Europe, but particularly France and Germany — the two motor nations of the continent — are holding their collective breath for the outcome of Tuesday’s American presidential election. They recognize that the future of the trans-Atlantic relationship, the very nature of the Atlantic alliance, which has preserved the peace in Europe for three-quarters of a century, hangs in the balance.…
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Australia recorded zero new coronavirus cases in Victoria, the epicenter of its outbreak, on Monday and Tuesday.Victoria imposed aggressive lockdown measures in July as cases began to climb.For 111 days, Melbourne residents were only allowed to leave home for essential purposes like exercising or grocery shopping.The city also imposed fines on people who held large gatherings, traveled to and from…
View More Australia’s extreme lockdown brought coronavirus cases in its epicenter Victoria to zero.
Xinjiang, the heavily policed region of western China where the government has been accused of detaining more than a million Muslims, is facing a new coronavirus outbreak. While the rest of the country is reporting only a handful of daily cases — with most of those imported — Xinjiang has this week recorded dozens of new infections. On Thursday, the…
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European countries ‘paying a high price’ for coming out of lockdowns too quickly, EU’s top COVID adviser says Peter Piot warns public health must be ‘fixed’ before economies fully restart Europe has been badly hit in second wave of pandemic, with infections and deaths rapidly increasing A top EU coronavirus adviser has said Europe is now “paying a high price”…
View More Experts say European countries are suffering due to Covid-19 by relaxing lockdown in sports & entertainment.
Facebook said it was launching its dating service in 50 European countries.Facebook Dating, the social network’s competitor to Tinder and other dating apps, launches today in Europe after a long delay from its planned Valentine’s Day debut. The dating service offers the same features in Europe as it does in the US, using the existing profile you’ve created on Facebook…
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The government will close the furlough scheme this weekend, with redundancies rising at the fastest rate on record and the second wave of Covid-19 pushing Britain’s economy to the brink of a double-dip recession, according to a Guardian analysis. As the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, prepares to end the multibillion-pound coronavirus job retention scheme and launch a less generous replacement programme,…
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Orange and Proximus have picked Nokia to help build 5G networks in Belgium as they drop Huawei amid US pressure to exclude the Chinese firm from supplying key telecoms equipment. The moves are among the first by commercial operators in Europe to drop Huawei from next-generation networks and come after months of diplomatic pressure from Washington, which alleges Huawei equipment…
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FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank held off from strengthening its current economic stimulus but its President Christine Lagarde said there was “little doubt” that more action would be coming at its December meeting as surging covid-19 infections and new restrictions on activity threaten Europe’s economy.The European Central Bank held off from strengthening its current economic stimulus but signaled…
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The World Health Organization’s Europe director said Thursday that the 54-country region has again reached a new weekly record for confirmed cases, with more than 1.5 confirmed last week and more than 10 million since the start of the pandemic.The World Health Organization’s Europe director said Thursday that the 54-country region has again reached a new weekly record for confirmed…
View More WHO: Europe now has more than 10 million confirmed covid-19 cases
The U.S. reported more than 70,000 new coronavirus infections for second day in a row, as of Saturday. New cases are increasing in nearly all 50 states. 19 states hit their own record highs in average daily new cases. The U.S. reported 71,558 new Covid-19 cases Saturday, making it the second day in a row the nation seen more than 70,000 new…
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