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Widens to a call for change here this is the scene live near parliament. Thousands of people continue to take part in peaceful protests against Police Brutality and racism in the us. Huge crowds gather in cities and towns across the country. The number of people worldwide who have died from coronavirus passes 400,000. More than a quarter of those deaths have been in the us. Brazil is also a hotspot hundreds of people have demonstrated there against president bolsonaros response to the coronaviru...

Even though thousands of new cases are being reported every day. The funeral of george floyd, whose killing by us police triggered anti racism protests around the world, has taken place in houston, texas. It was his home town. Delivering the eulogy, the civil rights leader al sharpton called forjustice. Mr floyds family also paid tribute, with his niece, brooke williams, asking why the system was corrupt and broken. Barbara plett usher reports from houston. After more than two weeks of protests,...

Hello to you. In texas, thousands of people have been paying their last respects to george floyd, whose killing by police has sparked demonstrations around the world, calling forjustice. The memorial is being held in houston, where he grew up. The Democratic Party candidate in this years president ial election, joe biden, has met some of mr floyds family ahead of the funeral, which will be held privately on tuesday. Barbara plett usher has this report. They queued in the heat of the day to pay t...

We start with news that Minneapolis City Council has voted to dismantle its Police Department. Minneapolis is the city where two weeks ago the unarmed black man george floyd died after a Police Officer officers knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes triggering protests that have gone global. Nine of the minneapolis councils thirteen members said they would instead create a new system of public safety. They told demonstrators, that decades over the weekend, the mayor was forced away from a rally ...

The funeral of george floyd whose killing by us police triggered anti racism protests around the world has taken place in houston, texas. Delivering the eulogy, the civil rights leader al sharpton called forjustice. Mr floyds family also paid tribute, with his niece, brooke williams, asking why the system was corrupt and broken. Barbara plett usher reports from houston. After more than two weeks of protests, the man whose death energised a Worldwide Movement for racialjustice was laid to rest in...

Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. We start in the United States, where statues of confederate leaders and the explorer Christopher Columbus have been torn down. Pressure is growing on authorities to remove monuments connected to slavery and colonialism. Meanwhile, americas top military officer now says he was wrong to have joined President Trump during his controversial walk to a dama...

We begin in the us, where there are increasing calls to remove pro slavery confederate names and symbols in response to the Anti Racism Movement triggered by the Police Killing of george floyd but President Trump says army bases named after officers who fought for the confederacy during the civil war wont change because theyre part of the american heritage. It comes as police in the Southern State of virgina are trying to Disperse Protesters who attacked a confederate war memorial. David willis ...

Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Im kasia madera, stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We start in the in the United States, where statues of confederate leaders and the italian explorer Christopher Columbus have been torn down, as pressure grows on authorities to remove monuments connected to slavery and colonialism. Americas top military officer said that he was wrong to have joined President Trump during his controvers...

Hello and welcome. President trump has renewed his threat to intervene in seattle, where hundreds of anti racist protesters have taken over the city centre and declared an autonomous zone. He said he was ready to go in if the governor of Washington State failed to act. After two weeks of National Protests triggered by the killing of george floyd, mr trump promised more money for Police Training, but dismissed calls for defunding the police as an extreme agenda. Our north america correspondent da...

Of george floyd in minneapolis widens to a call for change here this is the scene live near parliament. Thousands continue to take part in peaceful protests against Police Brutality and racism in the united states. Hundreds of Anti Government protesters demonstrate in brazil against their president s handling of the coronavirus. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Here in the uk thousands of people defied the ban on Mass Gatherings to join rallies triggered by the kill...