Protests initially ignited by the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police have continued over the weekend as US anti-racism protesters sought to call attention to the deaths of two more black men.

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US Struggle

The Atlanta police officer who shot dead a black man outside a Wendy's has been fired as protesters set fire to the fast-food restaurant.

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France will overturn no statue: Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the "noble struggle" against discrimination risks being led astray by "communitarianism" and a "hateful, false rewriting of the past".

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Many European countries reopen borders

Europe is taking a big step toward a new normality as many countries open borders to fellow Europeans after three months of coronavirus lockdowns - but even though the people of the continent love their summer holidays, it's not clear how many are ready to travel again.

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WHO urges against further England easing

The coronavirus induced lockdown in England should not be further lifted until the government's contact-tracing system proves to be "robust and effective", the World Health Organisation's regional European director Hans Kluge says.

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France's Macron announces more easing

French President Emmanuel Macron has defended the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has cost the country more than 29,000 lives - Europe's third-highest death toll.

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Grenfell fire remembered three years on

Local residents, campaigners and politicians have marked the third anniversary of the devastating fire that killed 72 people at London's Grenfell Tower.

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