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HOT NEWS
President Donald Trump insisted on maintaining funding for police departments in the United States amid the rising demand for sweeping cuts to law enforcement budgets. Source: Reuters
Brazil reported the increase in the fatality rate amid the controversial allegation of political manipulation over the fabricated data that caused concern over their cover-up. Source: Al Jazeera
Norwegian virologists led the study that found that coronavirus is manufactured and the spike protein contains sequences that are artificially inserted. Source: New Europe
WORLD
PM Boris Johnson set out plans to ease the lockdown in the UK after the official report of the lowest coronavirus fatality rate since the restriction has been imposed. Source: Bloomberg
The U.S. economy entered into an unprecedented recession in February due to the decline in employment and production after its longest expansion in history. Source: Reuters
Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was bailed by a judge in an amount of $1 million in his first court appearance with a charge of murder of George Floyd. Source: CNA
REGIONS
North Korea said it will cut off the inter-Korean hotlines with South Korea as the first step to completely shut down all means of contacts with Seoul. Source: CNA
Britain and Japan will begin negotiating a free trade deal which would enter into force by the end of this year after outsourcing its trade policy to the EU for decades. Source: New York Times
Malaysia and Singapore are discussing on the terms for Malaysians who are working in Singapore to travel and resume their work with preventive measures. Source: The Straits Times
CAMBODIA
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the U.S. in the first four months of 2020 saw an increase of 29.31 percent compared to the same period, accounting for $2.1 billion. Source: The Phnom Penh Post
The NA has passed the draft law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, which will see Cambodia works with foreign countries in criminal matters. Source: AKP
Cambodia National Police denied the alleged abduction of a Thai activist in Cambodia, after the incident sparked a protest in front of Cambodian Embassy in Thailand. Source: Fresh News