Top 10 world news today: UK death toll, Spain relaxes lockdown rules, and more

Top 10 world news today: UK death toll, Spain relaxes lockdown rules, and more

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The relaxation came asSpain, one of the worst-hit by the global COVID-19 epidemic, registered its lowest daily increase in the coronavirus death toll in more than a month.

Britain's health ministry on Sunday said 413 more people had died after testing positive for COVID-19 in hospital, taking the death toll to 20,732.

Hong Kong riot police armed with shields dispersed a crowd of 300 pro-democracy activists holding a singing protest in an upmarket shopping mall on Sunday, despite a ban on public gatherings of more than four people.

Gasoline sold by state oil company PDVSA - which has a legal monopoly on fuel sales - is essentially free in Venezuela.

As reports surrounding Kim Jong Un's death circulate, questions about who will be his successor are sprouting in everyone's minds.

The American engineering and robotics design company - Boston Dynamics - has recently announced that its quadruped Spot robot is already being used to help with COVID-19 treatment.

Saudi Arabia on Sunday partially eased a 24-hour curfew in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic, except for in hotspots including the Muslim holy city of Mecca.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte vowed Sunday to reopen schools by September and allow many businesses to resume in a week's time as the country emerges from a near-total shutdown.

pain on Sunday reported 288 new coronavirus deaths, the lowest since March 30, health ministry officials said.

The COVIDSafe app through phone's Bluetooth wireless signal stores information about people's interactions, and can be accessed by health personnel if a person contracts coronavirus.

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