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World - 2020-10-01

USA

New US jobless claims fall to 837,000: government

Claims fell by 36,000 over the previous week's level.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 06:38pm

Almost 50% of Conservative Party members believe Islam is a 'threat to British way of life'

There continues to be widespread suspicion, prejudice, and hostility against Muslims, both within the party itself and in the general public.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 05:29pm

Europe

Ukraine hits record daily high of 4,069 new coronavirus cases

The daily tally of coronavirus infections spiked in September above 3,000, prompting the government to extend lockdown measures until the end of October.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 04:47pm

Azerbaijan says Armenian shelling killed civilian in Terter, damaged train station

Dozens have been reported killed and hundreds wounded in fighting since Sunday that broke out over the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh and has since spread well beyond.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 04:41pm

Europe

UK seeks to avoid national lockdown to stop unemployment in millions, minister says

Britain's Office for Budget Responsibility's central economic scenario sees unemployment averaging 3.5 million next year, and rising to 4 million in a downside scenario.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 04:35pm

South Asia

Philippines confirms 2,415 novel coronavirus cases, 59 more deaths

In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases had increased to 314,079, the most in Southeast Asia, while deaths had reached 5,562.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 04:08pm

Europe

Slovakia hits record tally of new COVID-19 cases for a second day

"The situation is extremely serious and it is high time to grit our teeth and help our common cause," Matovic wrote.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 04:06pm

Rahul Gandhi, sister Priyanka arrested by UP police

They were on their way to Hathras, where they intended to meet the family of a gang-rape victim.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 04:03pm

Asia

Indonesia reports 4,174 new coronavirus cases, 116 deaths

It also reported 116 new deaths from the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 10,856, the data from Indonesia's health ministry showed.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 03:43pm

Europe

Macron tells Putin to talk to Belarus opposition leader

It added that Putin and Macron shared the idea that the best way forward was to resort to mediation by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 03:38pm

Europe

EU chief to announce legal action against the UK over Brexit

A second source has confirmed that President Ursula von der Leyen will announce legal action against the UK at 11am CET," RTE Europe Editor Tony Connelly said on Twitter.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 03:24pm

Europe

Poland reports record number of new daily coronavirus infections

New restrictions were announced in the worst affected areas on Tuesday, with the government saying restaurants and bars would have to close at 10 p.m.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 03:22pm

Europe

Britain has clear red lines in EU talks, says Gove

"Progress has been made in a huge number of areas, but ... there is still one or two sticking points on state aid, the level playing field and fisheries," Gove told parliament.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 03:21pm

Europe

Italy to extend COVID-19 state of emergency to end of January: PM

The state of emergency, which is originally due to expire in mid-October, gives greater powers to both regional and central government.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 03:18pm

Europe

EU launches legal case against UK over Internal Market Bill

Such so-called infringements could lead to hefty fines being imposed by the EU's top court but that takes years, leaving plenty of time for the UK to change tack.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 03:13pm

Europe

UK health minister extends COVID measures in northern England

Prime Minister Boris Johnson appealed to people on Wednesday to adhere to the rules, repeating his desire to not only protect public health but to also keep the economy going.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 03:09pm

PM Khan's UNGA speech garners more views on Youtube than Modi's

Indian PM Narendra Modi's speech has just 62,918 views while PM Khan's has +169,000 views.

Updated 01 Oct, 2020 03:45pm

Afghanistan's top peace envoy wants Pakistan to push Taliban to curtail violence

Abdullah's Pakistan visit will help in curtailing the existing distrust between the two countries.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 11:55am

France approves Rwanda genocide suspect’s transfer to UN tribunal

PARIS: France’s top appeals court ruled Wednesday that alleged Rwandan genocide financier Felicien Kabuga be...

Published 01 Oct, 2020 03:07am

Abdullah sees little change in US policy regardless of election result

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan's top peace official, Abdullah Abdullah, said on Wednesday he did not expect the result of ...