Rishi Sunak defends emergency jobs scheme
Wages will be topped up for six months, but chancellor says it is “impossible” to say how many jobs will be saved. BBC News – Business
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Coronavirus: Israel tightens second lockdown to avoid ‘abyss’
Ministers approve new restrictions to try to combat a surging Covid-19 infection rate. BBC News – Middle East
Volkswagen to compensate workers over Brazil torture
The German carmaker collaborated with Brazil’s military who were hunting for “subversives”. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Alexei Navalny has ‘bank accounts frozen and flat seized’
Russia’s key opposition figure, recovering from a poisoning, has had his assets frozen, his team says. BBC News – Europe
Rishi Sunak unveils emergency jobs scheme
The Job Support Scheme will see the government top up the pay of people who can only work part-time in “viable jobs”. BBC News – UK
US election: McConnell promises an ‘orderly’ transition of power
The Senate Republican leader weighed in a day after President Trump cast doubt on the matter. BBC News – US & Canada