Top 10 world news today: George Floyd's murder, COVID-19 cases spike in Indonesia & more
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George Floyd's murder 'inexcusable', says British PM Boris Johnson
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday addressed the murder of George Floyd by the police in the US city of Minneapolis which has spurred a series of protests
Saudi, Russia reach deal on oil cuts, raising pressure for compliance
OPEC+ agreed to cut output by a record 9.7 million barrels per day, or about 10% of global output, in May and June.
Indonesia witness spike in coronavirus, records 686 cases and 55 deaths in one day
6,057 people have recovered in the country
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India bolsters 'chicken's neck' defences amid Pakistan's engagement with Bangladesh
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Comet fragment travelling at 81,000 km/hr explodes over Portugal, a second one recorded nearby
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NASA database shows 3I/ATLAS suddenly sped up, changed path after perihelion: Report
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French court orders Rwanda genocide suspect be tried at UN tribunal
UNprosecutors accuse Kabuga of bankrolling and arming ethnic Hutu militias that killed 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda during a 100-day period in 1994
On World Bicycle Day, prominent voices from India and abroad endorse the healthy habit!
A lot prominent voice from India and abroad took to social media to further inspire people to take up cycling and to decrease the dependenceon fuel basedvehicles which cause pollution in cities
China to introduce bill criminalising criticism of traditional medicine
The government is inviting public participation in the bill, asking for submissions, which would then essentially ban ill-talk of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
UK's 'interference' in Hong Kong will 'backfire': China
The laws introduce provisions of sedition and essentially make criticism of the Chinese Communist Party a crime in the city which enjoys democratic freedoms
COVID-19 lockdown: After Denmark, Germany, Austria announce reopening of land borders
Germany had ordered a lockdown in mid-March as the coronavirus cases began to increase in the country.
UK doctors to trial ibuprofen in COVID-19 patients
The trial involves a particular formulation of ibuprofen, which has been shown to be more effective than standard ibuprofen for treating severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARCS).
Coronavirus pushes up German unemployment, short-time work
The bleak figures, published by the Labour Office, came as Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition wrestled over the final details of a stimulus package to help firms and employees in Europe.