October 30, Friday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline read by Ms. Yamamoto Miki

  1. French media say three people have been killed in a knife attack at a church in Nice, southern France.
  2. The European Union says it will financially support the transfer of COVID-19 patients across borders within the bloc. The move is aimed at preventing the collapse of healthcare systems in member countries with the resurgence of infections.
  3. The Chinese Communist Party has unveiled a set of long-term targets, but gave no indication of a possible successor to President Xi Jinping.