

o COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco

 The number of daily confirmed cases in Morocco surges by a record 5,836
cases, bringing the nationwide total to 252,185. (Morocco World News)
Law and crime

 2020 Ivorian presidential election

o Police arrest opposition leader and former prime minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan for
creating a parallel government after the victory of incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the
election. Prosecutors are seeking terrorism charges against more than a dozen opposition
leaders who boycotted the election and created a transitional council. (Reuters)
 Human rights in the United Arab Emirates
o The United Arab Emirates overhauls its legal system to loosen restrictions on alcohol
consumption, permit cohabitation, and criminalize honor killings, among other changes. (AP)
Politics and elections

 2020 United States presidential election

o All major U.S. networks project that Joe Biden has been elected President of the
United States after winning Pennsylvania. Kamala Harris will become the first female Vice
President of the United States. This marks the first time since 1992 that an incumbent
president's challenger has won the election over the incumbent president, when Bill
Clinton defeated George H. W. Bush. (CNN)
o President Donald Trump is refusing to concede to Biden and has vowed to challenge
the results in court, alleging widespread electoral fraud. (The New York Times)
o Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is the first leader to
congratulate Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden despite no official result being
announced at the time. (RNZ) (The Guardian)
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Armed conflicts and attacks

 Tigray military intervention

o Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accuses the Tigray People's Liberation Front of
"criminal hubris and intransigence," claiming they rejected the federal government's efforts
at "mediation, reconciliation, dialogue". Sudan closes its borders with Ethiopia and
the United Nations calls for immediate de-escalation of tensions and peaceful resolution to
the conflict. (CNN)
 War in Afghanistan
o The Afghan military recaptures Kandahar Province's Arghandab District, killing
200 Taliban members in the process. (TOLO News)
Business and economy

 Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic , COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia

o Malaysia unveils an RM322.5 billion expansionary 2021 Budget to boost its
domestic economic activity, according to government reports, as it grapples with the
economic fallout of the pandemic and rising political uncertainty. (Malay Mail)
Disasters and accidents

 2020 Atlantic hurricane season

 o Former Hurricane Eta, now a tropical depression, leaves more than 50 people dead
in Guatemala after causing flooding and landslides. It is expected to regain strength and
head to Cuba and the coast of Florida this weekend. (BBC) (Orlando Sentinel)
Health and environment

 COVID-19 pandemic
o COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
 COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
 White House COVID-19 outbreak
 White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows tests positive for
COVID-19. Four other White House aides and a Trump campaign staffer have
also tested positive. (CNN) (Bloomberg)
 COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona
 Sierra Vista, Arizona announces that it will reinstate their mask
mandate amid a rise of cases in Cochise County. (The Arizona Republic)
 COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado
 Denver is expected to implement a curfew for residents and
nonexempt businesses as an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. (The Denver
Post)
 COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts
 The restrictions, mask mandate, and stay-at-home order is expected
to take effect in Massachusetts amid a rise of cases in the state. (The Hill)
 COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan
 Michigan surpasses 200,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. (WDIV-
TV)
 COVID-19 pandemic in Texas
 Texas surpasses one million confirmed cases of COVID-19, becomes
the first state in the US and world's first subnational to surpass that milestone. (NBC
News)
o COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
 COVID-19 pandemic in France
 France registers a record of 60,486 new cases over the past 24
hours. The record number of new cases pushes the nationwide total to 1.66 million,
the fifth-highest in the world. (France 24)
 COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
 The number of daily cases in Germany hits a new record of 21,506
over the last 24 hours, the highest single-day increase since the beginning of
the pandemic, according to data released by the Robert Koch Institute. (Anadolu
Agency)
 COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
 Italy registers 37,809 new cases in the past 24 hours, its single-day
record since the start of the pandemic. In addition, the country reports 446 new
deaths, the highest single-day number since April as four Italian
regions enter lockdown. (ANSA)
 COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia
 Latvia declares a four-week lockdown from November 9 to slow the
spread of COVID-19. Under the new rules, social contact is discouraged and a
maximum of ten people from no more than two households will be allowed to gather
inside. Restaurants can serve only takeaway food and shops will limit the number of
people inside. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
 COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
 Poland reports a record 445 deaths in the pa