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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Italy reports 14,844 new COVID-19 cases
World

Italy reports 14,844 new COVID-19 cases

  • The health ministry confirmed 846 new fatalities from the virus over the past day, taking the national death toll to 65,857, the highest in Europe.
Published 16 Dec, 2020 05:45pm
EU chief says UK trade pact closer but success not certain
Europe

EU chief says UK trade pact closer but success not certain

  • Britain and the European Union moved closer to sealing a new trade deal but it was still not clear if they would succeed, the bloc’s chief executive said on Wednesday.
  • Britain and the EU are in the final stretch of talks to keep an estimated one trillion dollars of annual trade free of tariffs and quotas beyond Dec. 31, when the United Kingdom finally transitions out of the world’s largest trading bloc.
Published 16 Dec, 2020 05:38pm
WTO mulls how to ease food aid hurdles in pandemic
World

WTO mulls how to ease food aid hurdles in pandemic

  • If adopted, the proposal would "ban export restrictions on these foodstuffs which hinder the World Food Programme's ability to procure (food products for) the populations most in need across the world."
Published 16 Dec, 2020 05:09pm
Rouhani says Iran 'very happy' Trump leaving
World

Rouhani says Iran 'very happy' Trump leaving

  • "Some say you are overexcited by the advent of Mr. Biden. No, we are not, but we are very happy to see Trump leave," he said in televised comments at a cabinet meeting.
Published 16 Dec, 2020 05:00pm
EU envoys agree more Belarus sanctions
World

EU envoys agree more Belarus sanctions

The measures, to be formalised with the publication of the list on Thursday, will be the third round of sanctions the European bloc has imposed on the regime of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.
Published 16 Dec, 2020 04:53pm
Trump Administration has executed more Americans than all states combined: Report
USA

Trump Administration has executed more Americans than all states combined: Report

  • Under the Trump Administration, for the first time in United States history, the federal government has executed more American civilians than all the states combined, over the course of a year.
  • Despite the decline in the practice of the death penalty, the Trump Administration formally executed 10 prisoners in 2020, which was in stark contrast to all historical norms.
Updated 16 Dec, 2020 05:03pm
Biden will keep using U.S. sanctions weapon but with sharper aim – sources
USA

Biden will keep using U.S. sanctions weapon but with sharper aim – sources

  • The revised strategy will be crafted with help from a broad review of sanctions programs that will begin soon after Biden’s inauguration, the sources said on condition of anonymity.
  • “It won’t be a pullback or a push forward,” said one person close to Biden’s transition team. “It will be a readjustment in the use of the sanctions tool.”
Published 16 Dec, 2020 04:11pm
Exclusive-Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding EU privacy rules
Europe

Exclusive-Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding EU privacy rules

  • Facebook Inc will shift all its users in the United Kingdom into user agreements with the corporate headquarters in California, moving them out of their current relationship with Facebook’s Irish unit and out of reach of Europe’s privacy laws.
  • Facebook is making the change partly because the EU privacy regime is among the world’s strictest, according to people familiar with the company. The EU rules give granular control to users over data about them.
Updated 16 Dec, 2020 02:53pm
New Zealand child abuse inquiry finds quarter of a million harmed in state and faith-based care
World

New Zealand child abuse inquiry finds quarter of a million harmed in state and faith-based care

  • Up to a quarter of a million children, young people and vulnerable adults were physically and sexually abused in New Zealand’s faith-based and state care institutions from the 1960s to early 2000s.
  • The report estimated that up to 256,000 people were abused, accounting for almost 40% of the 655,000 people in care during the period, with most abuse occurring in the 1970s and 1980s.
Published 16 Dec, 2020 01:06pm
India and UK to move forward on trade talks as Johnson plans visit
Europe

India and UK to move forward on trade talks as Johnson plans visit

  • India and Britain will push negotiations on trade ties, their foreign ministers said after talks in New Delhi on Tuesday, as both countries seek to restart economies battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Trade and investment will be high on the agenda of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who will travel to New Delhi in January, his first bilateral visit since taking office.
Published 16 Dec, 2020 12:57pm
Biden to be sworn into office in largely virtual event as COVID-19 rages
USA

Biden to be sworn into office in largely virtual event as COVID-19 rages

  • Both the ceremony and traditional parade that follows will have limited attendance and be reimagined, the committee planning the event said in a statement.
  • The committee is urging members of the public to refrain from traveling to Washington for the inauguration, which in the past has drawn hundreds of thousands.
Published 16 Dec, 2020 12:09pm
Amazon's Zoox unveils 'Robotaxi' for future ride-hailing service
World

Amazon's Zoox unveils 'Robotaxi' for future ride-hailing service

  • The autonomous vehicle is is an all-electric four-wheeler with a seating capacity of four people
  • Robotaxi has the ability to drive both forward and backward, and side to side, or bi-directionally
  • Zoox claims that the vehicle is the first of its kind to be able to travel at up to 75 mph
Published 16 Dec, 2020 11:05am
Saudi 2021 budget set to cut spending to tame deficit
Middle East

Saudi 2021 budget set to cut spending to tame deficit

  • The kingdom expects to post a deficit of 298 billion riyals this year, or 12% of gross domestic product (GDP), and 141 billion riyals or 4.9% of GDP next year.
  • Saudi Arabia expects the economy to shrink by 3.7% this year but to swing back to a 3.2% growth next year.
Published 16 Dec, 2020 01:57am