#POLAND: Prime Minister Warns That Poland Will Veto EU Budget

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Poland’s prime minister has said he told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday that his country is prepares to veto the EU’s new budget amid a conflict over linking funds from Brussels to Poland's court policies, which have been criticized by Western European powers.

The bloc’s budget has to be approved unanimously by all 27 countries in the European Union, of which Poland has been a member since 2004.

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#UK: Former Party Leader Corbyn Readmitted To Party Despite Anti-Semitism Comments

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Former Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn has been readmitted to the party just weeks after he was suspended from it for saying the scale of anti-Semitism in the party was "dramatically overstated." The move has been met with fierce criticism.

The former opposition leader was allowed back in following a meeting of the disputes panel of the ruling National Executive Committee.

He had the whip withdrawn and was suspended from the party last month over his response to a damning Equality and Human Rights Commission report which found that Labour had broken the law in its handling of anti-Semitism complaints.

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#CANADA: Manitoba Gov't Hired Private Firm To Enforce Covid-19 Restrictions

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The Manitoba provincial government is hiring a private security firm to help enforce its COVID-19 restrictions.

Premier Brian Pallister says G4S Canada will provide more than 90 people to help hand out fines for infractions such as gathering in groups larger than five.

The security company will join police, provincial conservation officers and others who are already enforcing the rules.

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#FRANCE: Parliament Passes First Reading Of Law Forbidding Showing Police Officers' Images

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A draft law that would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer in certain circumstances passed the first hurdle in France's parliament on Tuesday despite protests from rights activists and journalists.

A draft law that would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer in certain circumstances passed the first hurdle in France's parliament on Tuesday despite protests from rights activitsts and journalists.

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#NEWZEALAND: Labor Gov't To Declare "Climate Emergency"

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New Zealand’s government is set to declare a climate emergency and pledge “immediate action” to ratchet up the pressure to tackle the crisis.

Prime minister Jacinda Ardern will put forward a motion to declare the emergency next Wednesday, the government said, as parliament reconvened after a general election won by Ardern’s Labor Party.

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#THAILAND: Students Risk Long Jail Sentences Over "Insulting The Monarchy"

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Thousands of Thai protesters took to the streets of Bangkok on Wednesday night to call on King Maha Vajiralongkorn to give up control of a royal fortune valued in the tens of billions of dollars, turning their protest movement directly on the once-untouchable monarchy’s vast wealth.

The protesters have already broken a long-standing taboo by criticising the king and police summoned many of the best-known protest leaders ahead of the rally on charges of insulting the monarchy – the first time the law has been used since early 2018.

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#THENETHERLANDS: Right-Wing Party Falls Apart After Pro-Nazi Online Messages

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Dutch far-right politician Thierry Baudet has resigned as leader of his anti-immigration party after members of its youth wing reportedly shared messages praising the Nazis.

The eurosceptic Forum for Democracy rose rapidly since Baudet founded it in 2016, but it is now falling equally rapidly into disarray over the online chat group messages, which also included anti-Jewish and homophobic statements.

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#UGANDA: Riots Follow Arrest Of Presidential Candidate For "Spreading Covid-19" At Rallies

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Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulani, was released on bail from detention Friday after being charged with violating the government’s COVID-19 rules by holding political rallies. Wine’s arrest Wednesday sparked a series of violent protests that claimed the lives of 37 people.

Following the news of Wine’s arrest on Wednesday, large-scale protests in the major Ugandan cities of Kampala, Jinja and Masaka erupted. Videos shared by demonstrators and Wine on social media show protesters burning tires, vandalizing, lighting fires and setting up roadblock†s on the streets. 

Joint security forces, including Ugandan military and police, were deployed throughout the major cities to disperse the gathering protesters, using tear gas, water cannons and live bullets. Along with 37 fatalities, the Ugandan police have reported at least 65 people wounded and 300 people arrested.

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#GERMANY: Thousands Protest Infection Protection Law, Comparing It To Nazi Era Legislation

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Thousands of protesters gathered in Berlin to protest the country’s amended Infection Protection Law, which gives the government the legal basis to issue coronavirus restrictions, such as closing stores and other public venues and imposing rules about masks and social distancing.

While the amendment was swiftly approved by both houses of parliament, Right wing groups compared it to the Enabling Act of 1933, a law that had solidified Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship over the country.

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#SOLOMONISLANDS: Cabinet Votes To Ban Facebook

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The Cabinet of the Solomon Islands has agreed to ban Facebook, citing a need for stricter cybercrime legislation and regulation.

The Communications Minister, Peter Shanel Agovaka, confirmed the decision to the Solomon Times newspaper, saying public misuse of the platform was the main concern.

He said country was lacking legislation on internet usage and cybercrime which was particularly worrying when it came to what children were accessing and being exposed to.

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#ALBANIA: Court Orders $474,000 Settlement To Gov't Employee Fired Over Politics

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The Court of Fier in Albania has ordered Albpetrol, owned by the Albanian government, to pay €400,000 to its former employee Marjus Isufaj and his family.

In its October 26 verdict, the court argued that Isufaj was discriminated against and fired due to his political activity with the Socialist Movement for Integration.

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#AUSTRIA: Gov't Approves Crackdown On "Political Islam" After Terror Attacks

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The government of Austria has agreed on a wide range of anti-terrorism measures in the wake of a deadly attack in the capital, Vienna, last week.

The proposals include the ability to keep individuals convicted of terror offenses behind bars for life, electronic surveillance of people convicted of terror-related offenses upon release and criminalising religiously motivated and politically extreme acts.

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#CANADA: Calgary Plans Taking $20 Million From Police Budget

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Shifting $20 million from the Calgary police budget to address gaps in crisis and outreach services will be on the table during city council’s budget deliberations later this month.

The council approved a motion earlier this month that asks city officials to bring information about reallocating $10 million of Calgary Police Service funding in both 2021 and 2022 for a new “community safety investment framework.”

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#UK: PM Johnson Labels Scottish Devolution "A Disaster"

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly condemned devolution in Scotland as "a disaster north of the border." Devolution gave Scotland it's own Parliament.

The prime minister claimed it was Tony Blair's "biggest mistake" and that while he previously thought it was a good idea, he could not "see a case" for handing down more powers to the region's elected assembly. 

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first minister, is likely to use the comments as ammunition ahead of next year's election, where - if her Scottish National Party wins a majority - she will press for another independence referendum.

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#RUSSIA: Putin Commits To Lowering Emissions

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Pres. Vladimir Putin has signed an executive order to reduce emissions by 30% from 1990 levels by 2030. Environmentalists note that this is the more ambitious end of its existing target but still allows emissions to rise significantly, as Russia’s emissions plummeted following the collapse of the Soviet Union and remain at about half the level they were in 1990.

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#UK: Senior Johnson Advisor Cummings Quits

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Boris Johnson's right-hand man Dominic Cummings has left Downing Street after a power struggle that has rocked the prime minister's administration.

Johnson's senior advisor exited Number 10 carrying a large box on Friday evening following a bitter dispute which also led to the resignation of Mr Cummings' fellow Vote Leave veteran Lee Cain as communications chief.

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#HONGKONG: After Pressure From Beijing Gov't, Four HK Lawmakers Removed

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The Hong Kong government has disqualified four pro-democracy lawmakers after Beijing’s top legislative body passed a resolution to oust legislators who promote or support Hong Kong independence, appeal to foreign governments to “interfere,” refuse to accept China’s rule over the city or endanger national security.

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#KYRGYZSTAN: Parliament Suspends December Election

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Kyrgyzstan's parliament has voted to suspend laws that would force fresh elections, after a parliamentary vote held earlier this month was annulled and had been tentatively rescheduled for December.

The Central Asian country has been embroiled in political crisis following the elections, which saw demonstrators free a populist politician who quickly became acting president.

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#ETHIOPIA: Gov't Seeks To Remove Leaders In Rebel Region

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Ethiopia's government has voted to remove leaders in the northern region of Tigray as the country appears to be on the brink of a civil war.

Fighting erupted between regional forces in Tigray and those of the federal government this week after months of unrest.

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#EU: European Parliament Ends Bullfighting Subsidies

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The European Parliament has voted to remove funding for fighting herds of bulls from the Common Agricultural Policy. The vote, sponsored by a Spanish political party and the European Greens was won by 335 votes in favor, 297 against and 60 abstentions.

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#UK: Parliament Defeats Free School Lunch Program

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Despite 900,000 signatures in a petition for free school meals, Parliament has voted against providing children with at least one free meal a day during the school holidays. The campaign for free school meals, lead by the footballer Marcus Rashford, has attracted great controversy, especially with the considerable number of Conservative MPs who voted against it.

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#IRAQ: New Electoral Law Paves Way For June Election

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The Iraqi parliament has passed an election law that paves the way for early elections, scheduled for next June.

A feature of the law is that each of the country's governing districts will be divided into a number of electoral constituencies that reflect the number of seats allocated for women in parliament under the Constitution, which is 25.

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#CROATIA: Prime Minister Blames Political Opponents For Police Officer's Shooting

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Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday that it should be looked into whether he personally was the target of Monday's attack on the government headquarters, criticising right-wing politicians and media for spreading hatred and aggression against him.

Speaking to Croatian reporters in Brussels ahead of a two-day EU summit, Plenkovic said that the attacker who shot and seriously wounded a police officer guarding the government building in St Mark's Square in Zagreb on Monday did not get this idea on his own, but was prompted by the atmosphere in society created by ?hatemongers."

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#JAMAICA: Government Pilot Program Sends Some Students Back To School In Novermber

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After two planned reopening of physical school structures were beaten back by the onslaught of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the government has decided to pilot the resumption of face-to-face classes with 17 institutions across nine Jamaican parishes.

The pilot will run for two weeks — from November 9 to 20 — in 12 primary schools and five high schools in the parishes of Clarendon, Manchester, Portland, St Ann, St Elizabeth, St James, Westmoreland, St Thomas, and Trelawny. More than 5, 000 students are enrolled in the selected institutions.

The selected schools are yet to be named.

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#BOLIVIA: Leftist Party Of Former Pres. Morales Returns To Power

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With barely 6% of all ballot boxes counted, the party of Evo Morales claimed victory in Bolivia’s presidential election, marking a stunning political comeback a year after massive protests in the 2019 elections forced him to resign the presidency and flee the country.

Last weekend's presidential poll was a high-stakes redo of last year voting that saw hundreds of thousands protest in the streets over alleged vote-rigging.

Bolivia's right-leaning president conceded the election in a tweet.

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