Portugal lifts restrictions, Women's March, Japan gets new prime minister, US Supreme Court resumes, Kosovo-Serbia border protest

Factal Forecast

Factal Forecast
Portugal lifts restrictions, Women's March, Japan gets new prime minister, US Supreme Court resumes, Kosovo-Serbia border protest
Sep 30, 2021 Episode 24
  • Portugal is set to lift nearly all remaining coronavirus restrictions on Friday as it leads the world in vaccinations.
  • The Women’s March is planning a rally across all 50 U.S. states on Saturday in response to controversial legislation introduced in Texas that significantly limits women’s access to abortion.
  • Japan’s parliament will likely convene on Monday in a special parliamentary session to confirm former foreign minister Fumio Kishida as the country’s new prime minister.
  • The U.S. Supreme Court will hold in-person oral arguments on Monday for the first time in the coronavirus era, however on a limited basis.
  • Ethnic Serbs block border in Kosovo -- an interview with Factal Editor Alex Moore.
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This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Awais Ahmad, Lara von der Brelie, David Wyllie, Jeff Landset and Alex Moore.  Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe. 

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