1. According to data compiled by the Washington Post, there were a total of 5367 violent law enforcement shootings killed by police in the United States between 2015 and 2020. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, Yale and Drexel University found that of the 4653 well-documented police shootings, about half of the deaths were white, 27% black, 19% Hispanic, 2% Native American and 2% Asian. Since aborigines account for about 1.1% of the total population, and people of African descent account for 12.6% of the total population, the researchers calculated that aborigines are three times more likely to be shot by the police than whites, and African-Americans are more than 2.5 times more likely to be shot by the police than whites.

2. USA Today reported a set of statistics on the 29th that an American novel coronavirus tested positive every 1.2 seconds, and an American died of COVID-19 every 107 seconds, or less than two minutes. The cumulative death of COVID-19 in the United States is likely to exceed 250000 by November 21, according to an overall forecast released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 29th.

3.Another US judge has called for an end to the TikTok ban: the Trump administration may have exceeded its authority. After three TikTok creators filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s ban on TikTok, the Pennsylvania District Court ruled on Oct. 30, local time, suspending the US government’s ban on the provision of technical services to TikTok. The ban was supposed to take effect on November 12.

4.The Italian government may impose a blockade on the cities most affected by the COVID-19 epidemic as soon as this weekend. Italy may also add some measures “in the next few hours”, including a ban on interregional travel. Cities such as Milan, Naples, Bologna, Turin and Rome may face blockades of at least some of the urban areas.

5.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held another emergency meeting on the afternoon of October 31 to discuss measures to deal with the epidemic. Johnson is considering a month-long comprehensive blockade, which will be implemented from November 2 to 8 at the earliest. At that time, except for shops and schools that sell daily necessities, bars, restaurants, gyms and entertainment will be closed. Citizens will again be required to stay at home except in special circumstances.

6.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held another emergency meeting on the afternoon of October 31 to discuss measures to deal with the epidemic. Johnson is considering a month-long comprehensive blockade, which will be implemented from November 2 to 8 at the earliest. At that time, except for shops and schools that sell daily necessities, bars, restaurants, gyms and entertainment will be closed. Citizens will again be required to stay at home except in special circumstances.

7.ECB President Christine Lagarde: she has begun to explore the possibility of launching a digital euro. As Europeans increasingly shift consumption, savings and investment to digital currencies, they should be prepared to issue digital euros if necessary.

8.Philippine Meteorological Bureau: this year’s 19th typhoon “Swan” has made landfall in the Philippines, the capital Metro Manila and other places have raised the wind warning. It is expected that the swan will bring heavy rain to many places. About 1 million people in the southern part of the main island of Luzon have been relocated before the Swan made landfall.

9.The second total blockade in England began on November 5 and ended on December 2. At that time, except for supermarkets that sell necessities of life, catering, entertainment and other non-essential facilities and institutions will be closed. Primary schools, universities and other campuses in Britain will remain open during the blockade.

10.South Korea’s Ministry of Finance: next year, people will be allowed to exchange foreign currencies directly in convenience stores as part of measures to relax foreign exchange controls. In addition to directly converting Korean won into foreign currency cash at convenience stores, you can also exchange foreign currencies through convenience store ATMs and smartphone apps.

11.Germany’s DAX index closed up 231.80 points, or 2.01%, at 11788.28; Britain’s FTSE index closed up 77.70 points, or 1.39%, at 5654.97; and France’s CAC40 index closed up 96.90 points, or 2.11%, at 4691.14.