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	World Daily update ⋅ October 27, 2020
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	BBC News School meals: Row continues as half-term begins in England BBC News image captionCafe staff in Liverpool prepare sandwich bags for children, as businesses offer to help. Ministers are continuing to insist they will not fund free school meals for children at risk of going hungry in England over the half-term holiday. Many councils ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The US had more daily Covid-19 cases in the past week than ever before. And no, it's not just due to more testing CNN (CNN) Another day, another dreadful record broken in the Covid-19 pandemic. This time, the seven-day average of daily new cases reached an all-time high of 68,767 on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The previous record of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Belarus Opposition Calls General Strike, as Protesters Gird for Long Fight The New York Times MOSCOW — For close to three months, protesters in Belarus have been beaten, jailed, pepper-sprayed, fined and exiled. But Oksana Koltovich, a bar and beauty salon owner in the country's capital, Minsk, is undeterred. "I get the feeling that we've entered ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News France targets radical Islam amid row with Turkey BBC News The mosque in Pantin, north-eastern Paris, was among the first signs that something this time was different. The building, shaped like an aircraft hangar with tiny windows perched high up in its corrugated walls, stands empty and closed. Outside is an official ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Thai protesters shun Parliament, ask Germany to probe king Washington Post BANGKOK — Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand have expanded their protests internationally, marching to the German Embassy to appeal to Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to investigate whether Thailand's king has exercised political power ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Gaza Court Convicts Peace Activists for Video Call With Israelis The New York Times A military court in the Gaza Strip convicted three Palestinian peace activists of "weakening revolutionary spirit" on Monday for their role in holding a video call with Israelis in April, but it ordered the authorities to release the two who remained in jail. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Post-Abe agenda: Suga says Japan to go carbon-free by 2050 Washington Post TOKYO — Japan will achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared Monday in his first policy speech as leader, outlining an ambitious agenda as the country struggles to balance economic and pandemic concerns. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Australia's coronavirus epicenter records no new cases as the US and Western Europe struggle to contain the pandemic CNN (CNN) Melbourne, the city at the epicenter of Australia's coronavirus epidemic, will move out of lockdown this week after the Victoria state health department on Sunday reported no new cases and no deaths due to the virus for the first time in more than four ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Trump and Africa: How Ethiopia was 'betrayed' over Nile dam BBC News image captionDonald Trump has backed Egypt's President Sisi over the River Nile dam. For critics of US President Donald Trump, escalating tensions between two long-standing American allies, Egypt and Ethiopia, over a mega dam on a tributary of the River ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post UN investigator says Belarus must stop repressing its people Washington Post Sunday's rally in the capital Minsk was one of the largest in weeks and drew nearly 200,000 people. On Monday, factory workers, students and business owners began a strike to demand that Lukashenko resign in response to ... Flag as irrelevant
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