World roundup: October 19 2020

Oct 20, 2020

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Worldometer’s coronavirus figures for October 19:

40,635,300 confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide (9,164,891 active, +337,854 since yesterday)
1,122,758 reported fatalities (+4389 since yesterday)

According to Oxfam, climate change is pulverizing the developing world coming and going:

Poor countries are reported to have received about $60bn (£…