09OCT20 Global Overnight Overwatch Report

Key Storylines

AFRICA: A security official in the Western Benishangul-Gumuz region reports an attack this week that killed 14 civilians, and security forces responded by killing 14 militia members.
AMERICAS: The COVID-19 pandemic could raise the poverty rate in Peru by up to 30 percent, Minister of Development and Social Inclusion Patricia Donayre reported
ASIA: China will join a World Health Organization initiative tasked with ensuring the fair distribution of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide as part of Beijing’s latest effort to do positive PR during the global battle against the pandemic.
EUROPE: Britain’s economy grew by a lower-than-expected 2.1% in August from July, the fourth consecutive month of growth as the country tries to recover from its record economic decline during the COVID-19 lockdown, official data reported.
MIDDLE EAST: Lebanon’s leading Sunni Muslim politician, former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, called for the restoration of a French plan to lift the country out of its worst financial crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war.
TECH & COMMUNICATIONS: Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O has invested 7 billion rupees ($95.51 million) in its Indian payments unit, ahead of the festive season, data from business intelligence firm Tofler noted.

Top Story

United States: Uncertainty continues over the state of President Trump’s health after his COVID-19 diagnosis.
- Donald Trump, who is still recovering from Covid-19, has suggested he might organize a rally in Florida despite not confirming if he has yet tested negative for the disease.
- US President Donald Trump has completed his prescribed treatment for Covid-19 and can return to campaigning, his physician has said.
- The public is losing faith in the president in handling the pandemic according to a poll taken Tuesday through Thursday, after Trump’s COVID-19 infection and weekend hospitalization found 37% of American adults approved of the president’s handling of the pandemic and 59% disapproved
- The next debates between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden might be canceled as the President refuses to participate in any debate that is not in person.
- Reporting: The Guardian, BBC, Reuters, AP,

Africa

Ethiopia: A security official in the Western Benishangul-Gumuz region reports an attack this week that killed 14 civilians, and security forces responded by killing 14 militia members. (AP)
Morocco: The nation announced that its navy had rescued 231 Sub-Saharan migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean Sea. (Xinhua)
Tunisia: The Health Ministry recorded 2,357 additional COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 26,899. (Xinhua)

Americas

Peru: The COVID-19 pandemic could raise the poverty rate in the nation by up to 30 percent, Minister of Development and Social Inclusion Patricia Donayre reported. (Xinhua)
United States: An attorney for the family of a Black teen killed by a suburban Milwaukee police officer promised to keep fighting and working to prove racism pervades the officer’s department after a prosecutor declined to file charges in the case. (AP)
United States: Americans are rushing to vote before the Nov. 3 election at an unprecedented pace, early voting numbers show, indicating a possible record turnout for the 2020 election. (Reuters)

Asia

Afghanistan: A senior Afghan politician said that the nation needs time to analyze the U.S. troop withdrawal announcement but added that premature withdrawal would have negative consequences for the country. (RFE)
China: The nation will join a World Health Organization initiative tasked with ensuring the fair distribution of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide as part of Beijing’s latest effort to do positive PR during the global battle against the pandemic. (RT)
Kyrgyzstan: President Sooronbai Jeenbekov says he is ready to resign once a new cabinet is appointed to end the power vacuum in the Central Asian country, he announced. (RFE)
South Korea: The nation reported 54 new cases of COVID-19, the second straight day of fewer than 100 cases, with health authorities on alert over a possible spike in infections following the Chuseok holiday. (YNA)

Europe

Germany: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the nation increased by 4,516 to 314,660, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases recorded. (Reuters)
Germany: Police in heavy riot gear began removing residents from a Berlin leftist squat, encountering minimal resistance from residents as they carried them individually down a firetruck’s ladder. (AP)
Spain: A Spanish court has ended government curbs on entering and leaving Madrid, plunging policy in the COVID-19 hotspot into chaos and raising the possibility that Prime minister Pedro Sánchez will use emergency powers to take control. (FT)
United Kingdom: Britain’s economy grew by a lower-than-expected 2.1% in August from July, the fourth consecutive month of growth as the country tries to recover from its record economic decline during the COVID-19 lockdown, official data reported. (Reuters)

Middle East

Egypt: The nation recorded 121 additional infections and seven deaths of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 104,156, including 6,017 deaths, the Egyptian Health Ministry announced. (Xinhua)
Lebanon: The nation’s leading Sunni Muslim politician, former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, called for the restoration of a French plan to lift the nation out of its worst financial crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia: A worsening global oil demand outlook will prompt OPEC to reverse a planned easing of oil cuts in 2021 with Saudi Arabia offering deeper cuts below its current quota, J.P. Morgan announced a research note. (Reuters)

Tech & Communications

E-Commerce: Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O has invested 7 billion rupees ($95.51 million) in its Indian payments unit, ahead of the festive season, data from business intelligence firm Tofler noted. (Reuters)

World

Cyclones:
- Tropical Storm Chan-Hom
  - Location:30.7N 133.6E
  - Movement: NNE
  - Wind:80 mph
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Hurricanes:
- Hurricane Delta
  - Location:26.9N 93.7W
  - Movement: N
  - Wind:120 mph
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Earthquakes: Nothing to report
Volcanoes: Nothing to report
Global Disease Outbreaks:

Tomorrow’s Outlook (10OCT20)

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