: PlayStation 5 console and games revealed

Sony reveals the design of its PS5 console and the first games that will be released on it. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2AkRaJA via Online Shopping in Pakistan

The hidden detectors looking for guns and knives

Walk-through systems that can detect weapons are being rolled out, using a combination of AI and radar. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3fftoxb via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Arcade1Up is bringing Marvel vs. Capcom, X-Men vs. Street Fighter cabinets home - CNET

The company's upcoming retro game cabinets also include Ms. Pac-Man, Marvel Pinball and Big Buck Hunter. from CNET https://ift.tt/2MMAywK via Mobiles

Arcade1Up reveals Marvel vs Capcom, X-Men vs. Street Fighter cabinets video - CNET

Each one includes a different selection of classic Marvel arcade games. from CNET https://ift.tt/2YpTyGW via Mobiles

New PlayStation 5 console looks like a router, reverse Oreo, Sauron's tower - CNET

Or maybe it looks like Yu-Gi-Oh character Seto Kaiba? Social media has lots of ideas. from CNET https://ift.tt/2MSsWJ4 via Mobiles

NASA nudges back launch date for Mars Perseverance rover - CNET

Update your calendar and put a big circle around July 20. from CNET https://ift.tt/2MSvXt3 via Mobiles

Cleanup in the VPN aisle: Lock in IPVanish for $5 per month for life - CNET

Save 59% and get 250GB of SugarSync. The price doesn't go up when the promotion ends. from CNET https://ift.tt/2UAp6bU via Mobiles

Twitter removes 30,000 accounts linked to Russia, China and Turkey - CNET

Fake and compromised accounts have been permanently taken down. from CNET https://ift.tt/2YtyOhk via Mobiles

2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS has V8 power, Coupe gets center exhaust - Roadshow

Porsche's GTS models are awesome. Why should this new Cayenne be any different? from CNET https://ift.tt/3cUOK1x via Mobiles

Horizon: Forbidden West trailer debuts at Sony PS5 event video - CNET

The much-anticipated sequel to Horizon: Zero Dawn makes its first appearance at Sony's PS5 games event. from CNET https://ift.tt/30AEpoW via Mobiles

Watch Sony reveal the PS5 video - CNET

At the 2020 PS5 event, Sony gave fans their first look at the long-awaited PlayStation 5 console and the surprise discless PS5 Digital Edition. from CNET https://ift.tt/2YmIMRE via Mobiles

Gran Turismo 7 on PlayStation 5: The confirmed cars - Roadshow

GT7 is shaping up to be full of amazing cars as usual, and we can't wait to see them on PS5. from CNET https://ift.tt/37xLnwt via Mobiles

A first look at Resident Evil 8 appears at PS5 event video - CNET

Sony shows off a first look at its latest installment of the Resident Evil series, coming to the PS5 in 2021. from CNET https://ift.tt/30AlE54 via Mobiles

SpaceX plans its third launch in the space of two weeks - CNET

Elon Musk's rocket company will be conducting its first Starlink ride-share mission and making room for three Planet Labs satellites. from CNET https://ift.tt/37n6Rfa via Mobiles