'We want all the voting to stop' said Trump in effort to halt the election as his re-election odds faltered on November 4th. Claiming that the voting system was a fraud, the "scattershot legal strategy" to regain his position as president comes with the victory of Georgia on behalf of the Democratic party.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/11/05/donald-trump-goes-to-court
Daniel Hickok
Taiwan's economy has "turned back the clock" in effort to move it's economy in the right direction with it's GDP expanding 2% for 2020. Despite the effects of COVID-19 on the world economy, Taiwan's effort to change it's foretold economic depression remains to be seen. Three years ago, "a prominent scholar declared that Taiwan's economy was 'on the brink of death'":.
Daniel Hickok
https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/12/02/covid-19-has-ravaged-economies-all-over-the-world-but-not-taiwans
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci analyzes Britain's vaccine-approval process in retrospect to the FDA "gold standard". Britain aims to be the first to grant emergency authorization for the Fizer and the German company BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine. The UK has questioned the FDA for it's longevity in processing the vaccine and thus, as a result, becomes the first to do so.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/03/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/
Daniel Hickok
For nearly a decade now, Mexico has been in a war with the Zeta cartel that has resulted in nearly 79,000 people disappearing from Mexico since 2006 and since the Cold War, the crisis has only gotten worse in Latin America where "leftists opponents" have gone missing. 45,000 for Guatemala, 30,000 for Argentina and as many as 3,400 for Chile. As of 2020, 6,048 people have gone missing in Mexico.
With a vaccine coming out in the United Kingdom, the country hopes to inoculate everyone in the country over 50 years old in only a few months. As such a lofty goal is in place, the state-run health service has appealed for thousands of volunteers to train as vaccinators and support staff. They have been working on this plan for sometime and have even changed the law to allow student doctors, physiotherapists, and dental workers to administer the vaccine. They have even appealed to retired doctors and nurses to join their effort in getting people vaccinated. The United Kingdom will be the first test run for vaccination in the world.
Logan Schaefer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-s-covid-19-vaccine-program-to-test-its-state-run-medical-system-11607000400
Following protests across the country, French President Emmanuel Macron and his ruling party promised to change the proposed security law. The law as originally proposed would restrict the filming of police officers, this caused an uproar among French citizens on infringing upon their free speech and their desire for police accountability. Article 24, also called the "global security law", includes controversial language that could allow the French government to monitor its citizens.
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/30/europe/france-security-law-change-intl/index.html
Matthew J. Nealon
Moderna Inc. said that it is going to ask on Monday if the United States and European health regulators will authorize the use of the company's covid-19 vaccine. If approved, this would be the second possible vaccine to become available in the United States by the end of the year. The vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech SE is already under regulatory review. In a 30,000 person trial, 196 subjects developed covid-19 symptoms after receiving either the vaccine or placebo. Of those 196, 185 had taken a placebo, while only 11 had actually got the vaccine, which shows it protects against the disease.
Logan Schaefer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/moderna-to-ask-health-regulators-to-authorize-its-covid-19-vaccine-11606737602
This week thousands of people took to the streets of Guatemala to protest; not only that but they set the congress building on fire. Earlier that day President Alejandro Giammattei and the legislature made a budget that could cut off funding for education and healthcare. However, many believe this is due to the long term corruption in their government. Poverty and inequality rates are very high in Latin American countries and Guatemala is ranked in the top five currently. The vice president Guillermo Castillo has offered to step down for the better of the country and vetoed the bill. President Alejandro has not made any comments yet regarding the budget cuts or incidents regarding protests. Thousands of civilians are angry.
Kimberly Nunez
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/22/guatemala-protesters-set-congress-on-fire-during-budget-protests
An Australian Academic has recently been released from Iran after two years. She was initially arrested and sentenced to ten years on espionage charges after going to Iran to attend a conference. She engaged in multiple hunger strikes during her time in detention. The US and Australia warn their citizens against going to Iran because of the risk of arbitrary detention. Kylie Moore-Gilbert had written multiple academic papers about the Arab Spring Movement, most likely a motivating factor in her arrest. I'm personally surprised that the detention of expats by the Iranian government wasn't met with military action by Australia or any other country that has detained individuals there.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-releases-british-australian-academic-imprisoned-on-espionage-charges-11606380164
In Toronto there are many stores, business and public places that were closed. All except for schools were closed which is surprising considering the city is currently in it's second lockdown due to a rise in COVID cases. They claim that education and in-class learning are to important to remove but most parents are still unsure how they feel about sending their children to school in the world's current situation with the pandemic. Over 90% of students and staff have never had COVID but who knows how long that will last shall they continue to value in-class learning so highly.
By Cristian Madrigal
A large trial conducted by Oxford University has released results showing that their vaccine is up to 90% effective in protecting people against COVID-19 depending on the dosage. While the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine is 95% effective, the Oxford vaccine is cheaper and easier to store, making it more widely available to other parts of the world. The vaccine was produced in roughly 10 months, and the trial was conducted on over 20,000 individuals in the UK and Brazil. When injected with two doses of the vaccine, only 30 cases of COVID-19 were detected while only 101 cases were found in those receiving lesser dosages. Additionally, there was 90% protection in an analysis of around 3,000 people on the trial who were given a half-sized first dose and a full-sized second dose. In all trial volunteers, none of them developed severe-COVID-19 or required hospitalization. The Oxford vaccine works differently than Moderna and Pfizer since it injects a genetically modified common cold virus that contains the blueprint for the spike protein seen in the coronavirus. Once the spike protein blueprint is in the body, the immune system recognizes it and attacks it. As of now, there are over four million doses ready to be distributed in the UK, yet it first needs to be approved by regulators that assess the vaccine’s safety, effectiveness and manufacturing process. If the vaccine is approved, it will be first distributed to nursing home residents and staff, followed by over-80 year olds, and then a distribution through the lower age groups. Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the announcement “incredibly exciting news” and added that the majority of UK residents needing a vaccination may get one by Easter 2021.
Coronavirus cases are spreading again which is leading to more lockdowns, so there may be another hardship in the American economy with less business and layoffs of jobs. Another risk is with the virus rescue programs expiring soon, it is unsure whether they will be renewed or not along with the lack of a new stimulus package. Short term, this will affect peoples lives negatively and largely, but long term there is hope. There will be a vaccine soon and household balances are more stable, which means the economy will start to bounce back with travel, eating out, shopping, and events. The virus and economy play hand in hand so based off how the virus is doing, it is easier to interpret how the economy is.
By: Tanya Czosek
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Iran has recently added Uranium to their nuclear centrifuges to make fuel much quicker and more efficiently. While this could be viewed as a provocation, Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Zarif, states that this tactic was meant to show the United States they have the ability to create a nuclear weapon. He also explained Iran's intent to reverse their actions if the United States, specifically a Biden administration, abided by the resolutions the United Nations passed regarding nuclear weapons. It seems how Trump within the next 2 months, or Biden in the next administration, handles this situation could be critical.
Joey Droll
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/world/middleeast/trump-iran-nuclear.html
It was announced today that the Trump Administration withdrew from the Open Skies Treaty that had been established 1992. It had been determined by the administration that Russia had been in violation of the treaty which allowed severance fights over Russia. The Kremlin has not been allowing flights over strategic cities like Moskow or over Kaliningrad which is where Russia keeps its fleet. This comes after the Trump Administration withdrew from another Russian treaty the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty that had been established in 1987. There isn't much information about what the reproductions from leaving this treaty could be or if will have any effects on U.S. Russia relations.
Faith Brouwer
https://nypost.com/2020/11/22/us-withdraws-from-open-skies-treaty-with-russia-pompeo/
Another obstacle for the delivery of corona virus vaccines will be to keep them at the proper temperature. The vaccines have to be kept at a super cold temperature, Pfizer's has to be at almost -100 F. This will pose a great stress on countries that do not have super cold refrigeration since it takes special refrigerators to reach these low temperatures. Some countries have no such type of refrigeration. Even for countries that do have the technology it will be difficult to manage the transportation. Rural communities will be the most impacted because it will be much harder to get cold cargo all the way into small villages or towns. A complex line of transportation has to be created in order to efficiently deliver the vaccine. Cargo shipments, to truck shipments, to delivering to local pharmacies has to be considered. Throughout the whole process, dry ice is needed in order to transport the vials. Dry ice poses yet another obstacle since it's production has been lowered since it relies on other chemicals that have been used less since the pandemic started. In some places there are shortages of the product. The handling of dry ice can also be dangerous. A vaccine seemed like all good news, but new transportation roadblocks pose yet even more problems.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/world/coronavirus-vaccine-dry-ice-intl/index.html
Jimmy Oropeza
After a multi-billion dollar purchase of submarines and missile boats under prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz announced a government commissioned inquiry into the scandal.
The commissioned inquiry does not have legal authority, as that would require approval from Netanyahu, although it may summon witnesses to testify. The main goal of this move by Gantz, however, is thought to be putting pressure on Netanyahu to fulfill their coalition agreements. Some have said though, that this may just further destabilize the already shaken government.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/22/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-submarine-scandal.html
Mason Semmler
Tropical Cyclone Gati made landfall in Eastern Africa on Sunday. The strongest tropical storm ever seen in the North Indian Ocean is poised to drop two years worth of rain in a matter of days over Somalia. In a matter of hours Gat increased its wind speeds from 40mph to 115mph. Due to climate change we are now seeing stronger category 3 storms further and further south in this region. Impacted regions include Socotra, Somalia, Yemen, and western Oman.
Matthew J. Nealon
On Saturday, the Nigerian army admitted that soldiers were given live and blank ammunition when deployed to protests at Lekki toll gate October 20th. This was admitted by Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo to the Lagos judicial panel. This admission contradicts previous statements that soldiers only fired blanks in the air. The army previously denied any involvement in the shooting. CNN previously reported evidence including witnesses, photos, and videos that soldiers were shooting towards the crowds, after which the withdrew and the police then shot at the crowd. The police did not comment but denied on twitter ever shooting at protesters.
Michael Sorensen
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/africa/nigeria-shooting-lekki-toll-gate-intl/index.html
As the number of U.S covid cases continues to rise, an American pharmaceutical company applied for emergency authorization of the vaccine. The company, Pfizer along with BioNTech hope to produce upwards of 50 million doses of the vaccine in 2020 and 1.3 billion doses in 2021. The FDA will meet on Dec. 10 to decide whether or not to authorize the emergency release. If approved, the vaccine could be distributed as early as Dec. 11 or 12. If released, the vaccine will be distributed to states based on their population size, and it will then be up to the state to decide who gets it first. Likely, those at the highest risk of infection and workers on the front line will be given priority.
Julia BabinecAs the conflict in Ethiopia continues to escalate, thousands of Tigray people have fled the region and moved into Sudan. Massacres in the Tigray region have led to people needing to escape death and what the UN is calling a humanitarian crisis. The government has denied the mass murder of its citizens but the eyewitness reports speak of gunshots and stabbings in the streets. Communication in Tigray continues to be shut down, proving to people around the world that there is more than meets the eye in the streets. People that do not flee to Sudan or other regions of Ethiopia have flooded the hospitals, leaving the country and regions short on resources to help the sick and dying.
By: Rachel Maida
Burkina Faso held its parliamentary and presidential election on Sunday despite multiple threats of Islamist violence which prevented voting in hundreds of villages. President Roch Kabore seeks a second five-year term backed by his initiatives of providing free healthcare to children under 5 years old and providing infrastructure to villages in the desert areas of the country. However, there has been a surge in attacks linked to al Qaeda and ISIS in recent months, costing over 2,000 lives just this year. The president chose to proceed with the election, citing the importance of democracy and the need for all citizens to exercise their right to vote in spite of the violence which seeks to silence their voices. While voting proceeded without conflict in the capital and other larger cities, Eastern villages had to close polling locations due to the several threats directed at them. In total, the country estimates that, as of now, over 400,000 people (around 7% of the entire electorate) could not cast a ballot in fear of retaliation and attacks from Islamist extremist groups. President Kabore has received stiff opposition in the election from former finance minister and 2015-runner up, Zephirin Diabre, as well as Eddie Komboigo, the head of Blaise Campore, who was the president of Burkina Faso up until a revolution in 2014. Both opposition candidates have already called the election fraudulent, and seek to challenge the results by filing a formal complaint on Monday. There has been no evidence of fraud, and both candidates have not provided any evidence of their own. The election could head to a runoff if no candidate receives 50% of the vote required to win the presidency. All in, the country expects around 500,000 voters were disenfranchised and could not vote due to the threats of violence.
Trevor Mohrmann
At least eight people red and 30 others wounded when a barrage of rockets hit central Kabul on Saturday morning, only hours before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was scheduled to meet Taliban and Afghan government negotiators. According to the Afghan Interior Ministry, the rockets hit residential neighborhoods and business districts. The Afghan government accused the Taliban for the attack but the Taliban denied any involvement. Hours after the attack the Islamic State's branch in Afghanistan claimed to be behind the attack. This attack, and others like it recently, show the Afghan government's slipping control as the United States tries to quickly withdraw troops.
Logan Schaefer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/afghan-capital-hit-by-barrage-of-rockets-as-pompeo-meets-taliban-leaders-in-qatar-11605964482
A group known as SAS which is an Australian special force team executed 39 prisoners during the Afghanistan war, but not under normal circumstances. These killings happened where new soldiers were pressured to kill and it took place outside of battle, which is toxic. There became a small group within SAS that took on a selfish role, which made other soldiers quiet so commanders never found out. This started to leak as soldiers told journalists of these events, which has led to compensation and apologies. They also have abolished SAS and the name is retired.
By: Tanya Czosek
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghanistan-war-crimes-australia-civilians/2020/11/18/b4fadbe2-24da-11eb-9c4a-0dc6242c4814_story.html?wpmk=1&wpisrc=al_world__alert-world&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.8IW6Lu3QBaFgaJooVyO0vPUHSe3rbnDCey7bLsco9AY
President-elect Biden said he will rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal scuttled by the Trump administration, releasing Iran's economy from a crushing blacklist. Current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that unwinding on the sanctions placed on Iran would be a dangerous choice, obviously referring to President-elect Biden's plan to rejoin the nuclear deal. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo believes the Trump administration's policies on Iran have been effective, so much in fact that he promised more sanctions in the final weeks of Trump's administration. The decision to leave the deal by the Trump administration was opposed by many key European allies. Mr. Pompeo says the focus on the policy was to deprive the Iran regime of funds that it would have used for its "malign activities".
Logan Schaefer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pompeo-warns-easing-of-iran-sanctions-would-be-dangerous-choice-11605732951
Jeremy Corbyn has been reinstated to UK's Labour Party after a three-week suspension. Corbyn is the former leader of the party who stepped down after a failed election by the party earlier this year. Corbyn had been suspended after the U.K. equalities watchdog found significant evidence that anti-Semitism has been allowed within the Labour Party due to lack of leadership. Corbyn initially called the findings "exaggerated' and "overstated" resulting in his suspension. However, since then he has stated the opposite and said that the party "must never tolerate anti-Semitism or belittle concerns about it." The decision of reinstatement was met by outrage among the Jewish Labour Movement. They believe the case was "expedited" and that "this is a broken outcome from a broken system." The Jewish Labour Movement is calling for Corbyn to no longer be a Labour MP after his original anti-Semitism comments.
https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-anti-semitism-jeremy-corbyn-0246977ca86804fc095495a333ca4c9f
Lucas Burris
In late 2001, the CIA established the Khost Protection Force (KPF). The KPF is a paramilitary organization consisting of local Pashtun tribe members and backed by the CIA. The CIA trains and arms the KPF in the highly volatile Khost province in Afghanistan. In the past month, the KPF has been alleged to have killed 14 civilians including a man they dragged and shot in the street for some unknown reason. This development appears to be correlated to the United States' plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. The KPF is thought to be attempting to compensate for the decrease in US military presence with increased attacks on civilians to keep the population in line. Note, this is a CIA-backed organization so presumably it will still operate in the interests of the US regardless if military forces are withdrawn from Afghanistan.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/16/afghanistan-khost-protection-forces-cia-us-pullout-taliban/
Luke Joiner
It seems China has successfully exerted pressure on the WHO to exclude Taiwan from an upcoming COVID-19 Global Summit. China did this both to continue to uphold its stance that Taiwan is a breakaway province and rightfully belongs to China and to perpetuate the myth that only authoritarian countries can handle the pandemic effectively. Taiwan's recent success with handling COVID and their status as a democratic country that respects its citizens personal liberties flys in the face of China's assertions, hence why they are attempting to prevent them from getting publicity by barring them from the summit. The US, as well as numerous other countries, has called for their inclusion at the summit, but this has fallen on the WHOs deaf ears. The WHO has once again revealed itself to be a Chinese puppet. This comes after their initial downplaying of COVID and regurgitation of Chinese propaganda at the start of the pandemic.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taiwan-stopped-covid-19s-spread-but-cant-talk-about-it-at-who-meeting-11605182401
The Navajo Nation will reinstate its stay at home order on Monday (11/16). The reservation will be on lockdown and there will be new closures for businesses. A majority of the reservation has been on lockdown since March/August in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tribe officials have reported that there were 13,249 cases have been reported with 598 deaths. Tribal leader Jonathan Nez said, "With nearly 900 new cases of COVID-19 reported on the Navajo Nation in the last week and with surging cases across the country, we have to implement these public health measures to protect our Navajo people and reduce the spread of this virus". No one will be able to leave the reservation and in-person gatherings are not allowed.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/navajo-nation-orders-week-stay-home-lockdown-74214642
Faith Brouwer
Peru, who was already facing an economic tailspin and the devastating effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, is now faced with a constitutional crisis. Legislators in the country's Congress voted to remove the popular incumbent MartÃn Vizcarra, and appointed the head of Congress Manuel Merino the interim President. The citizens of Peru were outraged by this and let their frustrations be known as protests started to mount by the thousands. Due to these protests and heavy opposition, Merino announced that he would step down, just six days after being appointed. This has left Peru without a president, and a country already struggling is now in for a longer, more difficult fight ahead.
Joey Droll
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/15/world/americas/peru-president-resigns.html
NASA and SpaceX launched their first crew in space headed for the international space station using "Crew Dragon". This is the first mission launched from U.S Soil since 2011. This marks a big change for NASA and the U.S since they relied on Russian missiles in order to launch space missions. Every time the U.S used Russian missiles they would be charged almost 100 million dollars. The partnership marks a new age of American space exploration, a return to it and a shift away from joint missions with other countries into space. NASA will still have to pay for seats on space missions but this will be paid to SpaceX, an American company. For SpaceX and Elon Musk, this means a dream come true after almost 20 years since he founded the company. Almost two decades of research, investing, trials, failures, and ultimately triumph has lead to what seems to be a revival of American space exploration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-crew-dragon-launch-today-four-astronauts-international-space-station-2020-11-15/
Jimmy Oropeza
Armenia is beginning to hand over disputed territory to Azerbaijan as part of the peace accord that ended the six weeks of fierce fighting over the disputed Naorno-Karabakh region. Residents of the Kalbajar district, one of the seven districts adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been controlled by ethnic Armenians for decades, began a mass exodus from the mountainous area in the days leading up to the official withdrawal date of November 15, however, Azerbaijan agreed to extend the deadline and allow Armenians 10 more days to vacate. Residents were seen piling their belonging into vehicles before leaving for Armenia. Some of the ethnic-Armenians said they had exhumed graves they feared would be desecrated by Azerbaijanis. They even set their homes on fire before they left, preferring to leave devastation in their wake and uninhabitable homes.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/15/armenia-cedes-disputed-land-to-azerbaijan-after-peace-deal
Serena Merhebi
One week after taking office, Manuel Merino, the interim president of Peru, stepped down. Peru's previous president was removed by legislators last Monday. Merino who was head of the congress took his place and faced opposition from Peruvians that did not have faith in him. Merino promised that the voters would have their way in April's presidential election but following violent protests that led to 2 deaths Merino and most of his cabinet have since resigned. The Peruvian Congress will select the next president who will be the country's fifth in five years. According to NPR, half of the lawmakers in Congress are under investigation or indictment for crimes including money laundering and homicide.
Link: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/15/935215282/perus-interim-president-resigns-after-a-tumultuous-week-of-protests
Matthew J. Nealon
The conflict in Ethiopia is escalating into what could become a genocide. Tensions continue to rise between the ethnic divisions in the country, and that was reflected in a massacre on Thursday. Hundreds of mostly ethnic Amharas were among those killed. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed believes that the attack was carried out by forces that were connected to the Tigray region government. That government is seen as illegitimate by the Ethiopian Prime Minister, who has called for the leaders to be arrested and replaced.
The conflict goes beyond this single massacre and extends into the different regions of Ethiopia, where people are being targeted for doing their jobs or simply just living in the region. There are widespread fears among Ethiopians because of the ethnic divisions causing more conflicts to arise.
By: Rachel Maida
Article Link: https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-11-13/ethiopias-conflict-rages-ethnic-targeting-turns-deadly
On Sunday, typhoon Vamco made landfall in Vietnam after killing 67 people in the Philippines. The typhoon hit Vietnam 62 miles Northwest of Da Nang. While the storm is weakening as it moves inland, there is still a threat of flooding and landslides. The provinces in the storm's projected path planned to evacuate 468,000 people by Saturday according to state media. Vamco is the 13th storm to hit Vietnam this year. More than 160people have been killed by natural disasters triggered by storms since October. On Saturday, coast guard and disaster agencies scrambled to rescue thousands in the Philippines after the 21st cyclone to hit the country tore through the main island on Wednesday.
Michael Sorensen
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/14/asia/typhoon-vamco-vietnam-intl-hnk/index.html
