Tuesday, September 29, 2020

World News Briefs -- September 29, 2020

Final preparations are done for the debate stage ahead of Tuesday night's first of three presidential debates

Daily Mail: Final countdown: Donald Trump and Joe Biden arrive in Cleveland for first presidential debate after president's $750 bombshell revealed - as president brings MMA fighter as guest and aides claim he will fight back by attacking Democratic rival's son Hunter

* Donald Trump and Joe Biden arrived in Cleveland for their first debate
* Trump arrived with Melania and his adult children
* Biden arrived solo; Jill Biden coming from Michigan where she was campaigning
* The 90-minute debate will be divided into six segments, selected by Fox News' Chris Wallace, who is moderating
* Major topics to include Trump taxes and SCOTUS nominee
* Trump and Biden will not shake hands because of COVID restrictions
* There will be no opening statements and first question will go to Trump
* A small audience will be in the room and will have gotten a COVID test

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden have touched down in Cleveland for Tuesday night's first presidential debate.

Trump arrived with first lady Melania Trump, who wore a $3340 Dolce & Gabbana black pinstriped pantsuit.

Biden arrived solo. Jill Biden campaigned in Michigan earlier in the day and will join him in Cleveland Tuesday evening for the debate.

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MIDDLE EAST

U.S. 'outraged' by rocket attack in Baghdad - state department.

Iraqis hit out at insecurity as seven buried after anti-US attack.

Hezbollah chief backs French initiative despite 'condescending' tone.

Netanyahu says Hezbollah arsenal next to Beirut 'gas' depot.

Hezbollah's Nasrallah: Israeli PM is lying about group's missile sites.

Israeli plan to limit protests at Netanyahu home passes panel vote.

Kuwait ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, dies aged 91.

ASIA

Coronavirus pushes 38 million Asians into poverty.

More than 60 million Indians may have caught coronavirus: study.

Pakistan, Afghanistan shake hands as they aim to end mistrust.

China accuses India of ‘illegal’ move to change Ladakh’s status as border stand-off continues.

India does not recognize 1959 Line of Actual Control: New Delhi lashes out at China.

India races to build border roads, bridges to match China.

Amnesty International says gov't forced halt to operations in India.

Quad group, made up of US, Japan, Australia and India, to meet in show of unity to China.

North Korea tells U.N. that now it has 'effective war deterrent' it will focus on economy.

South Korea claims slain official tried to defect to North Korea.

Protests as teenager dies two weeks after alleged gang-rape in India.

US man faces jail in Thailand over hotel review.

AFRICA

Sudan launches mass disarmament campaign with bang in the desert.

Efforts to unify soldiers in South Sudan ‘stuck’: UN envoy.

Coronavirus lockdown costs South Africa millions of jobs.

South Africa: Hatred of migrants reaches new heights.

WHO investigating sexual abuse allegations amid Ebola fight in DR Congo.

Bacteria infection blamed for further elephant deaths in Zimbabwe.

EUROPE

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone widens as Turkey denies downing Armenian war plane.

Azerbaijan's president says there cannot be talks with Armenia.

Armenian PM: atmosphere is not right for talks with Azerbaijan.

Germany: Angela Merkel unveils new coronavirus measures.

German compromise on releasing EU funds 'caves in to Viktor Orbán'.

French President Emmanuel Macron meets Belarus Opposition Leader Sviatlana Tshikhanouskaya. Belarus: France's Macron pledges support to opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya.

Canada and Britain sanction top Belarusian leaders.

French police start destroying illegal Calais camp full of 800 migrants desperate to cross the Channel to Britain.

AMERICAS

Trump, Biden face off in first US presidential debate of 2020.

Trump, Biden camps trade barbs ahead of debate.

Trump taxes are 'national security' issue, Nancy Pelosi says.

SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett goes to Capitol Hill for first time to meet Republican senators before nomination hearings - as Democrats split on whether to sit down with her.

New coronavirus cases in the US are the highest they've been in six weeks and are rising in 27 states - as the average number of Americans dying remains steady at about 740 per day.

Governor Newsom asks Donald Trump for federal aid as California wildfires kill at least three, force nearly 70,000 evacuations and more wineries are completely devastated in Napa Valley.

Bolivia: Key ministers resign ahead of presidential elections.

New round of protests shakes Venezuela as public services fail.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Saudi Arabia says it took down ‘terrorist cell’ trained by Iran.

Video: US-led coalition conducts carrier-launched airstrikes on Daesh targets in Iraq.

Paris knife attack suspect wanted to set Charlie Hebdo offices on fire.

France arrests 29 in anti-terror Syria financing sting.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Wall Street closes lower, ending three-day rally ahead of U.S. presidential debate.

JP Morgan Chase agrees to pay $920 MILLION in fines tied to market manipulation of precious metals - the largest ever imposed by the US government.

Global Microsoft outage brings down Teams, Office 365 and Outlook.

Trump administration imposes restrictions on China's biggest chip maker: reports.

US-China trade: soybeans, corn and cars surge, but Beijing still not close to meeting demands of deal.

1 comment:

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    Is she a Canadian?

    She voted in an American presidential election.

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