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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern makes the announcement weeks after her government began easing restrictions as the number of cases in New Zealand continued to drop.

The resignation of James Bennet comes after the publication last week of a column by Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, who called for federal troops to quell violent protests.

Tens of thousands of people were expected in major cities across the country as authorities in Sydney, citing COVID-19 concerns, obtained court backing for a ban on a rally there.

India, which now has the highest number of reported coronavirus cases in Asia, added nearly 10,000 new infections on Friday, while neighboring Pakistan reports some 5,000 more.

The 20-page report released Wednesday shows that Floyd tested positive for the virus in early April. It also confirmed fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system at the time of death.

Jim Mattis, who resigned as Trump's defense secretary nearly a year and a half ago, accuses the president of dividing the nation and warns against "militarizing our response" to protests.

Protesters filled the streets the same day it was announced that the charge against one Minneapolis officer was increased to second-degree murder and three others face charges of aiding and abetting.

Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga was spinning wind gusts up to 75 mph as it made landfall south of the megacity on India's west coast.

When a reporter asked the Canadian prime minister what he thought of President Trump's actions to quell protests across the U.S., Trudeau fell silent for 21 seconds before answering.

Protesters outraged over police brutality and systemic racism have spilled into the streets across the country, from Minneapolis to New York and in smaller cities such as Omaha, Neb.

In a Rose Garden address and on a conference call with governors on Monday, the president threatened to send troops to states that didn't crack down sufficiently on demonstrations.

After an aborted launch attempt to the International Space Station on Wednesday, the weather cleared and the launch went ahead on Saturday.

The video has been viewed millions of times on YouTube via links that are replaced as quickly as the video-sharing service can remove them for violating its policy against "COVID-19 misinformation."

Grocery store and warehouse workers are calling for sick leave and hazard pay, while nurses will protest for more PPE. And others are targeting stay-at-home orders.

Elon Musk's SpaceX, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Dynetics, a Huntsville, Ala.- based firm, will share $967 million to develop a vehicle to get astronauts to the moon's surface by 2024.

Speaking during a videoconference with President Vladimir Putin that was broadcast on state-run TV, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that he had tested positive for the virus.

Flynn's supporters say newly unsealed documents related to the FBI's investigation of the former general show the bureau trying to entrap him. But former prosecutors say such discussions are normal.

The country, which saw infections ramp up quickly in February, has seen them trend down for weeks. In a milestone on Thursday, officials reported just four new cases, all imported.

The announcement by Mayor Eric Garcetti makes LA the first major city to offer free testing to all its residents. It came as county health officials reported another 1,541 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it would be "impossible" to hold the already delayed Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2021 if the disease is not brought under control.