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the cleaners social media shadow industry starts junee on g.w. . this is news live from burbage murder charge in minneapolis as the city comes on the curfew the police officer involved in the incident in which george floyd died is charged with 3rd degree murder the national guard is standing by after 3 knots of angry protests will go live to the streets of minnesota sure. the european union the united states and britain want china against encouraging the strict security
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told on. them if it's a do to fight. and taking up the fight against corona virus remained just a 95 year old was better and from guyana raising hundreds of thousands of those to help with those on the front lines. i'm anthony howard welcome one of the police officers involved in the death of a black man in the u.s. city of minneapolis has been charged with murder and eyewitness video caught the white office a kneeling on george floyd's nick as he was being detained after 3 knots of unrest the mayor has declared a curfew which has just come into place around 500 national guard troops are standing by to help place in force of that as protests have now spread to cities across the usa. but 1st to minneapolis where we joined correspondent stephanie
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stephan the curfew has now come into place still people on the streets where you are. yeah the curfew is in effect but there is something really wondrous happened i have to tell you you see the area behind me that was protected and sealed off by the national guard and state troopers for all day now after announcing the a loudspeaker is that anybody who is still on the streets here all protesters are in violation of a curfew and will be arrested. the national guard as well as the police just moved back just gave up the entire street again to the protesters they're now streaming into ward precinct 3 police building which was set ablaze last night and all the other buildings this on this intersection 500 meters down the street protesters heading like yesterday this direction again state troopers and national guard
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retreated to a woods and that's where i'm wearing this helmet of course exchange of tear gas maybe even rubber bullets fired by the police 1st up before they retreated but now as you can see maybe one. open flow for protesters and they're all heading to where everything culminated yesterday in a fiery fiery riot disaster for. steffen does it seem like this move from the police and the national guard is taking the tension album of the situation it doesn't look particularly tense behind you what does it feel like on the ground it. you know it doesn't look tense right now a 15 minutes ago i can tell you it was rather tense when we were setting out for this live shot here. national guard and police put their gas masks on they how many
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came up with the loudspeakers informed everybody leave or you will be arrested or forced to leave. and now it's all very much your peaceful but having said that this is not a recipe for something that good happened today here in the police and the national got retreats again this will be clearly taken by protesters ok they are the ticket and we are the one in force however if they turn this around and the other argument would be they stand this national guard slash state trooper stand their ground then this is a recipe also for disaster because those protesters will not back up they will not back up and they will not back down. yet so if you rot and i don't back down and i don't back up on that they special rules how a police going to deal with the people who don't go hungry who don't get off the streets. they just have to use force forests limited
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in a way so they can make an arrest. and that's and you hear maybe in the in the back now again the loudspeaker if you resist the curfew you will be arrested just set and that means that police and national guard will have to actually confront people and this is not going to be pretty if this is going to happen stuff and we will wait and say thank you very much for your reporting. well if the protest and the violence in the wake of george floyd's killing same like deja vu it's because we have seen it all before the anger and sadness sparked by racism and violence against black police and often impunity for those responsible for their deaths has led to some of the biggest protests on american soil in the past. in missouri august 24th teen peaceful protest has turned into chaos property damage
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and heavy handed police response sparked by the fatal shooting of michael brown a black teenager by white police officer darren wilson. wilson said he acted in self defense eyewitnesses said michael brown had his hands raised in surrender before he was killed the police officer was acquitted setting of waves of protest. just a month earlier eric garner had been choked to death by a police officer in new york city suspected of selling cigarettes illegally and his last words caught on tape before he lost consciousness i can't breathe the officer was not charged. with. the deaths of michael brown and eric bana sets in motion months of protests across the country giving world wide recognition to the black lives matter movement.
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2015 a week of tense protests the spark the death of freddie grey in police custody protests escalated into vandalism an arson when authours he said 1st refused to release details. died of a spinal injury sustained in a police van eyewitnesses said excessive force had been used something the arresting officers denied all 6 were either acquitted or had their charges dropped even after freddy grace death was ruled a homicide. charlotte north carolina september 26th keith lamont scott is killed by a black police officer who police say he had a gun his wife who witnessed the shooting said it was a book. demonstrations
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later turned violent processes threw bottles and rocks police responded with tear gas and gunfire the unrest lasted 3 nights. deaths of these men are just the tip of the iceberg hundreds of black men are killed by police every year in the u.s. and african-american men are more than twice as likely to be killed by police then they white counterparts. karma. george floyd has become the latest name on the list and yet again fury and despair of the what many see as the disregard for black lives spills on to the streets of america. where president trump says the u.s. is to cut ties with the world health organization over its handling of the coronavirus trump maintains the u.s. is withdrawing support from the w.h.o. because of what he calls china's total control of the organization the president
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accuses chinese officials of ignoring their reporting obligations and pressuring the agency to mislead the world when the outbreak again. and president trump also says the u.s. will be cutting more international ties this time eliminating special treatment for hong kong because of new chinese security legislation that is beijing more say in the running of the territory china has moved ahead with the law which critics say will be used to quash political dissent open while britain also raised concerns about hong kong's autonomy at the un security council while the european union also joined in the criticism warning that beijing was in breach of its international commitments. the view of hong kong from above is stunning but what is happening in the city itself is straining e.u. relations with china the blow to civil rights and the heavy handed approach by
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police. foreign ministers expressed concern but took no action at least for now. continue trying to put. pressure on the chinese aside it is peoples and he said that he didn't think sanctions were the right way to solve the problems with china the e.u. is being cautious leaders hope delicate negotiations now underway will give european companies more access to the huge chinese market brussels would also like to bring beijing on board in climate talks a summit with the chinese government set for september should finalize these deals renewed unrest in hong kong has led to calls for the summit scheduled in germany to be cancelled berlin disagrees. entirely. you might also come to the opposite conclusion and say that it is especially important for the european union to sit unified and cohesive at the table and be able to also discuss the uncomfortable topics. but it's not clear whether the e.u.
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has the clout to put pressure on china for beijing taking more control over hong kong is a key issue. now while society's oldest members are often seen as the most vulnerable in this coronavirus process some approving the exceptions inspired by the fundraising walk of british veteran tom moore and not a 5 year old canadian war veteran has begun his own war for charity examine to raise money for health workers in africa. 95 year old just said hammond is a veteran of the 2nd world war a 7 private in the british army he fought in burma now myanmar between 1989 in 1945 he was a spot of the good cause regiments of the royal west african front force private home and is the only survival from his canyon group who served in the war at
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this cemetery in a shoe near a crown these tombs save us a memorial to all fall in war veterans how mt says it has been difficult to live in with the memories of the war all these years since the outbreak of the cruel enough virus he has been constrained about they have what it is costing globally he says the pandemic is deadlier than the 2nd world war because a virus is an invisible enemy who went through 50 drought war. only employ your strategy during the war how to defeat you but this is another kind of war is an invisible war you only. very limited attack you humble and wants to help in this bottle oswald and his
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reason 600000 dollars to support frontline health and vulnerable veterans in africa he is doing this by walking for 23 kilometers on the streets of a crowd initiate steve that was inspired by another 2nd world war veteran from brits in cuts into a mall raised $40000000.00 for britain's national health service in a similar week private home once walk. of prominence doonas who want to help him reach his tie gates began as a very strong has a very good a strong community spirit and that's great to see and it said initiatives like this i think that we have i'm 17 it's the support anyway i got out of this if you could do to give the little that he can to help support him supports the frontline will cause the heat to support how much ses he's also driven by a lot for his country in the african continent in general a german
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a difficult time like if you love your country you do good to. 95 you. were going to be. home one house raised over $20000.00 so far and needs more support to reach his tike aids but he says nothing will stop him from playing his little pots in defeats in 19 the scene and they mean. to italy now where milan's iconic cathedral has been reopened. measures but east worshippers and tourists alike can walk through the doors of the well famous gothic structure known as the drama once more comes out of the country was subject to top restrictions as coronavirus swept across the country or other religious establishments along with magic tourist attractions are also now up and running as well. and for
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a model of the top story we're following for you this out of minneapolis police officer same pressing his name into the neck of a black man whose dog has been charged with murder a national guard has been deployed in the city following 3 knots of angry protests and a cliff is now playing. and you off to that i'll be back at the top the hour with more news from alan at the how the awful the tinker and thanks for joining us . combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour corona. 19 special next on d.v.d. .

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