Outrage over Europe lockdowns as COVID cases soar

Outrage over Europe lockdowns as COVID cases soar

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CBS News VideosEU records highest number of new COVID-19 cases since pandemic startThe European Union is seeing the highest number of new COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. Austria instituted a nationwide lockdown, while the U.S. issued a “do not travel” advisory for Germany and Denmark. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to discuss.MarketWatchHow to explain the increased percentage of retired people?This stuff about older workers is driving me crazy. Interestingly, we have not seen any uptick in self-reported retirement (see Figure 1). Month-to-month transitions from employment to retirement and from not-in-the-labor-force (NILF) to retirement have both been flat, and transitions from unemployment to retirement have, if anything, declined from pre-pandemic levels.AFPBangladesh call up uncapped duo for Pakistan TestBangladesh on Monday called up uncapped batsman Mahmudul Hasan and pace bowler Rejaur Rahman in their squad for the opening Test of a two-match series against Pakistan, starting on November 26 in Chittagong.ReutersRomania’s Ciuca designated PM to defuse crisis under new coalitionBUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania’s centrist Liberals and the leftist Social Democrats finalised their grand coalition on Monday and the country’s president nominated retired army general Nicolae Ciuca as prime minister, hoping to end a two-month long political stalemate. Romania, one of the European Union’s poorest members, has been in political paralysis since a centrist coalition government splintered in September, threatening economic recovery and efforts to cut large budget and trade deficits. “We’ve been working to create this solid coalition, and this government that is able to ensure Romania’s stability … Romanians are waiting for solutions to fight the impact of pandemic and the energy crisis,” Ciuca told reporters.

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