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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Andrew Pichan in the early hours of Friday the 27th of January. These are our main stories.

Five US police officers have been charged with a murder of a black motorist who has beaten after

a traffic stop in Memphis. The Palestinian Authority is ending security cooperation with Israel

after one of the deadliest days of violence in the West Bank in years.

A transatlantic operation against cyber criminals has resulted in the dismantling

of a notorious international ransomware network. Also with this podcast,

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Let's start in the United States. Five former police officers in Memphis, Tennessee,

had been charged with second-degree murder over the death of a black man who died three days after

a traffic stop. The lawyers of 29-year-old Tyree Nichols said he was kicked, punched and

tasered less than 100 metres from his home. All of the officers who were black were sacked last

Friday. And it's important to stress that we haven't yet heard any comment from them.

James Menendez spoke to our North America correspondent, Ned Atorfic, who's been following this

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