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U.S. protesters rallying against the killing of George Floyd and countless other black Americans are being heard around the world as demonstrators launched their own protests in the United Kingdom, Germany and Canada over the weekend.

The killing of George Floyd

In Berlin, protesters gathered Sunday at the U.S. Embassy, demonstrating for a second day. 

Hundreds of German demonstrators marched in solidarity with American protesters Saturday and Sunday, and chanted "Stop killing us," "Black Lives Matter" and "No justice, no peace."

On a former section of the the Berlin Wall, in Mauerpark, a memorial popped up over the weekend depicting Floyd and "I can't breathe," some of his last words.

Beyond protests that gathered thousands at the capital over the weekend, four soccer players in Germany's Bundesliga league 

 One player took a knee on the field. Another exposed a shirt underneath a jersey that read "Justice for George Floyd."

Thousands demonstrated on Sunday in London, according to the BBC, to protest Floyd's death and police brutality. 

Britons concentrated their protest in central London, with hundreds taking a knee in Trafalgar Square 

Derek Chauvin pinned Floyd to the ground.

They marched along the Thames and to the U.S. Embassy, chanting "Black Lives Matter" and carrying signs with slogans such as, "How many more?" "Racism is a global issue" and "Your silence is deafening."

23 demonstrators were arrested in central London

Elsewhere in the U.K., demonstrations also took place in Manchester and Cardiff. 

In Canada, Toronto citizens gathered in protest against injustice toward black people globally and against the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, a 29-year-old black woman who lived in Toronto, and the circumstances surrounding her death. 

Korchinski-Paquet fell from her balcony while police officers were responding to a "

 a candlelight vigil was held in Floyd's honor

, with Black Lives Matter posters and illustrations of Floyd posted.   

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The killing of George Floyd has sprung a global movement against inequality and racism; protests were seen over the weekend in the U.K., Germany and Canada.

George Floyd reverberates globally: Thousands protest in Germany, UK, Canada

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