News Headlines - 01 September 2020

▽Coronavirus blamed for 50,000 job losses in Japan | NHK WORLD

Japan's labor ministry says more than 50,000 people in the country have lost or are about to lose their jobs because of the coronavirus... It found that 50,326 people became unemployed between the end of January and August 31.
The ministry believes the actual figure is much higher, since these are only the cases known to regional labor bureaus and job placement offices.
The number of coronavirus-linked job losses topped 10,000 on May 22. It exceeded 30,000 on July 1 and 40,000 on July 29.

▽Latest India-China Border Clash Points to Long-Term Conflict - Bloomberg

India and China relations have entered a critical new phase following fresh conflict along their disputed Himalayan border, after multiple rounds of high-level military talks failed to end the months-long standoff... The latest skirmish took place along Pangong Tso -- a glacial lake at 14,000 feet -- along the 3,488 kilometer (2,162 mile) Line of Actual Control. Both India and China have moved thousands of troops, tanks, artillery guns and fighter jets close to the border since their standoff began in May... India and China’s worst dispute in four decades culminated in the death of 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese soldiers in an ugly battle on June 15.

▽Hotel Rwanda film hero Paul Rusesabagina held on terror charges | Al Jazeera

Paul Rusesabagina - known for saving more than 1,000 people in the hotel he managed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, a story later told into the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda - has been arrested on terror charges.
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) said in a statement on Monday the 66-year-old government critic had been arrested abroad in an unnamed location on an international warrant and taken to the country to face charges "of serious crime including terrorism, arson, kidnap and murder".
The announcement came as officers brought Rusesabagina - in handcuffs and a face mask - to the RIB's headquarters in the capital, Kigali, where he was shown to the press. Rusesabagina did not speak to the media.

▽Egypt Senate poll: Debate over imposing fine on 54M voters who did not cast ballot - Egypt Today

A debate has been raised in Egypt after a list with names of 54 million registered voters, who did not cast their ballots in the 2020 Senate elections, was sent to prosecution to be fined L.E. 500 (US$ 31.51) or less.
Although the fine is stipulated in the law of Political Practices, many citizens reacted satirically to the decision, ruling out the imposing of the fine.

▽First-ever flight: Plane with US, Israeli officials lands in UAE | Al Jazeera

High-level delegations from Israel and the US have arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), via the first-ever commercial flight between the Middle Eastern nations, to put final touches on a controversial pact establishing open relations.
Top aides to US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were on board the direct flight from Tel Aviv to the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on Israel's flag carrier El Al on Monday.
Flight LY971 flew over Saudi Arabia after Riyadh agreed to the Israeli request on Sunday, marking the first time an Israeli commercial plane uses Saudi territory for an overflight.