Derek Chauvin trial brings racism back into focus
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The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin over the killing of George Floyd, which began in Minneapolis in the United States on Monday, is triggering fresh trauma for many Black Americans. The 麻豆社鈥檚 Larry Madowo has been speaking to activists in Minneapolis.
Plus, archaeologists working in the Kalahari desert have found evidence of what they call 鈥渃omplex symbolic behaviours鈥 in humans, which date back 105,000 years, much further than previously known.
And doctors in Nigeria have begun an indefinite strike, demanding that outstanding salaries be paid.
(Photo: A woman protesting outside the trial of Derek Chauvin; Credit: KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images)
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