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Record number of animals injured as parks teem with visitors after lockdown

Wildlife hospital says 700 creatures now under its care due to people’s carelessness upon their return to nature reserves

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Derek Chauvin’s wife says she is devastated by Floyd’s death and seeking a divorce – Washington Examiner

Derek Chauvin’s wife says she is devastated by Floyd’s death and seeking a divorce  Washington Examiner Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to protests over the death of George Floyd  Los Angeles Times Shocking video shows NYPD officer throwing female George Floyd protester, 20,

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Mass protests in US, France, Hong Kong raise fears of renewed virus outbreaks

US officials warn against flouting distancing rules during rallies following police killing of black man; Hong Kong police use virus rules to disperse pro-democracy demonstrations

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COVID-19 test machines bought from Chinese firm don’t work in Israel – report

Jerusalem said to return machines purchased from BGI for $25 million after HMOs say they can’t use them, presenting obstacle to plans to expand daily tests to 20,000

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George Floyd: US protests over police brutality intensify – Live – Al Jazeera English

George Floyd: US protests over police brutality intensify – Live  Al Jazeera English May 30 George Floyd protests news  CNN NYPD Officers Drive SUV Into Black Lives Matter Protesters  The Daily Beast The Observer view on the killing of George Floyd  The Guardian Another

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Reuters cameraman hit by rubber bullets as police disperse protesters

Two members of a Reuters TV crew were hit by rubber bullets and injured in Minneapolis on Saturday night when police moved into an area occupied by about 500 protesters in the southwest of the city shortly after the 8

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Is Donald Trump’s love-hate relationship with Twitter on the rocks? – The Guardian

Is Donald Trump’s love-hate relationship with Twitter on the rocks?  The Guardian The Trump-Twitter fight ropes in the rest of Silicon Valley  POLITICO Donald Trump Says He Spoke To Family Of George Floyd, Tries To Explain “When The Looting Starts, The Shooting

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‘If we don’t do anything, the Nile will die’: World’s longest river is choking in plastic

Fresh off a plane and sleep-deprived is probably not the perfect preparation to see a beach ball of plastic being cut out of the stomach of a conscious calf. But then I’m not sure what would prepare me.

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Survival of ‘big five’ game reserve rests on return of tourists soon

When David Boshoff took the job as general manager of the Dinokeng Game Reserve he thought it would be a thrilling place to practise conservation, for there are few conservation projects in the world like this 20,000-hectare park.

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Denmark to allow some foreign visitors from next month – but Sweden excluded

Denmark will next month reopen its borders to visitors from Germany, Iceland and Norway – but not Sweden.

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