US passes nine million coronavirus cases as infections spike

Oct 31,2020
The United States passed nine million reported coronavirus cases on Friday and broke its own record for daily new infections for the second day in a row, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University, as Covid-19 surges days before the country chooses its next president.
Brazilian woman among those killed in France church attack
Oct 30
One of the three victims of an extremist knife attack in a church in France Thursday was a 44-year-old Brazilian mother of three, the Brazil foreign ministry announced.
Putin says no plans for new lockdown despite record virus surge
Oct 30

New Zealanders back euthanasia, cannabis vote still hazy
Oct 30
New Zealanders have voted overwhelmingly to legalise euthanasia, preliminary referendum results released Friday showed, with another vote on allowing recreational cannabis appearing set to fail.
Singapore to allow entry of visitors from Chinese mainland
Oct 30
Singapore will permit the entry of short-term visitors from the Chinese mainland and if they test negative of COVID-19, they don't need to serve a 14-day isolation, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) on Thursday.
French green light for pro sport to continue despite second lockdown
Oct 29
Professional sports tournaments in France can continue despite the country being ordered into a second national lockdown, said sports minister Roxana Maracineanu early Thursday.
Boeing to cut 30,000 jobs by end of next year
Oct 29
Boeing announced on Wednesday that it will cut more jobs after a third quarter of heavy losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.