'It's real fear': clash of two Americas could get worse before it gets better
The defining hallmarks of the Trump era have been division and divisiveness – female v male, Black v white, urban v rural – and have left Washington dysfunctional
“There’s not a liberal America and a conservative America; there’s the United States of America,” Barack Obama said in 2004. “While I will be a Democratic candidate, I will be an American president. I will work as hard for those who didn’t support me as I will for those who did,” Joe Biden said this year.
Both Democrats preached one nation, but the 2020 presidential election has exacerbated fractures of American society: a profound polarisation that veteran journalist Carl Bernstein referred to as a cold civil war. Some fear that another victory for Donald Trump could tear the nation apart.
And few are under any illusions that a Biden win on Tuesday would drain the poison overnight. Trump and Trumpism would persist, perhaps in an even more raw and angry form, its sense of racial grievance and injustice festering in opposition. Economic, social and racial fault lines predated the 45th president and will survive him.
China adds Beijing's positive Covid narrative to school curriculum
Content will be added to the elementary and middle school curriculum saying that the state will always put the life and safety of its people first
China is planning to add government-endorsed content about the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and its “fighting spirit” into the national curriculum.
The Ministry of Education said the content will be added to elementary and middle school classes in biology, health and physical education, history, and Chinese literature, and will “help students understand the basic fact that the Party and the state always put the life and safety of its people first”.
“Students will learn about key figures and deeds which emerged during the epidemic prevention and control efforts. They will learn to foster public awareness and dedication, to enrich knowledge about the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics,” the ministry said.
Vienna 'terror' attack: Police launch massive manhunt
A massive manhunt is underway in the Austrian capital after an attack that left four civilians dead. Authorities say at least one "Islamist terrorist" was behind the shootings and that more suspects may be at large.
Hundreds of police have been deployed across Vienna to search for suspects after gunmen opened fire at multiple locations in the city, killing at least four people and injuring 17.
The shootings came as many people were out and about enjoying the last evening before a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was due to come into force.
One suspected attacker, who was armed with an assault rifle and wearing a fake suicide vest, was shot dead by police.
Uganda opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine arrested, his party says
Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine was arrested on Tuesday after handing in his nomination papers to the election body, his party's spokesman said.
Wine, 38, a musician turned politician whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, aims to end Yoweri Museveni's more than a third of a century in power, which makes him Africa's third longest-ruling president. Elections are scheduled for February next year.
"They (police) used a hammer and broke the windows of his vehicle and forcefully dragged him out ... they bundled him into their own vehicle and took off," Joel Senyonyi, spokesman for the National Unity Party, said, adding he did not know why Wine was arrested.
Thailand's online adult content ban sparks backlash
Updated 1316 GMT (2116 HKT) November 3, 2020
Thailand's government said on Tuesday it had banned Pornhub and 190 other websites showing pornography, prompting social media anger over censorship and a protest against the decision.
Coronavirus: Singapore schoolchildren must use Covid-tracing tech
BBC News, Singapore
Singapore pupils aged over seven must use the city state's contact-tracing app or wearable device from December.
Both use Bluetooth signals to log any contact with other users' devices.
Pupils do not always have access to their phones but free tokens that can be worn on a lanyard or carried are being given away at community centres.
It is part of a wider effort to enable conferences to restart and provide better tracing in higher-risk settings, such as busy hotels, cinemas and gyms.
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