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November 5, 2020 (Thursday)

Arts and culture

The United Nations approves on Thursday a resolution condemning Israeli forces' use of violence against Palestinians passed yesterday by the United Nations General Assembly's Fourth Committee where the Temple Mount is referenced only by its Muslim name, ignoring Israel's position that it has also links to Judaism. Some 139 nations voted in favor of the resolution while some others abstained and those who voted against were eight countries, including Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Hungary, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru and the United States. (The Jerusalem Post) (United Nations General Assembly)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- Indonesia falls into a recession for the first time since 1997–98 Asian financial crisis after the economy contracts 3.49% in third quarter. (The Jakarta Post)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
  - COVID-19 pandemic in England
    - England enters a four-week lockdown with all non-essential shops, pubs, restaurants, hospitality venues, places of worship and leisure facilities closing until at least December 2. All indoor cross-household mixing is banned and people can only meet one person from another household outside. Unlike the first lockdown, schools and universities will remain open. (ITV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
  - Prime Minister Hun Sen and four Cabinet ministers are in quarantine after they met with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó who tested positive for COVID-19. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
  - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a three-week nationwide lockdown from November 7 to curb the spread of COVID-19. All retail stores will close and travel between regions will be banned while authorities will reintroduce a system obliging citizens to send text messages to a government number to leave home to work, shop, visit a doctor or take exercise. Secondary schools will close and introduce distance learning while kindergartens and primary schools will stay open. (Ekathimerini)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
  - Prime Minister Erna Solberg annnounces a new restrictions that limit the number of guests to visit a household to five, ordered bars to close at midnight from November 7 and avoid unnecessary travel. In addition, a new rule was introduced that visitors must have proof of a negative COVID-19 test if want to visit the country. (Aften Posten)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
  - Poland reports a record 27,143 new infections and 367 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide totals since the pandemic began at 466,679 cases and 6,482 deaths respectively. (Sanok Naszemiasto)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
  - Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin announces to extended a remote learning period for secondary schools from classes 6-11 until November 22 as the city's COVID-19 situation was getting worse. (Gulf Today)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
  - Prime Minister Stefan Löfven is self-isolated after a person close to him came into contact with another individual who tested positive for COVID-19. (SVT Nyheter)
  - Sweden reports 4,034 new infections, a single day record since the pandemic. Meanwhile, the death toll has surpasses 6,000. (Reuters)

International relations

Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  - China temporarily bans travellers arriving from Belgium, the Philippines and the United Kingdom due to concerns over the growing spread of COVID-19 in those countries. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

War crimes in the Kosovo War
- The President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci resigns to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in The Hague. Thaci says he is resigning to "protect the integrity of the presidency of Kosovo". (AP)