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Oct
24
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Crisis in Venezuela during the Bolivarian Revolution Prominent opposition figure Leopoldo López leaves the Spanish embassy in Caracas and flees to Spain via Col

Crisis in Venezuela during the Bolivarian Revolution Prominent opposition figure Leopoldo López leaves the Spanish embassy in Caracas and flees to Spain via Colombia, according to his own party, which did not elaborate how he escaped from Venezuela. López had been at the embassy for over a year to avoid house arrest. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 24, 2020
Oct
24
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Prominent opposition figure Leopoldo López leaves the Spanish embassy in Caracas and flees to Spain via Colombia, according to his own party, which did not elab

Prominent opposition figure Leopoldo López leaves the Spanish embassy in Caracas and flees to Spain via Colombia, according to his own party, which did not elaborate how he escaped from Venezuela. López had been at the embassy for over a year to avoid house arrest. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 24, 2020
Oct
26
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AC Milan announces that goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and winger Jens Petter Hauge have tested positive for COVID-19 three days after playing against Celtic i

AC Milan announces that goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and winger Jens Petter Hauge have tested positive for COVID-19 three days after playing against Celtic in the UEFA Europa League. The club also said that three other members of the team have gone into isolation after testing positive. (BBC Sport)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 26, 2020
Oct
26
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Japan rejects the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons after all nuclear powers boycott the treaty.

Japan rejects the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons after all nuclear powers boycott the treaty. This rejection happened days after the United Nations said there was enough signatories for it to go into effect and following pressure from atomic bomb survivors to adopt it. Japan states it is unrealistic to pursue the treaty with both nuclear and non-nuclear states being sharply divided over it, and instead the country will serve as a bridge to narrow the gap between the two sides. (ABC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 26, 2020
Oct
27
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Russia's Rospotrebnadzor orders all people to wear masks in crowded places starting tomorrow and recommends all restaurants and other late-night establishments

Russia's Rospotrebnadzor orders all people to wear masks in crowded places starting tomorrow and recommends all restaurants and other late-night establishments to close between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. local time, with all public events banned during that time. (Barron's)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 27, 2020
Oct
28
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Scientists announce that last week they discovered a reef structure in the Great Barrier Reef that is 500 m (1,600 ft)-tall, surpassing the height of the Petron

Scientists announce that last week they discovered a reef structure in the Great Barrier Reef that is 500 m (1,600 ft)-tall, surpassing the height of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. The discovery is the first of its type in the region since the 1800s. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 28, 2020
Oct
30
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COVID-19 vaccination in Russia Moscow city authorities announce that residents who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to do so as early as next

COVID-19 vaccination in Russia Moscow city authorities announce that residents who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to do so as early as next month if large volumes of doses are supplied by then. Deputy mayor Anastasia Rakova also said the city was creating a large network of specialized vaccination rooms with 2,500 high-risk people already having been vaccinated. (News18)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 30, 2020
Oct
30
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Moscow city authorities announce that residents who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to do so as early as next month if large volumes of doses

Moscow city authorities announce that residents who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to do so as early as next month if large volumes of doses are supplied by then. Deputy mayor Anastasia Rakova also said the city was creating a large network of specialized vaccination rooms with 2,500 high-risk people already having been vaccinated. (News18)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 30, 2020
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