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title="Russian President">Russian President</a> <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a> amid its escalating conflict with <a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> in disputed <a href="/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh" title="Nagorno-Karabakh">Nagorno-Karabakh</a> that has left thousands dead. <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> says it would provide "necessary" assistance to <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a> without alluding further. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20201031-armenia-requests-russia-s-help-after-no-new-trucein-nagorno-karabakh-conflict">(France 24)</a></li> <li>Videos emerge allegedly showing <a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_Armed_Forces" title="Azerbaijani Armed Forces">Azerbaijani Armed Forces</a> using <a href="/wiki/White_phosphorus_munitions" class="mw-redirect" title="White phosphorus munitions">white phosphorus munitions</a> on forested areas in Nagorno-Karabakh, although Azerbaijan's <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Azerbaijan)" title="Ministry of Defence (Azerbaijan)">Ministry of Defence</a> denies the use of white phosphorus. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tass.com/world/1218643">(TASS)</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/azerbaijani-forces-use-white-phosphorus-over-karabakh-video/">(Al Masdar News)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kivu_conflict" title="Kivu conflict">Kivu conflict</a>; <a href="/wiki/Allied_Democratic_Forces_insurgency" title="Allied Democratic Forces insurgency">Allied Democratic Forces insurgency</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_attacks" title="2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks">2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allied_Democratic_Forces" title="Allied Democratic Forces">Allied Democratic Forces</a> militants kills 21 civilians in an attack on a village in the village of Lisasa, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>. More people were kidnapped, a health centre was ransacked, while homes were set on fire and a Catholic church desecrated. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/31/21-dead-in-new-dr-congo-massacre-by-adf-rebel-group-official">(Al Jazeera)</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraqi_insurgency_(2017%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraqi insurgency (2017–present)">Iraqi insurgency</a> <ul><li>Two children are killed and 28 wounded in a bombing targeting a <a href="/wiki/Gas_pipeline" class="mw-redirect" title="Gas pipeline">gas pipeline</a> in <a href="/wiki/Muthanna_Governorate" title="Muthanna Governorate">Muthanna Governorate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>. It is the second time this week that an oil facility has been targeted. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/10/31/Gas-pipeline-blast-in-Iraq-kills-2-injures-51">(Al Arabiya English)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Nigeria_hostage_rescue" title="2020 Nigeria hostage rescue">2020 Nigeria hostage rescue</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SEAL_Team_Six" title="SEAL Team Six">SEAL Team Six</a> conducts a predawn raid in northern <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>, rescuing <a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a> hostage Philip Walton, who was kidnapped in <a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a> says no <a href="/wiki/U.S._military" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. military">U.S. military</a> personnel were injured in the operation. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seal-team-6-rescues-us-citizen-philip-walton-nigeria/">(CBS News)</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="current-events-content-heading" role="heading">Disasters and accidents</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pacific_typhoon_season" title="2020 Pacific typhoon season">2020 Pacific typhoon season</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Goni_(2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Typhoon Goni (2020)">Typhoon Goni</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_Philippines" title="Government of the Philippines">Philippine authorities</a> in <a href="/wiki/Luzon_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Luzon Island">Luzon</a> order the evacuation of thousands as Goni approaches as a <a href="/wiki/Category_5_storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Category 5 storm">category 5 storm</a>, the world's strongest this year. Ten people are killed by the typhoon. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/BigStory12/idUSKBN27H0YY">(Reuters)</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Aegean_Sea_earthquake" title="2020 Aegean Sea earthquake">2020 Aegean Sea earthquake</a> <ul><li>The death toll of the <a href="/wiki/Earthquake" title="Earthquake">earthquake</a> that struck <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> and <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> yesterday rises to 39, as 17 more people are found dead in <a href="/wiki/Izmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Izmir">Izmir</a>. Rescue teams in the city are hunting through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/31/europe/earthquake-turkey-greece-aegean-sea-rescue-scli-intl/index.html">(CNN)</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="current-events-content-heading" role="heading">Health and environment</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Europe" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Europe">COVID-19 pandemic in Europe</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_England" title="COVID-19 pandemic in England">COVID-19 pandemic in England</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a> announces a month-long nationwide <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_lockdowns" class="mw-redirect" title="COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns">lockdown</a> in <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. The new rules are to come into effect at midnight on November 5 and will last until December 2. However, unlike the first lockdown in March, schools, colleges and universities can stay open and major sporting events will go ahead as normal. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54763956">(BBC News)</a></li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> surpasses one million cases of COVID-19. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-confirmed-covid-19-cases-in-the-uk-surpass-one-million-mark-12119871">(Sky News)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Austria" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Austria">COVID-19 pandemic in Austria</a>, <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_lockdowns" class="mw-redirect" title="COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns">COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Austria" title="Chancellor of Austria">Chancellor</a> <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Kurz" title="Sebastian Kurz">Sebastian Kurz</a> announces a "second lockdown" that orders bars and restaurants to close except for deliveries and takeout and imposes a nighttime curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. local time beginning November 2 and lasting for four weeks. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/lockdown-in-oesterreich-gilt-ab-dienstag-0-uhr/452287788">(OE24)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Germany" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Germany">COVID-19 pandemic in Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> reports a record 19,059 new cases and surpasses 500,000 cumulative cases, according to data from the <a href="/wiki/Robert_Koch_Institute" title="Robert Koch Institute">Robert Koch Institute</a>, making it the fourth consecutive time the country sets a new record of daily infections. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/covid-19-cases-in-germany-surpasses-500000/articleshow/78964465.cms">(<i>The Times of India</i>)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Greece" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Greece">COVID-19 pandemic in Greece</a>, <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_lockdowns" class="mw-redirect" title="COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns">COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Greece" title="Prime Minister of Greece">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Kyriakos_Mitsotakis" title="Kyriakos Mitsotakis">Kyriakos Mitsotakis</a> declares a one-month partial lockdown in <a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a> and other major cities beginning next week. Under the rules, restaurants, bars and gyms would be closed beginning November 3. However, in contrast to the first lockdown, travel within the country will not be affected and schools and shops will remain open. In the rest of the country, masks will become mandatory and a curfew will be imposed from midnight to 5:00 a.m. local time. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ekathimerini.com/258682/article/ekathimerini/news/new-restrictions-in-effect-for-november">(<i>Ekathimerini</i>)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Hungary" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary">COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary</a> <ul><li>The number of new infections in <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a> surges by a record 3,908 in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide cases total to 75,321. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dailynewshungary.com/coronavirus-in-hungary-number-of-infections-up-by-a-record-3908/">(Daily News Hungary)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Italy" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Italy">COVID-19 pandemic in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> reports 31,758 new cases in the 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70% of the national territory. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-portugal-idUKKBN27G0V8">(BBC News)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Ukraine" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine">COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> reports a record 8,752 new infections in the last 24 hours, raising its cumulative case total to 387,481. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/covid-19-in-ukraine-8752-new-cases-155-deaths-221357-active-cases.html">(<i>Kyiv Post</i>)</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Michigan" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan">COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> reports 3,792 new cases, a new single-day record. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2020/10/31/michigan-coronavirus-cases-up-to-178180-death-toll-now-at-7340/">(WDIV-TV)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_New_York_(state)" title="COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)">COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Cuomo" title="Andrew Cuomo">Andrew Cuomo</a> announces that travelers outside of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_metropolitan_area" title="New York metropolitan area">New York metro area</a> will be required to undergo mandatory <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_testing" title="COVID-19 testing">testing</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-cuomo-mandatory-testing-rulles-20201031-vq6ihu7zkvfgnod4f5oikvklae-story.html">(<i>New York Daily News</i>)</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/cuomo-ditches-quarantine-list-for-sweeping-ny-entry-test-policy/2697913/">(WNBC-TV)</a></li></ul></li> <li>A study by <a href="/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford University</a> reports over 30,000 new cases and 700 deaths from COVID-19 have been linked to <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>'s <a href="/wiki/List_of_post%E2%80%932016_election_Donald_Trump_rallies" class="mw-redirect" title="List of post–2016 election Donald Trump rallies">campaign rallies</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-10-31/super-spreading-trump-rallies-led-to-more-than-700-covid-19-deaths-study">(<i>Los Angeles Times</i>)</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_dumping" title="Environmental dumping">Environmental dumping</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> begins shipping back 242 <a href="/wiki/Intermodal_container" title="Intermodal container">containers</a> of <a href="/wiki/Hazardous_waste" title="Hazardous waste">hazardous waste</a> to the United Kingdom, after a Sri Lankan court ruled two weeks ago that their importation violated local and international shipping regulations. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2011647/sri-lanka-sends-waste-back-to-uk">(<i>Bangkok Post</i>)</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="current-events-content-heading" role="heading">Law and crime</div> <ul><li><a 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The attacker fled the scene. The victim, a <a href="/wiki/Greeks" title="Greeks">Greek</a> national, is being treated for life-threatening injuries. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54763136">(BBC News)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_United_States_racial_unrest" class="mw-redirect" title="2020–2021 United States racial unrest">2020–2021 United States racial unrest</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kenosha_unrest" title="Kenosha unrest">Kenosha unrest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenosha_unrest_shooting" title="Kenosha unrest shooting">Kenosha unrest shooting</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests" title="George Floyd protests">George Floyd protests</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> authorities announce that Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting two demonstrators in <a href="/wiki/Kenosha,_Wisconsin" title="Kenosha, Wisconsin">Kenosha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, will be <a href="/wiki/Extradite" class="mw-redirect" title="Extradite">extradited</a> to stand trial on <a href="/wiki/Homicide" title="Homicide">homicide</a> charges. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/illinois-authorities-extradite-kyle-rittenhouse-to-wisconsin/2020/10/30/96df4102-1b0c-11eb-8bda-814ca56e138b_story.html">(<i>The Washington Post</i>)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Walter_Wallace" title="Killing of Walter Wallace">Killing of Walter Wallace</a> <ul><li>Protesters gather in <a href="/wiki/West_Philadelphia" title="West Philadelphia">West Philadelphia</a> to protest the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Police_Department" title="Philadelphia Police Department">police</a> killing of Walter Wallace Jr. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://whyy.org/articles/west-philly-rally-resumes-protest-against-police-killing-of-walter-wallace-jr/">(WHYY-TV)</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%932021_Iraqi_protests" title="2019–2021 Iraqi protests">2019–2021 Iraqi protests</a> <ul><li>Iraqi security forces clear the camps set up by protesters in <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Liberation_Square,_Baghdad" title="Liberation Square, Baghdad">Tahrir Square</a> and re-open a major bridge that connects to the <a href="/wiki/Green_Zone" title="Green Zone">Green Zone</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/31/iraq-clears-tahrir-square-a-year-after-mass-protests-began">(Al Jazeera)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quebec_City_stabbing" class="mw-redirect" title="Quebec City stabbing">Quebec City stabbing</a> <ul><li>Two people are killed and five others are injured in a series of stabbings in <a href="/wiki/Quebec_City" title="Quebec City">Quebec City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>, Canada. The suspect, a man in his 20s who was wearing medieval-style armor, is now in police custody. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://globalnews.ca/news/7435389/quebec-city-stabbing-bladed-weapon/">(Global News)</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="current-events-content-heading" role="heading">Politics and elections</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Australia" title="Elections in Australia">Elections in Australia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Queensland_state_election" title="2020 Queensland state election">2020 Queensland state election</a> <ul><li>Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Queensland" title="Premier of Queensland">Premier</a> <a href="/wiki/Annastacia_Palaszczuk" title="Annastacia Palaszczuk">Annastacia Palaszczuk</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Queensland_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)">Labor Party</a> expands their majority in the election. Palaszczuk becomes the first woman to win three elections in <a href="/wiki/History_of_Australia" title="History of Australia">Australian history</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-01/qld-state-election-labor-wins-annastacia-palaszczuk-elected/12834982">(ABC)</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Tanzanian_general_election" title="2020 Tanzanian general election">2020 Tanzanian general election</a> <ul><li>Opposition parties say that they will not recognize the election's result, which gave incumbent <a href="/wiki/President_of_Tanzania" title="President of Tanzania">President</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Magufuli" title="John Magufuli">John Magufuli</a> another term. The <a href="/wiki/Chadema" title="Chadema">Chadema</a> party calls for fresh elections. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-politics/tanzanias-two-leading-opposition-parties-reject-poll-demand-new-vote-idUSKBN27G0DM?il=0">(Reuters)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Ivorian_presidential_election" title="2020 Ivorian presidential election">2020 Ivorian presidential election</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ivorians" class="mw-redirect" title="Ivorians">Ivorians</a> head to the polls to elect their <a href="/wiki/President_of_Ivory_Coast" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Ivory Coast">President</a>. Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Alassane_Ouattara" title="Alassane Ouattara">Alassane Ouattara</a> seeks a third term, while main opposition candidates <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Affi_N%27Guessan" title="Pascal Affi N'Guessan">Pascal Affi N'Guessan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Henri_Konan_B%C3%A9di%C3%A9" title="Henri Konan Bédié">Henri Konan Bédié</a> say it is illegal for Ouattara to seek a third term and have boycotted the election and called for <a href="/wiki/Civil_disobedience" title="Civil disobedience">civil disobedience</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54733425">(BBC News)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Georgian_parliamentary_election" title="2020 Georgian parliamentary election">2020 Georgian parliamentary election</a> <ul><li>Voters in <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a> head to the polls to elect the members of the country's <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Georgia_(country)" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Georgia (country)">parliament</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dw.com/en/georgian-opposition-unites-in-bid-to-oust-billionaire-backed-party/a-55455591">(DW)</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="current-events-nav" role="navigation"> <div><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events/October_2020" title="Portal:Current events/October 2020">Month<div>October 2020</div></a></div><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2020_October_30" title="Portal:Current events/2020 October 30">Previous day<div>October 30</div></a><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2020_November_1" title="Portal:Current events/2020 November 1">Next day<div>November 1</div></a></div></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Current_events/2020_October_31&oldid=1168514233">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Current_events/2020_October_31&oldid=1168514233</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Category</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:2020_by_day" title="Category:2020 by day">2020 by day</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 3 August 2023, at 06:05<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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