A professional mixed martial arts fighter who witnessed the deadly arrest of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May is due to return to the stand for the second day of testimony in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin.
Donald Williams can be heard on a bystander’s cellphone screaming at Chauvin, who kept his knee on Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes during the arrest on May 25, 2020, shortly after Floyd was accused of passing a fake $20 bill.
↑Witness Donald Williams testifies during the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., March 29, 2021 in this courtroom sketch
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↑Residents use trash to block streets as a form of protest in Thaketa township, Yangon, Myanmar, March 30, 2021
Rubbish piled up on the streets of Myanmar’s main city after activists launched a 'garbage strike' to oppose military rule as the toll of pro-democracy protesters killed by the security forces since the coup rose to more than 500.
Shipping is on the move again in Egypt’s Suez Canal after tugs refloated a giant container ship which had been blocking the channel for almost a week, causing a huge build-up of vessels around the waterway.
Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organization have backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help the world deal with future health emergencies. The treaty would ensure universal and equitable access to vaccines, medicines and diagnostics.
PayPal will announce later today that it has started allowing U.S. consumers to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay at millions of its online merchants globally, a move that could significantly boost use of digital assets in everyday commerce.
