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Month: October 2020
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1. Donald Trump is doubling down on his message that coronavirus is almost at an end, telling one rally “we are rounding the turn”. US cases have risen sharply in the past two weeks.
But after the initial burst of activity, job growth has slowed and employers have yet to restore more than 10 million positions cut during the spring.
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Lockdowns return as Europe confronts second wave Two of the continent’s biggest economies impose strict restrictions amid dire warnings over Covid-19.
France and Germany have turned to forms of lockdown to control the virus.
Philadelphia also saw large protests earlier this year over police brutality and racism following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.
On 24 September, Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a new scheme to support jobs hit by the crisis, and in early October he announced further measures to support employment at businesses in areas hit with new local restrictions.
Eliminating the threat from al-Qaeda and overthrowing the Taliban regime that had harboured them was the original basis for the US invasion of Afghanistan, following the 9/11 attacks. At the time, President George W Bush vowed to hunt the militants until there was “no place to run, or hide, or rest”.
Strong winds and low pressure linked to Hurricane Epsilon in the North Atlantic created huge waves off the coast of Cornwall, attracting daredevil surfers and body boarders. The RNLI warned of a “colossal swell” and “extremely dangerous conditions”, advising people to stay out of the water. Yet professional surfer Reubyn Ash joined others in a
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Councillor David Mellen tweeted: “Nottingham people and businesses deserve clarity in difficult times. This is not good enough for our city.”
As a result, Boeing has slashed production and also cut jobs. The firm announced a 10% reduction this spring and warned of the likelihood of deeper cuts through attrition, buyouts and layoffs over the summer. It does not expect travel to return to pre-crisis levels until about 2023.
Award-winning Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga’s latest book, This Mournable Body, is on the Booker Prize shortlist. The Booker Prize is the UK’s most prestigious literary award open to any novel written in English and published in the UK and Ireland. Tsitsi Dangarembga spoke to BBC’s Princess Abumere about getting shortlisted and about the characters who
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