Focus returns to Minneapolis as jury selection begins for Chauvin trial

Jury selection begins on Monday in a Minneapolis courtroom for Derek Chauvin's trial for the death of George Floyd. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In the news today Global focus on Minneapolis as jury selection begins for Chauvin trial [George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, remains a makeshift memorial for Floyd who died at the hand of police making an arrest.] Credit: Jim Mone/AP Jury selection begins [on Monday in a Minneapolis courtroom]( for Derek Chauvin's trial for the death of George Floyd — a case that sparked widespread outrage and global protests over police violence and racism. Chauvin, the former police officer who was filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes in a deadly use of force in May, [faces murder and manslaughter charges](. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, who pleaded for his life saying, "I can't breathe," has become a symbol for many around the world in the fight against police brutality. His gruesome death sparked Black Lives Matter demonstrations in cities around the world from [London]( to [Sydney]( for months during the summer, sending thousands into the streets to demand justice and police reform. Demonstrators marched in the streets during a rally in Minneapolis [on the eve of the trial Sunday]( in a [community on edge]( and a with a heavily fortified courthouse. What The World is following Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British Iranian woman held in prison for five years in Iran over spying charges, [has been released]( after completing her sentence. But while Zaghari-Ratcliffe was allowed to remove her ankle monitor and leave house arrest, a future return to her London home [remains unclear]( with a debt dispute between Britain and Iran continuing and reports that she now faces murky new charges. “It feels to me like they have made one blockage just as they have removed another, and we very clearly remain in the middle of this government game of chess,” her husband Richard Ratcliffe said. And, a widely discussed and [eye-opening interview]( with Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has captured headlines around the world. The couple, who left their official British royal family duties in March last year, told Oprah Winfrey[about the racism Meghan experienced]( in the hands of the British tabloids and details emerged about a conversation between Harry and a member of the Royal family where he was asked about how dark the baby's skin tone could be. Meghan also described that her life as a member of the Royal family [was so dire]( she contemplated suicide. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [China’s moderate climate goals allow emissions to continue to rise]( [A solar panel installation is seen in Ruicheng County in central China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 27, 2019.]( Credit: Sam McNeil/AP China, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, released its latest five-year economic plan during its annual ceremonial meeting of its National People’s Congress. The country [also announced moderate new energy and climate targets](, eschewing any major moves to reduce carbon emissions and instead, maintaining plans to continue developing coal power. [This frog farm in Colombia is trying to put poachers out of business]( [A golden poison frog, or Phyllobates terribilis, sits on a leaf at the Tesoros de Colombia frog farm, outside Bogotá.]( Credit: Manuel Rueda/The World Tesoros de Colombia (Treasures of Colombia), a company just outside of Bogotá, has taken a unique approach in an effort to counter a poaching threat to the country's rare and native frog species. The company sells frogs to collectors in Europe and the United States with the aim [to put poachers out of business](. In hundreds of glass terrariums, the frog farm breeds tiny amphibians — about 2 inches long and native to Colombia’s forests — to export as pets. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright Spot Anonymous graffiti artist Banksy is hoping[to raise over $4 million]( for the UK’s National Health Service with the auction of the original canvas of “Game Changer,” a painting done as a tribute to health care workers during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The framed painting depicting a boy playing with a superhero nurse first appeared at a hospital in Southampton, England. After the auction, a reproduction of the art will remain at the hospital. [A member of staff has their photograph taken in front of a new artwork painted by Banksy that has gone on display to staff and patients on Level C of Southampton General Hospital.] Credit: Andrew Matthews/PA via Getty --------------------------------------------------------------- In case you missed it from The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.