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we can make a difference. knowledge grows through sharing. download it now for a the ah, this is data, but the news live from berlin. former us police officer derek shogun sentence to $22.00 and a half years for the murder of georgia floyd. 22 and a half years is not enough. we will serve the lives famous. we can get george back is one of the longest jail times handed down to a form officer for using unlawful, deadly. also coming out 3 dead and all those injured in the german city,
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a votes following a knife attack, police say they're not rolling out islamist, tara motivation. ah, i'm rebecca rated. welcome to the program. we begin in the united states where former police officer derick show them has been sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of georgia floyd in april. last year, floyd died when shows kneeled on his neck for almost 9 minutes. delivering the sentence in minneapolis, the judge said he based his decision on shows and abuse of his position and the cruelty he showed to his victim. wow. wow. the guys on the plane, brown courthouse, the most on sentencing die outside at these cases,
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trigger traumatic memories of too many other cases of police violence in the us civil servants in seeing how victims to begin the healing every day. i have big justice to be really of an execution of george mason. that's please find a fool to give up to show them the maxim of fin is possible, but the victims and the perpetrator sighed pleaded the case before the judge was in my control. since the court family there's going to be some other information in the future that would be of interest. and i hope things will give you some some peace of mind. there was a silence on the streets outside as the judge read out his ruling. and i want to acknowledge the deep and tremendous pain that all the families
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are feeling, especially the floyd family. the court committed to the cause of the commission of corrections for a period of 270 months. as to 70. the judge added that he was basing his sentence on the law, not on public opinion, but the question everyone is asking with 22 years enough, the sharp and crime for some, the sentence represents accountability. now they will focus on the other offices accused over floyd's murder, but his family is outraged. 22 and a half years is not enough. we were served a life sentence. we can give george back. the murder of george floyd created anger and gave rise to one of the u. s. is largest ever civil rights movements. one man has been condemned for that crime, but many other cases remain unresolved. these activists believe that in the u. s. justice has not yet been done. law and de
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w correspondence found simmons in minneapolis and told us about the mixed feelings around the sentence in the community there. so how do people of color we talked to here? how does the flight family, how do the flight some of the legal team? how do they react to the st was 22 and a half years for dark showing for the murder of george flight? are they satisfied that is maybe the wrong term for this? because can they be satisfied for a life? if somebody goes to prison for 22 and a half years and in reality, after behaving nice in prison and going out a parole earlier for 15 years, can replace the loot the loss of a life. probably enough, but do they recognize that this victory is a historic victory in criminal justice? yes, they do. satisfied. not so much. there's many, many voices you were said like anything below, license radar showman is unacceptable. one way or another. they're all saying the same thing. this even george floyd, even this case is just
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a stepping stone in the right direction and did our rection. that's what they say in their fight in their pursuit of real police reform. meaningful police are for this country for racial justice and racial equality date. emily's stefan simmons them one time now for a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. a 2 week lockdown is set to go into effect in sidney to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious cove. at 19 delta, very and more than 60 cases have been reported in the salient city. so far, most have been linked to a limousine driver who was infected while taking an international flight crew to a current pain. hotel. colombian president even do k says his helicopter was attacked as he was travelling me of the border with minutes while his defense and interior ministers were also on board at the time. no group has so found claimed responsibility. both left us rebels and drug smugglers are active in the region. hundreds of mourners have paid tribute to former philippines president been in your
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keno during a funeral mass on friday. 61 year old died in the manila hospital due to complications from diabetes. 10 days as national morning has been announced to on a kiddo who led the country from 2010 to 2016. here in germany, a suspect is in custody. after a mass stabbing 3 people gone from day wounds and at least 5 others with seriously injured police. say they are investigating a possible islamist terra motive. a witness said the man shouted the islamic friends on a walk by the attack took place in the southern state of bavaria in a plaza. in the center of the city of woodstock, pedestrians tried to stop the attacker and may well have prevented more bloodshed. the knife men struck in the historic center reverts book, which was crowded with shoppers on a sunny afternoon. authorities say the attack was
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a 24 year old somali man with a history of mental illness. witnesses said he started stabbing people for no apparent reason, but was confronted by passes by somebody has to be there. we saw him. he had a really big knife and was attacking people's. and then people tried to throw umbrellas or cell phones at him to stop him. but none of that was yeah, but it had a club for the police. hi, it's been the police approached him and his shot was fired. you could hear that clearly. in any case, they caught him like a police shot the man in the leg before arresting him. soon as kind of either on top there's no indication that any other perpetrator is involved. we have arrested one suspect, who is now being held in custody and give us all the suffered a firearm wound. officials say the attack was known to have violent tendencies and
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was undergoing compulsory. psychiatric treatment. police at the scene were quick to reassure the public that there was no further danger. the various premier says the state is grieving for the victims and their families. 12 german soldiers who were injured in a car bomb blast. and molly on friday we'll be flying back to germany today. the german troops plus another us soldier from belgium were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb north of the camp cas to bass. if the worst attack on the smith since germany became involved in the peacekeeping mission there in 2013 international troops, i have been trying to contain an islamist insurgency. that has inflamed ethnic tensions. more i'm joined by garrett kurtz from the german council on foreign relations. he's an expert for crisis prevention and diplomacy in africa. thanks for joining us. so this is the 1st time german paste capers have suffered casualties in an attack in molly, what does that mean for the un mission now?
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good morning. well, both the un mission, as well as the german ministry of defense will not conduct a review of the incident, i presume, and see how it took place and what we need to draw for the printing. it was molly and particularly, and the wrong cow. and they may conclude that they need to reduce trolls in the area for the time being. or they may also conclude that they need to ramp up precautions. products that are possible and we will be, i mean, that already discussion in germany developing of course, about the poster and vulnerability german contingent elements extended the mandates of contingent to being of smoky weeks ago. but the german ministry of defense made by the constraint, the radio comes in the future. we will have to wait for that for the assessment.
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this pays keeping mission in molly is the most dangerous that it has been involved in since 2013. why is this un mission so dangerous? indeed, $245.00 peacekeepers have diets in the service of the mission. so far that is quite extraordinary. challenges are considerable. i mean it's not, it's not only protecting civilians and facilitating to mention excess, but also with helping to implement the piece agreement in the north of the country and supporting the extension of the space. and so that it frequently works together with molly and security. and molly and bosses, this was also the yesterday, by the way. so the german people about the carbon units from the maryan forces we don't know exactly was who was it's entirely possible that the
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armed forces were the malia non forces were the primary target. well, that be facing the forces which forces out was part of the conflict and you know, make them more retirement. but also beyond working with me. no, my interfere and the objective of criminal groups right in, in the civilian and they write on exploiting estimate leave. it says why? and they know small works on local contract management and now they've targeted soldiers where pays capers. france has combat forces deployed across the region. earlier this year. it said it would wind down that operation. what impact is that going to have on the stability in the somehow it will depend, certainly on the condition of the time plan and the situation of the french
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president promised to announce by the end of this month. but he also said that he wants to attract more contributions by european partner and the united states to him on narrowly focused small, much smaller mission, just focused on constance harrison. and it also wants to increase the security can increase my mission. and so what i can imagine is that the french now we want to increase also the pressure on the government in the region to take more responsibility on their own security more quickly. i mean, i guess my is that what politics might come into the garret coats from the german council on foreign relations. we'll have to leave it there. thank you very much for your time sport now. and in the tennis angela curb bait the check republics. petra, the tova, to reach the final of the bad humbug,
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w t t. a groth event in her native germany. as she warms up for wimbledon after going a set down canada. same there at the bottom of your screen, rallied to win the match in a 3rd set tie break to play another chick kathrina senior cova in the final wimbledon gets on the way. on monday we've come looking to emulate her 2018 when at the all england comp. meanwhile, reigning wimbledon champion simona hollow, has announced that injury will prevent her from defending her crown. hollis says a cough problem will stop her from taking part in the grand slam event, which as we just said, sound a monday. the remaining is the 2nd big name to pull out of the women troll after world number 2. and i me a soccer on golf now, and the u. s. p g, a to web bob watson has further and enhanced his reputation for wandering the impossible to time us masters when i was at the 2nd hole in connecticut on friday,
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right at the moment of impact, the head of his driver's not golf. incredibly, the ball landed safely on the fair way. he went on to claim bertie and they found the missing club head. one of the biggest questions in germany as the election approaches is of course, who will replace uncle michael now that she's stepping down as chancellor. well ahead of the september poll the top candidates from germany's 9 contest debate, their approach to foreign and security policy and lashes of michael's conservative cd. you on, elaine, bulk of the grains and all the shots of the social democrats. well, off of their vision for germany's role in the world and how to tackle the global challenges, i think the country you can follow the event live here in english, on our youtube channel, the w news beginning around 8 hours from now. when you're watching the database use,
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