- The RIVM reports 5,223 new positive tests on Thursday. That is 621 more than on Wednesday.
- Last month, the number of unemployment benefits reached 208,000, a very low level according to CBS. In September, 9.1 million people were at work.
- It is unlikely that there will be an increase in pensions next year, writes NU.nl. A number of large pension funds have indicated this in their forecasts. The financial position has indeed improved, but not enough for an increase.
- The United Kingdom has signed a free trade agreement with New Zealand. Trade between the two countries amounts to 2.75 billion euros annually, reports De Volkskrant.
- Saudi Arabia and Australia have objected to a draft version of a leading UN climate report prepared by the IPCC. They opposed the conclusion that the use of fossil fuels should be phased out as quickly as possible. That reports the BBC based on a document that came into the hands of Greenpeace.
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