After outcry across U.S., white father, son arrested in shooting death of black man Ahmaud Arbery

Georgia authorities arrested a white father and son Thursday and charged them with murder in the February shooting death of a black man they had pursued in a truck after spotting him running in their neighbourhood.

The charges came more than two months after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed on a residential street just outside the port city of Brunswick. National outrage over the case swelled this week after cellphone video that appeared to show the shooting.

Those close to Arbery celebrated the news but also expressed frustration at the long wait.

“This should have occurred the day it happened,” said Akeem Baker, one of Arbery’s close friends in Brunswick. “There’s no way without the video this would have occurred. I’m just glad the light’s shining very bright on this situation.”

Gregory McMichael, 64, previously told police that he and his son chased after Arbery because they suspected him of being a burglar. Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper Jones, has said she thinks her son, a former football player, was just jogging in the Satilla Shores neighbourhood before he was killed on a Sunday afternoon.

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Nigerian govt has abandoned Kano – Ganduje

The Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has accused the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 of neglecting the state in its current battle against coronavirus spread. Mr Ganduje said this in an interview with BBC Hausa Service on Monday monitored by premium time He said, “We are in a serious problem. I can tell you the situation is really bad and scary. Because what we solely rely upon in fighting the disease is the testing centre. “This laboratory suspended its operation five or six days ago. There is also a shortage of sample collection equipment. It is not a common equipment that you can go and buy in the market. Those whose samples were collected are still waiting to know their fate.” The governor also noted that “the problem (is) with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Even its Director General was in Kano. He spent a night there, but we have not heard from him again. The minister (of health) too knows the laboratory is not working. He added, “there is serious prob...

UK becomes worst-hit coronavirus country in Europe

As official death toll tops 32,000, Britain overtakes Spain and Italy as the hardest-hit country from COVID-19; opposition blames PM Johnson for delayed actions to prevent spread of virus Britain has reached the highest official death toll from coronavirus in Europe with more than 32,000 deaths, figures released on Tuesday showed. The high death toll could increase political pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who waited longer than other European leaders to order a lockdown to curb the spread of the virus in March. Weekly figures from Britain's national statistics office added more than 7,000 deaths in England and Wales, raising the total for the United Kingdom to 32,313. The figure is one of several methods for calculating deaths and is difficult to compare with other countries, but it offers the clearest sign yet that Britain could emerge as the worst-hit country in Europe, despite being hit later than other countries. Opposition parties have raised questions about Johnson...

Bayern Munich 'make £35m bid for Manchester City star Leroy Sane - £11M LESS than he was signed for - after reaching an agreement on a five-year deal for the Germany winger'

Bayern Munich have made Manchester City an offer of £35million to sign Leroy Sane, according to reports. The winger has been a long-term target for the German giants and they were keen to bring him to the Allianz Arena last summer only for him to suffer a horror injury in the Community Shield. Sane has not played since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in that clash but he was back in training before the coronavirus shutdown. Bayern are hoping to take advantage of a potential fall in the transfer market to pay considerably less than the £88m they had earmarked for him last summer. According to German outlet Bild , they have agreed a contract with the 24-year-old – which had to happen again after he changed agents last season – and are now looking to come to terms with City. Bayern's opening bid of £35m is £11m less than City paid Schalke for Sane when they signed him in 2016. The Bavarian side have an advantage as Sane is heading into the final y...

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