Rwandan politician, 4th and current President of Rwanda
The number of new cases registered in the Netherlands surges to 1,140 in the last 24 hours, the highest daily total since April.
senior ecclesiastical official of the Catholic Church
A whistleblower working at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia details a high rate of hysterectomies and other alleged medical neglect in a complaint to the Department of Homeland Security. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the House Homeland Security Committee chairman, says the allegations of hysterectomies being performed on women without consent are "incredibly disturbing".
German-Kurdish singer Hozan Canê is released from her Istanbul prison, after being arrested and convicted in 2018 for allegedly being a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party. She is currently barred from leaving the country as her trial will continue on October 20.
The government of Solomon Islands says that a proposed independence referendum in Malaita Province is illegal.
The government considers providing free COVID-19 vaccines for all citizens.
Edwards is slated to be sentenced on December 23.
A joint statement made by eight of the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council urges Myanmar and the separatist Arakan Army to halt hostilities in northern Rakhine State and southern Chin State due to the "heavy toll" the fighting is having on the civilian population.
domesticated four-footed mammal from the equine family
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Greece
Weeks after ousting President of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, the military announced the formation of a transitional government with the goal to enable elections in 18 months. The move is criticised by civilian protest groups.
Bahrain follows Saudi Arabia in granting such rights to the UAE, which the latter did two days prior following the establishment of diplomatic ties between Israel and the UAE.
Different from the first round of restrictions, aside from 11 essential services that can continue to be operated, markets, shopping malls and worship with only local residents are allowed to be attended and continue to operate with 50% capacity.
Georgia reports 196 new cases, its highest single-day increase.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott eases restrictions on retail stores, gyms, and restaurants. Bars, however, remain closed.
Two civilians and two soldiers are killed and 13 other people are injured during a bombing attack at a wedding in Khost, Afghanistan.
used by economists to describe different types of recessions
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Spain Rodolfo Martín Villa declares before the Argentine courts accused of genocide and crimes against humanity for the role of the police during his tenure as Minister of the Interior between 1976 and 1979, especially for the Vitoria massacre in 1976.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi announces that they will start vaccine trials.
The Rodong Sinmun reports that the North Korean government has "punished" local officials for failing to evacuate residents amid the landfall of Typhoon Maysak, resulting in a "serious incident" involving numerous casualties.
The Armenian Defense Ministry says that an Armenian Su-25 fighter jet was shot down by a Turkish F-16 fighter jet, killing its pilot.
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
Immigration detention in the United States
The death toll in the country reaches to 65,241.
transnational Sunni Islamist organization
instruction to Federal government issued by the President of the United States
Portugal reports 847 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative totals to 68,025 confirmed cases and 1,899 deaths.
Security forces kill at least nine insurgents in Lebanon during operations against Islamic State-linked militants that killed four security forces earlier this month and three civilians in August. Three security forces are also injured in this incident.
During the lockdown, Israelis will have to stay within 500 metres of their houses, but can travel to workplaces that will be allowed to operate on a limited basis.
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
Minister charged with running France's public educational system and the supervision of agreements for private teaching organisations
port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia and capital of Jubaland
Satellite imagery shows that a big chunk of ice shattered into many small pieces from the last remaining ice shelf in Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, Greenland.
An arms depot belonging to Hezbollah explodes in Ain Qana, Nabatieh, Lebanon, injuring several people.
Rui Pinto begins his trial at the Central Criminal Procedure Court in Lisbon, Portugal, on charges of attempted qualified extortion, violation of secrecy, and illegally accessing information for leaking financial transactions within European association football.
Three people are killed and seven others injured after an al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up at a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Five children who were siblings are found dead in their apartment in Solingen, NRW, Germany. Their elder brother survived. Their mother, who is injured after throwing herself in front of a train in Düsseldorf, is suspected of the killings.
Protests against deteriorating living conditions and corruption continue in eastern Libya for a third consecutive day.
Israel tightens restrictions one week after a second lockdown came into effect.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Mexico
A Chinese law enacted on 2300 HKT, June 30, 2020, only in Hong Kong, for Safeguarding National Security
In Popayán, Colombia, members of the Misak indigenous community topple and decapitate a monument dedicated to Spanish conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar.
Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2020–2021)
Activists and Afkari's family claim he made a forced confession to the crime.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
federal appellate court for the western U.S.
The Czech Republic records 798 cases, marking the first time the country reported over 700 cases.
The murder is condemned by human rights groups, while authorities promise an investigation.
A member of the Afghan National Directorate of Security is shot dead and his driver injured in Kabul.
A car bombing kills at least seven people and injures another ten in Ras al-Ayn, al-Hasakah Governorate.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that temporary restrictions will be in place in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, Northumberland, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, and the Durham County Council area effective at midnight tonight due to "concerning rates of infection." Almost two million people in North-east England will be banned from meeting with other households.
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)
U.S. racehorse honor: winning Kentucky Derby + Preakness + Belmont Stakes
In the week ending today, cases hit 13,471, an increase of 60% on the 8,265 cases reported the week prior.
The Australian government reports that over 200 pilot whales are stranded off the Macquarie Harbour in West Coast, Tasmania, at least 25 of which have died.
After twice in a single week reporting the biggest daily increases in new cases since the national lockdown was lifted in May, with 646 on Wednesday and then 687 on Friday, Portugal reports another high increase of 673 new cases and seven deaths, bringing the cumulative totals to 63,983 confirmed cases and 1,867 deaths since the first infections were detected in the country on March 2.
Seven people are killed in an overnight shooting at a residence in Aguanga, California. The residence was reportedly being used to grow illegal marijuana. Police believe the shooting was an isolated incident, but no suspects are in custody.
Protests against police brutality in Colombia rage for third day in Bogotá. The death toll from the protests rise to 13 people killed.
French health authorities report 9,843 new cases in France over the past 24 hours, setting a new record high for the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
A 19-year-old Dalit woman died in Delhi after she was allegedly gang raped in Uttar Pradesh by four upper-caste men, sparking outrage in India from opposition parties. The woman was admitted to a hospital in Delhi two weeks ago with several serious injuries.
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service reports that the Arctic Circle has experienced its worst wildfire season on record after the service released data indicating that a series of wildfires occurring in the first half of 2020, mostly in the Russian republic of Sakha, have emitted more than 244 million tons of carbon dioxide. The emissions within that period have increased by more than a third of carbon emissions in the whole of 2019.
Two French soldiers are killed when their armoured vehicle hits an IED in Kidal Region.
A priest is shot dead, allegedly by Indonesian army in Intan Jaya Regency, Papua. The military denies the allegations and blames the Free Papua Movement for the shooting.
The United Kingdom sees new cases rise by 6,634 in the last 24 hours, the highest figure ever reported by the Department for Health and Social Care since the beginning of the outbreak. The new record tally brings the total number of cases reported in the country to 416,363.
Killings of Aaron Danielson and Michael Reinoehl
head of the United States Department of Justice
census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States
Two men are injured during a rocket attack in Ashdod, Israel.
combined military forces of the People's Republic of China
practice of suppressing speech or other public communication
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company warns customers that power could be shut off in some areas of California due to extreme weather and high winds.
The release will include 400 government prisoners and 681 Houthi fighters.
Azerbaijani government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores
India reports a record daily jump of 83,883 cases.
A court rules that the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company are responsible for the damages caused during a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
forms one half of the executive branch of the government of Romania
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
According to a report from Brown University's "Costs of War" project, over 37 million people have been displaced by the wars fought by the United States since the September 11 attacks.
form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic
national forest in California, United States
head of state and government of Argentina
The Spanish Supreme Court ratifies a year-and-a-half disqualification sentence to President of the Government of Catalonia Quim Torra.
Over 100,000 people protest in Minsk calling for President Alexander Lukashenko to resign.
A Pakistani penal code on insulting religion
Run-off voting begins in Egypt as 26 candidates for the country's newly formed senate failed to get an absolute majority during the first election round in August.
Critics of the songs, including Chi-chi Nwanoku and Gareth Malone, say the songs are "outdated" and glorify racism.
Hundreds of inmates escape from a jail in Moroto District, Uganda, after killing a soldier and looting weapons.
Thailand marks 100 days without new COVID-19 cases.
France reports 13,215 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, a new record since the start of the pandemic, while the daily death toll jumps to 154, a four-month high according to data from the health ministry.
Al Ahsa Oasis in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
A policeman is killed and another injured during a ramming-stabbing attack in Sousse, Tunisia.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that the country has signed a deal with AstraZeneca to buy up to 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.
Around 2,904 volunteers are expected to be selected, who are aged from 18 to 64 years.
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service reports that the Arctic Circle has experienced its worst wildfire season on record after the service released data indicating that a series of wildfires occurring in the first half of 2020, mostly in the Russian republic of Sakha, have emitted more than 244 million tons of carbon dioxide.
The Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek, the country's main international airport, reopens to international flights after a six-month closure.
Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his response to the outbreak as cases increase in the country, as well as calling for his resignation.
Breeding or raising animals for their fur
A mass shooting in Jaral del Progreso, Guanajuato, leaves at least 11 people dead and one injured.
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, settles a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in a raid on her apartment by police in March. Her family will receive $12 million and several police reforms will also be enacted in the city as part of the agreement.
city in Tyne and Wear, North East England
overview about the Internet censorship in India
Panamanian-flagged cargo ship Gulf Livestock 1 with 43 crew members and thousands of cattle onboard is reported missing in the East China Sea. The Japan Coast Guard says it has found one person drifting in rough waters in a lifejacket. A distress signal was sent from the ship shortly before disappearing.
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defence says advancing Azerbaijani troops have "liberated" the strategic Murovdag mountain peak, which was the scene of a previous battle in 1993, that ended in Armenian victory.
Police in Hong Kong ban a rally planned by the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) to protest the arrest of 12 Hong Kong citizens on grounds of COVID-19 prevention and "violent acts". The organization said they would appeal the decision.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry in the United States
The number of cases in Brazil passes 4 million.
French health authorities report a new record of 16,096 daily cases in the last 24 hours, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. The new record comes a day after the government announced new restrictions on bars and restaurants in major cities, including Marseille and Paris, provoking an outcry from local politicians and business owners.
Kiribati announces it will keep its borders closed until the end of the year to keep the country free of COVID-19.
diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and Kosovo
Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif is arrested amid a corruption scandal.
Police arrest 86 people at a protest against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Times Square. The rally called for the abolition of ICE in the wake of allegations of a high rate of hysterectomies and alleged medical neglect.
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
highly urbanized city in Central Luzon, Philippines
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews extends stage four restrictions in Melbourne, including a nighttime curfew for two weeks until September 28. The curfew, travel limits, and some other elements of stage four will then remain in place until October 26.
Indonesia reports 3,861 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide total to 207,203. This is a single-day record high since the pandemic began in the country.
A grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, indicts former police officer Brett Hankison on felony charges of wanton endangerment for firing into a neighboring apartment, but no officers are charged directly with Breonna Taylor's death. A large police presence is seen in Louisville as protests continue.
official government news agency of Saudi Arabia
Bah Ndaw is named as Mali's interim President by the National Committee for the Salvation of the People [fr] military junta.
Ever since the end of national lockdown in May, this has been the fifth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all five records occurring during an 11-day window.
Five more Azerbaijani civilians are killed during Armenian fire in the country, bringing the death toll among Azeri civilians to 12. At least 35 others are wounded.
This verdict comes after his high-profile arrest last month under the new national security law.
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
Protesters and police clash near the Portland City Hall in Oregon. Portland Police Bureau announce that 11 arrests have been made.
A study shows that the Gam-COVID-Vac, Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, has produced an antibody response with no serious side effects in a small trial.
Molotov cocktails were thrown in the street sparking a large fire and prompting police to declare a riot.
Kuwait swears in eight female judges, being the first Gulf country to do so. The women were among 54 judges sworn into the Supreme Court.
The decision came after the New York Times named the city as a COVID-19 hotspot.
The number of recoveries in Indonesia reaches 170,000 after 4,088 patients recover in the last 24 hours, surpassing the previous record of 3,560 set on August 24.
For the second time in the same week, Portugal reports the biggest daily increase in new cases since the national lockdown was lifted in May, with 687 new cases and three deaths, bringing the cumulative totals to 62,813 confirmed cases and 1,855 deaths in 193 days since the first infections were detected in the country.
Uganda reports 423 new cases, its highest daily increase, thus bringing the country's total cases to 6,017.
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
Effective tomorrow, franchise coffee shops will resume normal operations, after restricting service to takeouts.
A bank robbery occurs at a Fifth Third Bank in Warren County, Ohio.
Many compare the measures to the country's communist regime.
The United Arab Emirates announces the Emirates Lunar Mission to send a space exploration vehicle to the Moon in 2024.
Israel enters a three-week second nationwide lockdown in an attempt to curb surging cases as people begin to mark the start of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year). Under these rules, Israelis must stay within one kilometer of their homes, with exceptions, and the number of people allowed in synagogues has been greatly reduced.
The Dominican Republic assumes the presidency of the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE).
FIFA gives the president of the Club Olimpia of Paraguay Marco Trovato a lifetime ban from all football-related activity, following an investigation into match manipulation.
Deputy Prime Minister of Samoa Fiame Naomi Mata'afa resigns over three proposed constitutional amendments, which would alter the power of the land and titles court. She also leaves the Human Rights Protection Party. Other MPs have already left the party over the issue and formed a new opposition party.
The number of new cases in Indonesia surges by 4,823 in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide total to 266,845, a new record for the third consecutive day, while at the same time, the number of recovered patients also rises by a record 4,343, exceeding 196,000.
One person is killed and seven others injured during a series of stabbings in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The attacks are carried out by a single perpetrator, who is hunted by police. The motive is currently unknown.
firebombing of a Palestinian home in 2015
legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Iran
The United Kingdom reports 1,508 cases, an increase from 1,295 yesterday. Some lockdowns are re-imposed in Greater Manchester.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declares martial law, and imposes curfews from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. in major cities, including the capital Baku, in response to the clashes between Azeri and Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Bradley Robert Edwards is found guilty of the murders of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon in Perth, Western Australia, in 1996 and 1997, respectively. He is found not guilty of the murder of Sarah Spiers in 1996, and her body has never been found. Edwards is slated to be sentenced on December 23.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Australia
More than 20 students at New York University are suspended for violating their COVID-19 policies.
Three officers are also treated at the hospital for injuries.
most populous city in the United States of America
Protests in Bulgaria turn violent for the first time, as protesting crowds attempt to storm the nation's parliament, leading to a night of fighting between demonstrators and security forces.
form of government where the head of state is elected
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism
India reports its single largest increase in a day, recording 95,735 new infections. The Health Ministry also reported 1,172 deaths in the past 24 hours. The ministry says the increase is due to a surge in testing as experts warn that the virus is spreading to towns and villages.
Turkish Volkan Bozkır becomes the new President of the United Nations General Assembly.
Portemanteau name for nitrite derivatives
The death toll from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana reaches to 26.
edition of the French Journal Charlie Hebdo
lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money
The border guards of Bangladesh and India agree to launch joint patrols along the two countries' border following a spate of deaths linked to illegal entries.
Two people are killed and 14 others injured in a mass shooting at a home in Rochester, New York.
Police believe the shooting was an isolated incident, but no suspects are in custody.
A Bratislava court acquits Slovak businessman Marián Kočner for ordering the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová in February 2018. The court rules the lack of evidence to convict Kočner.
county seat of Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
A mine explosion killed at least three people and left another injured in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
American politician and lawyer, Louisiana
Yoshihide Suga is elected Prime Minister of Japan, following the resignation of his predecessor Shinzo Abe over health concerns.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international relations
Mexico is investigating claims that six Mexican women were sterilised while in a migrant detention center, says Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. A whistleblower the previous week alleged hysterectomies were being performed on immigrants in the United States without their proper consent. Mexico called such operations "unacceptable".
Germany agrees to take 1,500 migrants from Greece following a devastating fire at the Moria Refugee Camp on the island of Lesbos.
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
Libya, Italy, Malta, Greece, Crete, Cyrenaica
local time and all strip clubs will be closed until further notice.
208 new cases are confirmed in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the highest level since May.
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
digital distribution platform for application software
Death and state funeral of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Eight people are killed and 14 others injured after gunmen open fire on a group of people gathered to mourn the death of a youth who was killed in a motorcycle accident in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces that her party will draft legislation for a new referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom before Scotland's parliament election next year.
Swiss voters reject the proposal, from the right-wing Swiss People's Party, to end an accord with the European Union that allows free movement of people.
A person is dead and sixteen others tested positive during a legionella outbreak in Busto Arsizio, Italy.
material that has electrical conductivity intermediate to that of a conductor and an insulator
capital city of Western Australia, Australia
seat of the Supreme Court of the United States of America
India surpasses six million cases of COVID-19, becoming the second country after the United States to reach that milestone. Meanwhile, 82.5% or more than five million people have recovered.
The Brazilian economy officially enters a recession after the country's statistics institute reported a 9.7% decline of its gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter, which is the second consecutive quarter of a decline in its GDP. It is Brazil's largest quarterly drop since 1996.
Santa Cruz County, California, United States
Protesters and police clash near the Portland City Hall in Oregon.
A court in Rwanda charges Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, with 12 counts, including "terrorism, complicity in murder and forming or joining an armed group", among other charges. Rusesabagina, a strong critic of President Paul Kagame, did not respond to an offer of a plea.
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
details regarding the COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
Due to some recent spikes in cases, authorities delay the schools' reopening to September 14 in order to allow time for vacationers to return to big cities to limit the movement of asymptomatic people. Students and teachers are told to wear face masks, which will be handed out for free to both public and private schools.
transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
Legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Nepal
Russia summons the German ambassador to Moscow over statements by the German government concerning Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extends the Alert Level 2.5 restrictions on Auckland until at least September 14, while the rest of the country remains under Alert Level 2, after the health ministry reported the first COVID-19 death in New Zealand since May.
Ministry of Ecological Transition (France)
Political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Jacob Gardner, an Omaha, Nebraska bar owner who was charged for fatally shooting James Scurlock during a George Floyd protest in the state, dies from suicide.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues an order temporarily halting residential evictions on public health grounds, with the goal of slowing the spread of the COVID-19. The order lasts through December 31 and applies to individual renters earning no more than $99,000 in annual income.
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews announces a plan to lift a nighttime curfew between 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (AEST) local time in Melbourne and ease many restrictions across Victoria, including returning pupils to school and relaxing restrictions on outdoor gatherings effective tomorrow. However, the state introduces a fine of almost $5,000 for those violating any gathering rules.
large complex wildfire in Northern California in 2020
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. economy
Deceased Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose in the United States Supreme Court Building.
The Jane Greaves-led international scientific team announce that they have detected a gas called phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus that indicates microorganisms may inhabit Earth's inhospitable neighbor.
Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies are shot while parked at a metro station in Compton.
attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA)
Russian ships depart to assist and one out of the 23 crew was missing following the incident.
Malaita Province Premier Daniel Suidani announces an independence referendum to potentially secede from the Solomon Islands due to growing tensions over the central government's diplomatic switch to China and a recent incident where Taiwanese medical supplies were seized by the government.
Detention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig
elections, which he claims is an effort by the Trump administration to understate the threat.
political alignment favoring traditional politics
Slovenia reports 108 new cases, an all-time high.
A Boko Haram suicide bomber detonated herself at a village in Zeleved, Far North, Cameroon, killing five civilians. Another female suicide bomber made a failed attempt, resulting only in injuries to herself.
Coup leader Assimi Goïta is appointed as Vice President.
A military plane carrying cadets from Kharkiv Air Force University during a training flight crashes in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, killing 26 people and wounding another person.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
The United States Forest Service announces that forests in California will close after wildfires reach two million acres.
Date: March 23, 2020 (incident) March 30, 2020 (Prude declared dead) Time: 3:16 – 3:27 a.m. EDT
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company shuts down power for an estimated 172,000 California customers in 22 counties.
The United Kingdom reports 2,988 new confirmed cases in 24 hours, their highest since May 23.
Romania reports 2,158 new cases in the past 24 hours, a daily record since the beginning of the pandemic.
A fire kills at least four people and injures another eight in Karachi, Pakistan.
List of mass shootings in the United States in 2020
After being pardoned by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Joseph Scott Pemberton is deported to the United States.
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in England, United Kingdom
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) releases a statement that a screening facility for White House mail intercepted a package containing ricin poison that was addressed to Donald Trump earlier this week.
He states that "the China of 2020 is not the China of 2016".
The government raises its alert level from 3 to 4, meaning transmission is "high or rising exponentially." It comes after the government's scientific adviser warned that there could be 50,000 new cases a day by mid-October without further action.
Governor of Oregon Kate Brown declares a weekend state of emergency for Portland, saying white supremacist groups are travelling from out of state to attend an event the Proud Boys allege to be organized to "end domestic terrorism." Thousands of supporters are expected as police prepare for clashes in a city that has become the center of sometimes deadly political violence in the run-up to the November 3 election.
spread of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Poland in during the 2020 pandemic
The United States formally no longer recognizes Alexander Lukashenko as President of Belarus, according to a U.S. Department of State statement. A State Department spokesperson calls for a new "free and fair election" in Belarus under independent observation.
Protests in Los Angeles continued for a second night following the police shooting of Dijon Kizzee, 29, who Los Angeles Police Department officers say was riding a bike in "violation of vehicle codes".
northeastern quadrant of Washington, D.C.
India surpasses Brazil as the country with the second-most cases in the world, behind the United States. India reported 90,802 cases in the past 24 hours and 1,016 deaths, recording the single largest increase of cases in the world in almost a month.
Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19.
The number of daily new cases in the Netherlands hits a record 2,995 cases in the past 24 hours, according to data from health ministry.
theater of World War II fought in the Pacific and Asia
sovereign state in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
state or country purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion
Mauritius asks Japan to pay $34 million in reparations for the disaster and demands the money to "support local fishermen whose livelihoods were adversely impacted by an oil leak last month", according to a Mauritian government document.
Six people are killed and twenty others injured after an al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in Kismayo, Somalia. The target of the attack is suspected to be a local politician.
The interior ministry announces plans to convert Border Patrol Police camps into quarantine facilities in order to accommodate additional migrant workers as part of an effort to address the country's labour shortage caused by the pandemic.
Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis Brian Murphy claims in a whistleblower reprisal complaint that Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf had instructed officials at the department to fabricate intelligence assessments regarding the threat of Russian interference in the U.S. elections, which he claims is an effort by the Trump administration to understate the threat.
Indonesia reports a daily jump of 4,176 new cases, bringing the country's total cases to 248,852. This sets a new record high for the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
United States Department of the Treasury
United States federal executive department
The building is now used by a television production company, and the two wounded victims are workers of the company.
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is sworn in as the new Emir of Kuwait.
Customhouse and Post Office (Washington, D.C.)
1221 31st St., NW., Washington, District of Columbia
A court in Hong Kong convicts an 81-year-old man for stabbing pro-democracy activist Leung Kwok-hung, also known as "Long Hair".
Governor Kate Brown orders mass evacuations across the state after reporting that a series of wildfires have "substantially destroyed" the cities and towns of Blue River, Detroit, Phoenix, Talent, and Vida.
The Isle of Man reports a new case after 108 days of no new cases. This comes after a resident returning to the island tested positive.
Political system of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
The South Korean defense ministry alleges that North Korean officials killed and cremated an official from the South Korean fisheries ministry who disappeared from a ship conducting maritime patrol activities along the Northern Limit Line on September 21 and entered North Korean territory by the following afternoon.
Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates relations
person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
group of people from one state present in another state to represent the sending state
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces plans to repeal the Dublin Regulation and reform the migration policy of the European Union, which von der Leyen says will be presented on September 23.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Romania
post-season professional hockey tournament
During clashes between the Taliban and security forces in Faryab, 22 militants are killed and 24 others are injured.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on religion
It is the second attack in the town in two days.
English poet, playwright, and actor (1564–1616)
international governing body of association football
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Jihadist militant group in the Philippines
A policeman is killed and another injured during a ramming-stabbing attack in Sousse, Tunisia. The three attackers are later killed in a gunfight with other officers.
A two-month-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Michigan, the youngest known fatality in the state thus far.
The number of cases in Iran rises by 3,341 in the past 24 hours, the highest daily tally since early June.
Arizona reports 81 cases, the lowest in the state since late March. This also marks the first time the state reported fewer than 100 cases since April 10.
2020 oil spillage event on the Mauritius coast arising from a grounded bulk carrier
India's cases top five million to become the second country in the world after the United States to record that many cases.
Ishmael Toroama is declared President-elect of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville following an election process that began six weeks ago.
The skeletons of 200 mammoths, 25 camels, and five horses are unearthed at a construction site for the Mexico City Santa Lucía Airport. It surpasses Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States as the largest find of mammoth bones, which had 61 skeletons.
A Portuguese man is stabbed to death during a suspected jihadist attack in Morges, Switzerland.
Allied Democratic Forces militants stormed a village in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 23 people.
A United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure report blames a "horrific culmination of a series of faulty technical assumptions by Boeing's engineers, a lack of transparency on the part of Boeing's management, and grossly insufficient oversight" by the Federal Aviation Administration for two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes, resulting in the airliner being grounded worldwide.
Twenty Nigerian soldiers are killed after Boko Haram militants attacks two military positions in Borno, Nigeria.
city in northern Iraq and capital of Nineveh Province
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
use of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
largest type of black hole; usually found at the centers of galaxies
Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The National Football League will require all coaches and staff in bench areas to wear masks.
Ten Malian soldiers are killed during an ambush in Nara, Koulikoro, Mali. The attackers placed mines, which caused explosions after the army's vehicle passed, and then opened fire against the soldiers.
Archaeologists discover some chromium crucible steel (stainless steel) that was first made in Persia as early as the 11th century.
Two men are injured during a rocket attack in Ashdod, Israel. In response, the Israel Defense Forces strike Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip.
The United States places sanctions on several senior officials in the International Criminal Court, including Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, for launching an investigation into allegations of American war crimes in the current Afghanistan war.
Greece reports 372 new cases in the last 24 hours, its highest daily tally since the start of the pandemic in the country. From those new cases, 114 were due to an outbreak at a food processing plant in northern Greece, with 133 recorded in the greater Athens area.
with police deploying pepper spray and pepper balls multiple times in a 10-minute span.
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Indian government ministry responsible for rail transport
Guzmán's lawyer claims that his maximum-security isolation at the Metropolitan Correctional Center following his extradition to the United States in January 2017 made him heavily unaware about his case and limited his ability to participate in his defense.
The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declares the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran as no longer in force. He also warns that the United States "is prepared to use our domestic authorities to impose consequences" for other countries that do not enforce the sanctions. Britain, France, Germany, China, and Russia oppose the snapback sanctions.
A court in Madrid sentences former Salvadoran deputy minister for public security Inocente Orlando Montano Morales to 133 years in prison for the murders of six Jesuits and two others in San Salvador during the country's civil war in 1989.
Governor of Louisiana John Bel Edwards declares a state of emergency for New Orleans and other parts of the state as it is expected that Hurricane Sally will make landfall as a strong hurricane on Tuesday.
The United States Department of the Treasury reaches a deal with seven of the major U.S. airlines to allocate around $25 billion in loans from the $2.2 trillion budget approved under the CARES Act to assist in their financial recovery amid the pandemic.
border security agency of the Bangladesh government
island sovereign state off of Africa in the Indian Ocean
India reports 90,632 cases, setting a record for a one-day tally of new cases.
More than 15,000 pro-democracy protesters led by students of the Thammasat University gather near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his government as well as a reform of the Thai monarchy.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
Sources around President Donald Trump say that the United States plans to sell as many as seven major weapons systems, including mines, cruise missiles and drones to Taiwan.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un issues an apology to South Korea over the "unfortunate" shooting death of a South Korean official in disputed border waters on Tuesday.
Jawar is due to appear in court on Monday to respond to the charges.
A fuel tanker explodes on a highway in Kogi State, Nigeria, destroying several nearby vehicles and killing at least 25 people.
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the European Union
A firefighter dies in the El Dorado Fire while battling blazes in the San Bernardino National Forest.
Christian militias formed in the Central African Republic
Students and teachers are told to wear face masks, which will be handed out for free to both public and private schools.
The FBI and the Secret Service are investigating where the package came from and whether others have been sent through the postal service.
The Congress of Peru votes 78–32 against removing President Martín Vizcarra at his impeachment trial.
Activists say homophobia is still widespread in the national culture.
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
President Alejandro Giammattei tests positive for COVID-19.
The Royal Thai Government Gazette reports that Thai King Vajiralongkorn restored the rank and titles of former royal consort Sineenat Bilaskalayani. Her titles were stripped last October after the court accused her of disobedience and trying to raise herself to "the same state as the queen".
Indonesia reports a record daily jump of 3,622 new cases in the last 24 hours. Of those new cases, 1,359 are from Jakarta, which also reports the highest single day increase in new cases.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season
bilateral relations between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates
U.S. Attorney General William Barr tells prosecutors to aggressively charge people arrested at recent demonstrations across the country, even suggesting including a sedition charge, which is usually reserved for those who have plotted a threat that posed imminent danger to the government.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews announces a plan to lift a nighttime curfew between 9:00 p.m.
Jakarta tightens its large-scale social restrictions in the province, which will take effect on September 14, due to the rise in new cases. All non-essential activities are ordered to be suspended and most workers, with the exception of 11 essential activities, are ordered to work from home.
borough of New York City, New York, United States
Protesters and riot police clash in the city of Lalitpur over the ban of outdoors public events amid a religious festival.
Public Health England reports that the country last year had the most cases of gonorrhea since records began more than 100 years ago, at 70,936 reported cases.
Northeastern University dismisses 11 students for violating COVID-19 guidelines.
Governor Kate Brown orders mass evacuations across the state after reporting that a series of wildfires have "substantially destroyed" the cities and towns of Blue River, Detroit, Phoenix, Talent, and Vida. Brown also enacts an emergency fire act to grant "immediate powers" to the state's fire officials.
Rusesabagina had called for armed resistance against the government of Paul Kagame on YouTube.
trade negotiation between the UK and the EU
Sri Lankan authorities say the lawsuit will be issued under the nation's law.
series of protests in Venezuela beginning in 2014
annual large summer gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts in Sturgis, South Dakota, United States
The Moscow International Film Festival cancels the screening of Gate to Heaven, a film about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Proposed second Scottish independence referendum
overview of the political system in Saudi Arabia
The El Dorado Fire grows to 800 acres (320 ha), prompting emergency evacuations in Oak Glen, Mountain Home Village, Yucaipa, and Forest Falls.
bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury
online platform that facilitates the building of social relations
At least three Afghan security forces members are killed and five more injured when gunmen storm their compound in the city of Gardez in Paktia Province.
Czech Republic reports 1,677 new cases, its highest daily count since the beginning of the pandemic, as the government plans to ban indoor events in an attempt to stabilize the situation.
Hundreds of inmates escape from a jail in Moroto District, Uganda, after killing a soldier and looting weapons. A Uganda People's Defence Force spokesperson says two inmates have been captured and two others killed by security forces.
Astronomers announce the crescent shadow of Messier 87's supermassive black hole is wobbling. Back in April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope captured the crescent shadow of the black hole, making it the first image ever taken of a black hole.
Madrid announces plans to introduce targeted lockdowns and other restrictions on movement on September 18, in areas with high cases, local authorities said as the region accounts for around one-third of active cases in Spain.
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan reject proposals of peace talks citing each other's attempts at obstructing negotiations.
Poland reports a record daily jump of 1,002 new cases, according to the Health Ministry's Twitter account, the highest daily increase since the pandemic began. The new record comes days after the authorities tightened conditions under which doctors are obliged to send patients for testing.
killing of a civilian by police officers in Rochester, New York, United States
The attorney general of Ethiopia files terrorism charges against opposition activist Jawar Mohammed for the unrest that erupted following the assassination of musician Hachalu Hundessa last June.
Jewish day of judgement preceding Yom Kippur (day of atonement), one of several Jewish New Years
The government approves the declaration of the state of emergency due to rising cases in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Igor Matovič states that the state of emergency will be imposed for 45 days starting tomorrow. It is the second time that the state of emergency has been imposed by the country.
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom issue a joint note verbale to the United Nations rejecting China's claims to the South China Sea, and supporting the ruling in Philippines v. China that said the historic rights per the nine-dash line ran counter to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. However the statement says that on "territorial sovereignty" they "take no position".
List of airlines impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
impact of coronavirus outbreak on airlines
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny issues his first public statement since his poisoning via Instagram, having been taken off the ventilator the previous day.
During a shootout with soldiers in Sulu, Philippines, Abu Sayyaf militants kills an Indonesian fisherman who was abducted early this year.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022
A court in Bulgaria sentences two men, a Lebanese Australian and a Lebanese Canadian, to life in prison in absentia, for their roles in the suicide bombing of a bus in Burgas in 2012 that killed five Israeli tourists, the Bulgarian driver and the bomber. The whereabouts of the men is unknown and they are the subject of an Interpol red notice.
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
Russian special forces, including Federal Security Service agents, arrest cult leader Vissarion, who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, after storming several remote hamlets occupied by his followers in Krasnoyarsk Krai. Russian authorities say he will be charged with organizing an "illegal religious organisation", as well as subjecting his followers to extortion and emotional abuse.
Three other convicts were given 25-year jail sentences.
The Government of Ontario is implementing a number of new province-wide restrictions and public health measures aimed at curbing a surge in new cases. Under these rules, bars and restaurants, including nightclubs, are ordered to close at 11:00 p.m. local time and all strip clubs will be closed until further notice. The orders take effect at 12:01 a.m. local time tomorrow.
joint-highest civilian award of the United States, bestowed by the President
A bomb killed 3 police on the Diwaniyah-Babylon highway, Iraq.
In the past 24 hours, the country reported 83,347 new cases and 1,085 more deaths.
Taliban insurgents kill a police officer and wound another two in Farang District, Baghlan Province.
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
A court rules that the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company are responsible for the damages caused during a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Furthermore, the operator of the plant is required to pay $9.5 million in damages to survivors.
Other pro-democracy activists condemn the arrests.
Typhoon Maysak, the strongest typhoon of the season, makes landfall along the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, southwest of Busan, South Korea.
At least three police officers are killed and another three injured when the Taliban attacks Kohistan District, Badakhshan Province. Four Taliban militants are also killed and five others injured in the attack.
village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England
Hurricane Teddy strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean and heads to Bermuda, which is recovering from Hurricane Paulette.
The ship departed a port in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, and was headed to the port of Paradeep in India.
head of government of the United Kingdom
soil frozen permanently (practically for a duration of at least two years)
foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia
Belarusian security forces close off Independence Square and October Square in Minsk, as 100,000 people gather in the capital calling for President Alexander Lukashenko to resign. At least 250 protesters are detained by police.
Chief Administrative Officer; Head of the UN Secretariat
Internet censorship in the United States
The Thai Ministry of Digital Economy and Society files legal complaints against Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, such as those that criticize the royal family.
History of the Syrian Civil War (2020–present)
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley announces that the Caribbean island will become a republic next year before its 55th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom in November 2021, replacing Elizabeth II as head of state with a Barbadian. Governor-General Sandra Mason says "the time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind."
The death toll from the wildfires reaches 33 in California, Oregon, and Washington after nearly a dozen people reported missing in southern Oregon are accounted for, authorities say.
capital and largest municipality of Spain
Hurricane Nana makes landfall and downgrades to a tropical storm.
India reports its single largest increase in a day, recording 95,735 new infections.
India bans 118 apps linked to Chinese companies including popular Tencent-backed video game PUBG Mobile, stating they are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India".
It is announced that schools in Los Angeles County will remain closed until the winter.
This comes after a resident returning to the island tested positive.
Schools, including Islamic seminaries, reopen to some 15 million students after a seven-month closure.
state-level governments of the 50 states which comprise the United States of America
overview about the coronavirus outbreak in Belgium in 2020
A new species of truffle, Hysterangium bonobo, is discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Taiwanese foreign ministry unveils a new design to the country's passport cover after claiming that the current design has led foreign governments into mistakenly imposing COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions intended for mainland Chinese citizens on Taiwanese citizens.
Five people of the same family, including two children, are killed during an ambush by suspected Taliban members in Patawak village, Darayim District, Badakshan Province.
Turkey orders the arrest of 82 individuals, including members of the Peoples' Democratic Party, over the violent protests against the inaction of the Turkish Armed Forces in the Siege of Kobanî in 2014.
Diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Russian Federation
The government introduces new nationwide restrictions aimed at tackling the swift spread sweeping across the country, including disallowing fans in professional sports matches and ordering bars and restaurants to close at 22:00 (10:00 p.m.) CEST for the next three weeks.
island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean
head of the United States Department of State
The number of total cases in the country reaches to 425,481.
Describes the relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Hellenic Republic of Greece
President Nicolás Maduro and other senior Venezuelan officials are among those implicated in the charges.
The Eurostat reports that consumer prices in the Eurozone have deflated from 0.4% in July to -0.2% in August, the bloc's first deflation since May 2016.
Israel reports a record jump of 6,923 new cases in the past 24 hours, as the country imposes a second nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus. Further restrictions are being considered.
messaging, social media, and payment app, App developed by Tencent
A missile hits a house in Baghdad, close to the airport. The attack leaves at least five people dead, including three children; two children are injured.
Citizens in Tigray Region, Ethiopia begin casting their votes for a local election, defying the central government and increasing political tensions.
ongoing viral pandemic in New York state, United States
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Security forces kill at least four leaders from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Samarra District, Iraq.
Three ministers resign from Bolivia's interim government. One of them, Economic Minister Oscar Ortiz, stated his resignation was in protest of President Jeanine Áñez's decision to sell shares in the state-run electricity company ELFEC close to the upcoming general election.
France surpasses 500,000 cases of COVID-19.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Hurricane warnings are issued on Belize's coast in case hurricane-force winds are present.
Iraqi state-sponsored umbrella organization
rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way
The government introduces new nationwide restrictions aimed at tackling the swift spread sweeping across the country, including disallowing fans in professional sports matches and ordering bars and restaurants to close at 22:00 (10:00 p.m.) CEST for the next three weeks. Prime Minister Mark Rutte also advises people to wear face masks when shopping in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague, the three cities with the highest rates of infections.
It is the biggest daily increase in new cases since the national lockdown was lifted in May, bringing the cumulative totals to 61,541 confirmed cases and 1,849 deaths in 191 days since the first infections were identified.
The Brazilian economy officially enters a recession after the country's statistics institute reported a 9.7% decline of its gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter, which is the second consecutive quarter of a decline in its GDP.
Environmental activists of the Extinction Rebellion movement in England gather around several printing presses used by the Rupert Murdoch-owned publishing company News Corp in the towns of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, Merseyside, criticising the coverage of global warming by News Corp-owned newspapers.
The government of Solomon Islands says that a proposed independence referendum in Malaita Province is illegal. Daniel Suidani, the provincial premier of Malaita, proposed the referendum in protest to the decision by the central government to switch recognition from Taiwan to China last year.
2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
department of the Ministry of Interior of Egypt
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
trend towards democratic norms in a society
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces new restrictions on senior Chinese diplomats visiting the U.S., requiring them to secure an approval from U.S. authorities to meet with local government officials or to visit universities and colleges in the country. Pompeo describes the restrictions as a "reciprocal move" after the Chinese government had imposed similar restrictions on U.S. officials.
7,143 new cases are reported in the United Kingdom in the last 24 hours, the highest single day of reported cases ever since the beginning of the outbreak.
marriage of persons of the same sex or gender
English physicist and mathematician (1642–1727)
state-sponsored act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
Cedar Rapids mayor Brad Hart issues a mask mandate for the city as Iowa becomes one of the leading states in rising COVID-19 cases.
Protests over a fatal police encounter in Rochester, New York began peacefully but ended with authorities using tear gas and pepper balls following incidents of vandalism and violence.
President Ashraf Ghani signs an amendment allowing mother's names to appear on their child's birth certificate, after discussion on the law was delayed by the National Assembly last week. The move is seen as a "significant milestone" for women's rights, following Afghan tradition stating that using a woman's name in public brings shame on their family.
Police arrest 13 people after members of the crowd allegedly damaged police vehicles and threw bricks at the police station, the post office, and nearby businesses.
Minister of Defence Sergey Shoygu flies to Minsk after disputed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for weapons during a meeting in Moscow on Monday.
Portugal reports 646 new cases and three new deaths. It is the biggest daily increase in new cases since the national lockdown was lifted in May, bringing the cumulative totals to 61,541 confirmed cases and 1,849 deaths in 191 days since the first infections were identified.
census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States
Two Norwegian People's Aid employees are killed in an explosion in a residential area of Honiara, Solomon Islands, while clearing unexploded ordnance left over from the Pacific War of World War II.
religious and ethnic minority in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia issues final convictions for eight people for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
The Big Ten Conference announces its 2020 football season will begin on October 24 with an eight-game schedule, reversing its previous decision to cancel the season.
Canadian Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne announces that Canada has ceased discussing any free trade agreements with China. Canada has walked away from free-trade talks with China amid soured relations over arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and the detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. He states that "the China of 2020 is not the China of 2016".
Police carry out mass arrests as thousands of people gather for new protests; more than 50 protesters are arrested.
It is announced that Israel will enter a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on September 18 to contain the spread of COVID-19 after a second-wave surge of new cases. During the lockdown, Israelis will have to stay within 500 metres of their houses, but can travel to workplaces that will be allowed to operate on a limited basis. Schools and shopping malls will be closed but supermarkets and pharmacies will remain open.
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Abdelaziz al-Hilu, the leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM–N), sign an agreement to transition the country into a secular state. The agreement comes three days after the signing of a peace deal between Sudan's transitional government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front, to which the SPLM–N opted out of.
A court in Bulgaria sentences two men, a Lebanese Australian and a Lebanese Canadian, to life in prison in absentia, for their roles in the suicide bombing of a bus in Burgas in 2012 that killed five Israeli tourists, the Bulgarian driver and the bomber.
Seven people are killed in an overnight shooting at a residence in Aguanga, California.
United States government public health agency
Ever since the end of national lockdown in May, this has been the sixth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all six records occurring during the month of September.
district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
The move is seen as a "significant milestone" for women's rights, following Afghan tradition stating that using a woman's name in public brings shame on their family.
Hong Kong police arrest veteran activist of the League of Social Democrats Koo Sze-yiu and Joshua Wong of the defunct Demosisto for violating the anti-mask policy in place under previous year's protests. Other pro-democracy activists condemn the arrests.
Group Hong Kong Marriage Equality (HKME) welcomes the first ruling while Sham condemns his case outcome.
One of them, Economic Minister Oscar Ortiz, stated his resignation was in protest of President Jeanine Áñez's decision to sell shares in the state-run electricity company ELFEC close to the upcoming general election.
Hong Kong pro-democracy camp activist Joshua Wong loses a court case against his disqualification from running in last year's November election. The returning officer had disqualified him because she did not believe Wong had changed his stance on Hong Kong independence and his "subversive intentions".
The government had previously banned public gatherings as the country records a total of 42,877 cases.
forgiveness of a crime and the cancellation of the relevant penalty
The Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces clash along the border of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, formerly known as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Several cities in Artsakh, including its capital city of Stepanakert, are under attack. At least 23 people are killed during the battle, of whom 16 are Nagorno-Karabakh servicemen, five Azerbaijani civilians and two Armenian civilians.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
international court by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 955
Netanyahu says Kosovo is the first Muslim-majority country to do so.
Panamanian-flagged cargo ship Gulf Livestock 1 with 43 crew members and thousands of cattle onboard is reported missing in the East China Sea.
Slovenia reports 79 cases, an all-time high.
Two Louisville Metro Police officers are shot and wounded during protests over the Breonna Taylor indictment. One suspect is reportedly in custody.
This is a single-day record high since the pandemic began in the country.
regency in Central Papua Province, Indonesia
Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism
Rochester police made another round of arrests during protests that at times, turned violent. Protesters gathered and chanted near the Public Safety Building, and tensions began rising around 10:30 p.m. with police deploying pepper spray and pepper balls multiple times in a 10-minute span.
United States Marine Corps general Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. announces that the United States will reduce their troop presence in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000.
Police arrest 86 people at a protest against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Times Square.
The number of cases in Illinois exceeds 250,000.
Deaths along the Bangladesh–India border
King Salman of Saudi Arabia calls for a "comprehensive and firm" response to Iran's nuclear program and condemns what he describes as "its expansionist activities, create its terrorist networks, and use terrorism", adding that it produces nothing but "chaos, extremism, and sectarianism". An Iranian official rebuffs the accusations as "baseless".
The government designates 28 mainland and overseas departments as "red zones" as the nation's test positivity rate increased to 4.7 per cent.
marine mammals, closely related to whales and porpoises
Alan Swinney, a member of the Proud Boys, is arrested by Portland Police for assault, unlawful use of weapon and tear gas, menacing and pointing a firearm at another individual during two incidents in August.
Results from Phase I trials find that the vaccine candidate from Moderna works well with older adults.
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Slovakia reports 567 new cases in the past 24 hours, the largest single-day tally since the pandemic started in the country.
Post-Brexit United Kingdom relations with the European Union
Russia reports 7,212 cases, their highest since June 23.
Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov says Russia will, before the end of the year, disburse the first $1-billion tranche of a loan that was agreed also on Monday, to help Belarus' financial stability.
Protests against police brutality in Colombia rage for third day in Bogotá.
Portugal reports 899 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative total to 72,055 confirmed cases and 1,936 deaths.
1974 multi-role fighter aircraft family by General Dynamics
The general election of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville concludes.
The agreement comes three days after the signing of a peace deal between Sudan's transitional government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front, to which the SPLM–N opted out of.
Today also marks the official start of the 2020/2021 public school year, which began with in-person classes nationwide.
Minnesota reports the first death tied to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, which drew hundreds of thousands of bikers despite COVID-19 concerns.
2020 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández informs Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over telephone of his plans to move the embassy of Honduras in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv by the end of the year.
The military denies the allegations and blames the Free Papua Movement for the shooting.
Prominent opposition figure and activist Maria Kalesnikava is taken away by masked men in Minsk and bundled into a van. Police say that they did not detain her.
Indonesia accuses Vanuatu of having an "excessive and unhealthy obsession" about West Papua. The remark comes after Vanuatuan Prime Minister Bob Loughman warned the international community about "human rights violations and abuses" in the region.
At a campaign rally, United States President Donald Trump is set to make a speech in Atlanta, Georgia, advocating to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Portugal reports 486 cases, their biggest increase since their lockdown was lifted in May.
government agency overseeing stock exchanges
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
overview of law enforcement in the Republic of Turkey
decrease in the general price level of goods and services
A bomb hits a convoy, killing four members of the Popular Mobilization Forces in Kirkuk.
Daykundi is considered one of the safest places in the country; this is the second attack in Daykundi this year.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Japan
A suicide bomber in a vehicle detonated explosives in Helmand Province at a police checkpoint, killing five security force members and four civilians passing the area.
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
South Korea eases its tough social distancing measures for the next two weeks until September 28 in the Seoul Capital Area. The government lifts a ban on on-site dining after 9 p.m. local time, though it still requires restaurants and cafes to restrict seating and record patrons' names and contact details. Effective tomorrow, franchise coffee shops will resume normal operations, after restricting service to takeouts.
creation and maintenance of colonies by people from another territory
List of ambassadors of Germany to Russia
historic nation and a self-governing British Crown dependency
Facebook says it has discovered a Russian influence campaign based in Saint Petersburg called Peace Data on the site which targeted left-wing voters in the United States and United Kingdom, by recruiting freelance journalists to write English-language articles concerning domestic politics, racial and political tensions, and criticism of President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden.
Kioxia, the Japanese computer memory manufacturer spun off from Toshiba, postpones its initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, citing the volatility of the semiconductor industry caused by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing trade war between China and the United States. Its initial public offering, which would have launched on October 6, was projected to be Japan's largest for this year.
Human rights campaigners urge Cook Islands' MPs to abolish Article 64 of the Crimes Act, which criminalises gay men with up to 14 years' imprisonment. The activists call on the lawmakers to abide by the Constitution. The Cook Islands is a sovereign territory belonging to New Zealand.
List of changes made due to the George Floyd protests
names and symbols changed due to the George Floyd protests
disputed boundary between China and India
Rescuers find a second survivor from the presumed wreck of the Panamanian-flagged cargo ship Gulf Livestock 1.
The Miami Heat advance to the NBA Finals with a 125–113 victory against the Boston Celtics in game 6.
Date: March 18, 1968 – present (54 years, 10 months, 1 week and 2 days)
sovereign state made up of six islands in the Pacific Ocean
Slovenia registers its highest number of new cases since April 1, with 55 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.
A French court rejects the extradition appeal of Rwandan businessman Félicien Kabuga, believed to be the financier of the Rwandan genocide, clearing for him to be sent to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for trial.
The number of cases in Belize reaches past 1,000.
facility directly owned and operated by or for the military
Abu Dhabi ends its alcohol licence system, meaning residents will no longer need a licence to buy and consume alcohol.
The skeletons of 200 mammoths, 25 camels, and five horses are unearthed at a construction site for the Mexico City Santa Lucía Airport.
autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in Ukraine
President Alberto Fernández demands Iran extradite the Iranian citizens accused of responsibility for the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires and states that the demand is of "vital importance".
Seventy-one more Artsakh servicemen are killed during the fight, bringing the death toll among the fighters to 87. Two more Azerbaijani civilians are also killed. A passenger bus in Armenia was hit by an Azerbaijani missile, but no casualties are reported. Authorities in Nagorno reports at least 400 Azerbaijani soldiers dead, but the country has not confirmed.
The United Arab Emirates reports their highest recoveries of COVID-19 cases with 2,443 cases.
Chancellor Angela Merkel calls Navalny "a victim of attempted murder".
global international and intergovernmental organization
federal statistics and census agency of the Australian Government
A rescue mission for the surviving whales is scheduled for tomorrow.
Pakistan's telecommunication authority blocks the usage of online dating applications Grindr, SayHi, Skout, Tagged and Tinder within the country, citing "the negative effects of immoral/indecent content streaming" to Pakistani users.
map delineating Chinese territorial claims to South China Sea waters
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
The government announces the re-opening of retail stores, cultural and public events, production, and entertainment centers tomorrow, as well as schools, universities, and kindergartens on September 21. However, the country's borders will remain closed.
Phase III clinical trials for AstraZeneca and Oxford University's vaccine are paused after a participant suffers an illness requiring investigation in the United Kingdom.
Michael Reinoehl, who was accused of killing Patriot Prayer activist Aaron Danielson, is shot dead by police during arrest.
The United States embassy in Libya reports that the Libyan National Army (LNA), commanded by Khalifa Haftar, has committed itself to end months-long blockade of oil facilities, saying that "the LNA had conveyed personal commitment from General Haftar to allow the full reopening of the energy sector no later than September 12".
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
Russian politician, lawyer and anti-corruption activist
Indonesia reports a record jump of 4,634 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide total at 262,022, while the death toll from the virus surpasses 10,000. The number of daily cases is the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces the imposition of an arms embargo on the Iranian Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics and other entities involved in Iran's nuclear program, including the government of disputed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for providing weapons to Iran.
The Miami Marlins advance to the playoffs for the first time since 2003 after their 4-3 win against the New York Yankees.
The WHO-recognized trial began on July 16 and involved 31,000 volunteers.
Date: 1 August 2014 – 9 November 2022 (8 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
Norwegian parliament director Marianne Andreassen reveals in a press conference that several members of the Storting, and some employees, had their email accounts hacked last week. She did not name who was responsible.
Date: 9 December 2017 – present (5 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Tropical Storm Nana strengthens into a hurricane as it is expected to make landfall overnight in Belize.
The number of deaths in Brazil exceeds 140,000.
political movement for Hong Kong to be independent from China
Jamaicans head to the polls the elect a new parliament amid a surge of COVID-19 infections. Prime Minister Andrew Holness of the Labour Party is among the candidates.
socioeconomic and political crisis in Venezuela in the 21st century
Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
movement aiming to remove Vladimir Putin from his offices
AstraZeneca says that they might resume vaccine trials next week. This comes after the vaccine trial was put on hold due to a suspected adverse reaction the day before.
Spain becomes the first Western European and European Union country to surpass 500,000 cases.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agree to accept into their respective borders around 400 unaccompanied minors from the Mória Reception & Identification Centre on the Greek island of Lesbos. It was Europe's largest refugee camp, destroyed by fire the previous day.
term referring to a homosexual person or the trait of homosexuality
COVID-19 pandemic in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Evacuations are issued in San Diego County, California, after the Valley Fire, which was ignited southeast of Alpine, reaches 4,000 acres and consumes 10 structures.
Reactions to the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
Hurricane Paulette makes landfall on Bermuda as a high-end Category 1 hurricane.
A woman is killed in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, by soldiers accusing her of being an Islamic State-linked group militant. A soldier beat her with a stick several times before the rest of the group was ordered to "kill her on the side of the road" and shoot her. The murder is condemned by human rights groups, while authorities promise an investigation.
The whereabouts of the men is unknown and they are the subject of an Interpol red notice.
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state in the United States Capitol Building. She is both the first woman and the first Jewish American to receive such an honor.
principle in international relations and treaties
Oak Glen, San Bernardino County, California
census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California
American company Pfizer and German company BioNTech announce that their vaccine could be ready for approval mid-October or early November.
Belarusian politician, educator, and pro-democracy activist
Russian authorities say he will be charged with organizing an "illegal religious organisation", as well as subjecting his followers to extortion and emotional abuse.
Vanuatu's opposition leader Ralph Regenvanu warns about the sale of honorary Vanuatuan citizenship to potential international criminals and people stripped of other nationalities for nefarious activities.
The number of cases in Kyrgyzstan reaches past 44,000.
Diplomatic relations between Canada and the United States
List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
Like Saudi Arabia and most Arab states, Bahrain currently does not maintain any official relations with Israel nor recognises it.
The number of recovered patients in Indonesia surges by 4,510 to reach 214,947. This is the largest single-day increase of recoveries since the beginning of the outbreak.
Tropical Storm Nana is expected to strengthen into a strong tropical storm before it makes landfall in Belize tomorrow.
Torrential rains cause landslides in Bahrabise and Baglung, in Nepal, killing a total of 12 people and leaving 21 others missing.
Rwandan humanitarian and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Paul Rusesabagina, the subject of the film Hotel Rwanda, faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of the crimes with which he is charged, according to the prosecution. Rusesabagina had called for armed resistance against the government of Paul Kagame on YouTube. Rusesabagina, however, declined to respond to the charges.
India surpasses four million cases after reporting 86,432 new infections in the past 24 hours.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia temporarily blocks U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order banning TikTok from smartphone app stores hours before it was to go into effect, after lawyers representing the app's company ByteDance argued its ban would constitute a form of censorship.
Indonesia reports 3,861 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide total to 207,203.
an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts
private university in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
international athletics championship event
Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq (2020)
A 1634 edition of The Two Noble Kinsmen, the last play written by English playwright William Shakespeare, is discovered at the Royal Scots College's library in Salamanca, Spain. It is believed to be the oldest copy of any of his works in the country.
Policy on permit required to enter Maldives
Hurricane Sally rapidly intensifies into a strong Category 1 hurricane, and is expected to make landfall near the Louisiana-Mississippi border as a strong Category 2 hurricane.
international non-governmental organization
Thailand reports their first case after a streak of 100 days without new cases.
Four Malian soldiers are killed in an attack in Alatona, by suspected Islamist militants.
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Mario Grech, the former Bishop of Gozo, Malta, as secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops. Bishop Grech replaces Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, just prior to his 80th birthday.
Armenia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh declare martial law and a full mobilization of its Artsakh Defence Army amid an Azerbaijani invasion.
Some lockdowns are re-imposed in Greater Manchester.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness of the Labour Party is among the candidates.
Football website which leaks information
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Thoroughbred racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
AstraZeneca says that they might resume vaccine trials next week.
Greece reports the first case in its largest refugee camp, located on the island of Lesbos.
2020 Western United States wildfire season
shooting during a drug raid in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that Kosovo and Serbia will open their embassies in disputed Jerusalem, recognizing the city as Israel's capital. Netanyahu says Kosovo is the first Muslim-majority country to do so. Until this day, only the United States and Guatemala have moved their embassies to Jerusalem, a move that Palestinians reject.
Demonstrations take place throughout Catalonia, as well as protests in Barcelona.
Azerbaijani Armed Forces say they have captured six Armenian villages.
A man is in a coma after he was hit by a police car and kicked in the head by an officer during an arrest in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to the incident, the victim was being treated at a hospital for mental health issues.
Governor Jared Polis says that the state might extend its mask mandate in indoor public spaces for another 30 days.
The pound sterling weakens after the European Union says the ongoing trade negotiation between the UK and the EU would be "put at risk" if the United Kingdom failed to "withdraw or amend" its Internal Market Bill before the end of this month. The UK replies that it has "the right to overrule parts" of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
states of emergency and regimes of exception decreed by COVID-19
Date: 15 March 2020 – 5 December 2022 (2 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Fourteen people are on trial in France for their involvement in the 2015 attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Three are being tried in absentia.
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
involuntary or coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region
Militants kill at least 15 people in Ethiopia's western Benishangul-Gumuz Region.
Her family will receive $12 million and several police reforms will also be enacted in the city as part of the agreement.
The attorney general of Ethiopia files terrorism charges against opposition activist Jawar Mohammed for the unrest that erupted following the assassination of musician Hachalu Hundessa last June. Jawar is due to appear in court on Monday to respond to the charges.
wide ranging taxes, tariff and trade treaty
set of ideologies holding that Islam should guide social and political as well as personal life
Japanese electric utility holding company
The town of Berry Creek in Butte County is reported as being "mostly destroyed".
Environmental activists of the Extinction Rebellion movement in England gather around several printing presses used by the Rupert Murdoch-owned publishing company News Corp in the towns of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, Merseyside, criticising the coverage of global warming by News Corp-owned newspapers. At least 34 protesters are arrested, while the protests lead to delays in the dissemination of the newspapers.
Hindu kingdom in Southern India (14th-17th century)
The death toll from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana increases to 17. Eight of the deaths were linked to carbon monoxide poisoning.
people native to any part of Spain or that hold Spanish citizenship
Johnson & Johnson enters a Phase III clinical trial for its potential vaccine, becoming the fourth vaccine company backed by Operation Warp Speed to do so. The trial is expected to enroll up to 60,000 volunteers across 215 locations in the United States and other countries.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces October 15, 2020, as the deadline for a post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union.
Victoire Tomegah Dogbé becomes the first female Prime Minister of Togo.
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces a deal with CSL Limited to secure access to the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and receive the first batches of the potential vaccine in January.
President of the Government of Catalonia
head of government of the Generalitat of Catalonia
A wildfire destroys up to 80% of the town of Malden, Washington, including the town's fire station, post office, city hall, and library. The entire town's population was evacuated as the raging fire approached.
The number of cases in Canada exceeds 150,000.
The United Kingdom reports 3,539 cases of COVID-19, up from 2,919 a day earlier. Six deaths are also reported.
district in Urozgan Province, Afghanistan
Over 200 people are airlifted to safety after wildfires break out at the Sierra National Forest.
Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, dies at the age of 87.
A Turkish court sentences ISIL militant Abdulkadir Masharipov to life imprisonment, plus an additional 1,368 years in prison, for killing 39 people and injuring 79 more at an Istanbul nightclub in 2017.
Guatemala is expected to reopen their borders after closing them for six months in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres urges Japan and other wealthy nations to give up on their reliance on fossil fuels and invest in green energy. Guterres noted that many countries are using green energy to keep global warming at 1.5 °C (2.7 °F).
the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
The death toll in the country reaches 72,775.
crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to property
Ground warfare branch of Turkish Armed Forces
Public Health England reports that the country last year had the most cases of gonorrhea since records began more than 100 years ago, at 70,936 reported cases. Those aged 20–25 had the largest increase, at 28% between 2018 and 2019.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte also advises people to wear face masks when shopping in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague, the three cities with the highest rates of infections.
The ministry says the increase is due to a surge in testing as experts warn that the virus is spreading to towns and villages.
The first round of the election was held in February and provoked criticism as more than 7000 applicants got barred from participating.
military conflict in the Arabian Peninsula
Northern Ireland reports 319 new cases in the past 24 hours, setting a new record for the second consecutive day. The previous record was reported yesterday with 273 cases.
The UK replies that it has "the right to overrule parts" of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
Daniel Suidani, the provincial premier of Malaita, proposed the referendum in protest to the decision by the central government to switch recognition from Taiwan to China last year.
A fourth person is found dead in Northern California as a result of the Zogg Fire.
capital and most populous city of France
Protests over a fatal police encounter in Rochester, New York began peacefully but ended with authorities using tear gas and pepper balls following incidents of vandalism and violence. It was the third straight night of protests after video was released earlier in the week showing Rochester Police Department officers holding Daniel Prude on the ground with a spit sock on his head in March. Prude stopped breathing and was declared brain dead at a hospital.
Costa Rica reopens their borders to Americans from 11 states and Washington, D.C.. On September 15, Americans traveling from Colorado, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania will be allowed to enter the country. However, American travelers will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter.
Indonesia large-scale social restrictions
Israel and Bahrain agree to establish relations.
A total of four bronzes from the Vijayanagara period, which lasted from the 14th to the 17th century, were stolen in 1978 from a temple dedicated to the god Vishnu in Nagapattinam.
Second-highest position of the Government of Spain
Rescuers find a second survivor from the presumed wreck of the Panamanian-flagged cargo ship Gulf Livestock 1. A body was also pulled from the East China Sea.
Toyota Gazoo Racing wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the third straight year.
A $300 billion stimulus bill proposed by the Republican Party is blocked in a 52–47 vote in the U.S. Senate.
mass surveillance of entire populations across national borders
Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
2020 wildfire in Shasta County, California
Belgium's death toll from COVID-19 surpass 10,000.
Russia announces that they have supplied their first batch of their Sputnik V vaccine to Belarus for clinical trails.
Process of ending the War in Afghanistan
The Taliban had confirmed it would attend after the final release of six of their prisoners.
Robert Koch Institute reports 2,297 new cases in Germany in the last 24 hours, the highest single daily increase since April, taking the nationwide total to more than 270,000.
Bahrain's Civil Aviation Affairs grants first freedom rights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), allowing flights between the UAE and any country to enter Bahraini airspace. Bahrain follows Saudi Arabia in granting such rights to the UAE, which the latter did two days prior following the establishment of diplomatic ties between Israel and the UAE. Like Saudi Arabia and most Arab states, Bahrain currently does not maintain any official relations with Israel nor recognises it.
municipal police department of Los Angeles, California, United States
law enforcement agency in California, United States
Zimbabwe says it will return land that was seized from foreigners between 2000 and 2001, saying foreign citizens who had their land seized, mostly Dutch, British and German nationals, could now apply to get it back.
judicial institution with the authority to resolve legal disputes
The remark comes after Vanuatuan Prime Minister Bob Loughman warned the international community about "human rights violations and abuses" in the region.
Under these rules, bars and restaurants, including nightclubs, are ordered to close at 11:00 p.m.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Russia
Clashes between armed civilians and Al-Shabaab militants leaves 14 civilians and 16 militants dead in Galmudug, central Somalia.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta, Inc.
The Tobruk-based House of Representatives resigns amid violent protests in eastern Libya over deteriorating living conditions and corruption.
trade restrictions levied by the United States government
Two Louisville Metro Police officers are shot and wounded during protests over the Breonna Taylor indictment.
BuzzFeed News and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists release the FinCEN files, a collection of 2,657 documents relating to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Ethiopia (Oromia Region mainly, Addis Ababa, Shashemene, and Ambo)
Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
Japan and the United Kingdom reach a tentative free trade agreement, which British trade secretary Liz Truss hails as the UK's "first major post-Brexit trade deal".
Officials compare the typhoon to Typhoon Vera, which in 1959 killed more than 5,000 people.
Sinopharm began Phase III trials in Peru starting with two dozen people, with the goal to vaccinate 6,000 people between the ages of 18 and 75. So far, Sinopharm has given 30,000 doses to volunteers and another 10,000 participants have received double doses in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, with additional trials planned for Morocco and Argentina.
Four soldiers are killed during a raid at a house in north Lebanon in pursuit of a militant wanted in connection with a fatal shooting last month.
Norwegian parliament director Marianne Andreassen reveals in a press conference that several members of the Storting, and some employees, had their email accounts hacked last week.
The number of cases in Iowa exceeds 70,000.
German vehicle company BMW is fined $18 million by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve allegations that it inflated sales figures between 2015 and 2019. The fine amounts to less than 0.3% of the company's yearly income.
public health emergency of international concern
agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
large inlet on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia
Chinese technology company ByteDance announces a proposed joint deal with American corporations Oracle and Walmart to continue the operation of its video-sharing social networking service TikTok in the United States under the name Tiktok Global. U.S. President Donald Trump recognizes the proposal, having threatened to ban the service in suspicion of Chinese espionage should ByteDance have failed to reach a deal with an American firm.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) releases a statement that a screening facility for White House mail intercepted a package containing ricin poison that was addressed to Donald Trump earlier this week. The FBI and the Secret Service are investigating where the package came from and whether others have been sent through the postal service.
King Salman of Saudi Arabia calls for a "comprehensive and firm" response to Iran's nuclear program and condemns what he describes as "its expansionist activities, create its terrorist networks, and use terrorism", adding that it produces nothing but "chaos, extremism, and sectarianism".
office of the head of state of Afghanistan
China says that Indian troops crossed the Line of Actual Control into the Shenpao mountain region near Pangong Tso Lake and then fired warning shots to intimidate Chinese border troops. A few hours later, India said that Chinese troops had fired into the air to intimidate Indian border troops, and that at no stage had the Indian Army crossed the LAC.
From those new cases, 114 were due to an outbreak at a food processing plant in northern Greece, with 133 recorded in the greater Athens area.
The Florida Department of Health reports 1,838 cases in 24 hours, the state's lowest since June 15.
Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)
South Korean government ministry responsible for military and national defense affairs
The death toll in the North Complex Fire in Northern California rises to ten, while 16 people are missing, according to the Butte County Sheriff's Department.
The Houthis say that they attacked an "important target" in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, using a ballistic missile and drones. A spokesman for the movement confirmed the attack without explaining, while there was no comment from the Saudi side.
The total number of children infected with COVID-19 in the United States since the pandemic began there in mid-March surpasses 500,000.
The British government bans gatherings of more than six people in England starting September 14, with some exceptions, amid a rise in cases, which hit nearly 3,000 on Sunday.
maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces
executive body of the German Government (part of the Federal Government of Germany)
A soldier beat her with a stick several times before the rest of the group was ordered to "kill her on the side of the road" and shoot her.
generally refers to an army or other fighting force that is composed of non-professional fighters
slavery with the intention of using the slaves for sex
Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki proposes a €1 billion (US$1.2 billion) stabilization fund by the European Central Bank to revitalize the Belarusian economy amid the protests.
American far-right and crypto-fascist male-only organization
President of Palau Tommy Remengesau Jr. announces he will be hosting an in-person meeting with the leaders of Kiribati, Nauru, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands. Nauru's President Lionel Aingimea says the leaders agreed to attend Palau's Independence Day on October 1 as the five Pacific countries remain free of COVID-19.
Armand Duplantis sets the outdoor pole vault world record at 6.15 metres at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, eclipsing the previous record held for 26 years by Sergey Bubka.
2001 Islamist terrorist attacks in the U.S.
A fuel tanker explodes on a highway in Kogi State, Nigeria, destroying several nearby vehicles and killing at least 25 people. The victims include a number of Kogi State Polytechnic students whose school bus was destroyed in the blast.
Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof announces that Uyghur refugees in the country will not be extradited back to China, but permitted to use Malaysia as a safe passage to a third country.
A 19-year-old Dalit woman died in Delhi after she was allegedly gang raped in Uttar Pradesh by four upper-caste men, sparking outrage in India from opposition parties.
The economy officially enters a recession for the first time since 1991 after the Bureau of Statistics reports a 7% decline in GDP over the second quarter, the largest fall since records began in 1959.
act of motivating another person to commit a crime
No casualties in the security forces side are reported.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong files a lawsuit against ExxonMobil for their products contributing to the emissions that cause global warming and climate change.
Indonesia reports a daily jump of 4,168 new cases, bringing the country's total cases to 240,687. This sets a new record high for the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
UK advisory body to the Department for International Trade
Israel tightens restrictions one week after a second lockdown came into effect. Effective this afternoon, all businesses not officially considered essential are ordered closed for the next two weeks, with the possibility of being extended, and travel is restricted to 1 kilometer from people's homes. Other planned rules which would affect protesters and synagogue-goers are not yet approved by parliament.
A court in Turkey sentences opposition parliamentarian Remziye Tosun of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to ten years in prison for "membership in a terrorist organization" and "treating wounded Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members" during clashes in 2016. Her lawyer rejects the verdict.
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
international network of investigative reporters
Back in April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope captured the crescent shadow of the black hole, making it the first image ever taken of a black hole.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that Iran has stockpiled 2,105 kilograms (4,641 lb) of enriched uranium, violating the 300 kilograms (660 lb) limit under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rules that the global surveillance programs of the National Security Agency disclosed by former Central Intelligence Agency employee Edward Snowden in 2013 are unconstitutional, having violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
legislative branch of the Libyan government
census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States
Seven people are killed and 248 others injured during protests against police brutality in Colombia, which are sparked after the death of a man who was pinned to the ground and repeatedly tasered by police in Bogotá.
US government public–private partnership to facilitate development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics
Kovalkova reported that authorities warned her of further arrests if she did not leave the country.
Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
crash of military plane An-26 near Chuhuiv, Ukraine on 25 September 2020
Australia-related events during the year of 1991
During a shootout with soldiers in Sulu, Philippines, Abu Sayyaf militants kills an Indonesian fisherman who was abducted early this year. A militant of the group also died in the fight.
First Vice President of Afghanistan from 2020 to 2021
local time, though it still requires restaurants and cafes to restrict seating and record patrons' names and contact details.
park in South Dakota, United States of America
removal of forest and conversion of the land to non-forest use
indirect conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia
The returning officer had disqualified him because she did not believe Wong had changed his stance on Hong Kong independence and his "subversive intentions".
Yoshihide Suga wins a ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, paving the way for him to become Prime Minister in a parliamentary vote this week.
genre of arts and literature in the form of humor or ridicule
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah dies at the age of 91.
Jakarta tightens its large-scale social restrictions in the province, which will take effect on September 14, due to the rise in new cases.
Britain, France, Germany, China, and Russia oppose the snapback sanctions.
The fourth night of protests in Rochester, New York, over the death of Daniel Prude, becomes the largest so far, and again it ends with pepper balls, tear gas, and fireworks. Rochester Police Department arrests nine people, including two on felony charges. Three officers are also treated at the hospital for injuries. A U-Haul truck is set on fire in a parking lot before firefighters arrive to put it out.
land warfare branch of France's military
Belarusian musician, cultural and political activist
India reports 1,133 deaths from COVID-19, the highest single-day total. The death toll in the country reaches 72,775.
collection, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, and foreign policy objectives
The number of hospitalizations in New York drops to 410, their lowest since March 16.
The Netherlands posts a record weekly number of new confirmed cases.
Prime Minister of Libya Fayez al-Sarraj announces his wish to step down at the end of October amidst the ongoing civil war and protests over corruption.
The number of recoveries in Kyrgyzstan reaches past 40,000.
public elective office; head of state and head of government of Bolivia
The treatment of and laws concerning non-human animals in France
Western neologism to describe armed Islamic movements
International police organization (founded 1923)
fourth and last age of the Pleistocene epoch
Astronomers find glowing auroras around 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. This is the first comet discovered to have them.
American professional basketball team based in Miami
The Madrid regional government announces new restrictions aimed at curbing the rising number of cases in the region.
A Paris court indicts Eric Bagale, a former presidential guard of former Central African Republic President François Bozizé and head of an anti-balaka militia, for "complicity in crimes against humanity" and "criminal association for the preparation of a war crime" on acts his militia committed between 2007 and 2014.
United States House Committee on Homeland Security
Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
Ninety United Nations peacekeeping forces of UNIFIL test positive for COVID-19. A spokesman for UNIFIL says the personnel were transferred to a special facility with equipment to treat the disease.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County
CHEOPS announces the observation of WASP-189b, an ultra-Hot Jupiter exoplanet that orbits the star HD 133112 (also known as WASP-189) 322-light years away from the Libra constellation.
The health ministry reports 8,975 new cases in the last 24 hours, setting a new all-time record for France since the beginning of pandemic.
floating platform of ice on the ocean surface, at outlet of a glacier or ice sheet
The United States Department of Defense says that the United States military will choose five treatment facilities to carry advanced testing phases for AstraZeneca and other vaccine trials.
The United Kingdom reports 4,322 new cases in the last 24 hours which taking the nationwide total at 385,936, the highest daily total since May 8.
region of Eastern Indonesia on the island of New Guinea
Dominican head of state and head of government
2020 United States presidential election
American online social media and social networking service
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs tightens the country's visa policy for tourists, requiring all tourists to present a negative test result, after it was reported that at least 45 people at several of the country's resorts have contracted the virus.
Another female suicide bomber made a failed attempt, resulting only in injuries to herself.
Kiribati announces it will keep its borders closed until the end of the year to keep the country free of COVID-19. The presidential office announces some exceptions, including repatriation flights, with 20 I-Kiribati arriving soon from the Marshall Islands.
Chinese technology company ByteDance announces a proposed joint deal with American corporations Oracle and Walmart to continue the operation of its video-sharing social networking service TikTok in the United States under the name Tiktok Global.
Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono is granted bail after being arrested for more than a month on charges of inciting public violence over tweeting in support of anti-government protests.
transfer of Presidential power after elections
13 year 1979-1992 civil war in El Salvador
ice hockey team of the National Hockey League
airline or shipping company that enjoys preferential rights or privileges accorded by a government for international operations
overview of the use of capital punishment in Iran
President Rodrigo Duterte signs into law the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, a ₱165.5 billion (US$3.4 billion) stimulus package to extend the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.
Fourteen people are on trial in France for their involvement in the 2015 attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Republic of China Ministry in Taiwan in charge of Foreign Affairs
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
historic sovereign kingdom on the British Isles from the 9th century and up to 1707
If confirmed, it would be the first known extraterrestrial life.
A Uganda People's Defence Force spokesperson says two inmates have been captured and two others killed by security forces.
The government of the Maldives has expressed worry, with a presidential minister saying that the country needs to take all precautions to prevent oil from reaching its shores.
intentional act of causing one's own death
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
The suspect had been known to the Federal Intelligence Service since 2017 for dissemination of jihadist propaganda and had been arrested in April 2019 following an arson attack.
Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North
French health authorities report 10,561 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, a new daily record for France as the number tops 10,000 for the first time.
The suspect in the stabbing attack yesterday outside the former headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris is identified as Ali H., an 18-year-old Pakistan-born man. He confessed to his actions and said he acted in vengeance for the magazine's Muhammad caricature republications earlier this year.
At least three Afghan security forces members are killed and five more injured when gunmen storm their compound in the city of Gardez in Paktia Province. The Taliban claims responsibility for the attack.
Chestnut Grove, Lancaster County, Virginia
separates territories of Bangladesh and India & also known as Line Of Friendship
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis
Three Somali special forces officers are killed and one U.S. officer seriously wounded when a car bomb explodes outside a special force base in an attack in the country's south, in a village some 60 km (around 40 miles) from the port city of Kismayo. Jihadist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility, saying it "killed U.S. personnel".
10 Rue Nicolas-Appert, 11th arrondissement of Paris, France
The World Wide Fund for Nature cites the increasing deforestation and agricultural expansion for the population decline.
Bah Ndaw is named as Mali's interim President by the National Committee for the Salvation of the People [fr] military junta. Coup leader Assimi Goïta is appointed as Vice President.
bilateral relations between Israel and Serbia
mass shooting in the Las Vegas area of Nevada, USA on October 1, 2017
American journalist and filmmaker Andre Vltchek is found dead inside his car in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish police are treating the death as "suspicious", and have launched an investigation.
5th First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party
System of classifying tropical cyclones into five categories based on measured wind speed and used to estimate potential damage
Migration and asylum policy of the European Union
Trovato said he would appeal the decision.
Those aged 20–25 had the largest increase, at 28% between 2018 and 2019.
The Big Basin Redwoods State Park is expected to close for a year due to damage caused by the CZU Lightning Complex fires.
List of border incidents involving North and South Korea
Kang Kek Iew (better known as Comrade Duch), former Khmer Rouge leader and convicted war criminal, dies in a Phnom Penh hospital at age 77.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
India's total COVID-19 cases surged to 4,65 million after the country reports world's record daily jump of 97,570 new cases and 1,201 deaths in the last 24 hours.
The kingdom will also partially lift its suspension of international flights on September 15 to allow "exceptional categories" of citizens and residents to travel.
The United Arab Emirates approves Sinopharm's vaccine for frontline workers following successful Phase III clinical trials in Abu Dhabi. The WHO-recognized trial began on July 16 and involved 31,000 volunteers.
The German government reports it has "unequivocal evidence" to confirm the poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny by a Novichok agent, according to tests conducted by a Bundeswehr-run laboratory.
overview of the Federal government of Nigeria
India reported 90,802 cases in the past 24 hours and 1,016 deaths, recording the single largest increase of cases in the world in almost a month.
The first peace talks between the government and the Taliban start in Doha, Qatar. The Taliban had confirmed it would attend after the final release of six of their prisoners. Abdullah Abdullah, representing the government, says they are seeking a "dignified peace" while U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls the meeting "historic".
Israel–United Arab Emirates normalization agreement
2020 agreement between Israel and the UAE
electronic game with user interface and visual feedback
South Africa is expected to begin a trial of the NVX-CoV2373, a vaccine candidate produced by Novavax. Around 2,904 volunteers are expected to be selected, who are aged from 18 to 64 years.
Police in Hong Kong ban a rally planned by the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) to protest the arrest of 12 Hong Kong citizens on grounds of COVID-19 prevention and "violent acts".
United States Government agency dedicated to civil aviation matters
Texas Governor Greg Abbott eases restrictions on retail stores, gyms, and restaurants.
lawsuits and other legal cases that have involved the McDonald's fast food restaurant chain
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
land warfare branch of Nigeria's military
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Abdelaziz al-Hilu, the leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM–N), sign an agreement to transition the country into a secular state.
A federal judge blocks the Commerce Department from requiring U.S. app stores to remove WeChat downloads.
Former Prime Minister of Vanuatu Charlot Salwai is set to stand trial from November 23, charged with ten counts of bribery and corruption.
American fast food company McDonald's is sued by 50 black owners for racial discrimination. According to the lawsuit, McDonald's steered black franchisees to stores which had lower revenue and higher security expenses than stores in more affluent areas.
constitutional monarchy and monarch of the Kingdom of Thailand
Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques and two other senior executives resign amid an enquiry into the destruction of the 46,000 year old Juukan Gorge caves in Western Australia, which is considered an Aboriginal sacred site. Rio Tinto destroyed the ancient rock shelters while expanding the Brockman 4 mine.
Bradley Robert Edwards is found guilty of the murders of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon in Perth, Western Australia, in 1996 and 1997, respectively.
The total number of confirmed cases in Russia passes one million, after 4,729 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques and two other senior executives resign amid an enquiry into the destruction of the 46,000 year old Juukan Gorge caves in Western Australia, which is considered an Aboriginal sacred site.
Vice president Pere Aragonès will succeed him ad interim effective September 29.
The United Arab Emirates reports 574 cases, marking a second consecutive day in which the country recorded over 500 new cases.
followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea in Cambodia including convicted war criminals pol pot, ta chen, kang kek Iew, nuon chea, meas muth et al
criminal proceeding in which the person who is subject to it is not physically present
Weeks after ousting President of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, the military announced the formation of a transitional government with the goal to enable elections in 18 months.
Due to concerns over the spread, the government announces that it will move Dublin to "risk level three" restrictions in its response plan effective at midnight tonight, which means that indoor restaurant dining is banned again in the capital and residents are being advised against all non-essential travel. Meanwhile, indoor visitations are only allowed between one other household, most sporting events will be cancelled, and attendance at weddings and funerals is going to be capped at 25 guests effective September 21.
Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)
The city council of Ames, Iowa passes a mask mandate with a vote of 5-1. The decision came after the New York Times named the city as a COVID-19 hotspot.
Amiram Ben-Uliel, an Israeli terrorist who killed a Palestinian couple and their 18-month-old son during a racially-motivated arson attack in Duma, Nablus, West Bank in 2015, is sentenced to life imprisonment by an Israeli court.
He is asymptomatic and quarantined at home.
On two different rulings, the Hong Kong High Court rules in favor of a gay homeowner seeking inheritance equality from his partner but refuses to recognize the foreign-registered same-sex marriage of pro-democracy activist and convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front Jimmy Sham. Group Hong Kong Marriage Equality (HKME) welcomes the first ruling while Sham condemns his case outcome.
annual film festival held in Moscow, Russia
It is announced that Saudi Arabia will lift all travel restrictions for citizens on January 1, the state news agency SPA said.
Postponement of the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election
British long-distance runner Mo Farah and Dutch long-distance runner Sifan Hassan break the world record for most distance covered in one hour for men and women respectively, by running 21.330 kilometres (13.254 mi) and 18.930 kilometres (11.763 mi) during the Brussels meet.
broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and constructed by the government
Protests erupt in Lancaster, Pennsylvania after a police officer shot and killed a man who charged the officer with a knife following a domestic disturbance. Police arrest 13 people after members of the crowd allegedly damaged police vehicles and threw bricks at the police station, the post office, and nearby businesses.
Nine vaccine companies sign a pledge that they won't submit vaccine candidates for review by the Food and Drug Administration until their safety and efficacy is shown in large clinical trials.
dialogue between two or more people or parties intended to reach a beneficial outcome
The general election of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville concludes. It began August 12 and lasted three weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Results are expected to be announced mid-September.
Run-off parliamentary elections are being held in Iran.
List of George Floyd protests outside the United States
worldwide protests against racism and police brutality based on or inspired by seeking justice for George Floyd
American multinational technology company
Authorities in Nagorno reports at least 400 Azerbaijani soldiers dead, but the country has not confirmed.
Minnesota reports the first death tied to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, which drew hundreds of thousands of bikers despite COVID-19 concerns. The patient was a male biker in his 60s. At least 50 cases in Minnesota have been linked to Sturgis.
The former US Marine apologizes to the victim's family and thanks Duterte for the pardon.
American multinational oil and gas corporation
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Sudanese public administrator and prime minister
Five more Azerbaijani civilians are killed during Armenian fire in the country, bringing the death toll among Azeri civilians to 12.
Death and funeral of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
capital and most populous city of the Netherlands
county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States
After being pardoned by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Joseph Scott Pemberton is deported to the United States. The former US Marine apologizes to the victim's family and thanks Duterte for the pardon.
The defendant said that his supervisor had tried to convert him to Islam, which he refused to do.
The United Kingdom returns three antique bronze sculptures to India more than 40 years after they were stolen from a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu.
Police say that they did not detain her.
It is the second time that the state of emergency has been imposed by the country.
Russian interference in the 2020 United States elections
The fourth night of protests in Rochester, New York, over the death of Daniel Prude, becomes the largest so far, and again it ends with pepper balls, tear gas, and fireworks.
Housing Minister Yaakov Litzman resigns in protest of holiday lockdown, he also accuses the government of failing to act earlier and deliberately picking Rosh Hashanah as the start date of closure.
Sudden, violent increase in a tropical cyclone's severity
President of the European Commission since 2019
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Ukraine
At least three police officers are killed and another three injured when the Taliban attacks Kohistan District, Badakhshan Province.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requests state governments for their assistance to dispatch an unspecified, potential COVID-19 vaccine to local wholesalers by November 1.
city in and administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Indian medical school and hospital in New Delhi
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York
federal detention facility in New York City
Sali Berisha, former President of Albania, calls for the international community to engage the conflict with greater seriousness.
The United Arab Emirates approves Sinopharm's vaccine for frontline workers following successful Phase III clinical trials in Abu Dhabi.
Due to concerns over the spread, the government announces that it will move Dublin to "risk level three" restrictions in its response plan effective at midnight tonight, which means that indoor restaurant dining is banned again in the capital and residents are being advised against all non-essential travel.
ongoing dispute between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots
process of transforming profits of crime and corruption into ostensibly legitimate assets
Timeline of terrorism in Egypt (2013–present)
Security forces kill at least nine insurgents in Lebanon during operations against Islamic State-linked militants that killed four security forces earlier this month and three civilians in August.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern lifts all remaining lockdown restrictions in the country except for Auckland, which maintains its lockdown until at least October 7.
zodiac constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) say they have killed Abu Moaz al-Iraqi, leader of ISIL in Libya, in the desert city of Sebha.
disclosures of NSA and related global espionage
The Jane Greaves-led international scientific team announce that they have detected a gas called phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus that indicates microorganisms may inhabit Earth's inhospitable neighbor. If confirmed, it would be the first known extraterrestrial life.
2020 pandemic in Michigan, United States
Changes made due to the George Floyd protests
The United States Department of Commerce says it will ban U.S. citizens from downloading the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat effective September 20, unless a partnership between Oracle Corporation and TikTok owner ByteDance is agreed to and approved by President Donald Trump.
Ever since the end of national lockdown in May, this has been the fourth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all four records occurring during a ten-day window.
Russia says that they will begin phase 3 clinical trials of their Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine in India later this month.
city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
soldiers, explorers, and adventurers at the service of the Spanish Empire and Portuguese Empire
The move is criticised by civilian protest groups.
Its initial public offering, which would have launched on October 6, was projected to be Japan's largest for this year.
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
He is found not guilty of the murder of Sarah Spiers in 1996, and her body has never been found.
Portugal reports a record increase of 770 new cases and ten deaths since the end of national lockdown in May, thus bringing the cumulative totals to 66,396 confirmed cases and 1,888 deaths. Today also marks the official start of the 2020/2021 public school year, which began with in-person classes nationwide.
United States Federal Law Enforcement Agency
An Indian court acquits 32 people, including former Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani and former leader of the ruling BJP Uma Bharti, of their role in the demolition of the former Babri Masjid.
The United States surpasses seven million cases of COVID-19.
Two bombs are detonated, killing a civilian, in Mosul.
The number of cases in Mexico reaches past 600,000. The death toll in the country reaches to 65,241.
China says that Indian troops crossed the Line of Actual Control into the Shenpao mountain region near Pangong Tso Lake and then fired warning shots to intimidate Chinese border troops.
head of government of the Italian Republic
national intelligence agency of the United States
Patriarch Filaret, former honorary Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, founder and current Patriarch of once again the second non-canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate, was confirmed to be a positive case of COVID-19.
The MT New Diamond is towed out of sea off the coast of Sri Lanka amid major fears of a massive oil spill after the ship caught fire yesterday, killing one Filipino crewman.
Kosovo and Serbia economic normalization agreements
White House, Washington, D.C., United States
Boeing 737 MAX groundings due to safety concerns, after two new airplanes crashed within five months
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the Isle of Man
government building in Oregon, United States
male religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church
conflict between the government of the Central African Republic and rebels
An additional 150 million children live in multidimensional poverty since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. The analysis by UNICEF and Save the Children is based on shortcomings in education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation, and water.
act of giving up or quitting an office or position
The number of deaths in India exceeds 90,000. In the past 24 hours, the country reported 83,347 new cases and 1,085 more deaths.
The discovery of the perfectly preserved remains of a cave bear, believed to be 22,000 to 39,500 years old (Late Pleistocene), is made in Lyakhovsky Islands, Siberia in the thawing permafrost.
A United States court approves an $800 million settlement for the victims and relatives of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
history and regulations of Taiwanese citizenship
spree shooting incident and subsequent further attacks in Paris, France, from 7 January to 9 January 2015
advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group
The three attackers are later killed in a gunfight with other officers.
phenomenon in which a whale becomes stuck on a beach, often causing the whale's death
Allied Democratic Forces militants kill 10 civilians in the town of Mbau, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
overview about Internet censorship in Thailand
Railway Minister Suresh Angadi dies from the disease at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.
Sudan declares a state of emergency after unprecedented flooding kills at least 99 people and leaves over 100,000 people homeless. The floods are the worst on record in Sudan since 1988, while the Nile has risen to its highest levels in a century.
municipality and capital city of Belgium
A court in China sentences a woman to death for poisoning 25 kindergarten children with nitrite in their porridge, killing one.
cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
A spokesman for Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, who is the de facto leader of eastern Libya, says the administration supports peaceful protests but would not allow "terrorists and the Muslim Brotherhood" to hijack them.
people native to or citizens of the islands of the Philippines
concept of rebirth in some religions and cultures
Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader signs the extradition to the United States of Yamil Abreu Navarro on crimes of Illegal drug trade. Yamil Abreu Navarro is currently the leader of the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party.
terrorist mass shooting that occurred at a nightclub in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on 1 January 2017
air warfare branch of Armenia's armed forces
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says that the vaccine trials for Pfizer might have results by October.
S&P Global Ratings upgrades Argentina's long term sovereign-credit rating to "CCC+" from "SD" citing the end of prolonged foreign and local law foreign currency debt restructurings, effectively pulling the country out of default territory after the country successfully restructured over $100 billion in sovereign debt.
Countries that are geographically located to the east of the Mediterranean Sea
Google and YouTube announce that after the polls close on November 3 for the Presidential election, they will stop allowing political ads even if there is confusion or civil unrest while votes are counted.
The 146th Kentucky Derby is held after being delayed for four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an upset, racehorse Authentic wins the Derby over the favored Tiz the Law, precluding the latter's chances of winning this year's Triple Crown.
The trial is expected to enroll up to 60,000 volunteers across 215 locations in the United States and other countries.
convener of the Civil Human Rights Front
Mexico is investigating claims that six Mexican women were sterilised while in a migrant detention center, says Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard.
a restriction on accessing an online resource
A spokesman for the movement confirmed the attack without explaining, while there was no comment from the Saudi side.
police who are organized, deployed, trained or equipped to confront crowds, protests or riots
Former UK spy Fraser Cameron is reportedly placed under investigation by Belgian authorities for allegedly selling sensitive information to Chinese spies posing as journalists.
The presidential office announces some exceptions, including repatriation flights, with 20 I-Kiribati arriving soon from the Marshall Islands.
2020 Indonesia large-scale social restrictions
A spokesman for UNIFIL says the personnel were transferred to a special facility with equipment to treat the disease.
Advisory body of Catholic bishops for the pope
capital city of the German federated state of North Rhine-Westphalia
The BBC reverses its controversial decision to ban the songs "Rule, Britannia!" and "Land of Hope and Glory" from the 2020 Last Night of the Proms over concerns over their links to colonialism and slavery.
Brown also enacts an emergency fire act to grant "immediate powers" to the state's fire officials.
The Dominican Republic Attorney General receives the first case on the former Minister of Public Works and presidential candidate of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Gonzalo Castillo, in the purchase of hot tar for RD$11.5 billion (US$194.9 million).
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
Patriarch Filaret, former honorary Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, founder and current Patriarch of once again the second non-canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate, was confirmed to be a positive case of COVID-19. He becomes the first independent and non-canonical autocephalous leader or patriarch in the Eastern Orthodox faith to contract the disease. Months earlier, he had stated that the pandemic was God's punishment for same-sex marriage, which is currently not legally-recognized in Ukraine. Activists say homophobia is still widespread in the national culture.
Australian politician, Premier of Victoria
Seven people are dead and 14 others injured after a Boko Haram suicide bomber blew himself up at a village hosting internally displaced people in Far North, Cameroon.
an inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the spinal cord, either idiopathic or secondary to a known cause
unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru
A roadside bomb targeting a civilian bus kills at least 14 people, including five children, in Kajran district, Daykundi Province. Daykundi is considered one of the safest places in the country; this is the second attack in Daykundi this year.
The Jamaica Labour Party wins 49 of 63 seats in a landslide victory, marking the first time that the party has won consecutive general elections since 1967.
Four Taliban militants are also killed and five others injured in the attack.
A militant is also killed in the attack.
Iran executes Navid Afkari, a wrestler who was convicted of killing a security guard during anti-government protests in 2018.
George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon
Anglo-Australian multinational mining company
land service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
A federal judge blocks the Commerce Department from requiring U.S.
overview about the women's rights in Afghanistan
negative attitudes and discrimination toward homosexuality and LGBT people
Scientists in a paper published to Nature Astronomy confirm the existence of four underground saltwater lakes spread out over 75,000 square kilometres (29,000 sq mi) near Mars' south pole.
The Netherlands reports 3,011 new cases in the past 24 hours, a daily record since the beginning of the pandemic, as the country imposes new measures to combat a second wave of infections, according to data published by the National Institute for Health (RIVM).
one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia
On September 15, Americans traveling from Colorado, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania will be allowed to enter the country.
The La Línea highway tunnel is opened in Colombia after 14 years of construction and several delays. It is the longest road tunnel in South America at 8.65 kilometres (5.37 mi).
A cave-in at a gold mine near Kamituga in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, kills at least 50 miners.
A small crowd, including demonstrators, gathers near the hospital in Lynwood where the deputies were transported.
political and social movement for addressing environmental issues
A State Department spokesperson calls for a new "free and fair election" in Belarus under independent observation.
Further restrictions are being considered.
aerospace and defense manufacturer in the United States
restrictions by countries intended to stop spread of disease
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
A rare Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone (medicane), with winds up to 120 km/h (75 mph), kills three people as it passes over Greece heading toward the island of Crete. About 5,000 homes in Karditsa, Greece, were affected by flooding and heavy winds. One person is still reported missing.
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
India surpasses four million cases after reporting 86,432 new infections in the past 24 hours. The health ministry also reports 1,089 deaths for a total of 69,561.
made the request in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who visited the island country last week.
The Palestinian National Authority resigns the chairmanship of the Council of the Arab League in protest of the bloc's failure to condemn Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates's normalization of ties with Israel.
The Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2004 following their game 6 victory against the Dallas Stars.
Michigan records 1,313 new cases, its highest single-day total since April 24.
Hundreds of Romanian families protest at the University Square in Bucharest against the government's new mandate on social distancing and the wearing of face masks in schools. Many compare the measures to the country's communist regime.
2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo massacres
places deemed significant and meaningful by Aboriginal Australians based on their beliefs
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America
in common law jurisdictions, main legal advisor to the government
The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths announces that the Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government have agreed to a prisoner swap of 1,081 detainees. The release will include 400 government prisoners and 681 Houthi fighters.
The books, believed to have been stolen by Romanian gangs from a London warehouse in January 2017, include first editions by Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei and English scientist Isaac Newton, and sketches by Spanish painter Francisco Goya.
institution exercising executive power in the Czech Republic
head of state and head of government of Guatemala
international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons
The New York Times reports that it has obtained more than two decades of tax-return data for Donald Trump and his business enterprises, including The Trump Organization. The documents show that Trump paid no federal income tax in 11 of the last 15 years, and paid just $750 in income taxes in 2016, and $750 in 2017.
series of ongoing insurgencies within Myanmar
head of state of Albania and commander-in-chief of the Albanian military
armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents
Airport serving Mexico City within the neighboring State of Mexico
video-focused social media and social networking service owned by ByteDance
Around 200 people in Istanbul, Turkey demonstrate against French magazine Charlie Hebdo's decision to republish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed
Islamic terrorist attacks and arrests in Europe (2014-present)
The government lifts a ban on on-site dining after 9 p.m.
Russian Minister of Finance and First Deputy Prime Minister
The new record comes days after the authorities tightened conditions under which doctors are obliged to send patients for testing.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
Meanwhile, indoor visitations are only allowed between one other household, most sporting events will be cancelled, and attendance at weddings and funerals is going to be capped at 25 guests effective September 21.
air warfare branch of Turkey's armed forces
Thai Ministry of Digital Economy and Society
Protesters and riot police clash in the city of Lalitpur over the ban of outdoors public events amid a religious festival. The government had previously banned public gatherings as the country records a total of 42,877 cases.
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
President of the United Nations General Assembly
practice of hiding information or making it inaccessible; quality of such information
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Miami, Florida, United States
The New York Times reports that it has obtained more than two decades of tax-return data for Donald Trump and his business enterprises, including The Trump Organization.
2020 wildfire in San Bernardino County, California
At least 34 protesters are arrested, while the protests lead to delays in the dissemination of the newspapers.
United Nations-NATO peacekeeping mission
Allied Democratic Forces militants attack a village in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 35 people. It is the second attack in the town in two days. The terrorists assaulted civilians with knives and firearms and destroyed the village.
in major cities, including the capital Baku, in response to the clashes between Azeri and Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.
A shipwreck discovered in the Norwegian trench in April 2017 is confirmed to be that of the German cruiser Karlsruhe, according to Norwegian power grid operator Statnett and a maritime archaeologist. The cruiser was sunk by a British Royal Navy submarine on April 9, 1940, during the opening stages of Operation Weserübung.
confession obtained from a person under duress
Jakarta releases a new set of rules in the second round of stricter social restrictions, which will take effect on September 14. Different from the first round of restrictions, aside from 11 essential services that can continue to be operated, markets, shopping malls and worship with only local residents are allowed to be attended and continue to operate with 50% capacity. Non-essential government and private office operations must have 25% capacity and isolation must occur in government-appointed facilities if anyone tested positive without symptoms or mild symptoms.
Portugal reports 899 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative total to 72,055 confirmed cases and 1,936 deaths. Ever since the end of national lockdown in May, this has been the sixth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all six records occurring during the month of September.
The order lasts through December 31 and applies to individual renters earning no more than $99,000 in annual income.
It is now expected to make landfall near southeastern Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle.
child without the presence of a legal guardian
private university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic
U.S multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer
Nauru's President Lionel Aingimea says the leaders agreed to attend Palau's Independence Day on October 1 as the five Pacific countries remain free of COVID-19.
The head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin, accuses the United States of "working behind the scenes" in Belarus towards another "colour revolution", funding bloggers and training activists through NGO's against the interests of Belarusian citizens. Minister of Defence Sergey Shoygu flies to Minsk after disputed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for weapons during a meeting in Moscow on Monday. Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov says Russia will, before the end of the year, disburse the first $1-billion tranche of a loan that was agreed also on Monday, to help Belarus' financial stability.
bilateral relations between United States and Palau
The United States embassy in Manama warns American citizens in Bahrain of the "need for caution", days after the gulf kingdom signed a U.S.-backed deal with Israel.
Kurdish insurgents kill at least two Turkish soldiers when attacking a military base with rockets in Iraq.
Hawaii County closes their beaches and shoreline parks through September 19 in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Ninety United Nations peacekeeping forces of UNIFIL test positive for COVID-19.
ethnic group native to Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
Abu Dhabi ends its alcohol licence system, meaning residents will no longer need a licence to buy and consume alcohol. Customers must be at least 21 and the purchase should be for personal use only, according to the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism.
Factory racing team representing Toyota in Europe in various disciplines
A second fire breaks out on board the oil ship MT New Diamond off the coast of Sri Lanka. The ship departed a port in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, and was headed to the port of Paradeep in India. Authorities fear the 2 million barrels of oil could cause an "environmental disaster". Russian ships depart to assist and one out of the 23 crew was missing following the incident.
Eight of the deaths were linked to carbon monoxide poisoning.
city in Western Asia, claimed by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority as its capital
The Health Ministry also reported 1,172 deaths in the past 24 hours.
The number of cases in the Netherlands surpasses 100,000, after a record of 2,357 new cases is reported in the last 24 hours.
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
Months earlier, he had stated that the pandemic was God's punishment for same-sex marriage, which is currently not legally-recognized in Ukraine.
Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam
A body was also pulled from the East China Sea.
The government announces a plan to elevate Donegal to Level 3 out of a five-alert level alongside Dublin effective midnight tomorrow, which means that authorities will tighten restrictions due to an increase in cases; restrictions include a ban on indoor restaurant dining and an advisory for people not to travel outside the county.
Chinese foreign ministry says Australian-Chinese journalist Cheng Lei is detained in China on grounds of breaching the national security law and "suspected of carrying out illegal activities endangering China’s national security".
Microsoft agrees to buy video game holding company ZeniMax Media, including Bethesda Softworks and their following subsidiaries for $7.5 billion, in what is the biggest and most expensive takeover in the history of the video game industry.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Community of Madrid
geographic region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
Hurricane Sally makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama, at 5:45 a.m. ET as a Category 2 hurricane.
The storm has forced evacuations and left more than 150,000 people without electricity.
A Canadian woman is arrested for sending ricin poison to U.S. President Donald Trump last week.
The emissions within that period have increased by more than a third of carbon emissions in the whole of 2019.
Israel's Knesset passes a law that bans mass protesting during the country's lockdown in a move the opponents claim to criminalize demonstrations calling for Benjamin Netanyahu to resign as prime minister.
domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor
Typhoon Haishen approaches Japan, threatening the coasts of Okinawa and the island of Kyushu. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says the government is setting up a crisis response team and urges people to take precautions. Officials compare the typhoon to Typhoon Vera, which in 1959 killed more than 5,000 people.
fruiting body of a subterranean fungus (here focus on cuisine, not on taxonomy)
The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 exceeds one million.
application platform around Facebook's social network
physical device used to store information for immediate use in a digital electronic device
Thousands of protesters, predominantly farmers, block roads and railways in India to protest legislation that would remove government-guaranteed grain prices which are paid to farmers who sell their produce to the government.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Canada
The Embassy of the United States, Beijing says Terry Branstad is expected to leave his post as U.S. Ambassador to China in early October. No reason is given for the move and no replacement has been announced. China says it was not notified.
bilateral relations between India and Russia
capital city of the United Arab Emirates
7,143 new cases are reported in the United Kingdom in the last 24 hours, the highest single day of reported cases ever since the beginning of the outbreak. Meanwhile, 71 COVID-19-related deaths are reported at the same time, the highest level since July 1.
AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot says that the vaccine results could be ready by the end of the year if trials resume.
authorities to meet with local government officials or to visit universities and colleges in the country.
meeting place of the United States Congress
puppet state on the island of Cyprus, only recognised by Turkey
sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean and its vicinity
Kuwait swears in eight female judges, being the first Gulf country to do so.
Hurricane warnings are issued to multiple locations in Louisiana and Mississippi as Hurricane Sally approaches from the Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds of 50 mph (80 km/h). Flood watches are still in effect in Florida's west coast, including Tampa.
Eleven people are killed and 13 others injured after Boko Haram militants attack a security convoy taking people displaced by an insurgency back to their homes in Borno State, Nigeria.
Foreign relations of the Dominican Republic
Hong Kong Other cities worldwide in solidarity
President Rodrigo Duterte lifts a moratorium on Filipino health professionals to work overseas during the pandemic.
The Brazilian state of Bahia is expected to conduct phase III trails of Russia's Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine and buy 50 million doses.
Facebook says it has discovered a Russian influence campaign based in Saint Petersburg called Peace Data on the site which targeted left-wing voters in the United States and United Kingdom, by recruiting freelance journalists to write English-language articles concerning domestic politics, racial and political tensions, and criticism of President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden. Twitter says it has suspended five accounts related to the Russian campaign.
Portugal reports 646 new cases and three new deaths.
The German government reports it has "unequivocal evidence" to confirm the poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny by a Novichok agent, according to tests conducted by a Bundeswehr-run laboratory. Chancellor Angela Merkel calls Navalny "a victim of attempted murder".
bilateral relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia
code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War
2020 republication of Muhammad caricatures
Ten people are killed and 15 others injured in a roadside bomb attack in Kabul that targeted the first vice president, Amrullah Saleh, who is wounded by the attack.
process following Argentina's Great Depression
Scientists in a paper published to Nature Astronomy confirm the existence of four underground saltwater lakes spread out over 75,000 square kilometres (29,000 sq mi) near Mars' south pole. Depending on their salt content, these lakes could be potential holders of life.
Citizens in Tigray Region, Ethiopia begin casting their votes for a local election, defying the central government and increasing political tensions. Tigray's authorities object the postponement of the August general election and the time of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in office, and say that any intervention by the government would amount to a "declaration of war".
Depending on their salt content, these lakes could be potential holders of life.
set of international commercial aviation rights
Twitter says it has suspended five accounts related to the Russian campaign.
U.S. President Donald Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the November 3 presidential election, saying "We're going to have to see what happens".
It is revealed that Palau urged the United States to build joint-use military facilities in the country, a move seen as a push back against Chinese influence in the Pacific.
The United States announces the suspension of the 10 percent tariff imposed on Canadian aluminum imports since August with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative citing a "sharp" decline in imports for the decision.
It surpasses Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States as the largest find of mammoth bones, which had 61 skeletons.
legislative, executive and judiciary authority of India
A Hong Kong court acquits pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai of criminal intimidation on a 2017 charge.
American social media service Facebook deletes pages associated with the Portland, Oregon-based far-right group Patriot Prayer and its founder, Joey Gibson, citing efforts to remove "violent social militias" from its platform.
2020–21 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The government announces a plan to elevate Donegal to Level 3 out of a five-alert level alongside Dublin effective midnight tomorrow, which means that authorities will tighten restrictions due to an increase in cases; restrictions include a ban on indoor restaurant dining and an advisory for people not to travel outside the county. The measure will remain in place for three weeks until October 16.
Two people in Vernon Parish, Louisiana and five in Texas die during Hurricane Laura, bringing the national death toll to 27. The two people in Louisiana died due to heat-related illness while removing debris.
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
Delhi records 2,973 cases, the city's highest since June 26.
Social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic
overview about the social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic
A knife attack outside the former headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France, leaves two people wounded. The building is now used by a television production company, and the two wounded victims are workers of the company. The suspected perpetrator and six other people are taken into custody. The interior minister Gérald Darmanin says that the stabbing is an Islamic extremist terror attack.
upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Egypt
The Tobruk-based House of Representatives resigns amid violent protests in eastern Libya over deteriorating living conditions and corruption. A spokesman for Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, who is the de facto leader of eastern Libya, says the administration supports peaceful protests but would not allow "terrorists and the Muslim Brotherhood" to hijack them.
The analysis by UNICEF and Save the Children is based on shortcomings in education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation, and water.
Myanmar reports 424 new infections in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily rise so far amid a recent resurgence of the virus after weeks without confirmed domestic transmission.
The United Kingdom reports 2,659 cases, up from 2,460 a day earlier.
Saudi Arabia sentences seven ISIL militants to death over a 2014 mass shooting that killed eight Shiite Muslims near the city of al-Ahsa. Three other convicts were given 25-year jail sentences.
The women were among 54 judges sworn into the Supreme Court.
region to the center-east of America composed of many islands / coastal regions surrounding the Caribbean Sea
Hundreds of people protested against police violence and racial injustice in Portland, Oregon in demonstrations that have now lasted over 100 days since George Floyd was killed. Molotov cocktails were thrown in the street sparking a large fire and prompting police to declare a riot. Tear gas was again deployed to clear protesters.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that Kosovo and Serbia will open their embassies in disputed Jerusalem, recognizing the city as Israel's capital.
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe
The United States reports less than 30,000 cases for the first time since late June.
The residence was reportedly being used to grow illegal marijuana.
An Iranian official rebuffs the accusations as "baseless".
The court said the motives of the woman were "despicable" and "vicious".
However, the state introduces a fine of almost $5,000 for those violating any gathering rules.
President Alexander Lukashenko is sworn in for a sixth term in office at an unannounced inauguration at the Independence Palace in Minsk. The opposition and some foreign governments do not recognize the legitimacy of the inauguration, and call for continued civil resistance.
insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines
governorate of the Palestinian National Authority
metropolitan county in North West England
She is both the first woman and the first Jewish American to receive such an honor.
The United Kingdom returns three antique bronze sculptures to India more than 40 years after they were stolen from a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu. They were found in London after one was offered for sale in 2019. A total of four bronzes from the Vijayanagara period, which lasted from the 14th to the 17th century, were stolen in 1978 from a temple dedicated to the god Vishnu in Nagapattinam.
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah dies at the age of 91. Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is named his successor.
Astronomers announce the crescent shadow of Messier 87's supermassive black hole is wobbling.
fatal shooting in Omaha, Nebraska in 2020
Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tests positive for COVID-19. He is expected to self-isolate at his home near Milan.
commercial theme park where marine mammals are kept
Education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer announces that 22 schools across metropolitan France and the overseas department of Réunion are closed again, only two days after the reopening of schools across the country, in response to rising cases and protests from parents and teachers' unions.
A woman is killed in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, by soldiers accusing her of being an Islamic State-linked group militant.
Date: 11 April 2002 – present (20 years, 9 months)
chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
universities and colleges in the country
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
German economic minister Peter Altmaier reports that the country's economy is facing an "unexpected" V-shaped recovery with its GDP currently forecasted to decline by 5.8% in 2020, in contrast to an earlier projection of a 6.3% decline.
American fast food company McDonald's is sued by 50 black owners for racial discrimination.
most common type of large domesticated ungulate
A missile hits a house in Baghdad, close to the airport.
In a live televised address to the nation, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declares a general mobilization and orders citizens to "get ready to defend our sacred homeland", following the clashes with Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Johnson & Johnson enters a Phase III clinical trial for its potential vaccine, becoming the fourth vaccine company backed by Operation Warp Speed to do so.
Armenia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh declare martial law and a full mobilization of its Artsakh Defence Army amid an Azerbaijani invasion. Azerbaijani Armed Forces say they have captured six Armenian villages.
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Saudi state news agency SPA reports that they downed an explosives-laden drone launched against the southern territory by the Houthis. A Houthi military spokesman says that they targeted Abha International Airport and other sites which were "accurately hit".
At a summit in Niamey, Niger, regional bloc ECOWAS gives the Malian military rulers a deadline of September 15 to appoint a new civilian President and Prime Minister.
bilateral relations between Bahrain and United States
Indian metropolis and union territory that includes New Delhi
president of the United States since 2021
policy in which countries' governments do not restrict imports from, or exports to, other countries
The economy enters recession for the first time since 1987 after the country's GDP declined by 12.2% between April and June, amid a nationwide lockdown and travel bans due to COVID-19.
The terrorists assaulted civilians with knives and firearms and destroyed the village.
Holy See's independent city-state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
The Armenian Defense Ministry says that an Armenian Su-25 fighter jet was shot down by a Turkish F-16 fighter jet, killing its pilot. Turkey says it is untrue.
However, the country's borders will remain closed.
International reactions to the 2020 Belarusian presidential election and protests
A passenger bus in Armenia was hit by an Azerbaijani missile, but no casualties are reported.
Indonesia reports a record daily jump of 3,622 new cases in the last 24 hours.
An additional 150 million children live in multidimensional poverty since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year.
Canadian Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne announces that Canada has ceased discussing any free trade agreements with China.
The organization said they would appeal the decision.
agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services
Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit against his life imprisonment sentence handed down by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in July 2019. Guzmán's lawyer claims that his maximum-security isolation at the Metropolitan Correctional Center following his extradition to the United States in January 2017 made him heavily unaware about his case and limited his ability to participate in his defense.
Ishmael Toroama is declared President-elect of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville following an election process that began six weeks ago. Toroama secured 48,766 votes cast and promised to solve the issue of independence.
A Hong Kong court acquits pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai of criminal intimidation on a 2017 charge. This verdict comes after his high-profile arrest last month under the new national security law.
Militants open fire on an army checkpoint in Araman, Lebanon, killing two members of the security forces.
Nvidia announce that they are acquiring Arm Holdings, the market-dominant designer of smartphone processors, for US$40 billion in the semi-conductor industry's largest-ever deal.
torture, gang rape, and murder incident in India
United States presidential nominee Joe Biden calls on the Trump Administration to demand Turkey "stay out of the conflict".
Saudi Arabia still maintains a policy of neither maintaining diplomatic ties nor recognising Israel, and does not allow Israeli aircraft to fly in Saudi Arabian airspace under any other circumstances.
Kioxia, the Japanese computer memory manufacturer spun off from Toshiba, postpones its initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, citing the volatility of the semiconductor industry caused by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing trade war between China and the United States.
6th President of the Central African Republic
Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is named his successor.
Ten Malian soldiers are killed during an ambush in Nara, Koulikoro, Mali.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States exceeds 200,000.
The fires happen shortly after the entire camp was put under quarantine due to the detection of positive COVID-19 cases.
(AEST) local time in Melbourne and ease many restrictions across Victoria, including returning pupils to school and relaxing restrictions on outdoor gatherings effective tomorrow.
sovereign state in northern South America
A whistleblower the previous week alleged hysterectomies were being performed on immigrants in the United States without their proper consent.
About 5,000 homes in Karditsa, Greece, were affected by flooding and heavy winds.
A court in China sentences a woman to death for poisoning 25 kindergarten children with nitrite in their porridge, killing one. The court said the motives of the woman were "despicable" and "vicious".
Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused Germany of "bluffing".
One person is killed and another injured.
metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England, UK
Capital of the Colombian department of Cauca
steps for human subject medical research
unicameral national legislature of Israel
At least 90 people are arrested in protests against the postponement of the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election.
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Mario Grech, the former Bishop of Gozo, Malta, as secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops.
region comprising the westernmost states of the United States
A militant of the group also died in the fight.
local government area in Western Australia
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
racist belief that white people are superior to people of other racial backgrounds
The documents show that Trump paid no federal income tax in 11 of the last 15 years, and paid just $750 in income taxes in 2016, and $750 in 2017.
indicator of the state of global biological diversity, based on trends in vertebrate populations of species from around the world
Vatican-based Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, tests positive for COVID-19.
President Ashraf Ghani signs an amendment allowing mother's names to appear on their child's birth certificate, after discussion on the law was delayed by the National Assembly last week.
Other planned rules which would affect protesters and synagogue-goers are not yet approved by parliament.
political alignment on the extreme end of right-wing politics
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Saudi Arabia
details of ongoing viral pandemic in the Czech Republic
sea ice loss observed in recent decades in the Arctic Ocean
ensemble of negotiations, agreements and actions to resolve an armed conflict
Protesters, some armed with guns, set ablaze a House of Representatives building in Benghazi, Libya.
A 52-year old man in Grant Parish died from heat-related illness while removing storm debris, and a 25-year old man in Natchitoches Parish died from electrocution.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate
Kosovo and Serbia announce that they will normalize economic relations.
use of an advertising campaign through the media to influence a political debate
The Spanish Supreme Court ratifies a year-and-a-half disqualification sentence to President of the Government of Catalonia Quim Torra. He must abandon the presidency after being accused of disobeying the Central Electoral Bureau. Vice president Pere Aragonès will succeed him ad interim effective September 29.
American multinational technology corporation
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley announces that the Caribbean island will become a republic next year before its 55th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom in November 2021, replacing Elizabeth II as head of state with a Barbadian.
The move comes days after Israel and the United Arab Emirates restored diplomatic ties and Israeli flag carrier El Al commenced commercial flights to the UAE.
Israel enters a three-week second nationwide lockdown in an attempt to curb surging cases as people begin to mark the start of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year).
2020 attack on Russian opposition politician
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya calls for the United Nations Security Council to stop human rights abuse in her country.
Brazil reports 1,113 deaths, the country's highest in two weeks, thus bringing the death toll to 133,119.
largest city in California, United States of America
A United Nations Human Rights Council fact-finding mission formally accuses the Venezuelan government of crimes against humanity, including cases of killings, torture, violence against political opposition and disappearances since 2014. President Nicolás Maduro and other senior Venezuelan officials are among those implicated in the charges.
political and economic union of 27 European states
government agency in England, United Kingdom
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Slovenia
banking company located in the United States
Three Egyptian police officers and four convicted terrorists on death row are killed during a failed attempt to escape from Tora Prison in Cairo.
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
principal security agency of Russia (FSB)
county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
The latest publication of the Living Planet Index reports that the world's wildlife populations have decreased by an average of 68 percent between 1970 and 2016. The World Wide Fund for Nature cites the increasing deforestation and agricultural expansion for the population decline.
It is the third of a spate of attacks by Islamic State-linked militants in the country since August.
South Africa is expected to begin a trial of the NVX-CoV2373, a vaccine candidate produced by Novavax.
Prude stopped breathing and was declared brain dead at a hospital.
governmental jurisdictions below the level of the state
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pardon United States Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton for the killing of a transgender woman in 2015. Human rights activists condemn the decision while Duterte defends his move saying Pemberton was treated "unfairly".
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in the Bronx, New York, United States
commercial airport serving Burgas, Bulgaria
al-Dalwah, al-Ahsa, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
It was the third straight night of protests after video was released earlier in the week showing Rochester Police Department officers holding Daniel Prude on the ground with a spit sock on his head in March.
Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis Brian Murphy claims in a whistleblower reprisal complaint that Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf had instructed officials at the department to fabricate intelligence assessments regarding the threat of Russian interference in the U.S.
city in central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Clinical trials were temporarily suspended after a participant in the trials began to develop symptoms associated with transverse myelitis.
Nearly 400,000 homes in the U.S. are left without power after Hurricane Sally made landfall.
Date: 15 September 2001–present (21 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
A bomb kills two people and injures 12 others in Kalafgan District, Takhar Province.
collegiate research university in Oxford, England
Prior to the incident, the victim was being treated at a hospital for mental health issues.
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
Other MPs have already left the party over the issue and formed a new opposition party.
French Minister of Ecology Barbara Pompili announces that mink farms and the use of wild animals in circuses will be phased out, and the breeding and importing of dolphins and killer whales at marine parks are banned effective immediately.
The Trump administration and federal officials from Operation Warp Speed unveil plans for distributing doses of a COVID-19 vaccine once the FDA approves their use.
Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader signs the extradition to the United States of Yamil Abreu Navarro on crimes of Illegal drug trade.
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority announces it will launch an investigation into major lending bank Swedbank for suspected market abuses between September 2018 and February 2019, as part of a larger international investigation into allegations of money laundering.
Saudi state news agency SPA reports that they downed an explosives-laden drone launched against the southern territory by the Houthis.
The MT New Diamond is towed out of sea off the coast of Sri Lanka amid major fears of a massive oil spill after the ship caught fire yesterday, killing one Filipino crewman. The Panamanian-registered ship carries about 270,000 tonnes of crude oil. The government of the Maldives has expressed worry, with a presidential minister saying that the country needs to take all precautions to prevent oil from reaching its shores.
policy of only recognizing one state of China
Ten Taliban militants are killed during an attack against security forces in Kandahar. No casualties in the security forces side are reported.
Toroama secured 48,766 votes cast and promised to solve the issue of independence.
Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The attackers placed mines, which caused explosions after the army's vehicle passed, and then opened fire against the soldiers.
Constitutional monarchy which governs Japan
Flood watches are still in effect in Florida's west coast, including Tampa.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces an arms deal with France for the purchase of Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft and FREMM multipurpose frigates, as well as the recruitment of 15,000 additional troops, amid ongoing tension in the eastern Mediterranean.
The UK's post-Brexit relationship with the EU
The Taliban claims responsibility for the attack.
It is believed to be the oldest copy of any of his works in the country.
crime involving conduct that is wrongful and reckless, and likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person
A second fire breaks out on board the oil ship MT New Diamond off the coast of Sri Lanka.
ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Office of the United States Trade Representative
political ideologies supporting social equality and egalitarianism
government policies which attempt to force people to undergo surgical sterilization
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
political term associated with democratization
Three Somali special forces officers are killed and one U.S. officer seriously wounded when a car bomb explodes outside a special force base in an attack in the country's south, in a village some 60 km (around 40 miles) from the port city of Kismayo.
political party in the Dominican Republic
Date: 20 February 1988 – present (34 years, 11 months and 6 days)
The woman was admitted to a hospital in Delhi two weeks ago with several serious injuries.
Hurricane Sally makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama, at 5:45 a.m.
district in Daykundi Province, Afghanistan
It is announced that Saudi Arabia will lift all travel restrictions for citizens on January 1, the state news agency SPA said. The kingdom will also partially lift its suspension of international flights on September 15 to allow "exceptional categories" of citizens and residents to travel.
Sri Lanka announces legal action against the owner and manager of the MT New Diamond ship which caught fire last Thursday off the coast of the country. Sri Lankan authorities say the lawsuit will be issued under the nation's law. Neither the owner nor manager of the ship commented on the statement.
2020 death of the US Supreme Court Justice
police department in Rochester, New York, United States of America
Protests against responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
It is Brazil's largest quarterly drop since 1996.
Turkic ethnic group of Central and East Asia
The number of cases in Iran rises by 3,341 in the past 24 hours, the highest daily tally since early June. The number of total cases in the country reaches to 425,481.
After twice in a single week reporting the biggest daily increases in new cases since the national lockdown was lifted in May, with 646 on Wednesday and then 687 on Friday, Portugal reports another high increase of 673 new cases and seven deaths, bringing the cumulative totals to 63,983 confirmed cases and 1,867 deaths since the first infections were detected in the country on March 2. The 2020/2021 school year is set to start in-person classes between September 14 and September 17 nationwide.
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
Effective this afternoon, all businesses not officially considered essential are ordered closed for the next two weeks, with the possibility of being extended, and travel is restricted to 1 kilometer from people's homes.
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
various governmental agencies and private businesses's imposed bans on the video sharing service TikTok.
Australian-born American media mogul (born 1931)
Portugal reports 780 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative totals to 67,176 confirmed cases and 1,894 deaths. Ever since the end of national lockdown in May, this has been the fourth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all four records occurring during a ten-day window.
Until this day, only the United States and Guatemala have moved their embassies to Jerusalem, a move that Palestinians reject.
diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Republic of India
Two more people in Louisiana die from Hurricane Laura, bringing the statewide death toll to 25. A 52-year old man in Grant Parish died from heat-related illness while removing storm debris, and a 25-year old man in Natchitoches Parish died from electrocution.
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Texas, United States
release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity
The attacks are carried out by a single perpetrator, who is hunted by police.
Date: In whole of the United States: May 26, 2020 – May 26, 2021 (1 year)
abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another
former container ship, converted to a livestock carrier
Covid 19 death toll globally surpasses 1 million
Leh district (Ladakh, India), Rutog County (Tibet, China)
Economic Community of West African States
Deceased Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose in the United States Supreme Court Building. She is both the first woman and the first Jewish American to receive such an honor.
the border conflict between the China and India in 2020
subject of controversy for the past several years
democratic political movement in the Republic of Belarus
Former Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott is appointed as an adviser to the United Kingdom's Board of Trade.
Western Nepal, in particular Myagdi District
A wildfire destroys up to 80% of the town of Malden, Washington, including the town's fire station, post office, city hall, and library.
Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone in 2020
overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean
This sets a new record high for the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
component of the US Army and military of the state of Kentucky
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India
U.S. federal executive department overseeing commerce
Crown colony and British dependent territory in East Asia between 1841 and 1997
The suspect in the stabbing attack yesterday outside the former headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris is identified as Ali H., an 18-year-old Pakistan-born man.
separatist conflict in the region of West Papua
The interior minister Gérald Darmanin says that the stabbing is an Islamic extremist terror attack.
The patient was a male biker in his 60s.
AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot says that the vaccine results could be ready by the end of the year if trials resume. Clinical trials were temporarily suspended after a participant in the trials began to develop symptoms associated with transverse myelitis.
Guterres noted that many countries are using green energy to keep global warming at 1.5 °C (2.7 °F).
The Madrid regional government announces new restrictions aimed at curbing the rising number of cases in the region. The order will go into effect on September 21 and last for at least two weeks, affecting more than 855,000 people, or 17% of the region's population.
German automotive manufacturer, and conglomerate
Bishop Grech replaces Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, just prior to his 80th birthday.
United States Department of Homeland Security
Protests erupt in Lancaster, Pennsylvania after a police officer shot and killed a man who charged the officer with a knife following a domestic disturbance.
public bill which intends to update the laws governing the UK internal market
incidents involving multiple victims of firearm-related violence
town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
police force serving the West Midlands county of England
The entire town's population was evacuated as the raging fire approached.
Australian-Chinese journalist, news anchor, television presenter and business reporter
77th & 85th United States Attorney General
international military campaign that started after 11 September 2001
Scotland reports 714 new cases, the biggest single-day jump on record since the pandemic began.
public square in downtown Bucharest, Romania
List of heads of state of the Central African Republic
510 cases in South Korea are linked to anti-government protests.
Interim president Jeanine Áñez withdraws from the presidential race, saying the opposition needs to consolidate to beat frontrunner Luis Arce, who is representing deposed President Evo Morales' party Movement for Socialism.
U.S. President Donald Trump recognizes the proposal, having threatened to ban the service in suspicion of Chinese espionage should ByteDance have failed to reach a deal with an American firm.
The Chinese foreign ministry announces it would reciprocate the sanctions that the U.S. State Department imposed earlier this month onto its senior diplomats visiting the U.S., by also imposing similar countermeasures to U.S.
Date: 24 July 2015 – present (7 years, 6 months and 3 days)
After the city declared a state of emergency, Governor Andy Beshear sends the Kentucky Army National Guard to Louisville in response to the protests.
Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit against his life imprisonment sentence handed down by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in July 2019.
Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu tests positive for COVID-19.
Russian special forces, including Federal Security Service agents, arrest cult leader Vissarion, who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, after storming several remote hamlets occupied by his followers in Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Gambian lawyer and judge, Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (2012–2021)
The measure will remain in place for three weeks until October 16.
Tear gas was again deployed to clear protesters.
combustible fuel containing hydrocarbons formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, examples being coal, petroleum and natural gas
summary of bilateral relations between Belarus and other countries
rights of LGBT people in the Cook Islands
National Committee for the Salvation of the People
Zimbabwe says it will return land that was seized from foreigners between 2000 and 2001, saying foreign citizens who had their land seized, mostly Dutch, British and German nationals, could now apply to get it back. The government says black farmers who received land under the controversial land reform programme would now be moved to allow the former owners "to regain possession".
expulsion of the people from a place or country
It was Europe's largest refugee camp, destroyed by fire the previous day.
American whistleblower and former National Security Agency contractor
naval warfare force of the United Kingdom
Seventy-one more Artsakh servicemen are killed during the fight, bringing the death toll among the fighters to 87.
The government declares a state of emergency and imposes tighter measures, including limiting gatherings and banning musicals and opera, in an attempt to combat a surge of the disease before it overwhelms the health system. The measures start on October 5 and will be in effect for 30 days.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Georgia
It allows the government to restrict people from traveling more than 1 kilometer from their homes to demonstrate, and outdoor gatherings of more than 20 people are banned.
Oromo activist, inspiration for the Qeerroo movement
Series of controversies between Greece and Turkey over the Aegean Sea
This is the largest single-day increase of recoveries since the beginning of the outbreak.
The Japan Coast Guard says it has found one person drifting in rough waters in a lifejacket.
Pompeo describes the restrictions as a "reciprocal move" after the Chinese government had imposed similar restrictions on U.S.
form of property deposited or pledged to a court
bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Japan
Portugal reports 780 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative totals to 67,176 confirmed cases and 1,894 deaths.
The death toll from the protests rise to 13 people killed.
Prominent democracy campaigner and DJ Tam Tak-chi is charged with sedition under the colonial-era sedition law and is the first person charged with that crime since the 1997 handover of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China.
prime minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015
Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran
one of the three forces in Islamic republic of Iran
It began August 12 and lasted three weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
set of financial documents from international banks showing suspicious activities
Bloomington-based HealthPartners announces that they are seeking 1,500 patients for the phase 3 trials for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.
exercises executive authority in the State of Israel
According to the lawsuit, McDonald's steered black franchisees to stores which had lower revenue and higher security expenses than stores in more affluent areas.
The latest publication of the Living Planet Index reports that the world's wildlife populations have decreased by an average of 68 percent between 1970 and 2016.
detecting planets located outside the Solar System
The United Kingdom sees new cases rise by 6,634 in the last 24 hours, the highest figure ever reported by the Department for Health and Social Care since the beginning of the outbreak.
All non-essential activities are ordered to be suspended and most workers, with the exception of 11 essential activities, are ordered to work from home.
executive department of the U.S. federal government
An explosion occurs in Zhari District, Kandahar, when a motorcycle hits a mine. One person is killed and another injured.
Colombian tunnel between Cajamarca and Calarcá
The United States formally no longer recognizes Alexander Lukashenko as President of Belarus, according to a U.S. Department of State statement.
legislative branch of the Jamaican government
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
American social media service Facebook announces it may block Australian users from sharing both local and international news stories on its platform, should the Australian government enact legislation that would require technology companies in the country to pay local news organisations.
The United Kingdom reports 3,539 cases of COVID-19, up from 2,919 a day earlier.
Canada has walked away from free-trade talks with China amid soured relations over arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and the detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.
current rise in Earth's average temperature and related large-scale shifts in weather patterns
lost or discarded explosive devices or material
overview of Internet censorship in the United States of America
1200 block of West 109th Place, Westmont, California
Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea
Meanwhile, 82.5% or more than five million people have recovered.
Bahrain's Civil Aviation Affairs grants first freedom rights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), allowing flights between the UAE and any country to enter Bahraini airspace.
Allied Democratic Forces militants attack a village in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 35 people.
medical material and other goods shortages occurring as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
The city council of Ames, Iowa passes a mask mandate with a vote of 5-1.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues an order temporarily halting residential evictions on public health grounds, with the goal of slowing the spread of the COVID-19.
bilateral relations between Israel and Bahrain
non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom
A court in Turkey sentences opposition parliamentarian Remziye Tosun of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to ten years in prison for "membership in a terrorist organization" and "treating wounded Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members" during clashes in 2016.
holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865
U.S. discount retailer based in Arkansas
They were found in London after one was offered for sale in 2019.
overview of life imprisonment in the United States
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by topic
overview of the politics of the United Arab Emirates
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
The Dominican Republic's Foreign Ministry fires 781 people in various embassies.
Fifteen security personnel are killed when Boko Haram ambush a convoy of vehicles in which government officials were driven in Borno State, Nigeria.
1989 massacre of civilians by Salvadoran soldiers
systematic destruction of all or a significant part of a racial, ethnic, religious or national group
upper house of the United States Congress
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
They began when the Islamist militants demanded villagers surrender their weapons and livestock.
The attack leaves at least five people dead, including three children; two children are injured.
The pound sterling weakens after the European Union says the ongoing trade negotiation between the UK and the EU would be "put at risk" if the United Kingdom failed to "withdraw or amend" its Internal Market Bill before the end of this month.
British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company
use of excessive force by a police officer
polar region on the Earth's northern hemisphere
This is the first comet discovered to have them.
A Portuguese man is stabbed to death during a suspected jihadist attack in Morges, Switzerland. The victim was chosen at random, as the attacker entered a shop and stabbed him. The suspect had been known to the Federal Intelligence Service since 2017 for dissemination of jihadist propaganda and had been arrested in April 2019 following an arson attack.
The Netherlands posts a record weekly number of new confirmed cases. In the week ending today, cases hit 13,471, an increase of 60% on the 8,265 cases reported the week prior.
Slovenia reports 123 new cases, an all-time high.
British patriotic song composed by music by Edward Elgar with lyrics by A. C. Benson
Deputy Prime Minister of Samoa Fiame Naomi Mata'afa resigns over three proposed constitutional amendments, which would alter the power of the land and titles court.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says the government is setting up a crisis response team and urges people to take precautions.
undomesticated organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans
series of demonstrations in Iran beginning on 28 December 2017
Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu tests positive for COVID-19. He is asymptomatic and quarantined at home.
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tigray's authorities object the postponement of the August general election and the time of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in office, and say that any intervention by the government would amount to a "declaration of war".
NBA team based in Boston; tied with most NBA Championships
bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
FIFA gives the president of the Club Olimpia of Paraguay Marco Trovato a lifetime ban from all football-related activity, following an investigation into match manipulation. He is also fined CHF100,000. Trovato said he would appeal the decision.
military storage facility for ammunition or explosives
capital of the Punjab province, Pakistan
French health authorities report a new record of 16,096 daily cases in the last 24 hours, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.
Protests against restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
A United Nations Human Rights Council fact-finding mission formally accuses the Venezuelan government of crimes against humanity, including cases of killings, torture, violence against political opposition and disappearances since 2014.
It is announced that Israel will enter a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on September 18 to contain the spread of COVID-19 after a second-wave surge of new cases.
epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across a large region with global health impact
Saudi Arabia opens its airspace to all flights between the United Arab Emirates and "all countries", upon the request of the Emirati government.
Pennsylvania Avenue Rochester, New York, United States
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2020
South Korea eases its tough social distancing measures for the next two weeks until September 28 in the Seoul Capital Area.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
The number of daily cases is the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.
It amounts to 11.5% of newly-tested individuals, the highest proportion of positivity rate tests.
List of ambassadors of the United States to China
He also warns that the United States "is prepared to use our domestic authorities to impose consequences" for other countries that do not enforce the sanctions.
A roadside bomb targeting a civilian bus kills at least 14 people, including five children, in Kajran district, Daykundi Province.
President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949)
highly toxic, naturally occurring lectin produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis
Indonesia accuses Vanuatu of having an "excessive and unhealthy obsession" about West Papua.
The Chinese foreign ministry announces it would reciprocate the sanctions that the U.S. State Department imposed earlier this month onto its senior diplomats visiting the U.S., by also imposing similar countermeasures to U.S. diplomats in China.
device which provides mechanical ventilation to a patient's lungs
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States federal district court in New York (U.S. state)
Among the arrested are vice-convener of the Civil Human Rights Front Figo Chan as well as League of Social Democrats (LSD) Leung Kwok-hung and Raphael Wong.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pardon United States Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton for the killing of a transgender woman in 2015.
Her titles were stripped last October after the court accused her of disobedience and trying to raise herself to "the same state as the queen".
At least 50 cases in Minnesota have been linked to Sturgis.
The Taliban kills 32 members of the security forces and two civilians, and injures another 17 security forces, in four attacks across Afghanistan.
2020 civil unrest after the murder of George Floyd
A suicide bomber in a vehicle detonated explosives in Helmand Province at a police checkpoint, killing five security force members and four civilians passing the area. Four other people are wounded.
task of monitoring bodies of water and identifying activities and entities present on or in them
Twenty unmasked protesters are arrested during anti-lockdown protests at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.
action where a company splits off part as a separate entity
constituent country of the United Kingdom
2020 edition of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
interim government in Western Asia, governing West Bank Areas A and B since 1994 and, until 2006, the Gaza Strip
Indonesia reports a daily jump of 4,176 new cases, bringing the country's total cases to 248,852.
On two different rulings, the Hong Kong High Court rules in favor of a gay homeowner seeking inheritance equality from his partner but refuses to recognize the foreign-registered same-sex marriage of pro-democracy activist and convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front Jimmy Sham.
armed forces under the control of Khalifa Haftar mostly in the East of Libya
A large police presence is seen in Louisville as protests continue.
Arizona reports 81 cases, the lowest in the state since late March.
cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland
The National Snow and Ice Data Center of the United States reports that the Arctic sea ice in 2020 has melted to an area of 3.74 million square kilometers, its second smallest area since records began in 1979.
capital and most populous city of Russia
federal subject of Russia, republic of Russia
official currency of the United Kingdom and other territories
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
The Taliban kills 32 members of the security forces and two civilians, and injures another 17 security forces, in four attacks across Afghanistan. At least 84 Taliban militants also died in the attacks.
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
1 First Street, Northeast Washington, D.C.
2020 civil unrest after the death of George Floyd
systematic or threatened use of violence to create a general climate of fear
A 1634 edition of The Two Noble Kinsmen, the last play written by English playwright William Shakespeare, is discovered at the Royal Scots College's library in Salamanca, Spain.
Timeline of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
However the statement says that on "territorial sovereignty" they "take no position".
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Belarusian security forces close off Independence Square and October Square in Minsk, as 100,000 people gather in the capital calling for President Alexander Lukashenko to resign.
project to create a global interferometric telescope array
The health ministry also reports 1,089 deaths for a total of 69,561.
Due to some recent spikes in cases, authorities delay the schools' reopening to September 14 in order to allow time for vacationers to return to big cities to limit the movement of asymptomatic people.
islamist terror attack at former satirical magazine headquarters
occurrences and people in the USA throughout history
federal defense forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities
List of newspapers in the United Kingdom
The target of the attack is suspected to be a local politician.
bilateral relations between China and Canada
armed conflict in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
Four soldiers are killed during a raid at a house in north Lebanon in pursuit of a militant wanted in connection with a fatal shooting last month. The militant is killed during the raid, and is identified as Khaled al-Talawi, a former Islamic State member who formed a splinter terrorist cell.
Portugal reports 847 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative totals to 68,025 confirmed cases and 1,899 deaths. Ever since the end of national lockdown in May, this has been the fifth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all five records occurring during an 11-day window.
capital city and smallest province of Indonesia
India reports another record jump in daily infections, with 97,894 cases reported in the last 24 hours, as shown by data from the health ministry.
Indian government ministry responsible for military and national defence matters
Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies are shot while parked at a metro station in Compton. A small crowd, including demonstrators, gathers near the hospital in Lynwood where the deputies were transported. Witnesses say members in the group were chanting anti-law enforcement slogans and at one point tried to get inside the hospital.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Oregon
Astronomers find glowing auroras around 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
The head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin, accuses the United States of "working behind the scenes" in Belarus towards another "colour revolution", funding bloggers and training activists through NGO's against the interests of Belarusian citizens.
Date: 5 October 2017 – present (5 years, 4 months and 6 days)
American journalist and filmmaker Andre Vltchek is found dead inside his car in Istanbul, Turkey.
overview of the economy in the Federal Republic of Germany
official who holds the highest-ranked executive position in a sovereign state
A Bratislava court acquits Slovak businessman Marián Kočner for ordering the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová in February 2018.
Northern Ireland reports 319 new cases in the past 24 hours, setting a new record for the second consecutive day.
growth of agricultural land in the 21st century
ongoing viral outbreak in Massachusetts, United States
citizens or residents of the United States of America
nuclear research sites and processing facilities of Iran
The Embassy of the United States, Beijing says Terry Branstad is expected to leave his post as U.S. Ambassador to China in early October.
agreement between two or more hostile parties which formally ends a state of war
2018 murder of Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi on Turkish soil
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
termination of employment decided unilaterally by employer
San Bernardino / Riverside counties, California, United States
currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Portland Police Bureau announce that 11 arrests have been made.
horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
International sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis
United Nations body tasked with the promotion of human rights
American politician and businessman (born 1963)
German government agency responsible for disease control and prevention
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom issue a joint note verbale to the United Nations rejecting China's claims to the South China Sea, and supporting the ruling in Philippines v. China that said the historic rights per the nine-dash line ran counter to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The World Health Organization announces it will launch an investigation into the allegations regarding its officials committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse while on mission to control the Kivu Ebola outbreak in the Équateur Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Scotland reports 714 new cases, the biggest single-day jump on record since the pandemic began. It amounts to 11.5% of newly-tested individuals, the highest proportion of positivity rate tests.
multi-role combat aircraft family by Dassault
The Turkish Armed Forces launches joint military exercises with the Security Forces Command of Northern Cyprus amid ongoing territorial disputes in the eastern Mediterranean.
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres urges Japan and other wealthy nations to give up on their reliance on fossil fuels and invest in green energy.
Jewish (or rarely Samaritan) house of prayer
Non-essential government and private office operations must have 25% capacity and isolation must occur in government-appointed facilities if anyone tested positive without symptoms or mild symptoms.
overview about face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
The curfew, travel limits, and some other elements of stage four will then remain in place until October 26.
Rwandan humanitarian and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Paul Rusesabagina, the subject of the film Hotel Rwanda, faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of the crimes with which he is charged, according to the prosecution.
Date: 24 May 2020 – 25 March 2021 (10 months and 1 day)
Catalan politician, lawyer and editor, expresident of Catalonia
series of political protests held in Bulgaria
Saudi Arabia sentences seven ISIL militants to death over a 2014 mass shooting that killed eight Shiite Muslims near the city of al-Ahsa.
The Cook Islands is a sovereign territory belonging to New Zealand.
are left without power after Hurricane Sally made landfall.
Clashes between armed civilians and Al-Shabaab militants leaves 14 civilians and 16 militants dead in Galmudug, central Somalia. They began when the Islamist militants demanded villagers surrender their weapons and livestock.
According to media, which quoted the judiciary in Fars, the execution was carried out after insistence from the victim's family.
Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Colorado, United States
Insurgents kills at least 14 security forces in Gizab District, Uruzgan Province.
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
Schools and shopping malls will be closed but supermarkets and pharmacies will remain open.
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
capital of the state of Morelos in Mexico
Run-off parliamentary elections are being held in Iran. The first round of the election was held in February and provoked criticism as more than 7000 applicants got barred from participating.
French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo announces it will republish caricatures depicting Muhammad that sparked violent protests, ahead of a trial of suspected perpetrators of the mass shooting in January 2015 scheduled the following day.
No reason is given for the move and no replacement has been announced.
United States Post Office (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
government building in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jamaicans head to the polls the elect a new parliament amid a surge of COVID-19 infections.
The Royal Thai Government Gazette reports that Thai King Vajiralongkorn restored the rank and titles of former royal consort Sineenat Bilaskalayani.
official residence of the King of Thailand since 1782
penetration with a sharp or pointed object at close range
The Isle of Man reports a new case after 108 days of no new cases.
Meanwhile, 71 COVID-19-related deaths are reported at the same time, the highest level since July 1.
Of those new cases, 1,359 are from Jakarta, which also reports the highest single day increase in new cases.
The government says black farmers who received land under the controversial land reform programme would now be moved to allow the former owners "to regain possession".
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews extends stage four restrictions in Melbourne, including a nighttime curfew for two weeks until September 28.
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
bilateral relations between Greece and France
aviation term indicating aircraft downtime due to a failure or damage serious enough to stop an aircraft flying
Indonesia reports a daily jump of 4,168 new cases, bringing the country's total cases to 240,687.
The Taliban denied responsibility for the bombing.
At least 23 people are killed during the battle, of whom 16 are Nagorno-Karabakh servicemen, five Azerbaijani civilians and two Armenian civilians.
United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Furthermore, the operator of the plant is required to pay $9.5 million in damages to survivors.
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
A grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, indicts former police officer Brett Hankison on felony charges of wanton endangerment for firing into a neighboring apartment, but no officers are charged directly with Breonna Taylor's death.
Portugal reports a record increase of 770 new cases and ten deaths since the end of national lockdown in May, thus bringing the cumulative totals to 66,396 confirmed cases and 1,888 deaths.
The Islamic State's West Africa Province claims responsibility for last month's attack in Kouré, Niger, which resulted in the death of six French aid workers and two Nigerian citizens.
The government says it has stopped selling Vanuatuan citizenship but promises further investigation into the matter.
Opposition activist Olga Kovalkova flees to Poland after her release from prison. Kovalkova reported that authorities warned her of further arrests if she did not leave the country. Kovalkova had been sentenced to 10 days in prison on August 25.
Opposition activist Olga Kovalkova flees to Poland after her release from prison.
The two people in Louisiana died due to heat-related illness while removing debris.
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
people of Lebanese descent resident in Australia
peace agreement between the countries of Bahrain and Israel
50 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
He becomes the first independent and non-canonical autocephalous leader or patriarch in the Eastern Orthodox faith to contract the disease.
German vehicle company BMW is fined $18 million by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve allegations that it inflated sales figures between 2015 and 2019.
motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
criminal offense of obtaining benefit through coercion
Amnesty said its bank accounts were frozen and it was forced to lay off staff, and suspend all its campaign and research work.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in the Republic of Ireland
Russia summons the German ambassador to Moscow over statements by the German government concerning Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused Germany of "bluffing".
The new record tally brings the total number of cases reported in the country to 416,363.
The new record comes a day after the government announced new restrictions on bars and restaurants in major cities, including Marseille and Paris, provoking an outcry from local politicians and business owners.
The Panamanian-registered ship carries about 270,000 tonnes of crude oil.
List of mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in 2020
European Union (EU) law regarding political asylum
member of the U.S. Supreme Court other than the chief justice
A court in Hong Kong convicts an 81-year-old man for stabbing pro-democracy activist Leung Kwok-hung, also known as "Long Hair". Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong adjourned sentencing to October 13 and praised the perpetrator for "loving society", while also commenting that Leung was not hurt seriously.
uranium in which the proportion of uranium-235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation
The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declares the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran as no longer in force.
Overseas departments and regions of France
overseas departments and regions of France that are outside metropolitan France
This comes after the vaccine trial was put on hold due to a suspected adverse reaction the day before.
city in San Bernardino County, California
part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland
Date: 30 January 2020 – ongoing (2 years, 11 months and 4 weeks)
self-employed worker with no committed employer
Temporary or emergency government body/authority created when none exists
He must abandon the presidency after being accused of disobeying the Central Electoral Bureau.
murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler
Prime Minister Igor Matovič states that the state of emergency will be imposed for 45 days starting tomorrow.
Rio Tinto destroyed the ancient rock shelters while expanding the Brockman 4 mine.
continent, mainly on the Earth's southwestern quadrant
announces he will be hosting an in-person meeting with the leaders of Kiribati, Nauru, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.
Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong adjourned sentencing to October 13 and praised the perpetrator for "loving society", while also commenting that Leung was not hurt seriously.
Date: 6 September 2017 – 1 June 2018 (8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Rusesabagina, a strong critic of President Paul Kagame, did not respond to an offer of a plea.
Hong Kong police arrest veteran activist of the League of Social Democrats Koo Sze-yiu and Joshua Wong of the defunct Demosisto for violating the anti-mask policy in place under previous year's protests.
imposition of direct military control of a government
A shipwreck discovered in the Norwegian trench in April 2017 is confirmed to be that of the German cruiser Karlsruhe, according to Norwegian power grid operator Statnett and a maritime archaeologist.
Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism
The Embassy of China in India accuses the Indian Armed Forces of "conducting flagrant provocations" along the Line of Actual Control near the disputed Pangong Lake in Ladakh. The statement comes a day after the Indian defence ministry accuses China's People's Liberation Army of militarising along the same area, to which the Chinese foreign ministry denied.
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
city and municipality in Vaud, Switzerland
Vanuatu's opposition leader Ralph Regenvanu warns about the sale of honorary Vanuatuan citizenship to potential international criminals and people stripped of other nationalities for nefarious activities. The government says it has stopped selling Vanuatuan citizenship but promises further investigation into the matter.
natural light display that occurs in the sky, primarily at high latitudes (near the Arctic and Antarctic on Earth) or even on other planet
history and regulations of Chinese citizenship
The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 exceeds one million. The United States remains the largest contributor, accounting for 21% of the total deaths.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean in 2020
partially recognized country in southeastern Europe
Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)
Multiple fires erupt in the Mória Reception & Identification Centre, Greece's largest migrant camp, causing widespread destruction.
The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths announces that the Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government have agreed to a prisoner swap of 1,081 detainees.
epidemiological intervention of restriction on the movement of people and goods, which is intended to prevent the spread of infectious disease or pests
The BBC reverses its controversial decision to ban the songs "Rule, Britannia!" and "Land of Hope and Glory" from the 2020 Last Night of the Proms over concerns over their links to colonialism and slavery. Critics of the songs, including Chi-chi Nwanoku and Gareth Malone, say the songs are "outdated" and glorify racism.
Rochester police made another round of arrests during protests that at times, turned violent.
illicit act of giving or promising money or gifts that alters the behavior of a person in power; illicit act of a person in power deciding based on money or gift received or promised
Two people are killed and 14 others injured in a mass shooting at a home in Rochester, New York. It is the largest mass shooting in the city's history.
umbrella term for independence movement for West Papua (the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua), with both militant and nonviolent elements
It is announced that bars in South Florida counties such as Miami-Dade and Palm Beach County will remain closed.
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Financial Supervisory Authority (Sweden)
The cruiser was sunk by a British Royal Navy submarine on April 9, 1940, during the opening stages of Operation Weserübung.
However, American travelers will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in California, United States
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agree to accept into their respective borders around 400 unaccompanied minors from the Mória Reception & Identification Centre on the Greek island of Lesbos.
online dating service presented through a mobile phone application
unrecognised de-facto state in South Caucasus
The order will go into effect on September 21 and last for at least two weeks, affecting more than 855,000 people, or 17% of the region's population.
Deaths along the Bangladesh–India border by Border Security Force of India
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Chinese multinational technology company
web service for numerical weather predictions
marginalized communities in the South Asian caste system
United States diplomatic mission to Bahrain
type of equal subjects of the Russian Federation
chromium crucible steel (stainless steel)
overview of the foreign relations of Indonesia
In response, the Israel Defense Forces strike Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip.
The victim was chosen at random, as the attacker entered a shop and stabbed him.
A man is in a coma after he was hit by a police car and kicked in the head by an officer during an arrest in Melbourne, Australia.
Indonesia reports 3,963 new cases in the past 24 hours, which takes the nationwide total at 228,993, a new all-time high since the pandemic began in the country.
Saudi Arabia opens its airspace to all flights between the United Arab Emirates and "all countries", upon the request of the Emirati government. The move comes days after Israel and the United Arab Emirates restored diplomatic ties and Israeli flag carrier El Al commenced commercial flights to the UAE. Saudi Arabia still maintains a policy of neither maintaining diplomatic ties nor recognising Israel, and does not allow Israeli aircraft to fly in Saudi Arabian airspace under any other circumstances.
Louisville, Kentucky law enforcement agency
Secretary of State for International Trade
Three security forces are also injured in this incident.
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Jakarta releases a new set of rules in the second round of stricter social restrictions, which will take effect on September 14.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in the United Arab Emirates
market value of goods and services produced within a country
A Boko Haram suicide bomber detonated herself at a village in Zeleved, Far North, Cameroon, killing five civilians.
city in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States
JTWC classification for a typhoon with 1-min sustained winds of 64-129 knots
county in Florida, United States of America
Protests against the re-election of Belarusian president Aliaksandr Lukashenka
Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate
North-eastern part of the Sahara comprising desert areas in Egypt, Libya and Sudan
Russian viral vector vaccine based on human adenovirus
United States (sporadic protests in other countries)
Former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Joe Williams, aged 85, becomes the second COVID-19 death in 24 hours.
The 146th Kentucky Derby is held after being delayed for four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
location where key leadership and coordination functions take place, often recognized as the central home for a disparate organization
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, settles a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in a raid on her apartment by police in March.
independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for providing postal service
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
timeline of the Syrian civil war in 2020
German-Kurdish singer Hozan Canê is released from her Istanbul prison, after being arrested and convicted in 2018 for allegedly being a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
Ten people are killed and 15 others injured in a roadside bomb attack in Kabul that targeted the first vice president, Amrullah Saleh, who is wounded by the attack. The Taliban denied responsibility for the bombing.
A rare Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone (medicane), with winds up to 120 km/h (75 mph), kills three people as it passes over Greece heading toward the island of Crete.
Protesters gathered and chanted near the Public Safety Building, and tensions began rising around 10:30 p.m.
Part of the Pensacola Bay Bridge in Pensacola, Florida, collapses due to a crane falling on it.
unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States
Prime Minister of Japan from 2020 to 2021
Neither the owner nor manager of the ship commented on the statement.
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
Brazil's principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data
organization independent of any government, usually created to aid those in need
ongoing wave of civil unrest against systemic racism in the United States, 2020–2023
India surpasses six million cases of COVID-19, becoming the second country after the United States to reach that milestone.
Militants open fire on an army checkpoint in Araman, Lebanon, killing two members of the security forces. A militant is also killed in the attack. It is the third of a spate of attacks by Islamic State-linked militants in the country since August.
Sudan declares a state of emergency after unprecedented flooding kills at least 99 people and leaves over 100,000 people homeless.
India surpasses Brazil as the country with the second-most cases in the world, behind the United States.
participation in a completed criminal act of an accomplice
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)
form of dishonesty or criminal offense undertaken by a person or organization entrusted with a position of authority, to acquire illicit benefit or abuse power for one's private gain
Two more people in Louisiana die from Hurricane Laura, bringing the statewide death toll to 25.
The number of deaths in India exceeds 90,000.
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
The Houthis say that they attacked an "important target" in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, using a ballistic missile and drones.
human rights violations in the Philippines
The Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces clash along the border of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, formerly known as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
disputed maritime demarcation line between North and South Korea
Offshore of Pointe d'Esny, south of Mauritius
economic sector involved with the development, marketing and sales of video games
Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel
Two more Azerbaijani civilians are also killed.
war criminal and former leader in the Khmer Rouge (1942–2020)
total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual, event, organisation, or product, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent
Multiple fires erupt in the Mória Reception & Identification Centre, Greece's largest migrant camp, causing widespread destruction. The fires happen shortly after the entire camp was put under quarantine due to the detection of positive COVID-19 cases.
Protesters, some armed with guns, set ablaze a House of Representatives building in Benghazi, Libya. Protests against deteriorating living conditions and corruption continue in eastern Libya for a third consecutive day.
Date: 3 July 2013 – present (9 years, 7 months, 1 week and 1 day)
supersonic combustion of an explosive material
temporary leave of employees due to special needs of a company or employer, which may be due to economic conditions of a specific employer or in society as a whole
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department of Malaysia
failure to meet the legal obligations of a loan (e.g. by suspending payments)
Three ministers resign from Bolivia's interim government.
London-based international non-profit organization
Witnesses say members in the group were chanting anti-law enforcement slogans and at one point tried to get inside the hospital.
India reports 1,133 deaths from COVID-19, the highest single-day total.
tariffs imposed during the presidency of Donald Trump
pro-democracy demonstrations and other civil disobedience in Thailand
American multinational mass media company
federal holiday recognized by the Government of the USA
A priest is shot dead, allegedly by Indonesian army in Intan Jaya Regency, Papua.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iran
capital of Solomon Islands, on the tropical island Guadalcanal
arbitration between the Philippines and China
federal city in and former capital of Russia
vital record that documents the birth of a child
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state in the United States Capitol Building.
bilateral relations between United States and Venezuela
portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country
liberal Democratic Party of Japan leadership election
city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England
A whistleblower working at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia details a high rate of hysterectomies and other alleged medical neglect in a complaint to the Department of Homeland Security.
It is announced that bars in South Florida counties such as Miami-Dade and Palm Beach County will remain closed. However, bars in the rest of the state will be allowed to reopen at a 50% capacity.
The militant is killed during the raid, and is identified as Khaled al-Talawi, a former Islamic State member who formed a splinter terrorist cell.
Abdullah Abdullah, representing the government, says they are seeking a "dignified peace" while U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls the meeting "historic".
Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)
negotiation between the United Kingdom and the European Union on their future trade relations
Hundreds of people protested against police violence and racial injustice in Portland, Oregon in demonstrations that have now lasted over 100 days since George Floyd was killed.
bilateral relations between United States and Belarus
city in Story County, Iowa, United States
Hurricane Sally strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane.
Costa Rica reopens their borders to Americans from 11 states and Washington, D.C..
Amnesty International says it has been forced to halt its Indian operations due to "reprisal" from the government. Amnesty said its bank accounts were frozen and it was forced to lay off staff, and suspend all its campaign and research work.
neighborhood and square in Manhattan, New York City, United States
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on airlines
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Colorado
bilateral relations between the neighboring countries in North America
British multinational semiconductor and software design company
county seat of Monroe County, New York, United States
explosive weapon for use in seas and waterways, triggered by the target's approach
2020 Dominican Republic general election
general election held in the Dominican Republic
The death toll from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana increases to 17.
Israel reports a record jump of 6,923 new cases in the past 24 hours, as the country imposes a second nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus.
military units trained to conduct special operations
A court in Lahore, Pakistan, sentences a Christian man to death for sending a "blasphemous" message to his former supervisor at work in 2013.
He is expected to self-isolate at his home near Milan.
A Houthi military spokesman says that they targeted Abha International Airport and other sites which were "accurately hit".
The government approves the declaration of the state of emergency due to rising cases in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
championship trophy awarded annually in the National Hockey League
So far, Sinopharm has given 30,000 doses to volunteers and another 10,000 participants have received double doses in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, with additional trials planned for Morocco and Argentina.
Rusesabagina, however, declined to respond to the charges.
Thailand, including some overseas protests
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
Kovalkova had been sentenced to 10 days in prison on August 25.
Duration: September 3, 2020 – December 19, 2020
Hundreds of Romanian families protest at the University Square in Bucharest against the government's new mandate on social distancing and the wearing of face masks in schools.
The activists call on the lawmakers to abide by the Constitution.
The Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus’-Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Kyiv Patriarchate
passport issued by the Republic of China (Taiwan)
series of nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union and Russia
Date: 10 December 2012 – present (10 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days)
commonly a travelling company of performers
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli population
Part of the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
The 2020/2021 school year is set to start in-person classes between September 14 and September 17 nationwide.
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
London's Metropolitan Police reports that around 200 books worth £2.5 million were recovered from a house in Neamț County, Romania. The books, believed to have been stolen by Romanian gangs from a London warehouse in January 2017, include first editions by Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei and English scientist Isaac Newton, and sketches by Spanish painter Francisco Goya.
The number of recovered patients in Indonesia surges by 4,510 to reach 214,947.
Hurricane warnings are issued to multiple locations in Louisiana and Mississippi as Hurricane Sally approaches from the Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds of 50 mph (80 km/h).
employment of military resources in training for military operations
She is currently barred from leaving the country as her trial will continue on October 20.
Airline with more than $1 billion in yearly revenue
London's Metropolitan Police reports that around 200 books worth £2.5 million were recovered from a house in Neamț County, Romania.
The Australian government reports that over 200 pilot whales are stranded off the Macquarie Harbour in West Coast, Tasmania, at least 25 of which have died. A rescue mission for the surviving whales is scheduled for tomorrow.
A knife attack outside the former headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France, leaves two people wounded.
ceremonial county and unitary authority area in north east England
Amnesty International says it has been forced to halt its Indian operations due to "reprisal" from the government.
Russia's primary external intelligence agency
active ingredient in alcoholic beverages
The government announces the re-opening of retail stores, cultural and public events, production, and entertainment centers tomorrow, as well as schools, universities, and kindergartens on September 21.
2020 protests in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
proposed EU-UK agreement for implementing Brexit
Human rights campaigners urge Cook Islands' MPs to abolish Article 64 of the Crimes Act, which criminalises gay men with up to 14 years' imprisonment.
However, bars in the rest of the state will be allowed to reopen at a 50% capacity.
combat vehicle designed with both armament and armored protection
person assigned male at birth who identifies as a woman
Date: May 26, 2020 – 2023 (2 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
aircraft class designed to engage other aircraft in air-to-air combat
Jihadist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility, saying it "killed U.S.
Several cities in Artsakh, including its capital city of Stepanakert, are under attack.
In an upset, racehorse Authentic wins the Derby over the favored Tiz the Law, precluding the latter's chances of winning this year's Triple Crown.
municipal agency in Portland, Oregon, United States
geographic and cultural region; collective term for the Arabic-speaking countries of Asia and Africa, or of Asia only
2020 mass shooting in Rochester, New York, United States
Israel's Knesset passes a law that bans mass protesting during the country's lockdown in a move the opponents claim to criminalize demonstrations calling for Benjamin Netanyahu to resign as prime minister. It allows the government to restrict people from traveling more than 1 kilometer from their homes to demonstrate, and outdoor gatherings of more than 20 people are banned.
At least 84 Taliban militants also died in the attacks.
elongated depression in the sea floor off the southern coast of Norway
At least 250 protesters are detained by police.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Mongolia
form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that may result in psychological trauma
Turkish ambassador and member of Turkish parliament
101st season of the National Football League (NFL)
Mexico called such operations "unacceptable".
Ongoing coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand
At least 90 people are arrested in protests against the postponement of the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election. Among the arrested are vice-convener of the Civil Human Rights Front Figo Chan as well as League of Social Democrats (LSD) Leung Kwok-hung and Raphael Wong. Three other members of the LSD are fined for breaching a social gathering cap: Tsang Kin-shing, Jimmy Sham and Chan Po-ying.
Italian politician and media tycoon (born 1936)
4th president of the Republic of Azerbaijan
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
head of the United States Department of Homeland Security
list of the plays written by playwright William Shakespeare
Kosovo and Serbia Economic Normalization
political action that relies on the use of non-violent methods by civil groups
Yamil Abreu Navarro is currently the leader of the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party.
integrated, nonprofit health care provider
The statement comes a day after the Indian defence ministry accuses China's People's Liberation Army of militarising along the same area, to which the Chinese foreign ministry denied.
ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas
body exerting the executive power in France
capital city of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine
two levels of alert issued to areas threatened by the approach of a tropical cyclone
She also leaves the Human Rights Protection Party.
A court in Lahore, Pakistan, sentences a Christian man to death for sending a "blasphemous" message to his former supervisor at work in 2013. The defendant said that his supervisor had tried to convert him to Islam, which he refused to do. The court rejected his testimony.
Poland reports a record daily jump of 1,002 new cases, according to the Health Ministry's Twitter account, the highest daily increase since the pandemic began.
diagnostic testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the underlying pathogen SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
person who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities
American multinational computer technology corporation
The measures start on October 5 and will be in effect for 30 days.
A U-Haul truck is set on fire in a parking lot before firefighters arrive to put it out.
major problem limiting international investment
details of ongoing viral outbreak in South Africa
Three other members of the LSD are fined for breaching a social gathering cap: Tsang Kin-shing, Jimmy Sham and Chan Po-ying.
United Kingdom government ministerial department
political party in Switzerland (SVP/UDC)
A distress signal was sent from the ship shortly before disappearing.
Impeachment process against Martín Vizcarra
Italian commune and capital city of Lombardy
The court rules the lack of evidence to convict Kočner.
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
The opposition and some foreign governments do not recognize the legitimacy of the inauguration, and call for continued civil resistance.
This also marks the first time the state reported fewer than 100 cases since April 10.
Typhoon Haishen approaches Japan, threatening the coasts of Okinawa and the island of Kyushu.
Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)
one of the principal deities of Hinduism
primary border defence organisation of India
American multinational pharmaceutical corporation
metallic chemical element of silvery appearance with symbol Al and atomic number 13
event of a storm moving over land after being over water
Iran executes Navid Afkari, a wrestler who was convicted of killing a security guard during anti-government protests in 2018. According to media, which quoted the judiciary in Fars, the execution was carried out after insistence from the victim's family. Activists and Afkari's family claim he made a forced confession to the crime.
British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean
American collegiate athletics conference
It is revealed that Palau urged the United States to build joint-use military facilities in the country, a move seen as a push back against Chinese influence in the Pacific. Palauan President Tommy Remengesau Jr. made the request in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who visited the island country last week.
The previous record was reported yesterday with 273 cases.
He confessed to his actions and said he acted in vengeance for the magazine's Muhammad caricature republications earlier this year.
list of the official reactions to the 2020 Belarusian presidential election and the surrounding 2020 Belarusian protests
autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark on world's largest island by the same name
krai and federal subject in Siberian Federal District, Russia
attorney general for the U.S. state of Connecticut
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
1947–1989 republic in Southeastern Europe
offices held over time by the head of government of Germany
island group in Russia, part of New Siberian Islands
The fine amounts to less than 0.3% of the company's yearly income.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Vatican City
Two people in Vernon Parish, Louisiana and five in Texas die during Hurricane Laura, bringing the national death toll to 27.
sovereign state in South Asia, situated on an archipelago in the Arabian Sea
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Portugal
The Government of Ontario is implementing a number of new province-wide restrictions and public health measures aimed at curbing a surge in new cases.
military takeover in the West African country of Mali in August 2020
municipality in the Netherlands, seat of the Dutch government
overview of the use of capital punishment in Pakistan
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces new restrictions on senior Chinese diplomats visiting the U.S., requiring them to secure an approval from U.S.
energy usage that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations
Five children who were siblings are found dead in their apartment in Solingen, NRW, Germany.
head of state and head of government of Venezuela
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
Six people are killed and twenty others injured after an al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in Kismayo, Somalia.
Hurricane Sally strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane. The storm has forced evacuations and left more than 150,000 people without electricity. It is now expected to make landfall near southeastern Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle.
latest phase of the conflict which started after the escalation in 2015
A court in Rwanda charges Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, with 12 counts, including "terrorism, complicity in murder and forming or joining an armed group", among other charges.
espionage against the United States of America committed by the People's Republic of China
An explosion occurs in Zhari District, Kandahar, when a motorcycle hits a mine.
announces that the United States will reduce their troop presence in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000.
The suspected perpetrator and six other people are taken into custody.
Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics
The victims include a number of Kogi State Polytechnic students whose school bus was destroyed in the blast.
Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022
commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, the second largest city of France
unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge
referendum to decide whether a territory should become an independent country
Bennie Thompson, the House Homeland Security Committee chairman, says the allegations of hysterectomies being performed on women without consent are "incredibly disturbing".
The United States remains the largest contributor, accounting for 21% of the total deaths.
second-highest constitutional office of India
The number of cases in Mexico reaches past 600,000.
credit rating agency, subsidiary of S&P Global
Rochester Police Department arrests nine people, including two on felony charges.
The government declares a state of emergency and imposes tighter measures, including limiting gatherings and banning musicals and opera, in an attempt to combat a surge of the disease before it overwhelms the health system.
primary national police force in Afghanistan
59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
electroshock weapon sold by Taser International
one of the 20 administrative districts of Paris, France
Their mother, who is injured after throwing herself in front of a train in Düsseldorf, is suspected of the killings.
The first peace talks between the government and the Taliban start in Doha, Qatar.
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
One person is killed and seven others injured during a series of stabbings in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Turkic people, constituting the bulk of the population living in Azerbaijan, as well as in northwestern Iran
A few hours later, India said that Chinese troops had fired into the air to intimidate Indian border troops, and that at no stage had the Indian Army crossed the LAC.
CDP in Riverside County, California, United States
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
chromium-containing steel alloy resistant to corrosion
International Criminal Court investigation in Afghanistan
investigation by the International Criminal Court into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan since 1 May 2003
meteorological phenomenon observed over the Mediterranean Sea
Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tests positive for COVID-19.
Under these rules, Israelis must stay within one kilometer of their homes, with exceptions, and the number of people allowed in synagogues has been greatly reduced.
Hong Kong pro-democracy camp activist Joshua Wong loses a court case against his disqualification from running in last year's November election.
It is the longest road tunnel in South America at 8.65 kilometres (5.37 mi).
The United Kingdom reports 1,508 cases, an increase from 1,295 yesterday.
substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute
pro-democracy demonstrations and other civil disobedience sparked by a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong
2020–2022 protests following the police murder of George Floyd
Executive branch of the Armenian government
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Scotland, United Kingdom
metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England
ongoing political conflict over Catalan independence
Results are expected to be announced mid-September.
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
bilateral relations between Russia and Belarus
Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
psychoactive herb from the Cannabis plant used for medical or recreational purposes
memorial located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia
United States Marine Corps general Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.
Ten Taliban militants are killed during an attack against security forces in Kandahar.
media company based in Rockville, Maryland, United States
head of state and head of government of Honduras
Indonesia reports a record jump of 4,634 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide total at 262,022, while the death toll from the virus surpasses 10,000.
President Alexander Lukashenko is sworn in for a sixth term in office at an unannounced inauguration at the Independence Palace in Minsk.
Hong Kong political faction in favour of universal suffrage
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declares martial law, and imposes curfews from 9 p.m.
The Embassy of China in India accuses the Indian Armed Forces of "conducting flagrant provocations" along the Line of Actual Control near the disputed Pangong Lake in Ladakh.
Greece reports 372 new cases in the last 24 hours, its highest daily tally since the start of the pandemic in the country.
Authorities fear the 2 million barrels of oil could cause an "environmental disaster".
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Sinopharm began Phase III trials in Peru starting with two dozen people, with the goal to vaccinate 6,000 people between the ages of 18 and 75.
The La Línea highway tunnel is opened in Colombia after 14 years of construction and several delays.
Turkish police are treating the death as "suspicious", and have launched an investigation.
Upcoming general election to be held in Scotland
Human rights activists condemn the decision while Duterte defends his move saying Pemberton was treated "unfairly".
social group with socially deviant or novel religious, philosophical or spiritual beliefs and practices
The floods are the worst on record in Sudan since 1988, while the Nile has risen to its highest levels in a century.
It is the largest mass shooting in the city's history.
Prominent opposition figure and activist Maria Kalesnikava is taken away by masked men in Minsk and bundled into a van.
Iraqi insurgency since the defeat of ISIL
The rally called for the abolition of ICE in the wake of allegations of a high rate of hysterectomies and alleged medical neglect.
Sri Lanka announces legal action against the owner and manager of the MT New Diamond ship which caught fire last Thursday off the coast of the country.
campaign of Joe Biden for the election to President of the United States in 2020
Customers must be at least 21 and the purchase should be for personal use only, according to the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism.
head of government in the Australian state of Victoria