Portal:Current events/2020 October 17

October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
  • Azeri authorities say 13 civilians were killed and more than 40 others wounded by an Armenian missile attack on Ganja, Azerbaijan. The Armenian Defence Ministry says it is not true while Turkey calls the strike a "war crime". (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• Andorra becomes the 190th member of the International Monetary Fund. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
      • Austria reports 1,747 new infections in the past 24 hours, a new one-day record for the country since the pandemic began. (Reuters)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • The number of new cases in Germany rises by 7,830 in the past 24 hours, a record for the third consecutive day. (DPA International)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
      • Ukraine reports a record 6,410 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to a statement from the NSDC. In addition, 109 patients have died in the past 24 hours, the highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic. (Swiss Info)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
      • Iran surpasses 30,000 COVID-19 deaths. (AP)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia reports 869 new infections in the past 24 hours, its highest daily count so far since the beginning of the outbreak. Of these new cases, 451 cases were from Sabah. (New Straits Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
      • Thailand reports its first two locally transmitted cases of the COVID-19 in more than one month, after two Myanmar nationals living near the border with the country tested positive. (CNA)
  • COVID-19 vaccine
    • Russia receives approval to begin clinical trails of their Sputnik V vaccine in India. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in the United States
  • The United States is expected to execute Lisa Montgomery, marking its first execution of a woman since 1953. (CNN)
• Hong Kong activist Alexandra Wong, known as "Grandma Wong", announces that she was detained in mainland China for 14 months in Shenzhen and alleges mental abuse. The 64-year-old is known for often being at the protests waving a large British flag but had disappeared last August. (Reuters)
• American businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri admits to having an affair with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (Business Insider)

Politics and elections

• 2020 New Zealand general election
  • Voters in New Zealand head to the polls as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern seeks a second term. (The Washington Post)

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