Testimony About Racial Slur in Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

One of the men accused of murdering an unarmed black man in the US state of Georgia used a racial slur after shooting him….That was part of the testimony from investigators in a hearing for the three white men accused of murdering 25 year old Ahmaud Arbery. The use of a racial epithet could factor into a federal investigation into whether hate crime charges are warranted.

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more. 

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US removing divisive Civil War statue amid protests

The US state of Virginia is removing a controversial statue of a confederate Civil War general viewed as a symbol of the country's slavery of African Americans.

It comes as protests continue across the U.S. against injustices to black Americans.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Almost 2 million filed for unemployment in U.S. last week

Almost 2 million people filed for unemployment in the U.S. last week.

The latest figures were worse than many economists had been expecting, showing the economic fallout from coronavirus lockdowns is far from over.

Our U.S. correspondent Giles Gibson has the details.

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Floyd’s brother to lead New York memorial

George Floyd's brother is set to lead a memorial in Brooklyn New York
on Thursday.

Thousands of people have been taking to the city's streets on a daily
basis protesting his death and calling for police reform.

Roughly 2,000 arrests have been made over the past week but
demonstrations have been predominantly peaceful.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Missing British girl Madeleine McCann "assumed dead"

Madeleine McCann, the British girl last seen on holiday in Portugal in 2007, is "assumed" to be dead, according to German prosecutors.

Her disappearance sparked a huge and costly police hunt across much of Europe.

A 43-year-old German man is now being investigated.

From London, Benji Hyer reports. 

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Americans prepare for Floyd memorial service, following ten days of protests

The family of George Floyd, the African American whose killing at the hands of Minneapolis police has sparked ten days of nationwide protests, are preparing to hold a private memorial service later [Thursday].

Services are planned in Houston (his hometown) and in other cities across the United States, while tensions remain high following both peaceful and violent demonstrations.

Wednesday night protests were largely peaceful, but clashes between police and protestors continued to play out in some cities.

Nina-Maria Potts has more:

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India's reports more than 9000 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours

The total number of COVID 19 cases in India has exceeded 200,000.

The country recorded its largest spike till date of over 9300 fresh cases in 24 hours, making it the 7th largest outbreak across the world.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports.

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Oil spill in Russian Arctic draws Putin's ire

A state of emergency has been declared in a region of the Russian Arctic after 20,000 tonnes of oil leaked from a power plant. President Vladimir Putin scolded the region's governor after it transpired that authorities only learned of the spill from social media two days after the fact. Julia Chapman reports from Moscow.

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GERMANY AGREES ON $146 BILLION STIMULUS PLAN

Germany's governing coalition has agreed to a $146 billion stimulus package, intended to soften the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

The plan is the second major financial stimulus from Europe's largest economy in the past three months.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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Germany and China to postpone EU-China Leipzig summit

The leaders China and Germany have agreed that a high-profile EU-China summit planned for September should be postponed.

Germany's Angela Merkel and China's President Xi Jinping spoke over the phone on Wednesday. 

Lucy Hough has more from Brussels. 

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UK HOSTS INTERNATIONAL VACCINE SUMMIT

The UK is hosting a global vaccine summit (Thursday) - aiming to raise $7.4 billion to immunise 300 million more children against a series of diseases.

Over 50 countries will join the virtual summit which will also aim to ensure that if a vaccine for Covid-19 is found it will be made available worldwide.

The UK alone has pledged $2bn to the GAVI vaccine alliance ahead of the summit.

But the country's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty says the search for a covid19 vaccine is unlikely to yield results this year.

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AUSTRALIA: Qantas prepares to increase domestic flights

Australia's signature airline Qantas is getting ready to lift domestic flight numbers to around 40% of pre-pandemic levels by August.
The preparations are contingent on state and territory borders across the country re-opening.
Arthur Stevens reports

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CHINA WANTS "GREATER SINCERITY" FROM HSBC

Chinese media have warned British banking giant HSBC it needs to show greater sincerity to win back the Chinese market.

The bank's top Asia Executive, Peter Wong, backed a planned new national security law, saying it would bring long-term stability and prosperity to Hong Kong.

Patrick Fok reports from Beijing.

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N. Korea threatens South after activists send leaflets across border

The sister of North Korea's leader, Kim Yo-jong, has warned Seoul there will be consequences if it doesn't stop activists from sending anti-North leaflets across the border. 

Bruce Harrison tells us more from Seoul about growing tensions between the two sides.

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Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks out against President Trump over protest response

Former defense secretary Jim Mattis has accused President Trump of dividing the country.

In a statement he sharply criticised his response to the protests that have swept across America after an unarmed African American man was killed in police custody in Minneapolis.

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.

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Former US Defense Secretary Denounces Trump

Former US Defense Secretary James Mattis has denounced President Trump in a statement published by the Atlantic. He says President Trump tries to divide Americans. 

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more. 

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Barack Obama speaks on George Floyd protests

Former US President Barack Obama says the protests sparked by the death of George Floyd are unlike anything he has seen in his lifetime.

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports:

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New Charges Against Officers in Death of George Floyd

After more than a week of protests, the four former police officers involved in the death of an African American man in Minneapolis all face charges. The Minnesota Attorney General's office is upgrading the charges against one former police officer involved in the death of George Floyd…and bringing new charges against three others. 

The officers can be seen in a widely viewed video ...one of them with his knee in Floyd's neck, before Floyd died. 

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.

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Economic data sparks major Wall Street rally

Wall Street posted substantial gains Wednesday following the release
of better-than-expected economic data.

The Dow Jones closed the day up more than two percent on signs that
job losses are beginning to slow.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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NEW MADELEINE MCCANN SUSPECT

Police investigating the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 13 years ago have identified a new suspect.

They now want to trace a 43 year-old German prisoner who is believed to have been in the area of Portugal in which she was last seen in 2007.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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