Donald Trump signs an executive order encouraging Americans to resist international restrictions on mining celestial objects, should the situation arise.
2020 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary
Fire on the grounds spread to three buildings including a woodwork factory.
Officials in Yemen report the country's first deaths from COVID-19 in the port city of Aden.
U.S. President Donald Trump announces the United States is suspending funding of the World Health Organization (WHO) pending an investigation of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic and its relationship with China.
ground warfare branch of Pakistan's military
New data from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array and Hubble Space Telescope, published in the Nature Astronomy journal, suggests interstellar comet 2I/Borisov contains large amounts of carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide.
The Mayor of Guayaquil, Cynthia Viteri, herself infected with COVID-19, condemns the federal government's response to the pandemic as the virus rapidly spreads inside the city. A joint military and police task force has collected at least 150 bodies off the streets. The government's spokesman Jorge Wated apologizes in a message broadcast on state television.
Yemen's internationally recognised government releases more than 470 prisoners from detention facilities in areas under its control amid growing concerns the virus could spread in Yemen's overcrowded jails. The United Nations Human Rights Council has called for the release of all political prisoners.
Scottish comedian and member of comedy double act Little and Large, Eddie Large, dies due to complications from COVID-19 at Southmead Hospital in Bristol.
GNA forces recapture the city of Sabratha, and the nearby town of Sorman in the Zawiya District, while seizing armored vehicles and weapons belonging to the Libyan National Army.
The first United Nations Security Council meeting on the pandemic is held in a closed video-conference session.
An autonomous region in northern Syria (under the control of the Syrian opposition)
Prisoners riot in Russia's high-security Penal Colony No 15 in the Siberian city of Angarsk over complaints of mistreatment by the guards.
On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis speaks at Santo Spirito in Sassia and warns about being struck by a worse virus of forgetting the poor and of “selfish indifference.”
France reports 1,355 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 5,387, the new figures include deaths in retirement homes for the first time.
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš condemns this as foreign interference, while Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov dismisses allegations of Russian involvement as "another hoax".
Fifty crew members on the cruise ship Costa Atlantica test positive for COVID-19 after it docks in Nagasaki, Japan.
Ministry of Health and Medical Education
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
Former President of Ecuador Rafael Correa is found guilty on corruption charges and sentenced to eight years in prison. Correa is also banned from participating in politics until 2045.
homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community
None of the injuries is considered life-threatening.
Vice-convener of Sham's organization, Figo Chan, is also arrested Saturday afternoon by Hong Kong police.
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
Israel is expected to commemorate its Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony without public gatherings.
instruction to Federal government issued by the President of the United States
maritime warfare branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guard
The government bans vehicles from entering or leaving the Jakarta metropolitan area to prevent Mudik, a local observance in which migrants and migrant workers return home for Ramadan.
Over 2,000 Israelis protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of endangering democracy in the country and using the coronavirus crisis to escape prosecution on corruption charges.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic
Kiribatians head to the polls to elect members of the House of Assembly in the second round of voting.
small mobile medical unit, or mini hospital, that temporarily takes care of casualties on-site
Christian festival and holiday the resurrection of Jesus Christ
President Donald Trump signs a US$484 billion interim coronavirus relief bill that will add another $310 billion to the small-business Paycheck Protection Program, as well as provide billions in aid to hospitals and for testing.
Twenty-seven people died in Solomon Islands after their boat capsized during the Cyclone Harold.
Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2020–2021)
The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, pardons 599 prisoners, including 336 foreigners.
Israel's day of commemoration for the Jews who perished in the Holocaust
Horn of Africa, Western Asia and South Asia
officials say China may have conducted low-yield nuclear weapon tests in its Lop Nur test site in violation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
Syrian businessman and Syriatel owner Rami Makhlouf makes an "unprecedented" public appeal to his cousin, President Bashar al-Assad, on Facebook, saying a "cadre of officials" are seeking to seize his assets. Makhlouf, who was a part of President al-Assad's inner circle, says he will pay the President himself but not the state.
Turkish-backed GNA forces say they have shot down three Sukhoi Su-22 jets belonging to forces loyal to Field marshal Khalifa Haftar.
Whiting Petroleum Corporation declares bankruptcy.
Five people are killed in a mass shooting in Yelatma, Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The suspect has been arrested and said he shot dead four men and one woman for "talking too loudly".
astronomical object in interstellar space, such as a comet
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 4,244 new cases and 569 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the United Kingdom's death toll to 2,921 and 33,718 confirmed cases.
France reports 833 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest number of deaths recorded in a single day, bringing the country's death toll to 8,911 and the number of cases to 98,010. Health Minister Olivier Véran says, "We have not reached the end of the ascent of this epidemic."
The number of worldwide cases of COVID-19 surpasses three million.
A suicide bombing in Char Asiab, Kabul Province, kills three civilians and injures 15.
Unknown gunmen attack the headquarters of the government-backed Pan Say militia in Muse, Shan State. The attackers opened fire with small arms and artillery before fleeing in cars and motorbikes. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mozambique police say 52 male villagers were killed by Islamist militants earlier this month in the Muidumbe District, Cabo Delgado Province, after they refused to join their ranks.
The United States Navy confirms the first death of a sailor serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Over 500 sailors on the ship have tested positive for the virus.
Warsaw commemorates the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but memorial observances were moved to the internet due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Saudi Arabia says it will end flogging as a form of punishment, according to a government document.
STC forces, which seized control of the base on February 18, fled before the operation began.
Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
It results in only minor injuries of two truck drivers.
process of planting, growing and harvesting cannabis
United States Navy Captain Brett Crozier is dismissed as the commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier after he publicly raised concerns about a COVID-19 outbreak on the ship. U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly says the commander "exercised extremely poor judgement". At least 100 people aboard the vessel have been reportedly infected.
Georgia reports its first death from COVID-19; that of a 79-year-old woman who had other illnesses and underlying health conditions.
person who provides advice on how to deal with the news media
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 881 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 7,978 with 65,077 total confirmed cases.
2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
British Labour Party leadership election
In American football, the National Football League starts its draft for the 2020 season, with the Cincinnati Bengals selecting Joe Burrow with the first overall pick.
death toll to 18,693 and 500,399 confirmed cases.
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 936 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the UK's death toll to 7,095.
terrorism motivated by right-wing and far-right ideologies
The Federal Security Service carries out an anti-terrorist raid near Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, to thwart planned attacks in the city. Three suspects, reportedly linked to ISIL, are killed in an exchange of gunfire.
The election has been mired in controversy over fears of the coronavirus spreading at polling stations, threats of Islamist violence, and the kidnapping of opposition politician Soumaïla Cissé.
The organization, Russian Imperial Movement, is believed to have trained the perpetrators of a series of terrorist attacks in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2016.
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
kinetic energy device designed to destroy satellites in orbit
The Ankara prosecutor's office launches an investigation into a lawyers' organization which condemned the head of the Directorate of Religious Affairs for implying that homosexuality causes human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The investigation is launched on the basis that the organization may have insulted Turks' religious values.
Spain's Ministry of Health reports 7,500 new cases and 932 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 10,935 and 117,710 confirmed cases.
official government news agency of Saudi Arabia
Five rockets hit Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, with no casualties reported. The Taliban denies responsibility and ISIL claims responsibility.
A man kills his wife, brother and seven others in Baakline, Lebanon, in the country's worst mass shooting in years, before being arrested.
the activity of migrants/migrant workers to return to their hometown
relatively small nuclear weapon designed for battlefield use alongside conventional forces
The death toll from coronavirus in Italy has reached 19,889 people. Italy has the second highest number of deaths in the world, after the United States.
The United States Navy confirms the first death of a sailor serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.
A major blackout is reported in western and southern Libya, according to the General Electricity Company of Libya, which says its control teams are trying to figure out the reason behind the power outage.
Russia reports 5,642 new confirmed cases and 51 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing Russia's death toll to 456 and 52,763 total cases.
roadway for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage
The Saudi-led coalition announces the extension of a unilateral ceasefire by one month to fight the pandemic. The Houthis did not accept the coalition's previous ceasefire that expired Thursday. Reportedly, the Houthis "want a lifting of air and sea blockades imposed by the coalition to the regions they control before agreeing to a ceasefire".
Voters in Wisconsin go to the polls in their primary elections.
The Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons the Chinese ambassador after an article claiming that Kazakhs are "eager to return to China" and "do not have too many complaints" about China's historical invasions of Kazakhstan is published on the private Chinese website Sohu.
A 5-year-old boy dies from COVID-19, becoming Europe's youngest victim of the virus to date.
bilateral relations between United States and Pakistan
archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean and British Overseas Territory
short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area
most populous city in the United States of America
unscientific claims wrongly presented as scientific
A bridge between the towns of Caprigliola and Albiano Magra in Tuscany, Italy, collapses. It results in only minor injuries of two truck drivers.
King Salman issues a royal decree, declaring that people will no longer be executed for crimes they were convicted of when they were minors.
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
Spain evacuates its troops from Mali after several soldiers become infected with COVID-19. The troops were part of the European Union's EUTM Mali training mission.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards announces it has increased patrols of the Persian Gulf following a confrontation between its Navy and the U.S.'s on Wednesday, and warns that "any error in calculation on [a foreign vessel's] part will receive a decisive response".
exhibition and conference centre in Solihull near Birmingham, England
The government of Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation.
A 56-year-old urologist becomes the first Russian doctor to die from COVID-19 at a hospital in Moscow.
Bonanno crime family mobster Vincent Asaro is granted compassionate release and released from the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Missouri due to the coronavirus pandemic.
oblast and federal subject in Ural Federal District, Russia
A shootout between rival cartel gangs in Chihuahua, Mexico, kills at least 19 people.
extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth
German city on the banks of the Rhine and of the Moselle
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Malta
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 is reported on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba.
Nigerian Chief of Staff to the President Abba Kyari dies from COVID-19 in Lagos. Kyari is the highest profile person to die from the virus in Nigeria so far. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reports 493 total cases and 17 deaths from COVID-19.
A court in Pakistan overturns the convictions of four men for the murder of Daniel Pearl. The men have been jailed for 18 years.
France reports 1,438 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 17,167 with 133,470 total cases. The latest figures include deaths from COVID-19 in care homes over the three-day Easter weekend.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
Polish MPs, with 230–226 votes and two abstained, pass a bill under which the presidential election in May will be held by postal vote only. The bill now goes to the upper house, the Senate, for debate.
As of this date, Michigan has 20,346 confirmed cases with 959 deaths.
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 737 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 10,612. The UK becomes the fourth country in Europe, after Italy, Spain and France, to surpass 10,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Two former high-ranking members of the Syrian Army go on trial in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, for alleged war crimes committed during the Syrian Civil War. This is the first time that Syrian military officials are being prosecuted for their roles in the conflict.
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
details regarding the COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
Prince and governor of Riyadh Region Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud is admitted to an intensive care unit after testing positive for COVID-19. It's reported that at least 150 members of the royal family have been infected.
Runs the diplomatic relations of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with other countries
According to the United States Navy, a Russian SU-35 fighter jet intercepts a U.S.
most senior politician within the Labour Party in the United Kingdom
While the country has registered relatively few cases and two deaths, Altom says that if it spreads, the country is not prepared to face it.
66 radio telescopes in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Michigan
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New York
Former Bangladesh Army officer Abdul Majed is executed for his involvement in the 1975 assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country's first president.
Ford Motor Company extends the suspension of vehicle and engine production at most of its manufacturing sites in Europe to May 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Indian Council of Medical Research advises all states to suspend using COVID-19 rapid test kits for two days, after some kits were found to be faulty.
Russian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Russia
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. economy
The migrants will be transported to Iquique where they will spend 14 days in quarantine before finally returning to Bolivia.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States rises by 2,228 in a single day, the highest number of COVID-19 linked deaths reported in any country in a single day, as total cases rise to over 600,000.
A Taliban spokesman says that the group has recalled its negotiators with the government in response to the latter's refusal to release Taliban prisoners.
The Robert Koch Institute reports 2,866 new confirmed cases and 315 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing Germany's death toll to 3,569 and 130,450 total cases.
officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, or marines
neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, United States
Since mid-March, 26.4 million have filed, which is more than 15 percent of the workforce.
Polish MPs, with 230–226 votes and two abstained, pass a bill under which the presidential election in May will be held by postal vote only.
2019 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China
United Airlines reports a $2.1 billion loss in the first quarter of this year, blaming restrictions on the aviation industry due to the coronavirus pandemic.
EU finance ministers agree on a €540 billion loan package to alleviate the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is released from hospital after days in intensive care.
second largest city of Bangladesh, situated at the southwestern part of the country
Following criticism by the US government, the government of Sindh prevents the release of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three other men. Yesterday, the Sindh High Court overturned their convictions for the murder of Daniel Pearl. The Pakistani Foreign Minister says the "[release] order shall be challenged at a higher forum".
head of the executive branch of New York City's government
Four police officers are killed, making it the deadliest incident for law enforcement in the history of Victoria.
The Saudi-led coalition announces the extension of a unilateral ceasefire by one month to fight the pandemic.
details of ongoing viral outbreak on naval ships
A prison riot at the Lurigancho jail over demands for better sanitary measures and COVID-19 medical care in San Juan de Lurigancho, Peru, leaves nine inmates dead, according to the National Penitentiary Institute.
spread of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Poland in during the 2020 pandemic
The repatriation was due for February, but was delayed due to technical issues and Malaysia's ongoing political crisis.
sovereign state in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
Italian Minister of Economic Development Stefano Patuanelli announces the government will nationalize the country's main flag carrier Alitalia by June, claiming the airline will go bankrupt otherwise.
Fourteen people are injured in a chain-reaction accident involving up to 60 vehicles, during the morning rush hour on Chicago's Kennedy Expressway, as unseasonable, wintry weather strikes the city.
Fiji declares a 30-day state of natural disaster in areas affected by Cyclone Harold.
A Texas man opens fire with an AK-47 style rifle at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., in a suspected hate crime. No one is injured, and the shooter is arrested and charged.
Mayor of Prague's sixth municipal district Ondřej Kolář announces on Prima televize that he is under police protection after a Russian man made attempts on his life, possibly due to his removal of a statue of World War II-era Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev from the city's square.
international organization of petroleum-exporting countries
American movie theater chain AMC Theatres states it will no longer host movies produced by Universal Studios, in response to The Wall Street Journal reporting that NBCUniversal plans to release its movies simultaneously in cinemas and streaming moving forward.
Turnout is at 66.2 percent, the highest in a legislative election since 1992.
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
Sudan's Health Minister Akram Ali Altom says that his country urgently needs US$120 million to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
Russian politician and diplomat (born 1967)
maritime patrol aircraft family by Boeing
The ruling Democratic Party and its affiliate Together Citizens' Party are projected to win 180 seats, a record high for any political parties in South Korean history.
California reports the first prison inmate death from complications related to COVID-19.
OPEC+ holds an emergency meeting to try to agree on output cuts due to decreased demand for oil due to the coronavirus pandemic. Russia says it has "no plans to discuss oil markets with the leadership of Saudi Arabia or the U.S. on Thursday".
Haiti reports the country's first death from COVID-19, a 55-year-old man with underlying health conditions.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is admitted to hospital 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on religion
Justice Minister of Hirshabelle State, Khalif Mumin Tohow, becomes the second person to die from COVID-19 in Somalia. The state minister recently travelled back from the United Kingdom.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reports 731 more deaths in the state from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the state to date, bringing the state's death toll to 5,489 and 138,836 infections.
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Jihadist militant group in the Philippines
Situation in which a Spanish Government is empowered to perform special actions
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reports 779 more deaths from COVID-19 in the state, the highest daily death toll in the state to date, bringing its death toll to 6,268, with 149,316 total cases.
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 684 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 3,605 and 38,168 confirmed cases.
2020 Republican Party presidential primaries
selection of the Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in 2020
The Philippines ambassador to Lebanon, Bernardita Catalla, dies from COVID-19 in Beirut, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer also extends the state's stay-at-home order, which was set to expire on April 13, until April 30, and adds several new social distancing restrictions.
The Ligue de Football Professionnel awards Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
addendum of a varying number of raka'at to Isha prayer during Ramadan
Results show that four women win seats in the parliament and that most ministers of the current government keep their seats, including President Taneti Mamau.
temporary hospital in England, during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Former Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril dies in Egypt from COVID-19 at the age of 67.
Category 5 tropical cyclone in 2020, affecting Vanuatu and several other Oceanic countries
Michigan becomes the third state to surpass 20,000 cases of COVID-19, after New York and New Jersey. As of this date, Michigan has 20,346 confirmed cases with 959 deaths.
The attack was claimed by the affiliate of al-Qaeda in the region.
American politician, Governor of Wyoming
COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Italian Minister of Economic Development Stefano Patuanelli announces the government will nationalize the country's main flag carrier Alitalia by June, claiming the airline will go bankrupt otherwise. This reverses earlier plans to have it fully privatized.
Missouri becomes the first U.S. state to file a lawsuit against the Chinese government over the coronavirus pandemic, claiming the government is responsible for the virus's negative impact on the state's economy and that the nation is "hoarding" masks.
China revises the coronavirus death toll upward in Wuhan, where the virus originated, adding 1,290 more fatalities to bring the country's reported deaths from COVID-19 to 4,632.
Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo Cars resumes full production at its plant in Torslanda, Sweden, which had been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 26, 2020.
Former CNN contributor and press secretary for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign Kayleigh McEnany is appointed as the new White House Press Secretary.
ground warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces
Six activists of the Free Papua Movement are sentenced by an Indonesian court to 8–9 months in prison for treason. The ruling is condemned by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as a violation of their freedom of speech and assembly.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that the country will ease its lockdown on April 27 if progress is maintained.
Unrest breaks out in Paris, Berlin, and in Vladikavkaz as people oppose lockdowns.
A 36-year-old man is arrested for attempting to firebomb a Jewish assisted living facility in Longmeadow, Massachusetts on April 3. His arrest is part of a larger investigation into a white supremacist group suspected of plotting mass killings online. He is charged with two counts of attempted arson, but is released the next day.
Head of the Government of the Czech Republic
China ends the lockdown in Wuhan, as controls on outbound travel in Wuhan are officially lifted just after Tuesday midnight.
Malians head to the polls in a second round of voting to elect a new National Assembly. The election has been mired in controversy over fears of the coronavirus spreading at polling stations, threats of Islamist violence, and the kidnapping of opposition politician Soumaïla Cissé.
county in Virginia, United States; part of Washington metropolitan area
Notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks in 2020
Pio Tikoduadua, a member of Fiji's National Federation Party, is arrested after he uploaded a video to Facebook denouncing police brutality. His party demands his immediate release.
Saudi Arabia announces the Great Mosque of Mecca and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, the two holiest mosques in Islam, will remain closed throughout Ramadan this year.
Three of the humans it lives with have also tested positive for the disease.
American multinational mass media company
An adviser to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord says Haftar has exposed himself as an authoritarian.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
A 5-year-old boy dies from COVID-19, becoming Europe's youngest victim of the virus to date. He had underlying health conditions.
The leader of the main opposition United Future Party, Hwang Kyo-ahn resigns from his post after his party's defeat.
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
In a 6–3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that convictions for serious crimes requires a unanimous decision by the jury, overturning the conviction of the plaintiff, a Louisiana man, and the 1972 case Apodaca v. Oregon.
borough of New York City, New York, United States
Over the last week, 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits.
Michigan becomes the third state to surpass 20,000 cases of COVID-19, after New York and New Jersey.
More than 50,000 people have now died in the United States from COVID-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Miami Police disperses crowds who violated social distancing guidelines during David Guetta's coronavirus relief concert in the city.
Turkey deploys the Gendarmerie General Command to the eastern city of Batman after a riot erupts inside the city's Type-M prison. The riot comes after the Turkish parliament approved the release of 100,000 inmates due to COVID-19, but excluded journalists and political prisoners, many of whom are Kurds.
Large sections of the prison are set on fire, and casualties are reported.
The National Health Service announces that two more Nightingale field hospitals will be built at Harrogate Convention Centre in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, and the University of the West of England in Bristol.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigns amid controversy surrounding his comments regarding Captain Brett Crozier, former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Modly had referred to Crozier, whom he relieved of command on 3 April, as "too naïve or too stupid" to be in command following the leak of a letter the captain had sent pleading for help with the COVID-19 outbreak on his ship.
revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status
overview of the political system in Saudi Arabia
Delta Air Lines announces it is suspending flights to several small-hub airports after losing $534 million in the first quarter of this year due to aviation restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The United Nations human rights office says that Myanmar has been carrying out daily airstrikes in Rakhine and Chin states and that at least 32 civilians (mostly women and children) have been killed since March 23.
The Wuhan Zall football team returns to Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, after their lockdown restrictions have been lifted.
No one is injured, and the shooter is arrested and charged.
Scotland's Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood resigns after breaking her own rules on COVID-19 restrictions by visiting her second home in Elie and Earlsferry. She had been warned by police about her conduct.
The state minister recently travelled back from the United Kingdom.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The new figures include previously unreported deaths in retirement homes.
The World Bank releases US$150 million to support the Dominican Republic's efforts to contain COVID-19.
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives
Abu Sayyaf militants ambush and kill 11 Philippine Army troops and wound 14 others in the southern Sulu Province, according to general officer Cirilito Sobejana.
Foreign Minister of Bangladesh AK Abdul Momen says that it is not the responsibility of his country to rescue more than 500 Rohingya refugees who have been at sea for weeks.
Chad reportedly ends its military participation with the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) countering Boko Haram, saying Chadian ground forces will no longer operate outside its borders.
US-based movie theater chain in the US and Europe
A 30-year-old man is arrested and charged with making terroristic threats after he allegedly threatened to kill his father and his ex-girlfriends, as well as blow up the Alice in Wonderland statue in Central Park.
Malta reports its first death from COVID-19, a 92-year-old woman with underlying health problems, as total cases rise to 299.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that the state will begin testing residents for COVID-19 antibodies as the state plans to reopen the economy.
In a deal brokered by South African mediators, Lesotho's government says that Prime Minister Tom Thabane "will immediately resign", in a "dignified and secure" exit from power. Thabane is accused of murdering his ex-wife Lipolelo Thabane in 2017.
George Pell wins his appeal in the High Court of Australia against child sexual abuse convictions.
A bridge between the towns of Caprigliola and Albiano Magra in Tuscany, Italy, collapses.
Sir Keir Starmer wins the 2020 Labour Party leadership election in the United Kingdom and becomes Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition.
Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, incumbent Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta dies from cancer at the age of 75.
Somalia reports its first death from COVID-19 as the cases reach 12.
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya condemns the cut-off of water supply to the capital Tripoli, after an armed group seized a Great Man-Made River control station. The armed group is reportedly using the water cut-off, affecting two million people, to secure the release of detained family members.
network of pipes that supplies water to the Sahara Desert in Libya
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White Alliance leader Benny Gantz agree on a deal to form a unity government, thus ending more than a year of political deadlock. As part of the deal, Netanyahu will hold onto his position for 18 more months, with Gantz replacing him afterwards.
Bolivia and Chile agree on a deal to return home hundreds of Bolivian migrants stranded at a makeshift camp in Santiago.
Chief Minister Howard Quayle confirms the Isle of Man's first death from COVID-19, a patient with underlying health conditions at Noble’s Hospital.
head of government of the United Kingdom
metropolitan county in North West England
public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States
Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling files for bankruptcy due to the oil price collapse, following the reduction in oil demand during the global coronavirus pandemic.
Chief of Staff to the President (Nigeria)
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons finds there are "reasonable grounds to believe" that the Syrian Air Force was responsible for three chemical weapon attacks in March 2017 that affected 106 people in the opposition-held village of Al-Lataminah.
In an address to the nation, President Peter Mutharika reports Malawi's first confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Most recent parliamentary election in Kiribati
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps deploys the country's first military satellite, using a new satellite carrier called "Ghased" ("Messenger").
any attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of a computer system
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs condemns the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom after the Commission in its annual report recommends placing India on the "countries of particular concern" blacklist over the Citizenship Amendment Act, the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, and controversial comments made by Home Minister Amit Shah, among others.
Afghan intelligence agency National Directorate of Security announces that security forces have arrested 20 ISIL–KP fighters, including leader Aslam Farooqi.
The Philippines reports 220 new confirmed cases and 50 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 297 with 4,648 total cases.
communist state in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extends India's nationwide lockdown until May 3.
A Turkish Naval Forces warship launches missiles at LNA positions near the city of Ajaylat in western Libya.
national government of the United States
Students of Outside Creek Elementary School in California attend classes despite Governor Gavin Newsom's order to close all schools in the state.
overview about the coronavirus outbreak in Belgium in 2020
weapon using combustion or an explosive charge to propel a projectile
GNA forces say they shot down a Wing Loong drone used by the LNA over Ajaylat as clashes continue.
island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean
British Conservative party politician (born 1967)
Kiribati postpones its parliamentary elections for a week.
highest political office in Ecuador; head of state and head of government of Ecuador
A fire at a four-story warehouse under construction in Icheon, South Korea, kills 38 construction workers and injures 10 others. An additional 40 people remain unaccounted for. The fire is the most deadly in the country since 2003.
The United Nations Human Rights Council has called for the release of all political prisoners.
The Department of Health and Social Care confirms the UK's death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 20,000. It joins the United States, Italy, Spain and France as the fifth nation to reach this total.
The death toll in a tornado outbreak that devastated the Southeastern United States on April 12–13 rises to 35.
ongoing viral pandemic in New York state, United States
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
mechanical process where a wellbore is drilled below the seabed
island territory of the United States of America
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
private university in Baltimore, Maryland
Chilean president Sebastián Piñera takes pictures in an empty Plaza Baquedano, symbol of mass protests calling for his resignation. The image provokes outrage after the protests were halted due to the coronavirus pandemic and a quarantine was declared.
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 4,342 new confirmed cases and 717 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 11,329 and 88,621 total cases.
At least 32 others are treated at the scene.
Officials of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine announce the successful extinguishment of all open fires in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns Governor Tony Evers's order to postpone tomorrow's primary elections. Furthermore, the Supreme Court of the United States rules 5–4 in favor of the Republican National Committee to overturn a lower court decision extending absentee ballot eligibility in the Wisconsin primary election to those ballots postmarked by April 13, ruling that ballots postmarked after April 7 will be invalidated.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
The United States-led CJTF–OIR hands over Al-Taqaddum Air Base to Iraqi security forces. It is the fourth military base to be returned to Iraq in recent weeks.
At least 18 people in Nigeria have been killed by police during the enforcement of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The state has 1,076 deaths and 21,504 cases as of this date.
government agency responsible for the collection, analysis or exploitation of information and intelligence
U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign files a defamation lawsuit against Wisconsin TV station WJFW-TV for airing an advertisement by Priorities USA Action which criticizes Trump's response to COVID-19.
The outbreak has killed more than 2,200 people since August 2018.
Over 500 Venezuelan migrants block a major toll road in northern Bogotá, Colombia, demanding they be allowed to return home after the coronavirus pandemic caused economic opportunities to dry up.
The Robert Koch Institute reports 5,323 new confirmed cases and 266 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing Germany's death toll to 2,373 with 113,525 total cases.
The decision comes after four more mobile phone masts are set on fire, and broadband engineers have received threats, in several UK cities.
place for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification or burial
A suicide bombing in Char Asiab, Kabul Province, kills three civilians and injures 15. No group has claimed responsibility yet.
United States President Donald Trump announces that United States Navy ships will be deployed to Venezuela on an anti-drug mission.
Presumptive nominee Joe Biden wins the mail-in Wyoming caucuses.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio announces that major parades scheduled for June, such as NYC Pride March and Puerto Rican Day Parade, are cancelled this year.
French professional league for association football clubs
The United Kingdom's Falkland Islands reports their first confirmed case of COVID-19. The patient is reported to be in stable condition at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley.
Credit Suisse will thus be the first foreign bank to own a majority of such a company since the easing of rules about foreign ownership in 2018.
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reaches more than one million worldwide.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi officially endorses former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive nominee in the Democratic Party primaries.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
oversight body for the National Health Service in England
diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya condemns the cut-off of water supply to the capital Tripoli, after an armed group seized a Great Man-Made River control station.
Gunmen raid multiple villages in Nigeria's Katsina State, killing at least 47 people, according to police.
The COVID-19 critical care NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham is opened inside the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull, England. It can treat up to 4,000 COVID-19 patients.
Loughman defeated former foreign minister Ralph Regenvanu, who received 21 votes.
The government's spokesman Jorge Wated apologizes in a message broadcast on state television.
Chinese quarantine effort in Hubei Province in response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
American human lunar spaceflight program
The United States-led CJTF–OIR hands over Al-Taqaddum Air Base to Iraqi security forces.
French National Association Football League
state highway in Arlington County, Virginia, United States
The Libyan National Army confirms one of its Mi-35 helicopters has been shot down near Misrata, killing three crew members onboard.
With 20,071 deaths, the United States' death toll from COVID-19 passes that of Italy and becomes the country with the highest number of known COVID-19 deaths in the world.
act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners
Ruy Gonçalo do Valle Peixoto de Villas Boas succees him as Lieutenant ad interim of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reports no new community transmissions of COVID-19 for the first time since the pandemic began, effectively eliminating the spread of the virus.
List of first overall National Football League Draft picks
port city and temporary capital of Yemen
Turkey will free one-third of its prisoners to curb the spread of COVID-19. At least 45,000 prisoners will be freed until the end of May, with the exception of those accused of terrorist offenses, as well as journalists and politicians accused of plotting the 2016 coup attempt.
Several hospitals across the Czech Republic, and authorities at Prague Airport say they have thwarted numerous cyberattacks against them since yesterday.
Nigerian Chief of Staff to the President Abba Kyari dies from COVID-19 in Lagos.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Japan
historic nation and a self-governing British Crown dependency
An exchange of artillery fire between India and Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC), kills three civilians, including a child, in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, according to Kashmir Police Chief K. Vijay Kumar. Pakistan Army general Babar Iftikhar says two Pakistani civilians are injured.
Date: March 18, 1968 – present (54 years, 10 months, 1 week and 2 days)
facility directly owned and operated by or for the military
activity to defend against or prevent terrorist actions
Dubai extends their 24-hour curfew by one week.
Paul McCartney's handwritten copy of The Beatles' "Hey Jude" is sold in a virtual auction for US$910,000, almost six times its estimated value.
Citizens of Kiribati cast their votes in the first round of the country's latest parliamentary election.
Former England international and Leeds United F.C. footballer Norman Hunter dies from COVID-19.
Michigan's death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 1,000. The state has 1,076 deaths and 21,504 cases as of this date. Governor Gretchen Whitmer also extends the state's stay-at-home order, which was set to expire on April 13, until April 30, and adds several new social distancing restrictions.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns China's decision yesterday to establish administrative districts in the disputed Paracel and Spratly Islands, saying it violates Vietnam's sovereignty.
Gunmen on motorbikes attack a military base in Bamba, Gao, Mali, killing at least 25 soldiers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
global international and intergovernmental organization
second-largest city in Sweden and capital of the Västra Götaland County
Prince and governor of Riyadh Region Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud is admitted to an intensive care unit after testing positive for COVID-19.
Turkey deploys the Gendarmerie General Command to the eastern city of Batman after a riot erupts inside the city's Type-M prison.
terrorist cell afiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
He is charged with two counts of attempted arson, but is released the next day.
President Rodrigo Duterte extends the lockdown and home quarantine measures on Luzon until April 30.
pandemic in North Carolina, United States
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
armed rebel group active in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
American aerospace developer and manufacturer
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
international organization based in The Hague
7101 Gateway West Blvd. El Paso, Texas, United States
Turkey blocks access to the websites of Saudi Press Agency and Emirates News Agency in response to Saudi Arabia blocking access to Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency a few days ago.
oil prices for May contract settle at an all-time low, finishing down over 300% to −$37.63 per barrel.
A prison riot breaks out at a high-security prison in Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, allegedly in response to an officer beating an inmate. Large sections of the prison are set on fire, and casualties are reported.
European organisation dedicated to space exploration
person or other organism that has become infected with a pathogen without displaying signs or symptoms
The government announces that all flights to and from the island nation are suspended, as of midnight on April 1.
The image provokes outrage after the protests were halted due to the coronavirus pandemic and a quarantine was declared.
association football club based in Paris, France
The French Ministry of Armed Forces reports 668 sailors, more than a third of the crew of its flagship aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, have tested positive for COVID-19.
It joins the United States, Italy, Spain and France as the fifth nation to reach this total.
The Pentagon formally releases three videos of "unidentified aerial phenomena" encountered by United States Navy pilots after determining the videos "do not reveal any sensitive capabilities or systems". The footage was previously leaked by Luis Elizondo in 2017.
municipality in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
Reactions to the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
naval warfare branch of Turkey's military
A Taliban spokesman announces the release of 20 government prisoners in response to the latter's release of 300 Taliban prisoners since Wednesday.
Convener of the Civil Human Rights Front of Hong Kong, Jimmy Sham, warns police to expect "more resistance than ever" as veteran pro-democracy activists are arrested in a mass raid. Sham also says plans for a mass rally on July 1 are underway.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation
Gunmen on motorbikes attack a military base in Bamba, Gao, Mali, killing at least 25 soldiers.
United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners
Wyoming's Governor Mark Gordon reports the state's first death from COVID-19 in Johnson County, meaning all 50 U.S.
group of metabolic disorders characterized by high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period
Two people are killed and five others are injured in a mass stabbing in Romans-sur-Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. A man from Sudan was arrested at the scene. The attack is treated and investigated as a terrorist incident.
In a separate incident, Lebanese security forces thwart a mass escape attempt at a prison in Beqaa Governorate, which relatives of inmates say is linked to fears of COVID-19.
No group has claimed responsibility yet.
history of "China"'s participation in the UN
series of shootings in Nova Scotia, Canada
Governor Ron DeSantis issues a stay-at-home order.
Citing jobs and the ongoing pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump announces he will sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the United States.
The United States Food and Drug Administration asks companies to stop selling all forms of the heartburn drug Ranitidine (Zantac). The agency says some medications contain a nitrosamine impurity called N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen.
rallies against restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
Midst of Somali sea–Arabian Sea-Gulf of Aden
Taiwan strongly rejects accusations from the World Health Organization's Director-General Tedros Adhanom that it "condoned racist attacks" on him, and demands an apology.
Mayor of Prague's sixth municipal district Ondřej Kolář announces on Prima televize that he is under police protection after a Russian man made attempts on his life, possibly due to his removal of a statue of World War II-era Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev from the city's square. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš condemns this as foreign interference, while Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov dismisses allegations of Russian involvement as "another hoax".
Brazil becomes the first country in the Southern Hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, as the death toll rises to 1,068 and 19,789 total cases, according to Johns Hopkins University.
demarcation line between India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir
Saudi Arabia executes a 33-year-old Yemeni man convicted for an attack on a Spanish dance troupe last year, which resulted in two dancers injured.
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
set of ideologies holding that Islam should guide social and political as well as personal life
Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia)
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
Taiwan donates 10 million masks to countries hardest hit by COVID-19.
Johns Hopkins University records 2,108 more deaths from COVID-19 in the United States, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the U.S. death toll to 18,693 and 500,399 confirmed cases. The U.S. becomes the first country to report over 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day.
A 30-year-old man is arrested and charged with making terroristic threats after he allegedly threatened to kill his father and his ex-girlfriends, as well as blow up the Alice in Wonderland statue in Central Park. Explosive devices are discovered in his Upper West Side apartment.
The Kurdish-controlled area of Syria confirms the first death from COVID-19 in Qamishli; that of a 53-year-old man who tested positive postmortem.
The Philippine Department of Health initiates a nationwide "mass" testing program, but prioritizes the critically ill and vulnerable.
A tornado outbreak occurs in the Southeastern United States.
Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic
city and county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States
A fast radio burst is detected from the Magnetar SGR 1935+2154, the first ever detected inside the Milky Way, and the first to be linked to a known source.
crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to property
cellular telephone site where antennae and electronic communications equipment are placed — typically on a radio mast, tower, or other raised structure — to create a cell (or adjacent cells) in a cellular network
British Egyptian rapper and suspected militant of ISIL
The President of New Caledonia Thierry Santa self-quarantines after a member of his crisis management team tested positive for COVID-19.
France reports 1,053 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the country's death toll to 7,560 and 89,953 cases.
liberal political party in South Korea (2014– )
capital and most populous city of France
payments made by authorized bodies to unemployed people
Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin tenders resignation over disagreement with the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party as to the upcoming presidential election. He stated at a press conference that the election scheduled for May 10, should be postponed, while the government pushes for the election amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gowin also resigns as Minister of Science and Higher Education.
Schools in Belarus reopen, but authorities say that parents are allowed to keep their children at home despite lifting of restrictions.
legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts
informal diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran
100 N Capitol Ave, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
The 2019–20 Eredivisie season is declared void by the Royal Dutch Football Association.
Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin tenders resignation over disagreement with the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party as to the upcoming presidential election.
footballer Norman Hunter dies from COVID-19.
2020 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary
Process of ending the War in Afghanistan
Russia says it has "no plans to discuss oil markets with the leadership of Saudi Arabia or the U.S.
Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)
executive department of the government of the Philippines in charge of foreign affairs
OPEC and allies strike a deal to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day, the largest such cut agreed upon, starting May 1.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Russia
United States Navy Captain Brett Crozier, recently relieved of his command of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt after his letter pleading for aid for the coronavirus outbreak aboard his ship was leaked to the press, tests positive for COVID-19.
The European Space Agency/JAXA space probe BepiColombo makes its final gravity assist around Earth, and is now on course for Venus, where it will make several gravity assist manoeuvres before finally arriving at Mercury in 2025.
statutory office and the head of the U.S. Department of the Navy
In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration designates a white supremacist group, based in Russia, as a terrorist organization, and imposes individual sanctions on its leaders.
The government confirms its first death from COVID-19.
2020 edition of the Tour de France, the cycling race.
The Pentagon formally releases three videos of "unidentified aerial phenomena" encountered by United States Navy pilots after determining the videos "do not reveal any sensitive capabilities or systems".
New York City mobster and Caporegime in the Bonanno Crime Family
France reports 1,417 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, raising the country's death toll to 10,238.
Brazilian politician and 38th President of Brazil
A joint military and police task force has collected at least 150 bodies off the streets.
public health emergency of international concern
Convener of the Civil Human Rights Front of Hong Kong, Jimmy Sham, warns police to expect "more resistance than ever" as veteran pro-democracy activists are arrested in a mass raid.
New data from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array and Hubble Space Telescope, published in the Nature Astronomy journal, suggests interstellar comet 2I/Borisov contains large amounts of carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide. The new findings suggest the object was formed in the cold outer region of its planetary system.
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Today Pope Francis livestreames the Urbi et Orbi blessing for the second time in just a month.
Over 500 sailors on the ship have tested positive for the virus.
generally refers to an army or other fighting force that is composed of non-professional fighters
The government extends the country's lockdown for at least another three weeks.
part of Earth that lies south of the equator
The Russian Foreign Ministry files a complaint to its Norwegian counterpart over a Russian fishing trawler's detainment by the Norwegian Coast Guard near Svalbard earlier this month.
Spanish Congress of Deputies approves an extension of the State of Alarm to 26 April. With more than 140.000 reported cases, the country becomes the second in the world with number of cases, overtaking Italy.
strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra
Police discover the bodies of 17 people inside a morgue built for four at a nursing home in New Jersey, United States, following an anonymous tip-off.
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021
medical care subspecialty, treating critically ill
Five people have tested positive for the virus in the capital Dushanbe, and 10 others in the northern Sughd Region, according to the state-run news agency Khovar.
capital and largest city of the Czech Republic
Barbados reports its first death from COVID-19, an 81-year-old man with diabetes who recently travelled to the United Kingdom.
South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar confirms the country's first case of COVID-19. The patient is a 29-year-old woman who had arrived from Ethiopia in February and is now in isolation.
China appoints Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps general secretary Sun Jinlong as the new Communist Party Secretary of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
Tajikistan reports its first confirmed cases of COVID-19. Five people have tested positive for the virus in the capital Dushanbe, and 10 others in the northern Sughd Region, according to the state-run news agency Khovar.
Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Former U.S. President Barack Obama officially endorses his former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive nominee in the Democratic Party primaries.
Prague removes the controversial monument of Soviet General Ivan Konev, prompting anger from the Russian Embassy and Czech President Milos Zeman. Prague 6's local assembly voted to remove the Soviet-era monument in 2019.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
legislative branch of the Libyan government
YouTube says it will remove videos promoting a conspiracy theory linking 5G to COVID-19, while "borderline content" will be removed from search results. The decision comes after four more mobile phone masts are set on fire, and broadband engineers have received threats, in several UK cities.
Saudi Arabia executes a 33-year-old Yemeni man convicted for an attack on a Spanish dance troupe last year, which resulted in two dancers injured. The attack was claimed by the affiliate of al-Qaeda in the region.
Gowin also resigns as Minister of Science and Higher Education.
Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, incumbent Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta dies from cancer at the age of 75. Ruy Gonçalo do Valle Peixoto de Villas Boas succees him as Lieutenant ad interim of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
At least 100 people aboard the vessel have been reportedly infected.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin temporarily steps down after being diagnosed with COVID-19; he will be replaced by Andrey Belousov.
becomes the first country to report over 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day.
hierarchical structure of government in Myanmar
viral pandemic in the Dominican Republic
Baakline, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon
Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education reports 1,972 new confirmed cases and 122 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 4,232 and 68,192 total cases, while 3,969 people remain in critical condition with the virus.
The Philippines records its single largest daily increase in casualties with 29 deaths, bringing the total deaths in the country to 136.
Yemen's internationally recognised government releases more than 470 prisoners from detention facilities in areas under its control amid growing concerns the virus could spread in Yemen's overcrowded jails.
Makhlouf, who was a part of President al-Assad's inner circle, says he will pay the President himself but not the state.
highest judicial institution of the province of Sindh
Conflict in Rakhine State (2016–present)
The United Nations human rights office says that Myanmar has been carrying out daily airstrikes in Rakhine and Chin states and that at least 32 civilians (mostly women and children) have been killed since March 23. The Arakan Army unilaterally declared a month-long ceasefire to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but the military rejected the ceasefire saying a previous ceasefire had not been respected by the insurgents.
Thae Yong-ho becomes the first ever North Korean defector to be elected to a constituency seat, representing Seoul's Gangnam District in the National Assembly.
List of grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller
Wikimedia list of persons by position held
Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War
A suicide bombing, using a fuel tanker, detonates at a busy market killing at least 53 civilians, including 11 children, in Turkish-occupied Afrin, Syria. The Turkish defense ministry accused the People's Protection Units (YPG) of "carrying out the attack."
U.S. political event held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and virtually online
The Industrial Bank of Korea agrees to pay US$86 million and will enter a two-year deferred prosecution agreement to settle lawsuits with the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of New York over a 2011 scheme to help transfer US$1 billion to Iran.
American online social media and social networking service
term used by the United States Department of Defense
housing facility intended for senior citizens
Syrian businessman and Syriatel owner Rami Makhlouf makes an "unprecedented" public appeal to his cousin, President Bashar al-Assad, on Facebook, saying a "cadre of officials" are seeking to seize his assets.
Results show that four women win seats in the parliament and that most ministers of the current government keep their seats, including President Taneti Mamau. However, it is too early to say whether he would be his party's nomination for President again.
Hundreds of garment workers march in Chittagong, Bangladesh, demanding factory owners pay them last month's wages following delays.
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
Senator Bernie Sanders suspends his presidential campaign, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party for President in the general election.
2020 Wyoming Democratic presidential caucuses
men's national association football team representing England
Amiens SC and Toulouse FC are subsequently relegated to Ligue 2.
U.S. Congressman Justin Amash joins the Libertarian Party and announces his bid for the presidency. This also makes him the first Libertarian in Congress in the party's 48-year history.
In a 6–3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that convictions for serious crimes requires a unanimous decision by the jury, overturning the conviction of the plaintiff, a Louisiana man, and the 1972 case Apodaca v. Oregon. The ruling paves the way for hundreds of defendants to receive new trials.
Abdel Bary is suspected of being a member of the The Beatles cell, who were responsible for beheading Western hostages in Syria.
medium-altitude long-endurance UAV, PLAAF, 2009
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
Airbnb secures a US$1 billion loan to stay afloat as the pandemic causes worldwide demand for its services to drop. This follows a separate bond deal, also worth US$1 billion, it negotiated last week for similar reasons.
airline or shipping company that enjoys preferential rights or privileges accorded by a government for international operations
Russia is expected to send a plane with masks and medical supplies to the United States to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 5,599 new confirmed cases and 847 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 14,576 and 108,692 total cases.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Fiji
A man kills his wife, brother and seven others in Baakline, Lebanon, in the country's worst mass shooting in years, before being arrested. It is suspected they were honor killings.
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
OPEC+ holds an emergency meeting to try to agree on output cuts due to decreased demand for oil due to the coronavirus pandemic.
central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
historic sovereign kingdom on the British Isles from the 9th century and up to 1707
Iran parades disinfection vehicles, mobile hospitals, and other medical equipment to mark Army Day as their death toll rose to 4,598.
the highest court in the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Fiji announces a lockdown of the capital Suva, beginning tomorrow, as two more cases are confirmed.
This is its first time reporting asymptomatic cases.
venue, usually a building, for viewing films
Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane rejects a deal between South African mediators and his coalition government asking him to resign amid accusations that he was involved in the murder of his ex-wife.
King Salman issues an order to partially lift the curfew in all regions of the country except Mecca, where a 24-hour curfew continues. Saudi authorities report 16,299 infections and 136 deaths nationwide.
Zambia reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 39; the patient had underlying health conditions, according to Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya.
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
Police surround the Champ-Dollon prison in Geneva, Switzerland, after dozens of prisoners refuse to return to their cells because of new coronavirus measures.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
State broadcaster of the United Arab Emirates
spreading misinformation about the coronavirus
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases passes two million worldwide.
aerial warfare branch of Syria's armed forces
crime, motivated by prejudice and usually violent
The ghost city of Pripyat was left unscathed by the fire while several abandoned villages burnt to the ground.
Queen Elizabeth II gives an address to the nation, just the fifth such event in the monarch's 68-year reign, where she compares social isolation to the world war evacuations, thanks the public for their resilience and the world for unifying.
configuration of the Council of the European Union
A Canadian CH-148 Cyclone helicopter vanishes while flying over the Ionian Sea during a NATO mission. One body is recovered, while the five other persons on board remain missing.
President Emmanuel Macron eases some lockdown restrictions for people on the autism spectrum following the requests of disability groups.
Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign
Bob Loughman is elected Prime Minister of Vanuatu with 31 votes in Parliament. Loughman defeated former foreign minister Ralph Regenvanu, who received 21 votes.
papal address and apostolic blessing given on certain special occasions
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 854 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the UK's death toll to 6,159 and 55,242 confirmed cases.
dialogue between two or more people or parties intended to reach a beneficial outcome
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 980 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the UK's death toll to 8,958.
Yemeni authorities in Aden report five cases of COVID-19, the highest total to date, amid fears that the disease could be spreading undetected in a country where millions face famine and lack medical care.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
Pakistan begins repatriating some of its citizens from the United Arab Emirates, after the UAE threatened to review its labor ties with countries that refuse to take their nationals back during the pandemic.
Protests erupt in major cities across Lebanon for the second day over the country's continuing economic problems. Banks and vehicles are set on fire, and clashes between the protestors and the army in Tripoli leave around 40 soldiers injured.
state capitol building of the U.S. state of Michigan
Correa is also banned from participating in politics until 2045.
Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto
Spain records its deadliest day with 950 deaths, exceeding 10,000, as employment falls by 834,000 jobs in 15 days.
Jordan bans public worship at mosques during Ramadan, and will not allow evening prayers, as a precaution to fight the virus.
national political party in United States
NASA officially selects SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics to build its next-generation lunar lander to carry American astronauts to the Moon by 2024.
formally combined military forces of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan from 1997–2001
Two people are killed and five others are injured in a mass stabbing in Romans-sur-Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Suriname reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 10.
group of islands, reefs, banks and other maritime features in the South China Sea
The country overtakes Italy in the number of positives and becomes the second country in the world with more coronavirus cases.
2020 pandemic in Michigan, United States
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Belarus
legal representative of the state in criminal trials
Bolivia and Chile agree on a deal to return home hundreds of Bolivian migrants stranded at a makeshift camp in Santiago. The migrants will be transported to Iquique where they will spend 14 days in quarantine before finally returning to Bolivia.
Several 5G telecommunications masts have been set on fire in recent days in Birmingham and Merseyside.
A semi-trailer crashes into two police cars along the Eastern Freeway near Kew, Victoria, Australia.
Prisoners riot in Russia's high-security Penal Colony No 15 in the Siberian city of Angarsk over complaints of mistreatment by the guards. Fire on the grounds spread to three buildings including a woodwork factory.
According to United States Space Command, Russia conducts a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test.
healthcare organization in Douglas, Isle of Man
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 708 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the UK's death toll to 4,313 and 41,903 confirmed cases.
Tablighi Jamaat leader Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi is charged with manslaughter after a gathering the organization held in Delhi on March 3 was linked to 1,023 coronavirus cases across 17 Indian states. Police say he ignored two notices to end the religious event at a mosque in Delhi, though he denies any wrongdoing.
The Myanmar government blames Rohingya insurgents and the separatist Arakan Army for the violence.
American online platform for rental accommodations
NHS England announces two more temporary NHS Nightingale Hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients in Washington, and Exeter.
National Football League franchise in Cincinnati, Ohio
adoption of Soviet political system and mentality
The Walt Disney Company reports it is entering a US$5 billion unsecured credit agreement, possibly to make up for shortfalls in its theme park division. Citibank, N.A. is the main broker of the deal.
As part of the deal, Netanyahu will hold onto his position for 18 more months, with Gantz replacing him afterwards.
Fourteen people are injured in a chain-reaction accident involving up to 60 vehicles, during the morning rush hour on Chicago's Kennedy Expressway, as unseasonable, wintry weather strikes the city. None of the injuries is considered life-threatening. At least 32 others are treated at the scene.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declares a state of emergency to combat COVID-19.
municipality in Spain, capital of Navarre and main municipality of the historical Kingdom of Navarre
artificial satellite used for military purpose
Governors in the southern Yemeni Governorates of Hadhramaut, Abyan, Shabwah, Al Mahrah, and the island of Socotra reject the STC's claim to self-rule and declare their loyalty to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.
advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group
Police and protesters clash in Ivory Coast, after the latter dismantled a half-built COVID-19 testing center over fears that people using the facility would spread the virus through their district.
municipality and capital city of Belgium
Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces say they are in full control of all sovereign state institutions in the port city of Aden, after capturing the Yemen Oil and Gas Corporation refinery, Aden International Airport, the central bank headquarters and the seaport. Yesterday, the STC declared self-rule in southern Yemen.
A pug in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, becomes the first dog in the United States to test positive for COVID-19. Three of the humans it lives with have also tested positive for the disease.
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
A village near the mostly abandoned town of Poliske is evacuated, as forest fires continue to spread inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine.
convener of the Civil Human Rights Front
Facebook removes "pseudoscience" and "conspiracy theory" as options for targeted ads, as criticism mounts against social media for their role in spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.
Between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea
United States President Donald Trump invokes the Defense Production Act to clear up supply-chain issues encountered in the manufacturing of ventilator machines.
A 36-year-old man is arrested for attempting to firebomb a Jewish assisted living facility in Longmeadow, Massachusetts on April 3.
Minister of Science and Higher Education
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 563 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 2,352 and 29,474 cases.
Germany reopens shops, but Chancellor Angela Merkel warns of a second coronavirus wave in the country.
In response, the government asks the Taliban not to "sabotage the process".
British department store retailer Debenhams files for administration due to "unprecedented" circumstances caused by the United Kingdom's coronavirus lockdown.
group of reefs, islets, atolls, cays and islands
second-highest constitutional office in the United States
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prisons
It's reported that at least 150 members of the royal family have been infected.
The 2020 Tour de France is delayed until August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Chief Rabbi of Israel Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron dies from COVID-19 at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
government consisting of two or more parties
Banks and vehicles are set on fire, and clashes between the protestors and the army in Tripoli leave around 40 soldiers injured.
media event where newsmakers meet journalists
(52768) 1998 OR2, a near-Earth asteroid that is 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) wide, makes a close approach of 0.042 AU (6.3 million km; 16 LD) to Earth. It will not approach closer than this until 2079.
A riot breaks out at Qubbah prison in Tripoli, Lebanon, with reports of a "number of injuries". In a separate incident, Lebanese security forces thwart a mass escape attempt at a prison in Beqaa Governorate, which relatives of inmates say is linked to fears of COVID-19.
Yanghee Lee, the United Nations special rapporteur, accuses the Myanmar Armed Forces of intensifying their attacks on civilians in Rakhine and Chin states. The Myanmar government blames Rohingya insurgents and the separatist Arakan Army for the violence.
candidate for president nominated by a political party
publicly funded healthcare systems within the United Kingdom
A survivor of the terrorist mass shooting that occurred at El Paso, Texas in August 2019 dies after nine months of hospitalization, raising the death toll to 23.
World Health Organization's response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Spanish National Police Corps officers arrest former rapper and ISIL militant Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary and two other men, after raiding their apartment overnight in Almería. Abdel Bary is suspected of being a member of the The Beatles cell, who were responsible for beheading Western hostages in Syria.
special collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Elections for the 21st National Assembly of South Korea are held amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Kuwait reports its first death from COVID-19 as cases reach 479.
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
Ruy Gonçalo do Valle Peixoto de Villas Boas
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman says his country is "not under the jurisdiction of U.S.
fire in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
American rapper 6ix9ine is released early from prison due to coronavirus concerns.
Yemeni troops recapture a strategic military base on the island of Socotra from the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC). STC forces, which seized control of the base on February 18, fled before the operation began.
head of the state and government of Florida
Colombia formalizes its membership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), becoming the 37th nation in the organization.
process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder
Saudi authorities report 16,299 infections and 136 deaths nationwide.
series of ongoing insurgencies within Myanmar
Sudan's Health Minister Akram Ali Altom says that his country urgently needs US$120 million to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. While the country has registered relatively few cases and two deaths, Altom says that if it spreads, the country is not prepared to face it.
The Democratic National Convention is postponed from July 13 to August 17 due to COVID-19 concerns.
The United States Food and Drug Administration asks companies to stop selling all forms of the heartburn drug Ranitidine (Zantac).
Officials in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh report its first confirmed case of COVID-19, a patient who had recently returned from Armenia.
bilateral relations between Bolivia and Chile
island in the Caribbean, part of the Netherlands
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
Eswatini reports the country's first death from COVID-19, as total cases rise to 17.
An attack by members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, leaves 17 people dead: 12 park rangers and five civilians.
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
The 2020 tornado season in the United States is named the deadliest tornado season since 2011, particularly due to the outbreaks on March 2–3 and Easter Sunday.
Mississippi declares a tornado emergency.
Missouri becomes the first U.S. state to file a lawsuit against the Chinese government over the coronavirus pandemic, claiming the government is responsible for the virus's negative impact on the state's economy and that the nation is "hoarding" masks. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman says his country is "not under the jurisdiction of U.S. courts"; that "abuse of litigation" does not help the "epidemic response at home in the United States and also runs counter to international cooperation".
An additional 40 people remain unaccounted for.
A court in Vietnam sentences a man to one and a half years in jail for posting anti-government content on Facebook.
Protests against the Chilean government in commemoration of the International Workers' Day are suppressed by the police, citing social distancing laws established due to the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. oil prices for May contract settle at an all-time low, finishing down over 300% to −$37.63 per barrel.
land warfare branch of Spain's military forces
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy
ballot cast by someone unable or unwilling to attend their assigned polling station
She had been warned by police about her conduct.
parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean
NASA/ESA space telescope (launched 1990)
France officially ends the 2019–20 Ligue 1 and 2019–20 Ligue 2 football seasons after banning all sporting events in the country until September. It is not yet known whether the governing body Ligue de Football Professionnel will void the seasons.
city in Western Asia, claimed by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority as its capital
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
Date: First phase: 4 April 2019 – 25 March 2020 (11 months and 3 weeks) Second phase: 26 March – 5 June 2020 (2 months, 1 week and 2 days)
free weekly tabloid Jewish newspaper published in the United Kingdom
device that uses chemicals to harm or kill people
A World Health Organization worker collecting coronavirus samples is killed after his United Nations–marked vehicle was hit by gunfire in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Both the Myanmar Army and Arakan Army rebels deny any involvement in the attack.
5th generation of cellular mobile communications
Following a collapse in print sales amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, The Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News newspapers enter voluntary liquidation and are to close.
broad coalition government involving all or most parties
The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States rises by 2,371 in a single day to 30,800, the highest number of COVID-19 linked deaths reported in any country in a single day, as total cases rise to 635,000.
The ceasefire, which supports UN efforts to end the five-year-old war, will be effective Thursday.
geographic region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
The decad almost doubles the total amount of species the society has rescued, bringing the total to 23.
Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Civil War
maritime facility where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo
long-ranged guns for land and sea warfare
occurrences and people in Canada throughout history
Richmond Hwy./VA 110 at I-395, Arlington County, Virginia
British multinational retailer operating under a department store.
series of videos depicting unknown aerial phenomenon
In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration designates a white supremacist group, based in Russia, as a terrorist organization, and imposes individual sanctions on its leaders. The organization, Russian Imperial Movement, is believed to have trained the perpetrators of a series of terrorist attacks in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2016.
annual parade along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City, US
department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
The draft's public events in Las Vegas were canceled, with teams selecting players from private offices to comply with social distancing guidelines.
Hong Kong Other cities worldwide in solidarity
vanuatu's general elections were held on March 19 to 20, 2020
first vice president of the independent Republic of South Sudan
Former Prime Minister of Somalia Nur Hassan Hussein dies from COVID-19 in London.
Today Pope Francis livestreames the Urbi et Orbi blessing for the second time in just a month. Usually given on Christmas and Easter, this year the pope also gave the blessing on March 27, during a special prayer service for the end of the coronavirus.
Brazilian Minister of Justice Sérgio Moro resigns, claiming President Jair Bolsonaro is criminally interfering with the country's law enforcement.
The Pakistani Foreign Minister says the "[release] order shall be challenged at a higher forum".
violent act where the offender pulls up a knife
In a deal brokered by South African mediators, Lesotho's government says that Prime Minister Tom Thabane "will immediately resign", in a "dignified and secure" exit from power.
Unknown gunmen attack the headquarters of the government-backed Pan Say militia in Muse, Shan State.
capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia
Founding father of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
The Lebanese Parliament legalizes cannabis farming for medicinal purposes, in hopes that it will bring revenue to the country.
The United Kingdom's Falkland Islands reports their first confirmed case of COVID-19.
celebration in the international labour movement on May Day
overview of the use of capital punishment in Bangladesh
Period of tropical cyclone activity in the South Pacific Ocean.
A Taliban spokesman says that the group has recalled its negotiators with the government in response to the latter's refusal to release Taliban prisoners. The Taliban also announces it could increase violence against government forces. In response, the government asks the Taliban not to "sabotage the process".
association football club in Leeds, England
Six activists of the Free Papua Movement are sentenced by an Indonesian court to 8–9 months in prison for treason.
Cuban diplomatic mission in the capital of the United States
Capital and the second biggest city in Turkey
China reports 130 asymptomatic cases of COVID-19. This is its first time reporting asymptomatic cases.
lower house of the United States Congress
4th largest city in Russia, administrative center of Ural Federal District
It is not yet known whether the governing body Ligue de Football Professionnel will void the seasons.
insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines
China reports 130 asymptomatic cases of COVID-19.
false information about the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019
Seoul-based Daily NK reports North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is recuperating from a heart procedure done earlier this month, after his disappearance from various events led to speculation about his health.
The suspect has been arrested and said he shot dead four men and one woman for "talking too loudly".
bilateral relations of Norway and Russia
explanation of unemployment in the United States, presently and historically
Belgium reports 1,684 new confirmed cases and 494 more deaths from COVID-19, its highest daily death toll to date, bringing the country's death toll to 3,019 and 26,667 total cases.
The death toll in last Sunday's killing spree in Nova Scotia, Canada, rises to at least 23, including the perpetrator.
King Mohammed VI pardons 5,654 prisoners and orders new measures to protect inmates from COVID-19.
Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean
United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Taiwan strongly rejects accusations from the World Health Organization's Director-General Tedros Adhanom that it "condoned racist attacks" on him, and demands an apology. He has accused Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs of "waging a months-long campaign against him, including death threats and racist abuse."
Indian metropolis and union territory that includes New Delhi
president of the United States since 2021
Furthermore, the Supreme Court of the United States rules 5–4 in favor of the Republican National Committee to overturn a lower court decision extending absentee ballot eligibility in the Wisconsin primary election to those ballots postmarked by April 13, ruling that ballots postmarked after April 7 will be invalidated.
France reports 833 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest number of deaths recorded in a single day, bringing the country's death toll to 8,911 and the number of cases to 98,010.
The Federal Security Service carries out an anti-terrorist raid near Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, to thwart planned attacks in the city.
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 737 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 10,612.
agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services
Yanghee Lee, the United Nations special rapporteur, accuses the Myanmar Armed Forces of intensifying their attacks on civilians in Rakhine and Chin states.
Less than a week after dropping out of the race, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders officially endorses former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive nominee in the general election.
A tornado outbreak occurs in the Southeastern United States. Mississippi declares a tornado emergency.
July 2016 attempted military junta coup in Turkey
sovereign state in northern South America
Prague 6's local assembly voted to remove the Soviet-era monument in 2019.
The Lost Apple Project, a non-profit conservationist society based in the Pacific Northwest, announces the rediscovery of ten cultivars of apples previously thought to be extinct.
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 917 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 9,875. Victims in the latest figures were aged between 11 and 102, while 33 people had no known underlying health conditions.
highest priority warning for a confirmed tornado from the National Weather Service
crime of killing of a human being by another human being, less serious than murder
main island of Socotra Archipelago in the Guardafui Channel
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
The Republic of Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar extends stay-at-home coronavirus restrictions until May 5.
racist belief that white people are superior to people of other racial backgrounds
The investigation is launched on the basis that the organization may have insulted Turks' religious values.
According to the United States Navy, a Russian SU-35 fighter jet intercepts a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare aircraft, flying over the Mediterranean Sea.
officially designated exclusion area around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster in Ukraine
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Saudi Arabia
However, it is too early to say whether he would be his party's nomination for President again.
The attackers opened fire with small arms and artillery before fleeing in cars and motorbikes.
head of state and head of government of Brazil
Both the Myanmar Army and Arakan Army rebels deny any involvement in the attack.
warship primarily designed to carry, support, launch, and recover naval aircraft at sea
Malians head to the polls in a second round of voting to elect a new National Assembly.
Anak Krakatoa, part of the Krakatoa complex in Indonesia's Sunda Strait, erupts.
political and economic union of 27 European states
Grazia Zafferani and Alessandro Mancini are sworn in as Captains Regents of San Marino.
Climate factors contributing to the formation of tornadoes
In a televised address, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar says his Libyan National Army is accepting a "popular mandate" to rule the country, seemingly declaring himself the ruler of Libya and dismissing the House of Representatives.
Solar System object whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth
Foreign Minister of Bangladesh AK Abdul Momen says that it is not the responsibility of his country to rescue more than 500 Rohingya refugees who have been at sea for weeks. Momen tells Al Jazeera they "should ask the Myanmar government first because they are their citizens".
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
In a televised address, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar says his Libyan National Army is accepting a "popular mandate" to rule the country, seemingly declaring himself the ruler of Libya and dismissing the House of Representatives. An adviser to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord says Haftar has exposed himself as an authoritarian.
principal security agency of Russia (FSB)
The patient is a 29-year-old woman who had arrived from Ethiopia in February and is now in isolation.
United States political action committee
type of naval warfare focused on suppression of surface combatants
The separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) announces the establishment of a self-rule administration in southern Yemen. The internationally-recognized government describes this move as "catastrophic." STC forces are deployed in the city of Aden as emergency rule is declared.
The Walt Disney Company reports it is entering a US$5 billion unsecured credit agreement, possibly to make up for shortfalls in its theme park division.
Catholic Church sexual abuse cases in Australia
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
emergency response organization in the Ukraine
Former President of Ecuador Rafael Correa is found guilty on corruption charges and sentenced to eight years in prison.
conservative political parties in South Korea
A suicide bombing, using a fuel tanker, detonates at a busy market killing at least 53 civilians, including 11 children, in Turkish-occupied Afrin, Syria.
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates
The ruling is condemned by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as a violation of their freedom of speech and assembly.
complete separation of the head from the body
King Mohammed VI pardons 5,654 prisoners and orders new measures to protect inmates from COVID-19. The prisoners were selected on the basis of their age, frail health, time spent in prison and good conduct.
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
Usually given on Christmas and Easter, this year the pope also gave the blessing on March 27, during a special prayer service for the end of the coronavirus.
Ethiopian microbiologist, malaria researcher, and politician, Director-General of the World Health Organization
A World Health Organization worker collecting coronavirus samples is killed after his United Nations–marked vehicle was hit by gunfire in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
transferral of private assets to public ownership by a national government
Branch of the Islamic State operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Bob Loughman is elected Prime Minister of Vanuatu with 31 votes in Parliament.
Unusual apparent anomaly in the sky that is not readily identifiable
United States Navy Captain Brett Crozier is dismissed as the commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier after he publicly raised concerns about a COVID-19 outbreak on the ship.
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 5,526 new confirmed cases and 888 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the United Kingdom's death toll to 15,464 and 114,217 total cases.
The tornado outbreak continues from Easter Sunday across the Southeastern United States. At least 30 people are confirmed dead.
Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia
A prison riot breaks out at a high-security prison in Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, allegedly in response to an officer beating an inmate.
town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States
city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States
President Peter Mutharika announces a stimulus package to alleviate the economic stress resulting from the disease. To help finance this program, he and all government ministers are taking a ten percent wage cut for three months.
Prague removes the controversial monument of Soviet General Ivan Konev, prompting anger from the Russian Embassy and Czech President Milos Zeman.
Taiwan quarantines 700 Navy sailors after three cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on board a vessel that recently returned from the island nation of Palau.
A pug in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, becomes the first dog in the United States to test positive for COVID-19.
American political commentator and writer
Astronomers report, via The Astronomer's Telegram, that comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) appears to have disintegrated.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India
Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces say they are in full control of all sovereign state institutions in the port city of Aden, after capturing the Yemen Oil and Gas Corporation refinery, Aden International Airport, the central bank headquarters and the seaport.
The Arakan Army unilaterally declared a month-long ceasefire to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but the military rejected the ceasefire saying a previous ceasefire had not been respected by the insurgents.
The Houthis did not accept the coalition's previous ceasefire that expired Thursday.
Armed protesters storm the House chamber of the Michigan State Capitol to demand that Governor Gretchen Whitmer lifts the stay-at-home order.
Police say he ignored two notices to end the religious event at a mosque in Delhi, though he denies any wrongdoing.
National Exhibition Centre Marston Green Solihull West Midlands England
President of the Czech Republic since 2013
New York reports 8,327 new confirmed cases and 594 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the state's death toll to 4,159 and 122,000 cases, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo.
history of America's participation in the UN
His party demands his immediate release.
Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman tests positive for COVID-19 and will go into quarantine, as total number of cases in Israel rises to 6,092.
France reports 1,053 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the country's death toll to 7,560 and 89,953 cases. The new figures include previously unreported deaths in retirement homes.
town in the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England
Wyoming's Governor Mark Gordon reports the state's first death from COVID-19 in Johnson County, meaning all 50 U.S. states have now recorded a fatality from the virus.
A Canadian CH-148 Cyclone helicopter vanishes while flying over the Ionian Sea during a NATO mission.
library system in Missouri, United States
Turkish-backed GNA forces advance on the key town of Tarhuna in the Murqub District, capturing dozens of Khalifa Haftar loyalists and several vehicles after overrunning a Libyan National Army military camp.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns Governor Tony Evers's order to postpone tomorrow's primary elections.
spacecraft intended to land on the surface of the Moon
This follows a separate bond deal, also worth US$1 billion, it negotiated last week for similar reasons.
Yesterday, the Sindh High Court overturned their convictions for the murder of Daniel Pearl.
Sites of great importance to the religion of Islam and Muslims
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 4,451 new confirmed cases and 759 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the United Kingdom's total cases to 133,495 and the death toll to 18,100.
2020 oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia
Five people are killed in a mass shooting in Yelatma, Ryazan Oblast, Russia.
The U.S. Department of Justice returns US$300 million recovered from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal to Malaysia. The repatriation was due for February, but was delayed due to technical issues and Malaysia's ongoing political crisis.
North Korean defector and South Korean politician
Scotland's Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood resigns after breaking her own rules on COVID-19 restrictions by visiting her second home in Elie and Earlsferry.
U.S. Congressman Justin Amash joins the Libertarian Party and announces his bid for the presidency.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Georgia
Turkey will free one-third of its prisoners to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Chilean president Sebastián Piñera takes pictures in an empty Plaza Baquedano, symbol of mass protests calling for his resignation.
bilateral relations between China and Kazakhstan
A semi-trailer crashes into two police cars along the Eastern Freeway near Kew, Victoria, Australia. Four police officers are killed, making it the deadliest incident for law enforcement in the history of Victoria.
Sham also says plans for a mass rally on July 1 are underway.
2020 United States anti-lockdown protests
bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States
The Robert Koch Institute reports 4,974 new confirmed cases and 246 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing Germany's death toll to 2,107 and 108,202 cases.
Michigan's death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 1,000.
overview about World Health Organization's response to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
Israeli coalition government from 2020 to 2021
It is the fourth military base to be returned to Iraq in recent weeks.
right to communicate one's opinions and ideas and right to speak
Lake Michigan off the coast of Kenosha, Wisconsin
Pakistan Army general Babar Iftikhar says two Pakistani civilians are injured.
ministry of the italian goverment for economic Development
A killing spree occurs in the small coastal town of Portapique, near Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.
head of state and head of government of Kiribati
The United States surpasses one million cases of COVID-19.
Forty-four suspected Boko Haram members are found dead, apparently due to poisoning, inside a prison in N'Djamena, Chad.
Australian Catholic cardinal (1941–2023)
eastern portion of the Southern United States
non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom
people defecting from North Korea, often to South Korea
This is the first time that Syrian military officials are being prosecuted for their roles in the conflict.
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by topic
World Health Organization's response to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
island in South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province, Indonesia
upper house of the United States Congress
vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships
international treaty to ban nuclear explosions
use of excessive force by a police officer
right to form social or political groups and hold meetings
Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland)
federal state, capital and largest city of Germany
Over the last week, 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits. Since mid-March, 26.4 million have filed, which is more than 15 percent of the workforce.
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
oblast and federal subject in central Siberia, Russia
conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pio Tikoduadua, a member of Fiji's National Federation Party, is arrested after he uploaded a video to Facebook denouncing police brutality.
An exchange of artillery fire between India and Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC), kills three civilians, including a child, in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, according to Kashmir Police Chief K. Vijay Kumar.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Kuwait
epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across a large region with global health impact
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
city in Ingham County, Eaton County and Clinton County, Michigan, USA and Michigan federated state capital city
public order (police) institution of Turkey
At the British government's daily press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, Minister for the Cabinet Office Michael Gove condemns conspiracy theories being spread on social media about 5G spreading COVID-19.
Spanish government department responsible for health care, social security and consumers
France reports 509 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 4,032 and 56,989 cases, with 6,017 of those patients reported in a serious condition requiring life support.
high-energy astrophysical phenomenon manifested as a transient radio pulse lasting only a few milliseconds
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved a transaction in which Switzerland's Credit Suisse will take a majority interest in a China securities firm. Credit Suisse will thus be the first foreign bank to own a majority of such a company since the easing of rules about foreign ownership in 2018.
With more than 140.000 reported cases, the country becomes the second in the world with number of cases, overtaking Italy.
The UK becomes the fourth country in Europe, after Italy, Spain and France, to surpass 10,000 deaths from COVID-19.
city in and county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States
National Exhibition Centre Solihull B40 1NT, West Midlands
constituent country of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
19,517 people are arrested in the Dominican Republic for breaking curfew.
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 917 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 9,875.
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
law enforcement agency in Miami, Florida
armed forces under the control of Khalifa Haftar mostly in the East of Libya
He stated at a press conference that the election scheduled for May 10, should be postponed, while the government pushes for the election amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In a major setback for efforts to declare the end of the outbreak on Sunday, the Democratic Republic of the Congo reports the first case of Ebola since February. The outbreak has killed more than 2,200 people since August 2018.
capital and most populous city of Russia
A riot breaks out at Qubbah prison in Tripoli, Lebanon, with reports of a "number of injuries".
courts"; that "abuse of litigation" does not help the "epidemic response at home in the United States and also runs counter to international cooperation".
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
systematic or threatened use of violence to create a general climate of fear
top institution of the U.S. Republican Party
spiral galaxy in the Local Group containing the Solar System; its appearance across the night sky in areas with little to no light pollution
The attack is treated and investigated as a terrorist incident.
bilateral relations between India and United States
Explosive devices are discovered in his Upper West Side apartment.
The new findings suggest the object was formed in the cold outer region of its planetary system.
armed conflict in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
Former England international and Leeds United F.C.
81st season of the second-tier football league in France
The separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) announces the establishment of a self-rule administration in southern Yemen.
U.S. officials say China may have conducted low-yield nuclear weapon tests in its Lop Nur test site in violation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
Date: 5 October 2017 – present (5 years, 4 months and 6 days)
Date: 9 October 2016 – present (6 years, 3 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
overview of immigration to the United States
governing body of association football in the Netherlands
At least 45,000 prisoners will be freed until the end of May, with the exception of those accused of terrorist offenses, as well as journalists and politicians accused of plotting the 2016 coup attempt.
headquarters of the United States Department of Defense; named after the shape of the building, a polygon with five (greek: penta) sides
Islam's holiest mosque located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
YouTube says it will remove videos promoting a conspiracy theory linking 5G to COVID-19, while "borderline content" will be removed from search results.
109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2022
constituent political entity of the United States of America
citizens or residents of the United States of America
Federal authorities charge 44-year-old Eduardo Moreno, a railroad engineer, with train-wrecking after he allegedly derailed a train near USNS Mercy to bring attention to the U.S. government's response to the pandemic.
sovereign state in Oceania, situated on an archipelago
King Salman issues an order to partially lift the curfew in all regions of the country except Mecca, where a 24-hour curfew continues.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, as First Secretary of State, will assume Johnson's duties while he remains in the ICU.
Hobby Lobby is expected to reopen in states with stay-at-home orders.
Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs
Whiting Petroleum Corporation declares bankruptcy. Whiting was once the largest oil producer in the Bakken shale region.
Italy has the second highest number of deaths in the world, after the United States.
Captain Regent of San Marino (2007, 2020)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Falkland Islands
The Governor of the Duarte Province, Luis Núñez, tests positive for COVID-19 just after his wife dies from the virus.
ground warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
United Nations body tasked with the promotion of human rights
The Robert Koch Institute reports 4,974 new confirmed cases and 246 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing Germany's death toll to 2,107 and 108,202 cases. This marks the largest daily increase of deaths for Germany.
district in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
German government agency responsible for disease control and prevention
village in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK
In a major setback for efforts to declare the end of the outbreak on Sunday, the Democratic Republic of the Congo reports the first case of Ebola since February.
reduction of human social interaction in an effort to prevent the spread of infectious disease
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
Modly had referred to Crozier, whom he relieved of command on 3 April, as "too naïve or too stupid" to be in command following the leak of a letter the captain had sent pleading for help with the COVID-19 outbreak on his ship.
The armed group is reportedly using the water cut-off, affecting two million people, to secure the release of detained family members.
generally refers to the spot price of a barrel of benchmark crude oil—a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil
The riot comes after the Turkish parliament approved the release of 100,000 inmates due to COVID-19, but excluded journalists and political prisoners, many of whom are Kurds.
The tornado outbreak continues from Easter Sunday across the Southeastern United States.
The ruling paves the way for hundreds of defendants to receive new trials.
theme park and travel division of The Walt Disney Company
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
Navy Secretary Thomas Modly says the commander "exercised extremely poor judgement".
town in Libya, 65 kilometres (40 mi) to the southeast of Tripoli
Tajikistan reports its first confirmed cases of COVID-19.
ocean strait on the horn of Africa off Puntland coast
Westminster Bridge Road London, SE1 7EH, England
musical delivery involving rhythmic speech
15 April 2020 legislative election in South Korea
The Saudi Arabian-led coalition declares a unilateral ceasefire in its military action against Houthi forces in Yemen. The ceasefire, which supports UN efforts to end the five-year-old war, will be effective Thursday.
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
EU force to train Mali's army and police
It will not approach closer than this until 2079.
second-largest city in Florida, United States of America
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White Alliance leader Benny Gantz agree on a deal to form a unity government, thus ending more than a year of political deadlock.
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
A court in Pakistan overturns the convictions of four men for the murder of Daniel Pearl.
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
This also makes him the first Libertarian in Congress in the party's 48-year history.
convention center in Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea, bounded by Southern Italy (Calabria, Sicily, Salento peninsula) to the west, southern Albania to the north, and the west coast of Greece to the east
metropolitan area in Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
selection of the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 2020
details of ongoing viral outbreak in the Republic of Ireland
85th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players
Following criticism by the US government, the government of Sindh prevents the release of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three other men.
Spanish National Police Corps officers arrest former rapper and ISIL militant Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary and two other men, after raiding their apartment overnight in Almería.
chief spokesperson for the executive branch of the United States government
France reports 1,438 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 17,167 with 133,470 total cases.
The bill now goes to the upper house, the Senate, for debate.
Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir
Airbnb secures a US$1 billion loan to stay afloat as the pandemic causes worldwide demand for its services to drop.
city depopulated of inhabitants and that often stays practically intact
maritime service branch of the Republic of China's armed forces
ban on entering public areas such as streets or squares at certain times
This reverses earlier plans to have it fully privatized.
At the British government's daily press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, Minister for the Cabinet Office Michael Gove condemns conspiracy theories being spread on social media about 5G spreading COVID-19. Several 5G telecommunications masts have been set on fire in recent days in Birmingham and Merseyside.
The prisoners were selected on the basis of their age, frail health, time spent in prison and good conduct.
Date: 30 January 2020 – ongoing (2 years, 11 months and 4 weeks)
The Department of Health and Social Care confirms the UK's death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 20,000.
In American football, the National Football League starts its draft for the 2020 season, with the Cincinnati Bengals selecting Joe Burrow with the first overall pick. The draft's public events in Las Vegas were canceled, with teams selecting players from private offices to comply with social distancing guidelines.
The United States accounts for more than a third of the total cases.
The U.S. Department of Justice returns US$300 million recovered from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal to Malaysia.
former salt lake in Bayingolin Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Momen tells Al Jazeera they "should ask the Myanmar government first because they are their citizens".
automotive brand manufacturing subsidiary of Geely
English musician, member of the Beatles (born 1942)
continent, mainly on the Earth's southwestern quadrant
Thabane is accused of murdering his ex-wife Lipolelo Thabane in 2017.
distance from center of Earth to center of Moon
(52768) 1998 OR2, a near-Earth asteroid that is 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) wide, makes a close approach of 0.042 AU (6.3 million km; 16 LD) to Earth.
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
process by which inmates in criminal justice systems may be eligible for immediate release
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
city in South West England, United Kingdom
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender
town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
westernmost subregion of the continent of Asia
title given to the highest executive officer in some organizations
epidemiological intervention of restriction on the movement of people and goods, which is intended to prevent the spread of infectious disease or pests
person/entity held by a belligerent party to another or seized for carrying out agreement
The city council of Pamplona announces the suspension of the San Fermín festival scheduled for July, for the fifth time in its history.
Whiting was once the largest oil producer in the Bakken shale region.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Ethiopia
The Mayor of Guayaquil, Cynthia Viteri, herself infected with COVID-19, condemns the federal government's response to the pandemic as the virus rapidly spreads inside the city.
policies regarding immigration of the Trump administration
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved a transaction in which Switzerland's Credit Suisse will take a majority interest in a China securities firm.
umbrella term for independence movement for West Papua (the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua), with both militant and nonviolent elements
Tornadoes touch down in the South Central United States, killing seven people and injuring dozens more.
series of tornadoes that touched down across central Tennessee in March 2020
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in California, United States
unrecognised de-facto state in South Caucasus
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Turkey
A killing spree occurs in the small coastal town of Portapique, near Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. At least 17 people are dead, including the perpetrator and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, making it the deadliest rampage in Canadian history.
annual LGBT parade in New York City, among the largest in the world
Navy P-8A Poseidon, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare aircraft, flying over the Mediterranean Sea.
set of non-stellar objects in orbit around a star
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
American business-focused daily newspaper
The Ligue de Football Professionnel awards Paris Saint-Germain F.C. the 2019–20 Ligue 1 title after ending the season early. It is PSG's ninth Ligue 1 title. Amiens SC and Toulouse FC are subsequently relegated to Ligue 2.
Five rockets hit Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, with no casualties reported.
2020 Luzon enhanced community quarantine
Southeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic
Victims in the latest figures were aged between 11 and 102, while 33 people had no known underlying health conditions.
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
details of ongoing viral outbreak in the United Arab Emirates
2020 coronavirus pandemic on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
Wildfires in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, reach the abandoned city of Pripyat, 2 km (1.2 mi) away from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia
city in Switzerland and capital of its canton
details of ongoing pandemic in New York City
urban district in Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Date: 2 June 2004 – 27 February 2009 (First phase) 4 April 2012 – 7 November 2013 (Second phase) 31 January 2015 – present (Third phase) (19 years)
Kyari is the highest profile person to die from the virus in Nigeria so far.
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
List of Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign endorsements
Justice Minister of Hirshabelle State, Khalif Mumin Tohow, becomes the second person to die from COVID-19 in Somalia.
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
The Taliban also announces it could increase violence against government forces.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is admitted to intensive care at St Thomas' Hospital in London as his COVID-19 symptoms worsen. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, as First Secretary of State, will assume Johnson's duties while he remains in the ICU.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fires Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta amid disagreements over the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. He is replaced by Nelson Teich.
American businessman and former acting Secretary of the United States Navy
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iran
commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kazakhstan)
Runs diplomatic relations of the Republik Kazakhstan with other countries
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
bilateral relations between United States and Venezuela
governorate of Yemen bounded on its southern coast by the Guardafui Channel
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Sweden
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigns amid controversy surrounding his comments regarding Captain Brett Crozier, former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
It can treat up to 4,000 COVID-19 patients.
Jewish insurgency against Nazi Germany in in German-occupied Poland during World War II
To help finance this program, he and all government ministers are taking a ten percent wage cut for three months.
Yemen reports its first confirmed case of COVID-19, a patient in the Hadhramaut Governorate.
The internationally-recognized government describes this move as "catastrophic." STC forces are deployed in the city of Aden as emergency rule is declared.
scheduled publication containing news of events, articles, features, editorials, and advertising
Two former high-ranking members of the Syrian Army go on trial in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, for alleged war crimes committed during the Syrian Civil War.
The footage was previously leaked by Luis Elizondo in 2017.
ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare
Reportedly, the Houthis "want a lifting of air and sea blockades imposed by the coalition to the regions they control before agreeing to a ceasefire".
Head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of India
The Spanish government reaches a deal with Spanish association football league La Liga for teams to return to practice.
Irish politician, 14th Taoiseach from 2017 to 2020
Turkic people of Eastern Europe and the northern parts of Central Asia
holy month of fasting for Muslims, observed on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar
aerospace and defense manufacturer in the United States
A fire at a four-story warehouse under construction in Icheon, South Korea, kills 38 construction workers and injures 10 others.
an attribute of God, and a Catholic devotion
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
form of social organization characterized by submission to authority
lower house of the Spanish legislative branch
diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates
Yesterday, the STC declared self-rule in southern Yemen.
The Lost Apple Project, a non-profit conservationist society based in the Pacific Northwest, announces the rediscovery of ten cultivars of apples previously thought to be extinct. The decad almost doubles the total amount of species the society has rescued, bringing the total to 23.
South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar confirms the country's first case of COVID-19.
A chronology of events affecting the oil market
American media and entertainment company
Italian Minister of Economic Development
American arts-and-crafts store chain based in Oklahoma
the 2019–20 Ligue 1 title after ending the season early.
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
It is suspected they were honor killings.
Saudi Arabian city and capital of the Makkah province
Johns Hopkins University records 2,108 more deaths from COVID-19 in the United States, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the U.S.
most populous metropolitan area in the United States
At least 17 people are dead, including the perpetrator and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, making it the deadliest rampage in Canadian history.
A Texas man opens fire with an AK-47 style rifle at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., in a suspected hate crime.
Special address made by the Sovereign of The United Kingdom
The Taliban denies responsibility and ISIL claims responsibility.
Luzon, Philippines, including its associated islands
insurgent group in Rakhine State, Myanmar
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
military base in Parwan Province, Afghanistan
New York City, New York, United States New York Metropolitan Area (depending on criteria of study)
101st season of the National Football League (NFL)
His arrest is part of a larger investigation into a white supremacist group suspected of plotting mass killings online.
Ongoing coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand
Romans-sur-Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Senior ministerial office of the United Kingdom
decommissioned nuclear power station near the city of Pripyat, Ukraine, known by Chernobyl disaster
geopolitical area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Special Administrative Regions
continuous multimedia operated and presented to users by a provider
France officially ends the 2019–20 Ligue 1 and 2019–20 Ligue 2 football seasons after banning all sporting events in the country until September.
The death toll from coronavirus in Italy has reached 19,889 people.
Salafi jihadist organization founded in 1988
Japan's national aero-space agency as JAXA
List of notable tornadoes occurring in 2011
national public health institute of Nigeria
Spanish Congress of Deputies approves an extension of the State of Alarm to 26 April.
substance, radionuclide, or radiation directly involved in causing cancer
diagnostic testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the underlying pathogen SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
Details of ongoing pandemic in the Falkland Islands
Tablighi Jamaat leader Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi is charged with manslaughter after a gathering the organization held in Delhi on March 3 was linked to 1,023 coronavirus cases across 17 Indian states.
United Kingdom government ministerial department
The troops were part of the European Union's EUTM Mali training mission.
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)
The latest figures include deaths from COVID-19 in care homes over the three-day Easter weekend.
Armed bandits attack in 2020 Katsina, Nigeria
The fire is the most deadly in the country since 2003.
wide bandwidth data transmission with an ability to simultaneously transport signal and traffic types
A man from Sudan was arrested at the scene.
oncologist, businessman, health consultant and former Minister of Health of Brazil
The agency says some medications contain a nitrosamine impurity called N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen.
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
offices held over time by the head of government of Germany
international human rights advocacy and research NGO based in New York City
President Peter Mutharika announces a stimulus package to alleviate the economic stress resulting from the disease.
head of government of Russia, leads the executive branch in Russia
COVID-19 hospitals in the United Kingdom
type of critical care hospital in the United Kingdom
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
Protests erupt in major cities across Lebanon for the second day over the country's continuing economic problems.
Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Brazil)
Period of major social and civil unrest in Chile.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fires Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta amid disagreements over the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The patient is reported to be in stable condition at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley.
upgraded series of the Su-27 fighter aircraft
person who operates a train on a railroad or railway
The number of worldwide cases of COVID-19 surpasses three million. The United States accounts for more than a third of the total cases.
Spain evacuates its troops from Mali after several soldiers become infected with COVID-19.
The Ankara prosecutor's office launches an investigation into a lawyers' organization which condemned the head of the Directorate of Religious Affairs for implying that homosexuality causes human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Yemeni troops recapture a strategic military base on the island of Socotra from the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC).
conflict over the Kashmir region between India, Pakistan and China
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
mean distance between Earth and the Sun, common length reference in astronomy
2020 United States presidential election
59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
states have now recorded a fatality from the virus.
The Saudi Arabian-led coalition declares a unilateral ceasefire in its military action against Houthi forces in Yemen.
national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
American politician and activist (born 1941)
Turkic ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and Northern Cyprus
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
Date: April 15, 2020 – December 25, 2021 (2 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
One body is recovered, while the five other persons on board remain missing.
unified command of the US Department of Defense
human settlement in Kasimovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia
pro-democracy demonstrations and other civil disobedience sparked by a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Scotland, United Kingdom
The COVID-19 critical care NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham is opened inside the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull, England.
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
Geological rock formation known for crude oil production
head of government or prime minister of Ireland
sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is admitted to intensive care at St Thomas' Hospital in London as his COVID-19 symptoms worsen.
first-level administrative division of Yemen
retail establishment; building which offers a wide range of consumer goods
Land-based branch of the Military of Myanmar
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reports 493 total cases and 17 deaths from COVID-19.
former U.S. Representative from Michigan
men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
widespread scarcity of food followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality
This marks the largest daily increase of deaths for Germany.
Three suspects, reportedly linked to ISIL, are killed in an exchange of gunfire.
campaign of Joe Biden for the election to President of the United States in 2020