Saturday, October 2, 2021

Let's Do The News! (October 2, 2021)

                                               

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- The number of COVID deaths in the United States has exceeded over 700,000, the most in any country.

- US President Joe Biden made a surprise appearance in Congress, a day after it delayed a crucial vote on his 1.2 trillion-dollar infrastructure plan.

- Georgians are heading to the polls for the local elections, which are highly polarized following reports of violence and intimidation of opposition candidates.

- Ecuador to pardon 2,000 inmates from its overcrowded prisons to prevent further violence.

- Taiwan has sharply criticized China for the unprecedented number of Chinese aircraft crossed through the island's air defense zone.

- Toyota and Mazda's new Alabama plant began its operations with a new Mazda crossover based on the Toyota Corolla Cross the first to be made from this new plant.

- Nissan's AUTECH brand teases a new model to be unveiled this October 7th.



- James Bond actor Daniel Craig will get his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

- Televangelist Pat Robertson announced his retirement from The 700 Club after 6 decades of "history-making" TV ministry.

TTFN.

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