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Vienna (Austria), Sep 17 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Christian Bruna) On Friday the first trial against Austria began at the Vienna Province Court for alleged negligence by the authorities that would have caused thousands of covid infections. March 19, 2020 in the Ischgl ski resort.FOOTAGE OF APPEAL FROM THE START OF THE FIRST TRIAL AGAINST AUSTRIA FOR AN ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE BY THE AUTHORITIES THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THOUSANDS OF COVID-19 INFECTIONS IN MARCH 2020 AT THE ISCHGL SKI STATION.
College campuses across the U.S. are seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases. More than half of colleges across the country reported "spikes" in positive coronavirus cases. According to UPI, the data suggests that students and others may be "super-spreaders". Since the start of the pandemic, many colleges and universities across the country closed their campuses. Researchers say the data "confirm the widespread fear in early fall that colleges could become the new hot spots".
US Attorney General William Barr was potentially exposed to the novel coronavirus at a White House reception where attendees didn't wear masks. However, Business Insider reports Barr has refused to self-quarantine. The September 26 reception for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett has since been identified as a possible superspreader event. That designation came after several Republican lawmakers and White House associates announced they had tested positive for coronavirus. Others present who now have COVID-19 are President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, two GOP senators, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Suriname's highest court upheld a 20-year prison sentence for ex-president Desi Bouterse, who lost an appeal against his conviction for the 1982 killings of political opponents. The verdict puts an end to the legal saga surrounding the onetime strongman of the small Dutch-speaking South American nation, but some fear the decision could result in unrest. IMAGES
Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz arrives in a Vienna court as he goes on trial for allegedly giving false testimony amid wide-ranging corruption scandals that have rocked the country. Kurz is the highest profile figure implicated in the scandals. IMAGES
The World Health Organization's emergencies director Michael Ryan warns that China's official statistics "under-represent the true impact" of its Covid-19 outbreak, "particularly in terms of deaths". His comments come amid growing concern over China's steep rise in Covid infections since Beijing last month abruptly lifted years of hardline restrictions, with hospitals and crematoriums quickly overwhelmed. SOUNDBITE
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