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The spike in new infections in Greece is raising concerns about a 'second wave'. The government has responded with renewed restrictions including all taverns, bars and discos in numerous well-known holiday regions having to close by midnight. Whereas anxiety is palpable in some media, others seek to calm fears.

More and more people have joined the opposition's protests since the election in Belarus a week ago, with around 100,000 demonstrators gathering in Minsk alone on Saturday. Employees at many key state companies have also gone on strike, and several state television journalists have publicly announced their support for the opposition. Will this be enough to topple President Alexander Lukashenko?

At the height of the holiday season, the number of people infected with coronavirus has spiked again in many countries. Travel warnings are being issued and holiday destinations declared high-risk areas once more. Some countries are trying to keep infections under control through large-scale testing of people returning from abroad. Commentators are critical of some of the measures.

In order to avoid the 30-percent fee charged by Apple and Google for offering apps in their stores, Epic Games, the producer of the video game Fortnite, integrated an alternative payment option into the latest version of the game. This prompted Apple and Google to remove Fortnite from their stores, and Epic responded with a lawsuit. Are the tech giants making too much profit at the expense of developers?