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# 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 14 ISSUE 23 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● JUNE 05-11, 2020 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news AMERICA GEORGE FLOYD REMEMBERED UNITED AGAINST AT MEMORIAL SERVICE COVID-19 MINNEAPOLIS, MN (TIP): Hundreds of mourners in Minneapolis KEEP SAFE on Thursday, June 4, remembered ● Follow CDC guidelines George Floyd, the black man whose ● Observe Social Distancing death in police custody set off a wave of ● Wash Hands Frequently nationwide protests that reached the KEEP AMERICA SAFE doors of the White House and ignited a debate about race and justice. Philonise Floyd, one of Floyd's US Defense brothers, choking with emotion, told a Secretary memorial service at a chapel in the Minnesota city's North Central opposes Trump University that their family was poor. move on troops to "It's crazy man, all these people came quell protests to see my brother, it's amazing he WASHINGTON touched so many hearts," said the (TIP): US Defense brother, wearing a dark suit and a badge Secretary Mark with a photo of his brother and the Defense Secretary Esper said on words "I can't breathe" on his lapel. Esper acknowledged Wednesday he does Floyd's death on May 25 has become the difficulty of not support invoking the latest flashpoint for rage over police deploying the military without entering the the Insurrection Act brutality against African Americans, The Reverend Al Sharpton, a television political commentator and civil rights activist was political fray contd on page 32 contd on Page 32 among those at the memorial service for George Floyd (Inset) Digital services taxes adopted by India and Black lives matter says 10 countries a trade irritant with US Meghan, calls US events The US has already scrapped zero duty preference "devastating" on some Indian imports LONDON (TIP): Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has spoken about events following the death of George WASHINGTON (TIP): After the US scrapped zero Floyd saying she was sorry that children had to grow up in duty preference on some Indian imports and arm- a world where racism still existed and that current events in twisted India into purchasing shale oil, Washington the United States were "devastating", according to a Reuters has now started a probe into digital services taxes, report. "I know you know that black lives matter," Meghan either adopted or being considered by 10 countries The duchess, a former U.S said in a video she recorded for students graduating from including India. actress and wife of Queen her old high school in Los Angeles, which was aired on The United States Trade Representative (USTR) will Elizabeth's grandson Wednesday, June 3. conduct the probe under Section 301 of the Trade Act. Prince Harry, said she The death of Floyd has become the latest flashpoint for wanted to say "the right India, however, will get the opportunity to defend the long-simmering rage over police brutality against African thing" and was nervous tax. contd on Page 32 her words would be Americans and led to nationwide protests, "picked apart". contd on Page 32 India will have to take another setback in its stride when it attempts to sign a limited trade deal with the US, as indicated by the Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu. Photo / Jay Mandal-on assignment Prayer Service for Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla held in Ahmedabad , June 4 Mahatma Gandhi's Statue outside AHMEDABAD (TIP): A Prayer service for the world-renowned astrologer Bejan Indian Embassy in DC Vandalized Daruwalla who passed away here on May 29, at the age of 88, was organized by the family, BIDISHA ROY June 4. NEW YORK (TIP): Several political, industry and community Mahatma Gandhi's statue leaders attended the prayer meeting and paid outside the Indian Embassy their tributes to one of the precious jewels of in Washington DC was India. desecrated by some A practicing Zoroastrian, Daruwalla was miscreants.The statue was also a self-proclaimed Ganesha devotee. allegedly spray painted with Bejan Daruwala was known to combine the expletives. Soon after the principles of Vedic and Western astrology, I- incident took place, the Ching, Tarot, Numerology, the Kabalah and statue was covered with even Palmistry. protective cloth and an He was a regular contributor to the Renowned astrologer investigation was launched The statue of Mahatma Gandhi was dedicated by the then astrology column of The Indian Panorama. by United States Park Police. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, in the presence of the Bejan Daruwalla We will miss him. then US president Bill Clinton in 2000. ( July 11, 1931 to contd on Page 32 Soon after the incident took place, the statue was covered May 29, 2020) with protective cloth THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 CORONAVIRUS CRISIS FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020 US, Spain COVID-19 fatalities up with 6,702,699 global cases he US Centers for Disease Control and TPrevention (CDC) on Thursday evening TRACKING THE VIRUS reported 1,842,101 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 14,676 cases GLOBAL INDIA from its previous count, NEW ZEALAND ON VERGE OF and said that the number Cases Deaths Cases Deaths of deaths had risen by 827 ERADICATING CORONAVIRUS to 107,029. According to the 6,702,699 393,212 226,770 6,348 Center for Systems WELLINGTON (TIP): New Zealand is on the verge Science and Engineering of eradicating the virus from its shores after it (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins notched a 13th straight day with no reported new University (JHU), the infections. latest number of Only a single person in the nation of 5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases people is known to still have the virus, and that person in the US stood at 1,861,966 is not hospitalized. However, it remains likely that the with 107,685 deaths. country will import new cases once it reopens its The total confirmed borders, and officials say their aim remains to stamp cases globally stood at out new infections as they arise. 6,702,699 with 393,212 The country has already lifted many of its virus fatalities, reflected the restrictions and could remove most of those that JHU website's data. remain, including limiting crowd sizes, next week. Amid ongoing protests Just over 1,500 people have contracted the virus against the alleged killing during the outbreak, including 22 who died. of George Floyd, a top US health official today said Australia to pledge $207 mln for that protesters particularly in cities that regional vaccine program have struggled to control the novel coronavirus CANBERRA (TIP): Australia will pledge A$300 should "highly consider" million ($207 million) to provide vaccines to children getting tested for COVID- in the Indo-Pacific region at a Global Vaccine Summit 19. on Thursday, its foreign minister said on the eve of "Those individuals that the virtual meeting. have partaken in these “Immunisation saves lives,” Foreign Affairs peaceful protests or have BRAZIL’S COVID-19 DEATH TOLL SURGES Minister Marise Payne said in a statement. “The been out protesting, and COVID-19 pandemic has served as yet another particularly if they`re in TO THIRD-HIGHEST IN WORLD reminder that investing in vaccine access is critical to metropolitan areas that regional health security.” really haven`t controlled RIO DE JANEIRO (TIP): Brazil’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison will make the pledge the outbreak...we really death toll from the novel coronavirus has at the virtual summit hosted by British Prime want those individuals to surged past 34,000 to become the third- Minister Boris Johnson to raise funds for the GAVI highly consider being highest in the world, surpassing Italy’s, vaccine alliance, a public-private global health evaluated and get tested," according to official figures released partnership. Robert Redfield, director Thursday. GAVI is backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates for the Centers for Disease The South American country reported Foundation, the World Health Organization, the Control and Prevention, a new record of 1,473 deaths in 24 hours, World Bank, UNICEF and others, and arranges bulk told a US House of bringing its overall toll to 34,021, behind buys to reduce vaccine costs for poor countries. Representatives only the United States and Britain. committee. Brazil has now confirmed 614,941 ‘Hunger or murder’: Lockdown Meanwhile, Spain`s infections, the health ministry said -- the overall death toll from the second-largest caseload in the world, poverty exposes African sex coronavirus edged higher behind the US. Experts say under-testing on Thursday, though in Brazil means the real numbers are vaccine conducted by experts at the workers to more violence discrepancies between probably much higher. The latest figures University of Oxford will soon recruit regional and national data underlined the grim toll the virus is 2,000 volunteers in Brazil The university NAIROBI, KENYA (TIP): Peninah Wanjiru wasn’t raised questions over the taking in Latin America, the latest said that on Tuesday, the Brazilian really one to take chances. Her friends said the 35- methodology used by the epicenter in the pandemic. Health Regulatory Agency approved the year-old Kenyan sex worker was careful how she government to produce the Brazil, a country of 210 million people, inclusion of Brazil in the clinical trials. conducted business at her home in Majengo, an tally. has been the hardest-hit in the region. Scientists are resuming Covid-19 trials informal settlement on the outskirts of Nairobi, The ministry has President Jair Bolsonaro has fiercely of the now world-famous drug where she only allowed clients in for a “quickie”. stopped providing a daily criticized coronavirus stay-at-home hydroxychloroquine, as confusion But on the night of May 7, a curfew imposed to stem death toll but reported a measures, even as the number of continues to reign about the anti- the spread of the coronavirus forced Wanjiru to allow total of 27,133 deaths, five infections and deaths continues to soar.