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October 13, 2020
(
2020-10-13
)
(Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
- The number of daily cases in the
Netherlands
surges by 7,393, which is new record high for a single day.
(CGTN)
- Authorities reports the first confirmed death from COVID-19 reinfection. It comes after an elderly woman, aged 89, who had a rare bone marrow type of
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
, called
Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
, which compromised her immune system, died because of reinfection of the virus.
(
The Daily Telegraph
)
(CNN)
- Prime Minister
Mark Rutte
and
Health Minister
Hugo de Jonge
announce new restrictions, such as restarting a partial
lockdown
. The new measures include closing bars and restaurants, banning alcohol sales after 8:00 p.m. local time, restricting retail opening hours, and banning gatherings of more than 30 people across the country. This measure also includes making wearing cloth masks mandatory for people at least 13 years old in indoor spaces. The government says the measures will take effect tomorrow and last for at least four weeks, with a review of their impact after two weeks.
(France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- Prime Minister
Giuseppe Conte
signs a decree that restricts private gatherings to more than six people inside homes and sets a limit of 30 guests for banquets organized after religious or civil ceremonies. It also bans parties, school trips, and informal amateur contact sports, while also ordering restaurants, bars, and ice-cream sellers to stop serving non-seated customers after 9:00 p.m. local time to avoid crowds.
(
The New York Times
)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia
reports 13,868 new daily cases, setting a new record for a single day, pushing the overall number of infections to 1,326,178. The country also reports a record rise of 244 deaths, bringing the official death toll to 22,966.
(CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino
- A new decree orders a mask mandate for every outdoor space should social distancing not be guaranteed.
(San Marino RTV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 drug development
International relations
Law and crime
- Indonesia omnibus law protests
,
Omnibus Law on Job Creation
- Thousands of protesters from various organizations, including alumni of PA 212 and the
Islamic Defenders Front
(FPI), hold "Action 1310" to protest against the
Job Creation Law
in
Jakarta
.
(Nusadaily.com)
- The
police
arrest eight high-ranking members of the Action for Rescuing Indonesia Coalition (KAMI), including Syahganda Naingolan, because they were suspected of incitement related to the demonstration against the Omnibus Law in Jakarta and
Medan
on October 8.
(Okezone)
- TransJakarta
temporarily suspends its operational services in all areas due to demonstrations taking place in the capital against the controversial omnibus law.
(CNN Indonesia)
- The
People's Representative Council
issues a statement regarding the Job Creation Law. Deputy Speaker
Aziz Syamsuddin
guarantees that there are no contraband articles in the draft law, even the parliament changes the number of pages in the law to 812 pages due to pagination being changed to legal format. The final draft of the law will be submitted to the
President
tomorrow.
(
Jawa Pos
)
(Kabar 24)
- Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot
- During a federal court hearing for six suspects accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor
Gretchen Whitmer
, an
FBI
agent testifies that the suspects had also discussed kidnapping Virginia Governor
Ralph Northam
.
(
USA Today
)
- The
Cypriot
Interior and Finance Ministries announce they will abolish the country's "
citizenship through investment
" program by November 1, after
Al Jazeera
released a video yesterday showing that several senior officials, such as
parliament president
Demetris Syllouris
and fellow MP Christakis Giovanis, were willing to help criminals obtain
passports
through the program. Attorney General George Savvidis also announced that he will launch a criminal inquiry into the officials involved.
(Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- One-China policy
- The premier of
Malaita Province
in the
Solomon Islands
, Daniel Suidani, survives a vote of no confidence by 24?9. Suidani, an outspoken critic of the central government's decision to switch recognition from
Taiwan
to China, has refused to accept any aid from China since the change in policy.
(RNZ)
Science and technology
- Exploration of the Moon
- The
U.S.
-led
Artemis Accords
are signed by the United States,
Australia
,
Canada
,
Japan
,
Luxembourg
,
Italy
, the
United Kingdom
, and the
United Arab Emirates
. According to NASA, the Accords aim to establish norms of behavior between countries regarding
lunar resource
extraction and exploration, outline "safety zones" on the lunar surface where other countries should not interfere, and protect heritage sites on the lunar surface such as the
Apollo
landing sites. Successive signatories since then have been announced.
(Reuters)
(
The Verge
)
- Geology of Pluto
- As
Mars
lines up with
Earth
and the
Sun
, it is expected to shine at its biggest and brightest during the night.
(ITV)
(NBC News)
- Facebook
announces that it will ban ads that
discourage people from getting vaccinations
.
(CNBC)
- Apple
introduces the
iPhone 12
and the
iPhone 12 Pro
, which are the first
iPhones
with support for 5G networks.
(
USA Today
)
Sports