i am. the as. this is the w. news live from berlin protests erupt across the u.s. demanding justice for george floyd who was killed in police custody in the city of minneapolis earlier this week the end rest following his death has given way to a 4th night of demonstrations from coast to coast. also coming up the european union the united states and britain and warning china against imposing a strict new security law in hong kong but ranging tells them door efforts are doomed to failure. and we need some of germany's best young photographers who are

using a new exhibition to challenge perceptions of what is real and what is fake. omarion evanston it's good to have you with us we begin in the united states with scenes of angry protests across the country in reaction to the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in the city of minneapolis 46 year old george floyd died as he was being detained earlier this week one of the police officers involved has since been charged with murder demonstrations have been spreading across the country with some turning increasingly violent protesters gathered in new york city further south in atlanta and even at the white house to. make their voices heard.

you to be a correspondent stefan simmons is on the streets of minneapolis and he sent us this report. we're at a walgreens drug store here in minneapolis and this store got looted ransacked and pretty much destroyed 48 hours ago there was a curfew supposed to be in place national guard and police would have according to the ferry secured and protect their store but the curfew never happened police and national guard just vanished. and now for someone to just set it on fire. if you don't the reporter stacey ivins joins me now to talk a bit more about all of this now stacy this began in minneapolis that's where the protests started but now we're seeing it everywhere across the country that's right the arrest of one of the officers involved in the killing of george floyd hasn't

calmed anger and frustration from new york to dallas to washington d.c. demonstrators are demanding more and this comes from the sense of desperation there is not one person of conscious who could have watched that video of george floyd on the ground gasping for air backing for his life and his mother and not feel something and so the demonstrators and activists are saying enough is enough and this is an interesting start having this one officer arrested and charged but they all need to be arrested and charged for murder in order to bring justice to george floyd's family who are seeing people really out on the streets coast to coast but stacey i mean sadly this is not the 1st instance of a controversial police killing of an unarmed black american people have been out on the streets proto. posting about previous incidents of this sort of thing actually

has anything changed why do we keep seeing these types of things happening in america these are the kinds of questions that i have asked to activists back home i'm from chicago and when i talk to activists from my church the church elders there they tell me that nothing has changed and they say that you need white people to stand up and speak because they benefit from the privilege that that they have and that nothing is going to change unless they use their privilege to make to bring equality to all americans and i was also just shot that really shocked but it brought home the message that these people that i know these activists have been fighting for civil rights since the 1960 s. so before i was born and for them nothing has changed where they tell me is that they had the ku klux klan and people hanging from trees and now you have police who

are killing with with out punishment and so there's they're wondering like you when is something going to change and i think that there was a little bit of hope when you look at all these protests across the country because for the 1st time you're really seeing diversity. and unity and these groups when you talk about past instances where you look at what happened with the death of michael brown and ferguson missouri or eric garner and new york this was mostly black people marching and demanding for change and now you're seeing more diversity more white people and this is what these activists say is needed in order to make a change so we'll see if it makes a difference and since you touched on it just a moment ago it's not just about police brutality is it's about so much more we know that black communities in the u.s. are also right now suffering disproportionately from the coronavirus pandemic

they're more affected economically what's happening. what role does economics play in all of this well when you talk about the coronavirus i think that this has made it more apparent just the parity between white and black in the united states this huge chasm of equality and access to health care to well paying jobs to better educations and 228 this is still a problem in the united states so when you're talking about equality and you're talking about economic security protesters say we need more we need to lift the shackles of institutional racism in order to make them the american dream assessable to everybody and so that's what they're hoping comes out of what has become a very tragic

a very public death indeed in there's still lots of work to be done in this in so many other areas civilians thank you so very much for your insights appreciate it you're welcome. well meanwhile president trump says the u.s. is to cut ties with the world health organization over its handling of the coronavirus trumping tains the u.s. is withdrawing support from the w.h.o. because of what he calls china's total control over the organization the president accuses chinese officials of ignoring their reporting obligations and pressuring the agency to mislead the world when the outbreak began. 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 gives beijing more say in the running of the territory china has moved ahead with the law which critics

say will be used to quassia political dissent 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 police e.u. foreign ministers expressed concern but took no action at least for now up to trying to put. pressure on the chinese authorities. 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 canceled berlin disagrees. you might also come to the office at 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. has the clout to put pressure on china for beijing taking more control over hong kong is a key issue. all right let's get a check now some of the other stories making news around the world brazil has surpassed spain to become the country with the 5th highest number of current firmed coronavirus deaths in the world authorities say over a 1000 people died in just 24 hours bringing the death toll to nearly 28000 the

health ministry says there's no way to foresee when infections will peak. 3 people were wounded in a shoot out in broad daylight near the ukrainian capital kiev president vladimir is alinsky said the gunmen who were apparently members of rival bus companies should be punished. a hostel on the side of north korea's embassy here in berlin has been forced to close after a years long dispute with city authorities early and have long argued that the hostile violated u.n. sanctions that forbid property deals with north korea. the spanish government has agreed to provide a minimum household income of $462.00 euros a month in a scheme targeting more than $2000000.00 of its poorest citizens it could increase to more than a 1000 euros depending on family size spain has suffered badly during the

coronavirus pandemic making life even tougher for the less well off. in times of information disruption it can be a monumental task picking the fact from the fiction some of germany's best young photographers are exploring this idea in a new exhibit in hamburg the photos focus on global disinformation in times of war and peace. these award winning young photographers and hamburg are among the best of their generation but they all have one thing in common skepticism skepticism about the image what is fake and what is the truth. their photos are now part of an exhibition called good prospects at the dice talk one of. these a hole from on has visited war zones for her photos she says that our way of looking at things is too one dimensional that's why she superimposes hundreds of

photos different views of conflicts in syria or afghanistan and at 1st it looks like a jumble of people and objects are gradually recognisable she sees her work as a provocation as a counter image. i collect and every search and digital and analog archives but also on social media platforms. for images of political and social events what isn't shown and what remains in the background there's no clear testimony about an event there is almost a capsule you look at. it is precisely the gap the overlooked that interests for target for. what do the things that refugees left behind when they fled through europe tell us. who still lives both banal and shocking a kind of memorial to those who never made it here.

take sophisticated photos that are technically complex with an infrared camera he captures the actual fraction of a 2nd when a mobile phone is unlocked by face recognition. the mobile phones project thousands of light spots on to the skin he makes visible what happens between us and our digital devices big brother is watching you. do not simply to your far impossible all these worlds of images that rained down on you sure i can just consume them but i can also think about what is behind these images i try to internalize this for myself that my worst of my novel it makes you aware that there is an invisible sphere around you that has an incredible influence on your life and his office i believe most. young german photographers close to world events and questioning them quite singlemindedly with the power of images.

to italy now where milan's it connick cathedral has been reopened after coronavirus lockdown measures were eased worshippers and tourists alike can walk through the doors of the world famous gothic structure known as il dumas once more comes after the country was subject to type restrictions as coronavirus swept across the country all other religious establishments along with major tourist attractions are also up and running a quick reminder now of our top story. protests break down across the u.s. over justice for george floyd tensions mount from minneapolis to new york city atlanta and also washington d.c. it follows the death of the 46 year old black man into police custody in minneapolis earlier this week. don't forget you can always get the w. news on the get go just download our app from google plus or on the app store that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as

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