Morning News Brief: Fresh violence in US, Hurricane Hanna makes landfall, and more

"Life-threatening storm surge will continue along portions of the Texas coast," it said, with the surge potentially reaching 6 feet (1.8 meters) in some areas.

The country previously denied reporting even a single case of coronavirus. The virus caused a pandemic across the globe and the country's borders remain closed.

The Department of Homeland Security has dispatched a team of officers as a precautionary measure to contain protests during the weekend.

Civil unrest in USwas not only confined to Portland -- on Saturday, three members of a black militia were shot in Louisville, Kentucky after a gun discharged at a Black Lives Matter protest.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, widely criticised for his handling of the crisis there, appeared to credit an unproven treatment for his recovery from the virus.