Breaking: CNN team arrested by Minnesota police on live television
CNN journalist Omar Jimenez has been taken into police custody during a live broadcast at the site of the protests in Minneapolis, after clearly identifying himself to officers.
Jimenez's crew, including a producer and a camera operator, were also placed in handcuffs.
The CNN camera was also taken into custody and continued to record as the crew was handcuffed, with police seemingly unaware that the camera was still on.
The arrest of the CNN crew in Minneapolis “did not make any sense, according to a former police chief who now serves as a CNN law enforcement analyst.
“The state police are going to have a lot to answer for with this arrest here,” said Charles Ramsey. “He’s standing there, he identified himself. You can see his credentials. Just move him to your want him to be.”
Ramsey added that the there was “no way something like that should occur.”
“I don’t know where the person in command of that platoon is. But that’s an individual who is definitely not taking charge,” he added.
Coronavirus latest: Russia reports record daily death toll
Elsewhere, Brazil has over 26,000 new cases within a single day, while India now has more cases and deaths than China. In Europe, several countries have announced plans to end lockdowns. Follow DW for the latest.
11:05 Iran has declared its highest number of new infections in almost two months and warned the Middle East's deadliest outbreak was worsening in some regions.
The government has largely lifted its lockdown restrictions after Iran's first infections were revealed in February but has been keeping an eye out for emerging clusters.
Scientists raise concern over hydroxychloroquine study
Dozens of scientists have raised concerns over a large-scale study of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine that led to the World Health Organization suspending clinical trials of the anti-viral drugs as a potential treatment for COVID-19.
Hydroxychloroquine, normally used to treat arthritis, is one of an array of drugs being tested as scientists look for potential treatments for coronavirus patients.
It has also become the most high profile, partly because of comments by US President Donald Trump -- who announced this month he was taking the drug as a preventative measure against coronavirus.
RIGHT-WING GROUP SEEKS TO PURGE UP TO 800,000 VOTERS IN PENNSYLVANIA, A KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE
SIX STATES ARE facing federal lawsuits and threats of litigation from the ultra-conservative nonprofit Judicial Watch that could jeopardize the integrity of upcoming primary and general elections.
The suits claim that states are not properly maintaining voter rolls as required by federal law, and raise the specter of voter fraud, arguing that improper maintenance could leave the door open to “dirty elections.”
Twitter hides Trump tweet for 'glorifying violence'
Twitter has hidden one of President Donald Trump's tweets from his profile, saying it violates rules about glorifying violence.
But instead of being deleted, it has been replaced with a warning and can be viewed by clicking on it.
The warning says "Twitter has determined that it may be in the public's interest for the Tweet to remain accessible."
It is the latest in an escalating row between Twitter and the White House.
Tokyo nears phase two of virus recovery plan as Osaka to fully reopen
BY RYUSEI TAKAHASHI
STAFF WRITER
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced Friday that phase two of the capital’s three-part plan to peel back coronavirus countermeasures will begin on Monday.
A day earlier, the Osaka Prefectural Government said it would start lifting all remaining business closure requests on Monday — giving the green light to clubs, gyms, bars and other facilities that had been struck by cluster infections.
Municipal leaders say new cases of the novel coronavirus will be closely monitored as the country’s largest cities continue to emerge from the state of emergency declared April 7 by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who lifted the order in all prefectures on Monday.
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