Now on bbc news, the death of george floyd in minneapolis in may 2020 sparked a public outcry that swept across america and the world. After weeks of closely watched testimony, the jury has reached a verdict on the former Police Officer charged with killing george floyd. Nada tawfik reports on the outcome and the impact of one of the most important trials america has ever witnessed. A warning this programme contains upsetting images. Whats his name . Crowd ,. , the death of George Floyd In Minneapolis Last May sparked a public outcry that swept across america and the world. No racist Police Black Lives Matter the horrific events caught on camera spurred a reckoning with americas history of racial injustice. Chanting were not leaving change once and for all was demanded to address the plight of black Men And Women at the hands of police but also the Lasting Impact of slavery and colonialism. Newsreader we are getting word this evening of some Rock Throwing by youths in South Central los
United states sets out on the road to cut Greenhouse Gases in half and half by the end of this decade thats where were headed as a nation and thats all we can do if we take action to build an economy thats not only more prosperous but healthy fair and cleaner for the entire planet you know the steps will set america on a path of net 0 emissions economy by no later than 2050 but the church this record represents less than 50 percent of the worlds admissions no nation can solve this crisis on our own as i know you all fully understand all of us all of us and particularly those of us who represent the Worlds Largest economies we have to step up. Russia has ordered its armed forces to withdraw from its shared border with Ukraine Ukraine says its now monitoring the situation in its eastern regions closely tensions have been rising between the 2 after moscow amassed tens of thousands of troops on the border. India has reported the Worlds Largest daily increase in corona virus infections sinc
Maria ressa has won a Major International prize for her work joining us live here on aljazeera. Celebration and commiseration 100 years since the creation of Northern Ireland. No sales no exports and fears of even harder times to come we speak to people in chad struggling after years of conflict. And i support Manchester United fans stormed their own stadium in a protest against the clubs american and he supporters are demanding that the glazer family put united up for sale. Ok lets get going we begin in india where almost 24000 people have died of curve it 19 in the past week for 12 Straight Days have been more than 300000 cases a staggering total that experts say has been driven up by political rallies state elections and religious festivals the surge is overwhelming hospitals and those who are dying arent just people with covais one doctor has told al jazeera other patients are losing their lives because resources are being diverted to this crisis many countries have rushed aid to i
Go out to the families and also to the wounded whom we wish for their full recovery there were heartbreaking people crushed to death including children. Let the authorities work i must also point out that there was a rapid rescue operation by the police of the rescue and Security Forces and we are grateful to them they prevented a much bigger disaster we will conduct a thorough serious and indepth investigation to ensure that such a disaster its not only occurred several Indian States said that theyve already run out of krona virus jobs a day before the country starts its vaccination drive for all adults above the age of 18 new infections across india have reached a new high with 386000 cases reported in the last 24 hours russia has added jail kremlin critic alexina valleys organizations to a list that involves terrorism and extremism the Anticorruption Foundation has been banned in the country earlier in the valleys lawyer was detained for supposedly disclosing classified information
Ensuring equal justice under the law. But heres the dirty little secret. The most powerful forces in america fueling the current rage against police, they are playing everyone. And theyre using grieving families to perpetrate their fraud on all of us. Their goal isnt to justice. Its revolution. They dont even care about convicting Police Officers who commit crimes. What they really want to do is to convict america. Chauvin is headed to jail but is America Headed to justice . Is justice convicting a Police Officer . Or is justice convicting america . When tens of millions of americans after floyds merthyr last year took to the streets of nearly every american town, we were convicting america. Justice is not closing the case. Justice is not closing the door on chauvin. Justice is closing the door on racist narratives and policies. Laura thats been taught to your kids, by the way. What policies precisely . What narrative . Once the proof that they were in fact designed to target people of