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We start the day of live news with you and give you a quick overview of the most important topics of the morning.
Voters decide on the presidents of the United States: The 538 electorate in the United States today votes on behalf of the people on the future president. They vote at the meetings in their respective states according to the results of the popular election there on November 3. In most states, the winner receives all the votes of the electorate. According to projections, Democrat Joe Biden has 306 voters and current Republican Donald Trump has 232.
USA Starts Corona Vaccines: Following the emergency approval of the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen vaccine from the German pharmaceutical company Biontech and its US partner Pfizer, vaccination will begin today in the US First, the employees of the health facilities and residents of nursing homes and for the elderly. In England, the vaccine is now administered in 100 doctor’s offices. More about this.
The “incentive systems” for mass testing are verified: So far, just over two million people in Austria have been tested as part of the mass tests nationwide (with around 8.9 million inhabitants). Of these, around 4,000 people showed positive results, with subsequent PCR tests. Too little, the government thinks, and is now reportedly considering rewards, such as the 50 euro concession, to lure more people onto the test streets. More about this.
“Post-Brexit” will be negotiated: Talks continue on a trade pact between Britain and the European Union. The head of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, agreed on this during a phone call on Sunday. Actually, a final decision should have been made by now, but no agreement has yet been reached. More about this. [premium]
Hundreds of schoolchildren disappeared in Nigeria: Hundreds of students are missing after gunmen attacked a school. During the attack on the state high school in Kankara in the northern Katsina region, the attackers fired with automatic weapons. More about this.
Two notable deaths: British writer John le Carre has died at the age of 89. One of the best known works of Le Carre, whose real name was David Cornwell, was the secret service novel “The Spy Who Came from the Cold”, published in 1963. The world of sports also has a death to complain about: Otto Baric died at the age of 88. “Otto Maximal”, named for his inflationary use of the superlative, was champion seven times with three different teams in the upper house and was twice in the European Cup finals with Rapid and Austria Salzburg. More about this.
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