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APTOPIX Hong Kong China Tiananmen
Participants gesture with five fingers, signifying the "Five demands - not one less" and posters read "Heaven will destroy the CCP" during a vigil for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, Thursday, June 4, 2020, despite applications for it being officially denied. China is tightening controls over dissidents while pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and elsewhere try to mark the 31st anniversary of the crushing of the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
APTOPIX Taiwan Tiananmen Anniversary
Hundreds of participants attend a candlelight vigil at Democracy Square in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, June 4, 2020, to mark the 31st anniversary of the Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
APTOPIX America Protests Washington
With the White House in the background, Hengameh Pourkarim, an ICU nurse, joins demonstrators as people gather to protest the death of George Floyd, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
APTOPIX American Protests Capitol Hill
Standing near a statue of Frederick Douglass, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., left, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center, and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.,, right, pause during a prayer Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2020, during an event to commemorate the life of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
APTOPIX Georgia Chase Deadly Shooting
In this image made from video, Travis McMichael, left, and Greg McMichael listen to a preliminary hearing via a court video feed, Thursday, June 4, 2020, while inside the in the Glynn County jail, in Brunswick, Ga. The two men who are charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery as well as William "Roddie" Bryan, was also arrested and charged with felony murder and illegally using a vehicle to try to confine and detain Arbery. (Glynn County Jail via AP, Pool)
APTOPIX Uruguay Strike
A protester clenches his fist as he sings the worker's hymn "The Internationale" during a half-day strike to protest government proposed reforms titled "La Ley de Urgente", or The Urgent Law, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, June 4, 2020. Protesters say the reform, which affects dozens of sectors, would restrict workers' rights, including strikes and protests. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Mexico
Organ grinders who make money from tips wait for donated groceries in Mexico City, Thursday, June 4, 2020. CADENA, a non-profit, civil organization dedicated to assisting during emergencies and disasters around the world, delivered groceries to hundreds of organ grinders who have lost their source of income amid restrictions to curb the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Mexico
An organ grinder, wearing a protective face mask, eyes the camera as she waits for a delivery of donated groceries, in Mexico City, Thursday, June 4, 2020. CADENA, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting during emergencies and disasters around the world, dispatched groceries to hundreds of organ grinders who play for tips from passersby but have lost their source of income due to restrictions amid the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Brazil
Vera Lucia Souza prays at the gravesite of her 47-year-old brother Paulo Roberto da Silva, who died of COVID-19, during his burial at the Sao Luiz cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
APTOPIX America Protests Spain
People join hands as they gather in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, June 4, 2020, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Brazil
Newly dug, empty graves fill the Sao Luiz cemetery where COVID-19 victims will be buried in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Portugal Soccer
Benfica's mascot eagle flies past supporters' scarves decorating the empty seats prior to a Portuguese League soccer match between Benfica and Tondela in Lisbon, Portugal, Thursday, June 4, 2020. The Portuguese League soccer matches resumed Wednesday without spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Tiago Petinga/Pool via AP)
APTOPIX America Protests George Floyd Memorial
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey kneels and weeps by the casket of George Floyd before a memorial service at North Central University, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis. Floyd died on May 25 as a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck, ignoring his cries and bystander shouts until he eventually stopped moving. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
APTOPIX George Floyd Memorial
The body of George Floyd departs from Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary at North Central University after a memorial service Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
CORRECTION APTOPIX George Floyd Memorial
CORRECTS FLOYD'S FIANCEE'S NAME TO COURTENEY ROSS, NOT DIAMOND - Courteney Ross, the fiancee of George Floyd reacts after a memorial service for Floyd at North Central University Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak France Daily Life
A man rides in a horse drawn sulky on Omaha Beach, during a partial lifting of coronavirus measures, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Thursday June 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Portugal Soccer
Photos of Vitoria supporters are placed on the empty stands prior to the Portuguese League soccer match between Vitoria SC and Sporting CP in Guimaraes, Portugal, Thursday, June 4, 2020. The Portuguese League soccer matches resumed Wednesday without spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Hugo Delgado/Pool via AP)
APTOPIX America Protests New York
Protesters march on the Brooklyn Bridge after a rally in Cadman Plaza Park, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in New York. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Guatemala
A man waits for information about a relative outside the COVID-19 unit at San Juan de Dios hospital in Guatemala City, Thursday, June 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
APTOPIX America Protests Washington
Demonstrators protest, Thursday, June 4, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
APTOPIX Uruguay Daily Life
A cycler pedals as the moon rises in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, June 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
APTOPIX America Protests Washington
Demonstrators protest Thursday, June 4, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
APTOPIX America Protests Washington
Demonstrators protest Thursday, June 4, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
CORRECTION APTOPIX America Protests George Floyd Memorial
CORRECTS TO MEMORIAL SERVICE, NOT FUNERAL - George Floyd's casket carried to a hearse after a memorial service for Floyd at North Central University, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
CORRECTION APTOPIX America Protests George Floyd Memorial
CORRECTS TO MEMORIAL SERVICE, NOT FUNERAL - A crowd gathered outside chants, "Say his name," as they see George Floyd's casket being wheeled to a hearse after a memorial service for Floyd at North Central University, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
APTOPIX America Protests Missouri
Protesters raise their arms as they chant, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Brentwood, Mo. A large group of protesters gathered to speak out against the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Ecuador
A couple decked out in full protection suits and wearing masks against the spread of the new coronavirus, take a selfie while waiting for the arrival of their son in one of the firsts international flights from United States, outside the Mariscal Sucre airport, in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, June 4, 2020. The airport's waiting area was closed to prevent agglomerations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
APTOPIX America Protests New York
A protester is arrested on Fifth Avenue by NYPD officers during a march, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
APTOPIX America Protests New York
Protesters take a knee on Flatbush Avenue in front of New York City police officers during a solidarity rally for George Floyd, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
APTOPIX America Protests Memphis
Protesters lay in the middle of the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and Second Avenue in Memphis Thursday, June 4, 2020 for the protests over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP)
APTOPIX America Protests New York
A healthcare professional riding a bus, left, greets protesters as they break curfew and march along 34th Street, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Indonesia
Muslim men pray spaced apart amid concerns of coronavirus outbreak during a Friday prayer at At-Tin mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, June 5, 2020. Muslims in Indonesia's capital held their first communal Friday prayers as mosques closed by the coronavirus outbreak for nine weeks reopened at half capacity. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Indonesia
Muslim men pray spaced apart amid concerns of coronavirus outbreak during a Friday prayer at a mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, June 5, 2020. Muslims in Indonesia's capital held their first communal Friday prayers as mosques closed by the coronavirus outbreak for nine weeks reopened at half capacity. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
APTOPIX Confederate Monuments Richmond
The Moon illuminates the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue Friday June. 5, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered the removal of the statue. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak India
A Hindu woman performs rituals during a prayer ceremony to rid the world of coronavirus, on the banks of the river Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Friday, June 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
