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Madrid, Oct 8 (EFE) .- (Camera: Archive) Spain has been at low risk of covid transmission since Thursday, for the first time since the end of July 2020, with a cumulative incidence of 48.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days.A situation that has been achieved thanks to the vaccination campaign (77.6% of the population already has the complete schedule) and the restrictions imposed by the communities, as well as the individual protection measures in recent months.ARCHIVE VIDEO OF THE SITUATION IN SPAIN
Ireland loses the EU's coveted top trade job, paying the price for mistakes made by Phil Hogan, who resigned after breaking coronavirus guidelines. Instead, the post of trade commissioner now goes to EU veteran Valdis Dombrovskis, a former Latvian prime minister who is seen as a steady pair of hands for one of the bloc's most sensitive jobs. Ireland, however, did better than expected in the reshuffle, with the important financial services portfolio going to the country's new commissioner, senior MEP Mairead McGuinness, the EU said. SOUNDBITE
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces that the EU will propose a bloc-wide guarantee that could raise 100 billion euros ($109 billion) to aid strained national unemployment schemes as millions of jobs are hit by efforts to slow the coronavirus outbreak. SOUNDBITE
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announces that the EU's executive arm will recommend that member states open formal membership talks with Bosnia. "The future of Bosnia and Herzegovina lies in our union," she says. SOUNDBITE
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk welcomes European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Belgium Prime minister Alexandre De Croo at chancellery in Warsaw, and they pose together for photos. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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