Top 10 world news today: Statue toppled in US, China punishes Weibo and more
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Here are the top 10 news that dominated the world arena today.
Brazil's space research agency INPE recorded 10,129 square kilometers of deforestation (3,911 square miles) for its benchmark annual period from August 2018 to July 2019. That's an area about the size of Lebanon and a 34.4% rise from the same period a year earlier.
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‘Justin Trudeau made a huge mistake’: Ex-Pentagon official condemns Canada's accusations against India
Neil DeGrasse Tyson says THIS film has dethroned Armageddon as biggest violator of physical laws
Conspiracy theories flood internet claiming world will come to an end on Sept 23
India hits out at Pakistan as it rakes Kashmir at UNGA, demands vacating occupied areas
Canada shared intelligence on Nijjar's killing with India weeks ago, says Trudeau
Silent alien invasion: Hulu's No One Will Save You crafts thrills without dialogue
Like New Zealand, Sunak considering banning cigarettes for next generation
'He obstructed...': Niger junta rulers slam Guterres for UNGA snub
Pakistan's interim PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar under fire for comparing Pak-China ties with US-Israel relations
Priyanka sends best wishes to 'little sister' Parineeti ahead of her wedding, likely to skip the ceremony
At least 20 per cent adults in all US states are obese, shows new survey
Respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity underpin development of Indo-Pacific: Quad foreign ministers
Pakistan's interim PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar raises Jammu and Kashmir issue during UNGA address
Expend4bles disappoints in Thursday night previews with modest $750k earnings: A box office bomb?
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Its toppling comes amid national protests over the death of George Floyd and several days after a statue of Confederate General Williams Carter Wickham was pulled from its pedestal in Monroe Park by demonstrators who also used ropes to tear it down.
Ohanian, the husband of tennis star Serena Williams, had quit from his seat on the board of the social news company to be given to a black candidate.
Top internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China, said in a post on its verified WeChat Account it had reprimanded Weibo for "interfering with online communication order, disseminating illegal information and other problems".
The Commission said online platforms should provide monthly reports with details on their actions to promote authoritative content and to limit coronavirus disinformation and advertising related to it.
Russia suspended the use of some domestically-produced medical ventilators on May 13 while an investigation into the Aventa-M machines was ongoing.
Titan is unique in our solar system. It's the only known moon with a considerable atmosphere and the only planetary body in addition to Earth with liquid rivers and lakes on its surface.
Quintana is a UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
"The United States stands with our allies and partners against the Chinese Communist Party’s coercive bullying tactics," Pompeo said in a statement, his latest swipe at China's ruling party.
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