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EUROPE
* Vienna said it is banning people not vaccinated against COVID-19
from cafes, restaurants and events with more than 25 people,
pre-empting measures that are likely to be introduced across Austria
soon as infections are surging.
* Belgium reported a jump in COVID-19 infections and
hospitalisations rose back to levels that had forced a lockdown in
October 2020, as the United States advised against travelling to the
host of EU and NATO headquarters.
* French health authorities reported 9,502 daily new COVID-19
infections, pushing the seven-day moving average of new cases to a
six-week high.
AMERICAS
* New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration and unions
representing over 70,000 workers reached a deal on a COVID-19
vaccine mandate, including on exemption requests and leave policies.
* American Airlines delayed the roll-out of a mandate that requires
its U.S.-based employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus
until Jan. 4, CEO Doug Parker said in a letter to employees.
* Chile's presidential candidates had to host news conferences from
home and cancel travel plans as five out of seven candidates were
forced to isolate for a week after left-wing hopeful Gabriel Boric
tested positive for COVID-19.
ASIA-PACIFIC
* Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she expected the border with
mainland China to largely reopen next February as the two
governments stick to their zero COVID-19 policies, public
broadcaster RTHK reported.
* For many of the 40 million Filipinos under the age of 18, the
pandemic has been a continuous lockdown because the government
classifies children as a particularly vulnerable group for COVID-19,
though few other countries do so.
* China reported 78 new
confirmed coronavirus cases for Nov. 4 compared
with 104 a day earlier, its health authority
said on Friday.
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MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
* West and Central Africa could see a rise in
HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths in a few
years due to disruptions in health services
because of the pandemic, the executive director
of the U.N. AIDS agency said.
MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS
* Britain became the first country in the world
to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19
antiviral pill jointly developed by U.S.-based
Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in
a boost to the fight against the pandemic.
* Vaccine developer Novavax Inc said it has
completed the submission process for
emergency-use listing of its COVID-19 vaccine
candidate with the World Health Organization.
ECONOMIC IMPACT
* Japan's household spending fell in September
as consumers remained cautious about the
pandemic, backing broad consensus that the
world's third-largest economy shrank in the
third quarter but pointing to an improvement
towards year-end.
* U.S. job growth likely accelerated in October
as the headwind from the surge in COVID-19
infections over the summer subsided, offering
more evidence that economic activity was
regaining momentum early in the fourth quarter.
 * Indonesia's economic growth slowed more than
expected in the third quarter as restrictions to
control COVID-19 weighed on activity, although
recent data suggests growth may be getting back
on track in the current quarter.
* Chinese markets dragged on Asian shares as
they failed to latch on to a global
record-setting rally after a week in which
central banks around the world refrained from
any hawkish surprises in a boost to the dollar.
[MKTS/GLOB]
(Compiled by Sherry Jacob-Phillips; Edited by
Shounak Dasgupta)
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