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AP-NORC/USAFacts poll: US trust in COVID-19 information down October 20, 2020
Americans have lost trust across the board in the people and institutions informing them about the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts. The poll finds that the percentage of people saying they trust COVID-19 information from their state […]
SETH BORENSTEIN and HANNAH FINGERHUT
Finland’s national carrier cuts over 10% of workforce October 20, 2020
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finland’s national carrier said Tuesday it will cut 700 jobs – over 10% of its workforce – by the end of March next year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global travel. Finnair, which is heavily focused on flights from Europe to Asia, said Tuesday that some 600 […]
The Associated Press
Greece reverses plan on fans ahead of Champions League match October 20, 2020
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — On the eve of a Champions League match between Olympiakos and Marseille, the prime minister of Greece reversed a government decision on Tuesday to allow a limited number of fans back into soccer stadiums. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a statement the pilot scheme would have “sent the wrong message […]
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Chinese drugmaker setting up vaccine production lines October 20, 2020
BEIJING (AP) — A state-owned Chinese drugmaker is setting up production lines to supply 1 billion doses of two possible coronavirus vaccines that are being tested on 50,000 people in 10 countries, the company chairman said Tuesday. Testing by SinoPharm Group is “in the last kilometer of a long march,” chairman Liu Jingzhen said at […]
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EU takes action against Malta, Cyprus for ‘golden passports’ October 20, 2020
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission launched infringements procedures Tuesday against Cyprus and Malta over their “golden passport” programs, in which wealthy people can acquire EU citizenship in exchange for an investment. The EU’s executive said the lucrative schemes are in violation of EU law and undermine the “essence of EU citizenship.” Cyprus recently announced […]
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Danish sub killer recaptured after attempted prison escape October 20, 2020
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish man convicted of torturing and murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine escaped the suburban Copenhagen jail where he is serving a life sentence but was recaptured nearby Tuesday. The Ekstra Bladet tabloid posted a video of Peter Madsen sitting in the grass with his hands behind his […]
JAN M. OLSEN
Turkey farmers fear that, this year, they’ve bred too many big birds October 20, 2020
At the country's 2,500 turkey farms, farmers are trying to predict demand as social distancing and travel challenges amid the COVID pandemic will mean smaller Thanksgiving gatherings with smaller birds and fewer restaurant reservations. The shift is also causing havoc for processors and retailers.
LAURA REILEY
Yom Kippur Zoom reunites Holocaust survivors 71 years later October 20, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Holocaust survivors Ruth Brandspiegel and Israel “Sasha” Eisenberg call their reunion a miracle that began on the holiest day in Judaism, and it only happened thanks to a prayer service that was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Decades ago their families, who came from the same city in Poland, […]
LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI
Indonesians take to the streets to protest new labor law October 20, 2020
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Protests against Indonesia’s new jobs law were held in cities across the country on Tuesday, with demonstrators calling on the president to revoke the legislation they say will erode labor rights and weaken environmental protections. More than 1,000 students and workers gathered near the Presidential Palace in Jakarta to express their […]
EDNA TARIGAN
UK, Manchester still at odds over tough virus restrictions October 20, 2020
LONDON (AP) — The British government and officials in Manchester, England’s second-largest city, were still talking Tuesday after a noon deadline passed for the city to agree to tighter coronavirus measures. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is struggling to impose his plan for localized restrictions on restive regions, spoke by phone to Greater Manchester Mayor […]
JILL LAWLESS

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