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World Service,29 Oct 2020,53 mins

France introduces second national lockdown

Newsday

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Starting from Friday, and at least till the end of November, people will only be allowed to leave home for essential work, school, or medical reasons The US Supreme Court stops Republican efforts to block extended ballot deadlines in Pennsylvania and North Carolina for the presidential election. And we hear from the sister of a female Saudi activist who has gone on hunger strike in jail.

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