Top 10 world news today: Brazil threatens to quit WHO, France backs Hong Kong and more

Brazil threatens to quit WHO over 'ideological bias'

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull out of the WHO over "ideological bias," and criticized the World Health Organization for suspending clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19, a decision it reversed this week and threatened to follow in Trump's footsteps by quitting. Read more

France still backs 'one country, two systems' for Hong Kong: Macron to Xi

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French President Emmanuel Macron has told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping he is following events in Hong Kong closely and continues to back the "one country, two systems" principle for Beijing's rule over the city. Read more

Iranians must be prepared to live with virus 'for long time': Rouhani

Iran President Hassan Rouhani warned that the country must be prepared to live with the novel coronavirus "for a long time", as the restrictions are gradually lifted. Read more

Donald Trump orders 9,500 US troops to depart from Germany

US PresidentDonald Trumphas ordered the US military to remove nearly 9,500 troops from Germany in a move likely to raise concerns in Europe about the US commitment to the region. Read more

China completes first-ever systematic monitoring of wild giant pandas

China released its first-ever systematic data on wild pandas on Friday, as part of a pilot project to establish monitoring sites in wild panda habitats across the country to ensure the protection of the country's national treasure. Read more

It's 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official

High-ranking Olympic official Pierre-Olivier Beckers on Saturday made plain that the delayed Tokyo Olympics "will be held in 2021 or not at all". Read more

Teargas, pepper spray will accelerate spread of Covid-19, health experts warn

Health experts have warned that the use ofteargas and pepper spray will accelerate the spread of coronavirus as mass demonstrations against police brutality rage on, raising concerns that police tactics could worsen a pandemic that has already taken a disproportionate toll on black and brown Americans. Read more

Twenty-six killed in attack on a village in central Mali

Twenty-six people were killed in an attack on a village in central Mali, officials said Saturday, in the latest violence to hit the West African nation. Read more

Britain halts hydroxychloroquine trial for COVID-19 patients, terms it 'useless'

Scientists in UK have halted a major drug trial after they found that the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, touted by US President Donald Trump as a potential "game changer" in the pandemic, was "useless" at treating COVID-19 patients. Read more