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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin offers his "condolences" to the family of George Floyd during his sentencing for murdering the African American man during an arrest last year. "At this time, due to some additional legal matters at hand, I'm not able to give a full formal statement at this time," Chauvin tells the Minneapolis court. "But briefly, though, I do want to give my condolences to the Floyd family," he adds. SOUNDBITE
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is found guilty by the jury on all counts, including second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd. Judge Peter Cahill reads the verdict after the jury deliberated for less than two days at the end of a three-week trial. SOUNDBITE
A man adjusts signs and flowers at a makeshift memorial on the site in Minneapolis where George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, was killed when police detained him last year. Former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin is facing charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter in connection with Floyd's May 25 death, which was captured by bystanders on smartphone video. IMAGES
Protesters hold banners in support of George Floyd near the Hennepin County Government Center as jury selection in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer accused of murdering Floyd, is set to begin in Minneapolis. IMAGES
The lawyer for Amanda Knox says the American is "very upset" after an Italian court reconvicted her of slander for accusing an innocent man of killing her British roommate in 2007, a murder she herself was jailed for before being acquitted. "She was looking to have a final point," lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova tells journalists, referring to the 17 years of legal procedures following the 2007 killing, "so at the moment she is very upset". SOUNDBITE