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October 20: French Curfews and Alberta’s Early Vote Against Separation
In Britain’s economy
Job vacancies have fallen as small businesses scale back hiring. The Office for National Statistics says those firms cite labor costs as a key factor. Meanwhile, Treasury sources say Chancellor John Healey will not raise capital gains tax in next week’s budget. They say he believes an increase could reduce revenue if wealthy people delay asset sales or move assets abroad.
In France
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says French cities were calm overnight after curfews imposed to curb violence. Further curfews will be decided where necessary for Tuesday night. Paris police restricted movement around Place de la Republique and Les Halles. Separately, France’s digital minister urged resale platforms to remove listings for items the minister described as stolen during Saturday’s looting, and summoned companies including Vinted and eBay for talks.
In tech and security
Siemens says it has patched a high-severity Software Center vulnerability already exploited in ClickFix attacks. The flaw could allow malicious code to run through a specially crafted DLL file. The United States has also imposed sanctions on five China-based entities linked to artificial intelligence technology stolen from Google.
In Canada
Early referendum results show Alberta voters favoring remaining in Canada. With more than one million votes counted, about 76 percent supported staying. Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the early results.
In Colombia
A landslide at an illegal gold mine killed at least 14 people and injured seven. In Nariño, near the Ecuadorian border, armed groups control the clandestine gold trade alongside drug trafficking and extortion.
In Kansas
Two people were killed and ten injured when a pickup truck drove into a crowd of players during a youth football game Saturday afternoon at Wichita’s Stryker Sports Complex.
In India
A 15-year-old girl and her family have gone into hiding after threats over a viral video showing her making profane remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She had joined students demanding education reform in Delhi.
In Australia
Independent lawmaker Helen Haines is in critical but stable condition after losing a leg following an alleged targeted car attack near her electorate office in Wangaratta. Surgeons are working to save her other leg. The accused man allegedly made a U-turn before striking her twice.
On Ukraine
President Trump is calling for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be replaced as a negotiator. Zelenskyy says arms shipments have been delayed, adding to strains between Washington and Kyiv.
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