A man stares up at a statue of a gorilla whilst wearing a mask on to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A man stares up at a statue of a gorilla whilst wearing a mask on to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A man plays cricket with a mask on to prevent the spread of Covid-19, in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A man plays cricket with a mask on to prevent the spread of Covid-19, in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Coronavirus safety measures are taken at The Cycle Bistro, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Coronavirus safety measures are taken at The Cycle Bistro, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Coronavirus safety measures are taken at The Cycle hub, as Nour fixes a bike. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Coronavirus safety measures are taken at The Cycle hub, as Nour fixes a bike. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A Palestinian health worker collects a swab sample from a player of Shabab Rafah team in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
A Palestinian health worker collects a swab sample from a player of Shabab Rafah team in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
A Palestinian health worker collects a swab sample from a player of Shabab Rafah team in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
A Palestinian health worker collects a swab sample from a player of Shabab Rafah team in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Students maintain social distance as they arrive on the first day of school following the resumption of classes in the Algerian capital Algiers. AFP
Students maintain social distance as they arrive on the first day of school following the resumption of classes in the Algerian capital Algiers. AFP
A salesman at his tobacco and shisha shop in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
A salesman at his tobacco and shisha shop in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
A teacher addresses pupils on the first day of school following the resumption of classes in the Algerian capital Algiers. AFP
A teacher addresses pupils on the first day of school following the resumption of classes in the Algerian capital Algiers. AFP
A police officer holding a box of protective face masks checks if people wear them, as the coronavirus disease outbreak continues, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
A police officer holding a box of protective face masks checks if people wear them, as the coronavirus disease outbreak continues, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
Cooks prepare traditional Doner kebab for clients at a small restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
Cooks prepare traditional Doner kebab for clients at a small restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
Students sit in a classroom on the first day of school following the resumption of classes in the Algerian capital Algiers. AFP
Students sit in a classroom on the first day of school following the resumption of classes in the Algerian capital Algiers. AFP
District Governor of Beyoglu Mustafa Demirelli visits a supermarket to check the measures to control the spread of coronavirus disease, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
District Governor of Beyoglu Mustafa Demirelli visits a supermarket to check the measures to control the spread of coronavirus disease, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters

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Coronavirus live: Pandemic widens global economic generation gap

Unemployment rate surges to 16.6% for under-25s, global report reveals

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October 23, 2020

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As much of Europe wrestles with a second wave of record-high Covid-19 cases, governments are looking to curfews to stem the spread of the virus.

After reporting more than 40,000 cases in a single day, France

The UAE Ministry of Health announced a record-high 1,578 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday after 114,483 tests in the 24 hours.

That took the country's total number of infections to 120,710. Another 1,550 recoveries and two deaths were also reported.

Globally, coronavirus cases have passed 41.5 million, with many countries reporting record-high numbers over past weeks.

The world death toll has passed 1.13 million and there have been more than 28.1 million recoveries.

Other developments:    

In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe

Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010

Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille

Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm

Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year

Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”

Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners

TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013 

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