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

by Associated Press

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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TOP OF THE HOUR:

— 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

The Latest: S Africa backs Black Friday anti-racism program

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TOP OF THE HOUR:

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

— Australian protesters say racial inequality not unique to US

— NFL stars send a passionate video about racial inequality.

— Protesters take to New York City streets after curfew again.

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa’s ruling party says it is launching a “Black Friday” campaign in response to the “heinous murder” of George Floyd and “institutionalized racism” in the U.S., at home, in China and “wherever it rears its ugly head.”

A statement by the African National Congress says President Cyril

The Latest: S Africa: US police should use maximum restraint

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The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

TOP OF THE HOUR:

— South Africa urges US police to use maximum restraint

— Iran’s leader blasts US for ignoring human rights

— Pope says world cannot turn “a blind eye to racism.”

— Police confront several hundred protesters in Portland, Oregon.

— US arrests at least 9,300 at protests since George Floyd’s death.

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JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s government is calling on security forces in the United States to use “maximum

The Latest: Pope: World cannot turn “a blind eye to racism”

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The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

TOP OF THE HOUR:

— Pope says world cannot turn “a blind eye to racism.”

— Police confront several hundred protesters in Portland, Oregon.

— US arrests at least 9,300 in protests since George Floyd’s death.

— Thousands of protesters out in New York City streets after curfew.

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis says he has ‘’witnessed with great concern the disturbing social unrest’’ in the United States in reaction to the killing of

The Latest: German envoy: Peaceful protests must be allowed

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The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

TOP OF THE HOUR:

— German minister backs peaceful protests in the US

— EU envoy: George Floyd’s death an “appalling” abuse of power

— Officer shot in Las Vegas, authorities respond to 2nd shooting

— Hungary reprimands soccer player with Floyd slogan on shirt

— Protesters march in Sydney in solidarity with US demonstrators

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BERLIN — Germany’s foreign minister says the peaceful protests in the United States following the death

The Latest: EU: George Floyd’s death was “an abuse of power”

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The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

TOP OF THE HOUR:

— EU envoy: George Floyd’s death an “appalling” abuse of power

— Officer shot in Las Vegas, authorities responding to 2nd shooting

— Hungary reprimands soccer player with Floyd slogan on shirt

— Protesters march in Sydney in solidarity with US demonstrators

— New York City imposes a curfew but that doesn’t stop some looting

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BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top diplomat said Tuesday the death of George Floyd was the