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UNITED STATES

5 police charged in black man's beating death

Five fired Memphis police officers were charged on Thursday with murder and other crimes in the Jan 7 killing of Tyre Nichols, a black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy told a news conference that although the officers each played different roles in the killing, "they are all responsible".The officers, who are all black, each face charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression.

UNITED KINGDOM

Hunt to dismiss economic 'gloom'

The finance minister was expected to dismiss "gloom" over the UK's recession-threatened economy and vow to tap into Brexit opportunities to bolster growth in a key speech on Friday. Jeremy Hunt would lay out his growth plan, following recent criticism from the business community, and insist that the nation is not in long-term decline. "Declinism about Britain was wrong in the past- and it is wrong today," Hunt would say, according to excerpts released by the Treasury.

Agencies Via Xinhua