News archive of May 2020

The death toll from the coronavirus spiked again in the United States, and Latin America's pandemic crisis deepened, as Europe's re-opening from lockdown grew bolder by the day.    

Unidentified assailants fired against police officers as they fled the scene of a break-in in the northern Athens suburb of Metamorphosi early Friday morning.

The suspects had broken into a department store from the main entrance at about 4 a.m. and attempted to remove a cash machine (ATM).

Three more people infected with the novel coronavirus have died in Romania, bringing the total death toll to 1,238, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Friday morning. These are two women and a man aged 62 to 83.

Twitter hid a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump behind a warning on May 29, accusing him of breaking its rules by "glorifying violence" in a message that said looters at protests in Minneapolis would be shot.

President Donald Trump escalated his war on Twitter and other social media companies on May 28, signing an executive order challenging the lawsuit protections that have served as a bedrock for unfettered speech on the internet.

Vacationers who avoid being in crowded environments due to the coronavirus pandemic are preferring caravanning, an official of the National Camping and Caravanning Federation said on May 28. 

Leyla Özdağ, CEO of Turkey's only authorized caravan tourism federation, spoke to Anadolu Agency about the increasing demand for camping and caravans.

The Democratic-controlled U.S. House Judiciary Committee on May 28 asked the Justice Department to investigate systemic police misconduct following a spate of high-profile police killings of African Americans.

No new cases of the novel coronavirus have been detected in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) over the last 41 days, the country's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs said on May 28. 

"#Day41 #NoNewCase #Covid-freeNorthCyrpus," Kudret Özersay said on Twitter.

The last positive case was confirmed on April 17.

Turkey's president offered condolences on May 28 to the family of George Floyd over his death. 

"I believe that the perpetrators of this inhumane act shall receive the punishment they deserve. We will be monitoring the issue," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Twitter.

"I remember with respect George Floyd and extend my condolences to his family and loved ones," he added.

The Turkish Football Federation announced on May 28 that the top-tier Super Lig games will resume on June 12.

The federation said that all preparations were completed after the decision to restart the matches on June 12 was taken "with a joint agreement and request of the federation and 18 Super Lig clubs" to complete the remaining part
of the season.