The country's Ministry of Health removed months of novel coronavirus related data including total case count and cumulative fatalities from its COVID-19 website (https://covid.saude.gov.br) on Friday. President Jair Bolsonaro defended the delaying and withholding of official data, saying they are being "adapted for better precision." According to Johns Hopkins University, Brazil is the second worst-hit nation only behind the US and has the third-highest death toll in the world. The Bolsonaro government has faced widespread criticism for its response to the pandemic.

The author of the Harry Potter books took issue with the headline of an opinion piece published by Devex. The headline referred to "people who menstruate." Rowling said she believed that the headline should refer to women instead. People quickly pointed out that women are not the only people who menstruate, sparking a heated debate about sex and gender.

Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Philadelphia as protests continue in response to police brutality and the killing of George Floyd.

Using the hashtag #PublishingPaidMe, Roxane Gay, John Scalzi and more writers lifted the lid on their rates from debut to now, highlighting an apparent disparity in pay between non-Black and Black authors.

The Buffalo Police Department has suspended two officers without pay and opened an investigation after a video showed a 75-year-old man being knocked down by police at a protest in the city. Mayor Byron Brown said the man was in a stable but serious condition.” On Friday, all 57 members of the Buffalo Police Department Emergency Response Team resigned from their special unit positions in solidarity with the suspended officers.

Multiple demonstrations are taking place around the UK and Ireland in solidarity with protests in the US. Earlier, government officials had warned people to not attend large gatherings due to the risk of COVID-19.

Demonstrations against police brutality and racism have cropped around the world as protests continue in the US following the death of George Floyd. Here's a look at some of the notable rallies, from Berlin to Tokyo, and from Paris to Vancouver.

Game developer Bungie hosted its first Fortnite-style live event on Saturday in which Rasputin took aim at the Almighty. People are sharing their reactions to the events.

The collision of the two biggest stories in the U.S. right now: systemic racial inequality and the ongoing pandemic.

The Galaxy released Aleksandar Katai after learning the midfielder's wife posted racist comments to social media in the wake of George Floyd's death.

According to projections by The Associated Press and CBS News, Biden passed the 1,991 delegates needed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. In a statement, Biden said: "I’m once again asking every American who feels knocked down, counted out, and left behind, to join our campaign."

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell admitted in a video posted online on Friday that the league should’ve listened to players’ protests against racism and police brutality earlier. He also expressed support on behalf of the NFL for the Black Lives Matter movement. Goodell’s statement comes after a week of protests swept the country in response to the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.

Many Americans are still social distancing and continuing to cook at home for themselves, and that has led to a lot of questions.

On June 6, 1944, more than 130,000 Allied troops, mostly from the US, the UK, Canada, landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. The operation would lead to one of the most crucial Allied victories over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.