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• Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization US Dept. of Justice 01 Nov 2021 -- Defendant Planned to Travel Overseas to Train with Terrorist Organization
• China busts cyberattacks from India targeted at China's defense and military departments Global Times 01 Nov 2021 -- A number of cyberattacks targeting China and countries in the South Asian Subcontinent have been busted this year with hackers from India behind the attempts to launch attacks on China's defense and military units as well as state-owned enterprises, Antiy Labs, the country's leading anti-virus company, announced on Monday.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Honor five million lives lost to COVID-19 by making vaccine equity a reality, Guterres says UN News 01 Nov 2021 -- As the world on Monday passed yet another sombre pandemic milestone – five million lives lost to COVID-19 – Secretary-General António Guterres called on global leaders to back the UN strategy to make vaccine equity a reality by accelerating efforts and ensuring maximum vigilance to defeat the virus.
• UN Sec. General Calls 5M COVID Deaths 'Global Shame' VOA 01 Nov 2021 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday called the more than five million COVID-19 deaths "a global shame," and a reminder that much of the world is being "failed" by vaccine inequities.

United States

• With Vaccination Deadlines Approaching, Commanders Asked to Use Compassion in Enforcement DoD News 01 Nov 2021 -- The U.S. military services have all set deadlines for when service members must be vaccinated against COVID-19. The first of those deadlines, for active duty Air Force personnel, arrives tomorrow.
• Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials The White House 01 Nov 2021
• White House Anticipating CDC Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids VOA 01 Nov 2021 -- The White House COVID-19 response team said Monday it is anticipating final approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is prepared to administer the first vaccines to U.S. children ages 5-11 later this week.

China

• At least 8 senior officials in China dismissed amid latest COVID-19 spike Global Times 01 Nov 2021 -- Tianshui city in Northwest China's Gansu province dismissed Chen Kexiao, chief of Tianshui Health Commission, and Wu Yizhong, chief of Tianshui Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Sunday for their dereliction of duty in the latest COVID-19 flare-up.
• Imported Delta variant confirmed as cause of COVID-19 flare-up in China-Russia border city Global Times 01 Nov 2021 -- Imported Delta variant has been confirmed as the cause of the latest COVID-19 flare-up in the China-Russia border city Heihe, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the local disease prevention and control center disclosed on Monday.
• Over 2.274 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 01 Nov 2021 -- More than 2.274 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Sunday, data from the National Health Commission showed Monday.
• More schools in China's Ningxia suspend in-person classes for COVID-19 control People's Daily 01 Nov 2021 -- Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Monday expanded the suspension of in-person classes to more areas to contain the spread of COVID-19.
• Chinese mainland reports 59 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 01 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 59 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
• China takes scientific COVID-19 control and prevention strategies for public health People's Daily 01 Nov 2021 -- In response to the latest resurgence of COVID-19, many parts of China, including Beijing, Shaanxi, Gansu and Inner Mongolia, have quickly adopted targeted measures to control and prevent transmission.
• Northeast China city suspends in-person school classes over COVID-19 People's Daily 01 Nov 2021 -- Authorities in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, have ordered to suspend in-person classes at local kindergartens and primary and middle schools for one week starting Monday for COVID-19 control.

Europe

• Kyiv Mayor Defends New Restrictions As COVID-19 Numbers Soar RFE/RL 01 Nov 2021 -- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has warned that a large number of people are getting severely sick and the capacity of hospitals is more than 80 percent full, as the Ukrainian capital implemented tough new restrictions to stem a surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths attributed to low vaccination rates.

Russia

• Russia Reports Another Near-Record Daily Death Toll As COVID-19 Continues To Engulf Country RFE/RL 01 Nov 2021 -- Russia has reported another 1,158 coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, just three fewer that the record set the previous day as the pandemic continues to engulf the country.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 106.31 Cr India PIB 01 Nov 2021 -- With the administration of 12,77,542vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 106.31 Cr (1,06,31,24,205) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 290 India PIB 01 Nov 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 106.79 Crore (106,79,85,487) today
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 01 Nov 2021 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country
• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 01 Nov 2021

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 153 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 01 Nov 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 126,303 with 153 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 5 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths CNA 01 Nov 2021 -- Taiwan reported five new COVID-19 cases on Monday, all of which were imported, with no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Second batch of U.S.-donated Moderna doses arrives in Taiwan CNA 01 Nov 2021 -- A second batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the United States arrived in Taiwan Monday, with officials from both countries on hand to greet the shipment at Taoyuan International Airport.

Other Countries

• 'Coronavirus-Free' Turkmenistan Extends Lockdown Measures RFE/RL 01 Nov 2021 -- Authorities in Turkmenistan, where the government has yet to officially register a single case of coronavirus, have extended restrictions usually imposed to stem the spread of COVID-19.
• Australia COVID-19 Restrictions End, International Travel Resumes VOA 01 Nov 2021 -- Australians are being allowed to travel overseas without COVID-19 restrictions for the first time in almost 600 days. Previously they needed government permission to go overseas under strict measures designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
• Cambodia reopens despite ongoing COVID pandemic, while neighboring Laos hunkers down Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2021 -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday he would lift restrictions on domestic travel and begin opening up the country to foreign tourists, even as its antiquated medical system struggles to treat people infected by the highly contagious respiratory illness.