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The Latest: France seeks to address police brutality, racism

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— France scrambles to address concerns about police brutality, racism

— Denmark says freedom to protest more important than coronavirus rules

— Man drives at Floyd protesters in Seattle, shoots one person

— Seattle mayor, police chief criticized for police use of flash bangs, pepper spray

— Romney becomes first known Republican senator to march in protest

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PARIS — France’s government is scrambling to address growing concerns about police violence and racism within the police force, as protests sparked by George Floyd’s death in the U.S. stir up anger around the world.

The Latest: Russia has 9,000 new virus infections, no letup

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MOSCOW — As other nations in Europe report sharply lower new coronavirus cases, Russia has recorded nearly 9,000 new infections over the past day.

The number is roughly in line with those reported over the past week as the spread of the virus may be reaching a plateau in Russia.

The national task force for the pandemic said 8,984 new cases were recorded in a day, and 134 people died of the virus. New cases of the virus have hovered around 9,000 per day since the middle of May.

As the worldwide coronavirus death count surpasses 400,000, Russia has tallied 5,859 deaths overall, a number that

The Latest: NYC mayor ends curfew ‘effective immediately’

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— New York mayor lifts curfew “effective immediately”

— Berlin police detain 93 in clashes after peaceful rally ends

— 14 police injured in London clashes after mostly peaceful protest

— Small anti-racism protest held in Hong Kong

— Statue of Confederate Gen. Wickham toppled in Richmond, Virginia

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New York City’s mayor is lifting the city’s curfew ahead of schedule, spurred on by protests against police brutality.

The 8 p.m. citywide curfew, New York’s first in decades, had been set to remain in effect through at least Sunday, with the city planning to lift it at

The Latest: Berlin police arrest 93 in clashes after protest

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— Berlin police detain 93 in clashes after peaceful rally ends

— 14 police injured in London clashes after mostly peaceful protest

— Small anti-racism protest held in Hong Kong

— Portland police disperse Oregon protesters near Justice Center

— Statue of Confederate Gen. Wickham toppled in Richmond, Virginia

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BERLIN — After a day of anti-racism protests across Europe, Berlin police said 93 people were detained in connection with a demonstration in the German capital — most of them after the main rally had ended.

More anti-racism demonstrations were planned for Sunday

The Latest: 14 police hurt in London clashes after protest

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TOP OF THE HOUR:

— 14 police injured in London clashes after mostly peaceful protest

— Portland police disperse Oregon protesters near Justice Center

— Statue of Confederate Gen. Wickham toppled in Richmond, Virginia

— Police use flash bangs, pepper spray to disperse Seattle protesters

— Floyd protests held in London, Paris, Berlin and elsewhere

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LONDON — Britain’s most senior police chief says 14 officers were injured during clashes with protesters in London on Saturday following a largely peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstration.

Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police

The Latest: Portland protesters dispersed near midnight

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— Portland police disperse Oregon protesters near Justice Center

— Statue of Confederate Gen. Wickham is toppled in Richmond, Virginia

— Police use flash bangs, pepper spray to disperse Seattle protesters

— Portland mayor orders police to use CS gas only as a last resort

— Floyd protests held in London, Paris, Berlin and elsewhere

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Just before midnight, police began dispersing protesters in Portland near the county’s Justice Center after declaring “a civil disturbance and unlawful assembly.”

Portland police Lt. Tina Jones said on Twitter that a

The Latest: Switzerland to lift travel limits on EU, UK

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BERLIN — Switzerland says it plans to lift restrictions on travel from European Union countries and Britain on June 15.

The Swiss government previously had announced that it would completely reopen the country’s borders with three of its neighbors — Austria, Germany and France – in mid-June.

On Friday, a government statement said “in view of the current epidemiological situation” it can now expand that to all countries in the EU and the European Free Trade Association, as well as Britain.

Switzerland is not a member of the EU but is part of Europe’s usually passport check-free Schengen

The Latest: Germany: No EU nation left behind in recovery

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BERLIN — Germany’s foreign minister has told his Italian counterpart that Berlin is determined to leave no European country behind as the continent tries to recover from the economic damage of the coronavirus crisis.

The two sought to put tensions from the early phases of the pandemic in Europe behind them. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio — making his first trip abroad since the lockdown — thanked Germany for having agreed to take in 40 critical patients to help relieve pressure on Italy’s overloaded intensive care units.

During the first weeks of Italy’s outbreak, both national and

The Latest: Paris police ban protest due to virus concerns

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— Paris police ban George Floyd anti-racism protest on Saturday.

— Twitter blocks Trump campaign video featuring George Floyd.

— Islamic State group says protests, pandemic will weaken the West

— South Africa’s ruling party launches Black Friday campaign.

— NFL stars send a passionate video about racial inequality.

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PARIS — Police have banned a planned protest against police violence in Paris on Saturday because of health measures restricting gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.

A protest decrying systemic racism and calling for justice for Floyd and other

The Latest: Twitter blocks Trump campaign video on Floyd

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TOP OF THE HOUR:

— Twitter blocks Trump campaign video featuring George Floyd.

— South Africa’s ruling party launches Black Friday campaign.

— Australian protesters say racial inequality not unique to US.

— Finnish lawmaker ousted for racist tweet on George Floyd

— NFL stars send a passionate video about racial inequality.

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Twitter has blocked a Trump campaign video tribute to George Floyd over a copyright claim, in a move that adds to tensions between the social media platform and the U.S. president, one of its most widely followed users.

The company put a label on a video posted by