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Minneapolis to defund, dismantle its police department
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Minneapolis [USA], June 8 (ANI): At least nine members of the Minneapolis City Council on Sunday announced they intend to defund and dismantle the city's police department following the police killing of George Floyd.
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At least 23 police officers injured during Black Lives Matter protests in
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 7 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 23 police officers were injured in past several days during ongoing protests against racism and police brutality in London sparked by George Floyd's murder in US' Minneapolis city in late May, Jo Edwards, a police superintendent, said.
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Demonstrations in several countries against racism, police brutality in so
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], June 7 (ANI): Protests took place in several European countries against racism and police brutality following the death of George Floyd in the US city of Minneapolis.
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Minnesota Court boosts charges against 4 former Police officers over Floyd
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Minnesota [USA], June 4 (ANI): A Minnesota court has upgraded the charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck to second-degree murder and three other officers present during the incident have been charged with aiding and abett
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Minnesota files civil rights charge against Minneapolis Police Dept over F
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Minnesota [USA], June 3 (ANI): The Minnesota Department of Human Rights has filed a civil rights charge against the Minneapolis Police Department in light of the death of George Floyd in police custody, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced on Tuesday.
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George Floyd unrest may threaten jump in COVID-19 cases among minority gro
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): Health officials have expressed distress that the ongoing protests against police brutality toward African-Americans and Latino populations, spurred by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, could result in another jump in coronavirus cases in the comi
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I love you, I see you, I hear you: Lizzo's message to Minneapolis proteste
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): Grammy-winning musician Lizzo has extended support to the Minneapolis protesters who have hit the streets over the death of an African-American man, George Floyd.
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Minnesota Governor extends curfew by day after fifth night of violence
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Minnesota [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): The Governor of the US state of Minnesota has extended until Monday the curfew that was imposed on Friday in response to violent protests in Minneapolis and its nearby cities, following the death of African-American man George Floyd in police custody.
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America plunges into crisis as racial tension, unemployment grips amid pan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): After a global pandemic which has now killed more than 100,000 in the United States and left almost 40 million unemployed in a devastating blow to the country's economy, America is gradually plunging into another crisis after sporadic violence across citi
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Protests over George Floyd's death intensify across US, National Guard cal
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 31 (ANI): Protests across the United States surged on Saturday (local time) as at least six states have called on the National Guard to get the situation under control amid raging demonstrations in Minneapolis and other places, following the death of African-American
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George Floyd's death a 'grave tragedy', says Trump
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Florida [USA], May 31 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) said that the death of African-American man George Floyd was a "grave tragedy", even as protests continue to rage across the United States.
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George Floyd death: Trump warns protestors against travelling to Minneapol
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 31 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) said that 80 per cent of protestors who ravaged the city of Minneapolis last night, protesting against the death of African-American man George Floyd, came from other states.
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