Israel’s unemployment soars beyond 20 percent
Israel’s unemployment figures have soared since the country enters its second nationwide lockdown, with joblessness rate climbing above 20 percent.
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WHO allows China to seize the reins of investigation into origin source of the coronavirus
Nine months after the beginning of the global coronavirus pandemic, there is still no public, independent investigation into the origins of the novel virus that came out of China.
U.S. surpasses 95 million early ballots on eve of Election Day
More than 95 million Americans had cast their votes in the 2020 presidential election by Monday, according to a tally by the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, a harbinger of what is expected to be the highest turnout of modern times.
Super Typhoon Claiming Lives In Philippines
Authorities say at least 10 people died and three others were missing Sunday as the world’s strongest typhoon this year raged through the eastern Philippines with disastrous force.
White House Outraged Over Expert Fauci’s COVID-19 Warnings
The White House says leading infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci is playing politics with the coronavirus pandemic after warning that the United States was in for a “whole lot of hurt.”
Super Typhoon Goni Pounds Philippines, One Million Evacuated
Super Typhoon Goni pounded the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds early Sunday forcing the evacuation of a million people.
France Mourns Victims Of Islamic Church Attack, Two Detained
French law enforcement officials say they have detained a second suspect linked to Thursday’s Islamic terror attack that killed three people in a church. The detentions came as the southern French city of Nice was mourning the victims of the murders in its Notre-Dame basilica.
Europe’s Main Economies In Lockdown Measures As Virus Spreads
Two of Europe’s biggest economies are reinstating some form of national lockdown. France and Germany’s measures are due to be followed in other nations as authorities warn of a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.
Journalist Glenn Greenwald Resigns At The Intercept Over Biden ‘Censorship’
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald has resigned from U.S. investigative publication The Intercept, citing “censorship” by editors supporting Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
France Church Attack Kills Three
Three people visiting a famed church in the French city of Nice have been killed in a suspected Islamic terrorist attack, authorities said Thursday.
Poland’s Leaders Condemn Church Attacks After Anti-Abortion Ruling
Poland’s prime minister has condemned “pro-choice” protestors who disrupt church services and block roads to express anger over a court ruling that severely restricts abortions.
CDC: COVID Deaths Have Dropped Since August, Never Approaching the Record High of Mid-April
“The Fake News Media is riding COVID, COVID, COVID, all the way to the Election. Losers!” President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday.
Confirmed Justice Amy Coney Barret Pledges Impartiality At White House Ceremony
Amy Coney Barrett pledged Monday to carry out her duties as a Supreme Court justice “without any fear or favor” toward the other branches of government or her own beliefs.
Several Europe Leaders Infected With COVID-19 As Cases Surge
The Polish president is among European leaders infected with COVID-19 as the continent struggles to contain the coronavirus.
Divided Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett As Supreme Court Justice After Prayers, Debate
In what at least some conservative Christians view as an answer to prayer, Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate.
Lithuania, Ukraine Holding Elections Amid Pandemic And Questions Over Leadership
Despite the raging coronavirus pandemic, polls opened Sunday for elections that could impact government leaders’ future in the East European nations Lithuania and Ukraine.
Europe Struggles To Contain Coronavirus Infections
European governments are battling to contain a massive wave of new coronavirus infections. In the most dramatic move so far this season, the French government is imposing a curfew on two-thirds of the country, after strict measures in other nations, including Eastern Europe.
Thousands Of Hungarians March For Freedom in Budapest
Thousands of Hungarians, many of them students, marched through Budapest on Friday to demand freedom in universities and media.
Trump, Biden Clash Over Pandemic and Corruption
Warning of “a dark winter” Democrat Joe Biden condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic at their Thursday’s final debate.
‘This is 60 Minutes’: Lesley Stahl says she won’t air Trump claims that campaign was spied on and asserts Hunter Biden stories are ‘discredited’ (Full Video)
President Trump has released his full interview with 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, which showed the two jousting over what material ought to be aired.