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;Armed conflicts and attacks

;Arts and culture

;Disasters and accidents

  • 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Hurricane Delta
  • Hurricane Delta makes landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana. During its time in Louisiana, it downgraded to a Category 2 Hurricane. [https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/hurricane-delta-2020-10-08/ (CBS News)]
  • An explosion kills at least four people in Beirut, Lebanon. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-fire/four-dead-several-injured-in-beirut-fuel-tank-explosion-idUSKBN26U2II (Reuters)]
  • Eighty-eight people are injured following an apartment fire in Ulsan, South Korea. [https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/fire-south-korean-apartment-high-rise-hurts-88-73512770 (ABC News)]

;Health and environment

  • COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the Community of Madrid
  • The national government imposes a 15-day state of emergency in Madrid and nine surrounding cities in an attempt to bring down COVID-19 infection rates in the capital, after a court yesterday overturned a partial lockdown imposed last week. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54478320 (BBC News)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in France
  • The reported number of new infections in France jumped by 20,339, a new record since the beginning of the pandemic, making the cumulative total at 691,977, according to data from the health ministry website. [https://www.france24.com/en/20201009-french-covid-19-cases-climb-by-more-than-20-000-in-a-single-day-in-new-record (France 24)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
  • Chancellor Angela Merkel and mayors of 11 large cities agrees on stricter controls for urban areas exceeding the government COVID-19 threshold. She said for cities with more than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over a seven-day period, which Berlin and Frankfurt already exceed that number, tighter restrictions should be implemented immediately. [https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-merkel-and-mayors-agree-on-tougher-restrictions/a-55215422 (DW)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
  • Italy registers 5,372 new cases in the past 24 hours, which it is the first time that the country reports more than 5,000 cases since late-March, prompting fears of second wave of COVID-19 that happens in other countries in Europe. [https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1170554/ (RTÉ)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
  • Portugal reports 1,394 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative totals to 83,928 confirmed cases and 2,062 deaths. Ever since the end of national lockdown in May, this has been the ninth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all other eight records occurring since the beginning of September. [https://covid19.min-saude.pt/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/221_DGS_boletim_20201009.pdf (DGS)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
  • Russia reports 12,126 new cases, bringing the total number of cases to 1.27 million, according to data from health authorities. This sets a new record for daily infections surpassing the previous record on May 11, when 11,656 new cases were reported. [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/russia-sees-highest-daily-rise-in-virus-cases/2001034 (Anadolu Agency)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland, COVID-19 pandemic in Liechtenstein
  • The number of new cases in Switzerland and Liechtenstein increases by 1,487 in a single day, a record since the beginning of the outbreak, according to data from Switzerland's Federal Office of Public Health. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-cases-idUSKBN26U11V (Reuters)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland
  • Northern Ireland reports 1,080 new cases in the last 24 hours, which become the highest daily total for the number of positive tests since the Department of Health rolled out its current testing model. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-northern-ireland-54174876 (BBC News)]
  • Europe reports 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time since the outbreak. [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-europe-cases-graph/europe-records-100000-daily-coronavirus-cases-for-first-time-idUKKBN26U1PS (Reuters)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal
  • Nepal surpass 100,000 cases of COVID-19. [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nepals-covid-19-cases-cross-100000-mark/articleshow/78575240.cms (Times of India)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Oman
  • It is announced that Oman will reintroduce a night-time ban on movement and enforce the overnight closure of shops and public places between October 11 and 24, in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This new curfew will apply from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time, and Oman's beaches will also be closed until further notice. [https://www.arabnews.com/node/1746421/middle-east (Arab News)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan
  • The number of cases in Uzbekistan exceeds 60,000. [https://en.trend.az/casia/uzbekistan/3313380.html (Trend News Agency)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
  • The government announces that bars, indoor dining, gyms, and theatres in Toronto, Ottawa, and Peel Region will close due to a rise in cases. This comes after the province recorded 939 cases. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-cases-friday-1.5756516 (CBC News)]
  • The number of confirmed cases worldwide increased over 350,000, sets a new record since the beginning of the outbreak in China, according to World Health Organization. [https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/who-world-sets-one-day-record-over-350000-new-coronavirus-cases (Voice of America)]

;International relations

;Law and crime

;Politics and elections

;Science and technology

  • Internet censorship in Pakistan, Censorship of TikTok
  • Pakistan announces that it would ban Chinese app TikTok after it did not take down "immoral and indecent" content on the platform. The government kept the door open for a return of TikTok, saying "it is open for engagement" and would review its decision if TikTok develops a mechanism to moderate this content. [https://apnews.com/article/media-china-social-media-archive-pakistan-d507b6a7a7155534ff8082c8fe42bd74 (AP)]

;Sports

  • 2020 Paris–Roubaix
  • In road cycling, the organizers cancel the postponed 2020 edition of Paris–Roubaix, which was originally to be held in April, but then postponed to October 25, due to new restrictions that were announced in Lille to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in France. [https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/cycling/news/15264/12099873/paris-roubaix-race-cancelled-for-2020-due-to-new-coronavirus-restrictions-in-lille-area (Sky Sports)]

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