Week Highlights

RUSSIA’S NEW COVID CASES ABOVE 6,000 FOR SECOND DAY IN A ROW

Russia reported 6,148 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the second straight day when the daily number of cases exceeded 6,000, taking the national tally of infections to 1,103,399.

VIKING LINE’S FERRY AMORELLA RUNS AGROUND IN FINLAND

A handout photo made available by the Finnish Coast Guard shows Vinking Line’s ferry Amorella after running aground in the Aland archipelago in Aland, Finland, 20 Septemper 2020 (issued 21 September 2020). Nearly 300 people aboard were evacuated.

BRITISH HEALTH MINISTER WARNS COUNTRY IS AT COVID-19 TIPPING POINT

Britain is at a tipping point on coronavirus, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, warning that unless people follow the government rules, the virus will spread, and further restrictions will be needed.

AC MILAN, FLORIANA, RANGERS AND TOTTENHAM REACH THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND OF EUROPA LEAGUE

Floriana rewrote the clubs’ history books on Thursdsay night after they edged past Linfield at Windsor Park to reach the third qualifying round of the Europa League. Mathias Garcia was Floriana’s hero as the Argentine midfielder fired home the winner after only ten minutes of play to hand his team a place in the next round where they will face Estonian side Flora Tallinn. Hibernians’ run in the Europa League ended in the second qualifying round after they succumbed to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Fehervar.

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BIG WEDDING IN SICILY FUELS CORONAVIRUS SPREAD

The Sicilian town of Corleone has ordered schools closed and a limited lockdown after a spate of coronavirus infections were tied to a big wedding there last week. The city administration told all 250 guests at the Sept. 12 wedding and anyone who lives with them to self-isolate and inform their doctors and city health authorities while awaiting virus tests.

TWO DEAD AS DESTRUCTIVE STORM HITS CENTRAL GREECE

Two people have died as a hurricanelike storm pounded central Greece, flooding streets and homes, the authorities said.Cyclone Ianos, known as a medicane (Mediterranean hurricane), uprooted trees and caused power cuts on the Ionian islands and the western Peloponnese. It swept through central Greece, hitting areas in and around the cities of Karditsa and Farsala.

LANDLORDS IN THE UK SLASH RENTS BY UP TO 20% AS THE NUMBER O F INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PLUMMETS

In the UK private rents in some parts of London have tumbled by up to 20% as tenants quit the capital, the number of international students plummets and companies put relocation plans on hold. Data released by estate agent Hamptons this month showed that demand from people looking to rent in city locations across Britain is down 23%.

AMAL CLOONEY RESIGNS AS UK’S SPECIAL ENVOY IN PROTEST TO GOVERNMENT’S BREXIT “LAWBREAKING” PLAN

Amal Clooney, the famous human rights lawyer, resigned as the UK’s special envoy on media freedom on Friday in protest at the Government’s plan to break international law with the Internal Market Bill.

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GERMANY DECLARES REGIONS IN 11 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HIGH CORONAVIRUS RISK

Germany added regions in 11 European countries to the list of destinations it classifies as coronavirus risk zones, dealing a further blow to hopes for a revival of tourism as many countries brace for a possible second wave of the pandemic. Regions newly listed by the Robert Koch Institute health agency included major tourist destinations such as the French regions of Centre-Val de Loire, Brittany and Normandy, as well as the coastal region Lika-Senj in Croatia and the upland Primorsko-notranjska region in Slovenia.

CHINESE WARPLANES ENTER TAIWAN AIRSPACE

According to Taiwan’s Defence Ministry, 19 Chinese warplanes crossed the central line in Taiwan Strait on the morning of 19 September 2020. Taiwan reportedly deployed warplanes to chase them off. This is the second day that Chinese jets cross the central line in Taiwan Strait to enter Taiwan’s ADIZ, after 18 Chinese jets entered Taiwan air space on 18 September 2020.

RUSSIAN WARSHIPS ENTER SWEDISH TERRITORIAL WATERS

Sweden has protested to Russia after two warships entered its territorial waters without permission, a defence department spokesman said on Wednesday, as Sweden agreed with two neighbouring countries to deepen military cooperation. The spokesman said Sweden had called in Russian diplomatic representatives to protest the breach on Sept. 14 by “two Russian corvettes which entered territorial waters near Gothenburg”. The Swedish military has also reported that a Danish military vessel entered Sweden’s territorial waters without permission on Sept. 16.

CORONAVIRUS FOUND ON IMPORTED SQUID PACKAGING IN CHINA

Authorities in China’s northeastern Jilin province have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported squid, health authorities in the city of Fuyu said on Sunday, urging anyone who may have bought it to get themselves tested. One of the packages had arrived in the city via the provincial capital Changchun, Fuyu city’s health office said on its official WeChat account on Sunday.

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