Namibia reports the new strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country that has infected thousands of cattle.
Rwandan politician, 4th and current President of Rwanda
Australia and Nauru announce that, last week, they renewed their agreement to maintain a detention center in Nauru for asylum seekers and refugees who are attempting to reach Australia. Australia has provided millions of dollars in order to maintain the offshore detention center.
The attacks had been carried out several days ago but were not reported until today.
local government area in Western Australia
immunisation programme against COVID-19 in India
Serbia reports a record 8,467 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 926,269.
Dubai holds an opening ceremony to kick off the Expo 2020 event after it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Greece begins to implement mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated people. Public and private employees are required to pay for tests for their unvaccinated employees while unvaccinated high school students will be given test kits distributed at the government's expense.
Iraq receives a shipment of 100,800 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Italy through the COVAX initiative.
association football stadium in Budapest, Hungary, inaugurated in November 2019
Fiji lifts its containment area borders on the main island of Viti Levu as 60% of the targeted population has been fully vaccinated. However, a curfew remains in effect and inter-island travel remains suspended.
Two people are killed and nine others are injured after a powerful whirlwind hits Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Greece
Singapore reports a record 1,939 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 87,592.
New South Wales reports a record 1,542 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The U.S. Department of Justice secures its 50th guilty plea in its criminal investigation of the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol.
King Salman of Saudi Arabia insists on the "importance of keeping the Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction ...
premier Australian rules football competition
President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta declares the state of disaster due to the strong drought affecting the country.
South Sudan receives its first shipment of 152,950 doses of the single-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.
The number of people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in South Carolina surpasses 50%.
The Serbian government accuses Kosovo of "provocations" after it mobilized its special police units to the border, and places the Serbian Army on a heightened state of alert.
The Queensland state government grants land rights over parts of the UNESCO-listed Wet Tropics, including the Daintree National Park, to the Kuku Yalanji people. The Kuku Yalanji will initially co-administer the land with the Queensland government.
The BBC documents and reports that the Taliban deliberately targeted civilians in Panjshir Province despite promises to avoid retaliatory attacks on local civilians. One of the documented cases was that of a shopkeeper as the news agency says that up to 20 civilians were killed by Taliban fighters during their advance on the last anti-Taliban stronghold.
The Liberal Democratic Party elects former foreign minister Fumio Kishida as its new leader.
Violence intensifies during a four-day clash in the Mapuche Araucanía Region in Chile, between Chilean forces and the Mapuche people. A presidential delegate has called on the Congress to speed the arrest and prosecution of what he called "terrorists".
Haiti reports the first outbreak of the African swine fever in 37 years when an operation in Anse-à-Pitre near border with the Dominican Republic suffered an outbreak that began on August 26.
Victoria reports a record 766 new cases and four deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Thousands of protesters take to the streets of Cetinje, Montenegro, after President Milo Đukanović urged protesters to disrupt the enthronement of Joanikije II to the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation announces a recommendation that 500,000 people with severe immunosuppression should receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Activists in Italy say that they have gathered enough signatures in order to trigger a referendum on liberalising the use of cannabis.
The European Union and AstraZeneca reach a settlement to end a legal battle over slow delivery of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, with an agreement that requires AstraZeneca to deliver the remaining 200 million doses of its vaccine to the EU countries at the end of March 2022.
Sri Lanka surpasses 10,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Alleged Saudi role in the September 11 attacks
Date: 15 December 2020 – 1 December 2022 (1 year, 11 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
The United Nations begins a fundraising event to collect $600 million in emergency funds for various Afghani agencies by the end of the year.
The Singaporean Ministry of Education announces that all primary schools will begin full online learning for Primary 1 to 5 students from September 27 until the end of the Primary School Leaving Examination sitting on October 6 amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Rival armed groups clash in Tripoli, in what is described as the worst confrontation since the ceasefire reached in 2020 between the Government of National Accord and the Libyan National Army forces.
extramarital sex without the consent of the married participant's spouse
Tunisian engineer, academic and politician
Palestinian Legislative Council member Khalida Jarrar is released from Israeli prison after nearly two years in detention. She was charged for her affiliation with the left-wing political party Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which is considered an illegal organization in Israel.
small mobile medical unit, or mini hospital, that temporarily takes care of casualties on-site
Russia surpasses seven million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fourth country to do so after the United States, India, and Brazil.
Peru begins vaccinations for people aged 30 in Lima, Callao, and the Ica Region.
Former Royal Military Police soldier Ben Slater is briefly arrested for questioning by the Taliban while trying to evacuate 400 Afghans and 50 staff members.
In response to the remarks, France accuses Mali's military junta of "wiping their feet on the blood of French soldiers".
President Joe Biden announces new wide-ranging requirements for federal employees and employees of companies with more than 100 workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo regular testing at least once a week, with no option of testing for unvaccinated federal employees.
A Chinese law enacted on 2300 HKT, June 30, 2020, only in Hong Kong, for Safeguarding National Security
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health issues a conditional approval of the Hayat-Vax COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the country.
Ontario will become the fourth Canadian province to require proofs of vaccinations in restaurants, theatres, gyms and other indoor public venues.
Class I Tangerang Prison, Sector C Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
The energy would be generated in Jordan using Egyptian gas before being transmitted to Lebanon through Syria's power grid.
A presidential delegate has called on the Congress to speed the arrest and prosecution of what he called "terrorists".
Kosovo receives a shipment of 503,100 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine donated from the United States through the COVAX initiative.
More ministers resign in a mass resignation in the center-left government of Argentina after the defeat to more rightist parties in the primaries. Among the ministers to resign today are Luana Volnovich, Fernanda Raverta, Pablo Ceriani, and Martín Sabbatella.
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (58 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union
2021 fire in an overcrowded prison block in Tangerang, Indonesia
Citizens in Switzerland cast their final vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage in the country.
The number of population who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Cambodia surpasses 70%.
An Amtrak passenger train derails near Joplin, Montana, U.S., killing at least three people and injuring at least 50 others.
Duwa Lashi La, leader of the anti-junta National Unity Government, calls for a national revolt and uprising against the military government led by Min Aung Hlaing and for a "defensive war" in "every corner of the country; every village, town and city".
event by which a person is forced away from home
Head of state and chief executive of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
group of two double pipelines (i.e. 4 total) including Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2
The number of people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in China surpasses one billion, or 71% of its population.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare signs a agreement with the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company to purchase 150 million doses of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine that will be manufactured and distributed domestically by Takeda beginning next year.
A rally is held near the United States Capitol to express solidarity with the people arrested for their roles in the January 6 riot. A fence is erected outside the building amid fears of violence, with four participants being arrested for various felonies.
United States Special Envoy for Haiti Daniel Lewis Foote resigns, citing his dissatisfaction with the Biden administration's policy of deporting illegal Haitian immigrants.
runs the diplomatic relations of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia with other states
A French serviceman, Maxime Blasco, is killed in a shootout with jihadists in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso.
2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum
China leads the Olympic medal count with 207 medals, including 96 gold medals.
The European Commission announces plans to require the USB-C connection to become the standard port for wired charging of all smartphones, tablets, cameras, headphones, portable speakers and handheld video game consoles.
Victoria reports a record 1,438 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, surpassing New South Wales as the epicentre of the pandemic in Australia. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews blames the increase on illegal parties held to celebrate the AFL Grand Final and also announces that the time between doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine will be reduced to three weeks.
The Italian National Institute of Health recommends that pregnant women should receive a COVID-19 vaccines after the first three months of their pregnancy due to growing evidence on the safety of vaccines during pregnancies for both the fetus and mother.
A Dutch court rules that Uber drivers are entitled to the same employee benefits afforded to taxi drivers.
Fiji announces the beginning of the vaccination campaign for children between the ages of 15 to 17 using the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Taliban forces use gunfire to disperse a group of six women who protested in front of their high school in Kabul against the Taliban regime forbidding them to return to study. Security forces also pushed the women and threatened arrests. A guard said that they dispersed the protest because the six women "did not coordinate with security forces regarding their protest".
Singapore reports 1,178 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since April 2020.
group formed of people, factions, states, political parties, militaries, or other parties agree to work together, often temporarily, in a partnership to achieve a common goal
New Zealand reports its first death from the Lineage B.1.617.2 Delta variant and its first COVID-19-related death since February in a woman in her 90s with underlying health conditions who died in the North Shore Hospital in Takapuna.
Singapore reports 607 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since August 2020.
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
head of the United States Department of Justice
Visitors to the upcoming Expo 2020 event in Dubai will not be required to show proof of vaccination or be tested for COVID-19.
Turkey reports its first two cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Mu variant, which was originally detected in Colombia.
Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor and politician
Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
impact of the pandemic on the mental health, including stress, anxiety and worry for many individuals around the world, arising both from the disease itself and from response measures such as social distancing
Indonesia receives the first batch consisting of 500,000 doses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Netherlands.
Date: 10 January 2016 – present (7 years, 1 month and 4 days)
Bello Matawalle, the Governor of Zamfara State, Nigeria, announces that 68 children who were abducted two weeks ago have been rescued by Nigerian forces and reunited with their families.
Upper house of the Congress of the Philippines
El Salvador becomes the first country in the world to adopt the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as legal tender as well as the national currency as the Bitcoin Law comes into effect. However, a small but growing number of people opposed to the new law protested against it in the capital, San Salvador.
residence of heads of state, head of government, governor, religious leader, leaders of international organizations, or other equivalent figure
forms one half of the executive branch of the government of Romania
India reports a new single-day record of 22.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
The Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) installs the Rev.
head of state and government of Argentina
A gunman opens fire at a Kroger supermarket in Collierville, Tennessee, United States, killing one person and injuring 12 others before killing himself.
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes the Greek island of Crete, killing one person and injuring 35 others.
The Iranian Food and Drug Administration approves the usage of the single-dose Janssen and Sputnik Light vaccines.
April 2019 fire at the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, France
Philippine foreign affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Economic Community of West African States
A military commander has blamed the attack on FARC dissidents.
bilateral relations between Australia and France
Police in Hong Kong arrest four members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the pro-democracy organization in charge of the Tiananmen Square protests anniversary vigils as police say that the group refused to submit information on national security grounds.
The Taliban's religious police orders barbers in Afghanistan's Helmand Province and Kabul to stop trimming beards.
Kishida is expected to become prime minister within days, succeeding Yoshihide Suga.
At the end of a European Union summit, representatives threaten to fine Poland on a daily basis and withhold part of the EU's budget from Hungary over their laws against the gay and LGBT communities.
26 September 2021 national referendum in Switzerland
A fuel purchase limit of £30 per customer is introduced at many locations due to "unprecedented" demand.
international non-profit organization with HQ in Sweden which publishes secret information, by keeping sources anonymous
Amerindian people, who inhabit the historical territory of the Araucanía in the current states of Chile and Argentina
Kim Yo-jong, sister of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, says that North Korea is open to holding another summit in South Korea if mutual respect between the two countries can be assured.
2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
intentional deception made for unfair or unlawful gain or damaging or depriving a victim
prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China
ISIL claims responsibility for an attack on a gas pipeline and power station in Deir Ali, Syria, that caused power outages in Damascus and other areas of the country.
Gettr CEO and former Donald Trump 2020 campaign adviser Jason Miller is detained following a CPAC event in Brazil.
On Independence Day, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and his main opponent, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, hold rallies in different cities to mark the anniversary.
ISIS-K militants kill four Christian Afghan men after stopping their vehicle and then shooting the victims.
An industry executive says that India will increase its medical oxygen capacity to 15,000 tonnes in preparation for a third wave of COVID-19.
Haitian deportation in the United States
Qatar Airways conducts the first evacuation flight from Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport since the August 31 deadline.
Argentina surpasses 60 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered, with 28.6 million Argentines having received one dose and 17.7 million being fully vaccinated.
Police officers have discovered the remains of three children and one adult inside a residential property in Killamarsh, near Sheffield, England, after being called out to reports of a disturbance. A 31-year-old man has been arrested and a murder inquiry has been launched.
Afghan government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
The number of Australians who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 surpasses 50% after a record 347,796 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the past 24 hours.
British police announce a third Russian had been charged in absentia with the 2018 Novichok murder attempt on former double agent Sergei Skripal, saying they could also now confirm the three suspects were military intelligence operatives.
Al Thani met with Taliban prime minister Hassan Akhund, former president Hamid Karzai and former chief negotiator Abdullah Abdullah.
Iran reopens museums in Tehran and other large cities with sanitary protocols after a year-long closure due to the pandemic.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announces that the country is ready to resume nuclear talks and to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Raisi also called on the U.S. to lift its sanctions against Iran.
People's Republic of China Republic of China
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
Three Palestinians are killed, two are injured and two more are arrested by Israeli soldiers during armed confrontations in the West Bank.
combined military forces of Saudi Arabia
Projections show the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) narrowly beating the governing centre-right Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) in the popular vote by 1.7 percentage points, with the latter on course for its worst showing since the end of World War II. Both parties claim the mandate for the Chancellorship.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Africa surpasses 200,000.
The Tigray Defense Forces confirm their withdrawal from the Afar Region, saying that they are re-deploying soldiers to the neighboring Amhara Region.
Taliban forces use gunfire to disperse a group of six women who protested in front of their high school in Kabul against the Taliban regime forbidding them to return to study.
Taiwan receives its first shipment of 932,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Two police officers are killed and four others injured as their van is hit by a roadside bombing in Chanae District, Thailand.
Oman restricts the entry of public and private establishments as well as attendance of cultural, sports, and other group events to only those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan tests positive for COVID-19.
Mental health organizations urge the government to address suicide prevention and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on mental health, as an advisor to the government warns that Fiji faces a "mental health epidemic".
The Sandiganbayan, the Philippines' anti-graft court, orders Royal Traders Holding Co.
American multinational banking and financial services company
An al-Shabaab suicide bomber blows himself up at a tea shop near a military base in Mogadishu, killing six soldiers and three civilians and injuring 11 others.
legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Iran
The 2021 Dismantling Global Hindutva conference, or the DGH, held between 10-12 September, apparently started out as a small group of academics planning a modest gathering to explore the dangers of Hindutva ideology. [3] [4]
Harbin bans visits to retirement homes, closes spas, cinemas and mahjong salons, reduces the capacity of tourist attractions by half, and suspends religious activities in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in poorly ventilated spaces after one community transmitted case was reported.
Australia has provided millions of dollars in order to maintain the offshore detention center.
Armed wing of National Unity Government of Myanmar
Taliban senior member Amir Khan Muttaqi says that the group has now surrounded the Panjshir Valley, the last stronghold of anti-Taliban resistance, and calls for the rebels to "put down their weapons" saying that the Taliban wants an Islamic Emirate for all Afghans and adding that there is "no need to fight". The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan is led by self-proclaimed president Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud.
The 2021 Dismantling Global Hindutva conference, or the DGH, held between 10-12 September, apparently started out as a small group of academics planning a modest gathering to explore the dangers of Hindutva ideology. [1] [2]
American political role, appointed by the President
Sigrid Kaag, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, resigns following a motion of censure for her handling of the Dutch evacuation during the Fall of Kabul.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Australia
short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area
New South Wales reports a record 1,431 new cases and 12 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
most populous city in the United States of America
Ank Bijleveld, the Minister of Defence of the Netherlands, resigns following a motion of censure for her handling of the Dutch evacuation during the Fall of Kabul, a day after the resignation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigrid Kaag.
Bangladesh has reported a total of 10,981 dengue fever cases and 48 related deaths since the beginning of the year.
The United Kingdom cancels a deal to purchase vaccines developed by Valneva SE following accusations of breaching the agreement.
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
It is said that the landslide was triggered by the earthquake in Guerrero three days earlier, which weakened soil conditions on the hill.
French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden agree to meet in Europe soon to repair the strained relations following the security pact between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. France also agrees to send back its ambassador to the United States.
Lithuania restricts the access of non-essential shops, gyms, beauty services, or events attended by more than 500 people, to only those who have a National Certificate proving that they have been vaccinated, have tested negative, or who have recovered from COVID-19.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces that the Justice Department has sued the state of Texas over its new abortion law, asking a federal judge to declare the law invalid, in order "to enjoin its enforcement, and to protect the rights that Texas has violated".
The director of the organization for the Horn of Africa says that there are "horrific war crimes" taking place in the region.
Central Intelligence Agency violations of humanitarian law
Ukraine and the United States announce that they will begin joint military exercises involving 15 other countries in western Ukraine next week.
He is accused of sedition for his role in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum and the subsequent failed declaration of independence.
The U.S. Treasury Department, in coordination with Qatar, imposes sanctions on United Arab Emirates real estate company Aldar Properties and seven residents of Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia for allegedly financing Hezbollah.
Abu Dhabi will lift its quarantine requirements for all vaccinated foreign travellers on September 5 as long as they show a negative PCR test result as the UAE reported no COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time since November 14, 2020.
governing body of association football in Hungary
Rwandan president Paul Kagame announces during a press conference in Pemba, Mozambique, that Rwandan troops will continue to be stationed in Mozambique for the reconstruction of areas affected by the extremist insurgency.
Otero County and Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Boko Haram militants raid and burn the village of Kadjigoroum, Chad, killing nine civilians.
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
O'Toole speaks to supporters and announces that he has made a phone call to Trudeau to concede the election.
The closing ceremony for the Summer Paralympics is held. China leads the Olympic medal count with 207 medals, including 96 gold medals.
State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Mona Keijzer is dismissed from the Cabinet by Prime Minister Mark Rutte after publicly criticising the cabinet's position on COVID-19 measures.
The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Thailand surpasses 40 million.
The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan is led by self-proclaimed president Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud.
The Australian Defence Minister announces that the new strategic partnership will also include increased numbers of U.S.
President Joe Biden announces new wide-ranging requirements for federal employees and employees of companies with more than 100 workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo regular testing at least once a week, with no option of testing for unvaccinated federal employees. These mandates apply to over 100 million people, which represents two-thirds of all U.S. employees.
Twelve police officers are killed and three others are wounded as ISIL militants open fire and bomb a security checkpoint in Kirkuk.
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
China's largest property developer Evergrande misses the payment deadline of 83.5 million USD in offshore bonds, increasing its chances of a bankruptcy.
The Japanese government announces the extension of its state of emergency in 19 prefectures until September 30 with Miyagi and Okayama prefectures being downgraded to a quasi-state of emergency after the expiry of their current orders on September 12.
Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic
an immunity passport used to prove that one has received a COVID-19 vaccination
American intercity passenger rail operator
chief executive body and the government of the Kingdom of Denmark since 1848
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
nationals of Afghanistan who left their country as a result of major wars or persecution
Singapore reports a record 2,268 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 94,043.
landmass comprising the continents of North America and South America
largest city in British Columbia, Canada
umbrella term for the collective efforts to reduce the incidence of suicide, including reduction of risk factors as well as promotion of preventions and social support
China releases its strategic oil reserves for the first time in an effort "to ease the pressure of rising raw material prices", according to a statement from the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration.
Costa Rica mandates that all state workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 despite not specifying a deadline, making it the first Latin American country to impose a vaccination mandate.
Several regional areas of New South Wales enter a lockdown after an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Israeli soldiers open fire on Palestinians protesting against Israel's 14-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, killing one person and injuring 15 others.
The United States will require athletes to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to compete in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Fifteen soldiers and civilians are killed during two bombing and shooting attacks in the Northwest Region, Cameroon. The attacks had been carried out several days ago but were not reported until today.
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
details regarding the COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
The Los Angeles Unified School District approves a vaccine mandate for children over the age of 12 in Los Angeles schools.
Among the ministers to resign today are Luana Volnovich, Fernanda Raverta, Pablo Ceriani, and Martín Sabbatella.
specialised agency of the United Nations for education, sciences, and culture
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Nepal
The CDC releases a study, which finds that 99.4% of all current cases of COVID-19 in the United States are of the highly transmittable Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant.
A court in Milan, Italy, orders a medical examination of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi as his trial on alleged bribery continues to be delayed due to his hospital visits since it began in 2017. Berlusconi's lawyers welcome the decision of the court.
Former French health minister Agnès Buzyn is charged by the Cour de Justice de la République with "endangering the lives of others" over her handling of the pandemic.
mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 from BioNTech in cooperation with Pfizer
The Bahraini government approves booster doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, becoming the first country to approve booster doses of this vaccine.
Germany nominates current World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom for a second five-year term as the head of the United Nations body. He appears to be the sole candidate, but at a news conference he declines to state whether or not he will accept the nomination. Ethiopia has withdrawn its support for his candidacy, accusing him of openly supporting the Tigray People's Liberation Front in the ongoing Tigray War.
More than 100 homes on the island of La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands are destroyed by lava flows, and 5,000 people are evacuated. Several schools on the island suspend classes.
continuous series of wars in Afghanistan
Jarrod Ramos is sentenced to life in prison for the June 2018 murders of five employees in a mass shooting at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, United States.
overview of the foreign relations of Iran
Russia reports a record 828 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 202,273.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Michigan
One in every 500 Americans have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in the U.S.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New York
Four passengers are killed when a Let L-410 Turbolet carrying 14 passengers and two crew makes an emergency landing in southeastern Siberia, Russia. The aircraft was flying from Irkutsk to Kazachinskoye.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh that both countries should refrain from unilateral actions regarding the South China Sea disputes that could complicate the situation and magnify the dispute.
attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA)
Sri Lanka begins administering the COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 19 years old with special health needs and disabilities using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
activities linked to handling oil products
Singapore reports 328 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total in more than a year.
Canadian politician and 18th Premier of Alberta
Detention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig
political alignment favoring traditional politics
A guard said that they dispersed the protest because the six women "did not coordinate with security forces regarding their protest".
UEFA announces that it has abandoned and nullified its disciplinary cases against football clubs Barcelona, Juventus, and Real Madrid over their commitment to the controversial European Super League, following a Madrid court ruling.
Afghan LGBT rights activist Hamid Zaher reports that a young Afghan man seeking support on social media to leave the country was tricked by Taliban members who raped and beat him. Zaher says that this violence was already common under the governments of Hamid Karzai and Ashraf Ghani and that the Taliban will use the same tactics to persecute homosexuals. Zaher also expressed concern that many other gay men in the country could be similarly deceived by the Taliban.
Community Activities Restrictions Enforcement
quarantine measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia
2019 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China
Brazilian Health minister Marcelo Queiroga tests positive for COVID-19 while in New York City to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces that the state of emergency that was declared in April will end on September 30, with COVID-19-related restrictions to then be gradually eased.
The Singaporean health ministry will administer booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 60, people who are immunocompromised and residents of nursing home facilities beginning later this month.
The military junta led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya announces an indefinite nightly curfew in the country, and says that Guinea's governors will be replaced by regional commanders of the military.
However, Ethiopia denies any movement of its forces on the Ethiopia–Sudan border.
Power outages are reported in the Northeast China provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang. Local media said that the cause of the outages was an increase in coal prices. The State Grid Corporation of China said that it would take comprehensive measures to ensure an adequate power supply for people's basic needs and try its best to avoid power cuts.
The Austrian government announces that it will require protective face masks and COVID-19 passes for users of ski lifts this winter in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as the country will allow foreign skiers for the first time in two years.
Gunmen kidnap 18 villagers in Kaduna State, Nigeria, including seven children, according to a community leader.
A faction of the ruling PDP–Laban party that is in conflict with incumbent president Rodrigo Duterte nominates Senator Manny Pacquiao as the party's presidential candidate.
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration vote to reject a wider COVID-19 vaccine booster dose and to only recommend booster doses for people over the age of 65 and people who are at high risk of severe illness.
The military junta led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya announces an indefinite nightly curfew in the country, and says that Guinea's governors will be replaced by regional commanders of the military. The junta also refuses to issue a timeline for the release of deposed President Alpha Condé, saying that the former leader still has "access to medical care and his doctors".
The footage has sparked outrage among Afghans.
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in England, United Kingdom
qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Mali recruits Russia's PMC Wagner Group to fight Islamic terrorism in the country, according to a news outlet citing Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov.
It is the highest number of locally-transmitted cases since August 7, 2020.
Singapore reports 568 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since August 2020.
American Samoa announces the first recorded case of COVID-19 in the territory. The patient tested positive after returning from Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 13. In response, the American Samoan government suspends all flights to Pago Pago International Airport.
cancels a gala commemorating the Battle of the Chesapeake on September 18 amid the announcement of the security pact.
In a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs requests representation at the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul reopens to domestic flights and aid after it was closed due to NATO evacuations from the country.
The percentage of people who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in New South Wales surpasses 80%.
He also says that the Biden administration will still try to rescue them.
United States Department of the Treasury
United States federal executive department
Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral
Volkswagen submits an offer of €2.5 billion for French car rental firm Europcar. The deal, which would give Volkswagen 66% of Europcar's shares, has been accepted by the board but still needs to be accepted by regulators in France. Volkswagen previously owned Europcar and sold it to French investment firm Eurazeo for €3.3 billion in 2006.
Two manufacturing plants will be built, one in each country, to produce both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
Singapore reports a record 2,236 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 91,775.
South African Health Products Regulatory Authority
Results show 64.1% voting yes with 35.9% voting no.
2019–2024 Sudanese transition to democracy
Restrictions are eased slightly in Melbourne and Ballarat as the vaccination rate surpasses 70%.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg concedes defeat.
largest Christian church, led by the pope
After exiting the bus, he stabbed and wounded three passersby, including a 6-year-old child who is in a critical condition, before being arrested.
Libya and Tunisia reopen their borders with stringent health protocol requiring travellers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and PCR tested negative, two months after the closure on July 8 due to an explosion of COVID-19 cases in the latter country.
She was charged for her affiliation with the left-wing political party Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which is considered an illegal organization in Israel.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Romania
COVID-19 pandemic in the Solomon Islands
Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the Solomon Islands
intermontane valley in Jammu and Kashmir, bounded on the southwest by the Pir Panjal Range and on the northeast by the main Himalayas
Pope Francis begins his four-day apostolic journey to Hungary and Slovakia, his 34th apostolic journey outside Italy during his eight-year pontificate. At Budapest Pope Francis met with President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The Pontiff then met with other Christian and Jewish leaders. Pope Francis celebrated the concluding Mass of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress at Heroes’ Square in Budapest.
Schools in New York City reopen for the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
Protests occur in front of hospitals across Greece to oppose compulsory vaccination for healthcare workers which takes effect today and could result in the dismissal of up to 10,000 unvaccinated workers.
Pope Francis defends the dialogue with China via the appointment of new Catholic bishops. Francis says that uneasy dialogue is better than no dialogue at all and compared the talks with China to those with Eastern European countries during the Cold War. The Vatican and China have had strained relations since the communist party took power in 1949.
international governing body of association football
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
The death toll from Ida reaches six after two Alabama electricity workers are killed while repairing power lines.
American Samoa reports its first case of COVID-19 in a resident who returned from travelling to the U.S. mainland and Hawaii earlier this week.
Date: July 1, 2016 – present (6 years, 6 months and 26 days)
Singapore reports 450 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since August 2020.
He targeted the first victim claiming that "he didn't like that a woman was working".
Three former U.S. intelligence operatives, who worked as senior managers at a United Arab Emirates–based company, have been ordered by the Department of Justice to pay $1,685,000 in fines for "leveraging zero-click exploits to illegally obtain and use access credentials for online accounts issued by U.S. companies, and to obtain unauthorized access to computers globally, including in the United States".
Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed condemns Djibouti for detaining and forbidding a Somali security advisor from leaving the country. The president accused Djibouti of "destabilizing" relations amid a political feud between the Somali president and prime minister.
bilateral relations between Russia and Mali
ISIL-linked militants raid a village of Kagera, Tanzania, after crossing the border from Mozambique, killing four people. Three of the victims were beheaded. Between 18 and 33 people have been kidnapped.
September 25, 2021 derailment of the Empire Builder that killed three people
Same-sex marriage is legalized in the state of Sonora, Mexico.
A fire at a prison in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, kills 44 inmates and injures at least 80 others.
The government places the army on standby to help deliver fuel to petrol stations if it becomes necessary after panic buying has depleted their stocks. The increased demand arose after press reports that the ongoing delivery driver shortage could reduce the availability of fuel.
protest against the Serbian license plates ban
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain says that around 100 Americans remain in Afghanistan following the August 31 withdrawal deadline.
Greece begins to implement mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated people.
Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
use of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Sudan claims that it has repelled an advance by Ethiopian troops into Umm Barakit District, al-Fashaga.
FACT also claimed that the LNA received support from Sudanese mercenaries and French troops.
checkpoint erected to monitor and control the movement of people and materials
After a final tally of votes from yesterday's referendum establishes a majority of 77%, abortion at up to 12 weeks of pregnancy is legalized in San Marino.
governmental interference in economic affairs at home or in political affairs of another country
These mandates apply to over 100 million people, which represents two-thirds of all U.S.
Italian athlete Ambra Sabatini sets a new world record for women's 100 metres T63 of 14.11 seconds.
The Taliban replaces the Ministry of Women's Affairs with a new ministry named the Ministry for Preaching and Guidance and the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, in what analysts say is a setback for women's rights in the country.
China and Chile jointly announce the opening of a Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine production plant in the Santiago Metropolitan Area. Health minister Enrique Paris says that "it is a happy day for Chile and Latin American countries" because Chile would now be able to export vaccines.
Kiribati says that it has now enough vaccines to immunize all its eligible citizens against COVID-19 after receiving a shipment of 90,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by the People's Republic of China.
Australia and Nauru announce that, last week, they renewed their agreement to maintain a detention center in Nauru for asylum seekers and refugees who are attempting to reach Australia.
Other gunmen in Kaduna then also attacked a church, resulting in the death of a person and the wounding of others.
The Greek Health ministry approves booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 60 years and people with a compromised immune system.
Three people are killed and at least 60 more injured during a 6.0 earthquake in Yongchuan, Sichuan, China.
Local media said that the cause of the outages was an increase in coal prices.
international court in Strasbourg, France, established by the European Convention on Human Rights
The Court of Justice of the European Union imposes a daily fine of €500,000 (2.31M zł) on Poland for its refusal to close the Turów Coal Mine, which was declared illegal by a temporary injunction from the court in May.
Australia reports a record 2,070 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including 1,599 new cases in New South Wales.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Kosovo
island sovereign state off of Africa in the Indian Ocean
The Standing Committee on Vaccination recommends that pregnant or breastfeeding women in Germany should be vaccinated two doses against COVID-19 using mRNA-based vaccines from the second trimester of pregnancy.
Laos surpasses 20,000 cases of COVID-19 after reporting a record 694 new cases in the past 24 hours.
major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis
The new Taliban mayor of Kabul, Hamdullah Nomani, asks women to stay at home in case their job can be filled by a man. Nomani also added that the Taliban "finds it necessary to stop women from working for a while" and instead urged them to work in places where men cannot go due to gender segregation.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck just outside the tourist city of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, killing at least one person and leaving more than 1.6 million without electricity.
Human Rights Watch accuses security forces in Egypt of killing 755 people, mainly members of the Muslim Brotherhood, during extrajudicial executions, between 2015 and 2020.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Singapore
commune and suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
courthouse in Los Angeles, United States
Venezuela receives their first shipment of 693,600 doses of the Sinovac Coronavac vaccine supplied through the COVAX initiative.
digital medium of exchange using cryptography on a ledger to secure transactions and to verify transfer of ownership
Afghan minister and senior member of the Taliban
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
President Alberto Fernández reshuffles his cabinet, as demanded by Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, following the poor turnout of their Peronist and Kirchnerist Frente de Todos coalition in the legislative primary election. Among the appointed ministers include Santiago Cafiero, Julián Domínguez, Aníbal Fernández, and Daniel Filmus.
Former president Ashraf Ghani apologizes to the Afghan people and reiterates that he left the country in order to avoid "bloody street fighting" for control of Kabul and also vehemently denies stealing from the country's treasury.
mobile computer with integrated display, circuitry and battery
2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations
The European Court of Human Rights rules that agents acting on behalf of the Russian government were responsible for the fatal poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.
unincorporated community in Howard County, Indiana
Syria welcomes Lebanon's request to import energy through Syrian territory.
Conservative Political Action Conference
annual political conference attended by conservatives in the United States
Germany surpasses four million cases of COVID-19.
The Public Health Institute of Chile approves the usage of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for children over the age of six.
district in Narathiwat province, Thailand
A 96-year-old German woman accused of collaborating with the SS in the deaths of thousands of people at the Stutthof concentration camp, where she was employed as a typist, is arrested by German police shortly after a court ordered her arrest for evading the beginning of her trial.
global vaccine alliance regarding the COVID-19 pandemic
Iranian IRGC Ground Forces strike "terrorist positions" in northern Iraq with suicide and combat drones as well as precision-guided artillery.
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
health policy in relation to vaccination
Singapore begins to implement Vaccinated Travel Lane first flight from Germany containing 100 passengers arrived at Changi Airport. The travellers are required to take PCR test and self-isolate until they have received a negative result for their on-arrival test.
The United States closes the Mexico–US border near the Texas city of Del Rio after thousands of Haitian migrants arrived at the International Bridge near the city. The U.S. will also begin flying the migrants back to Haiti.
China condemns yesterday's formation of a new security alliance between the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian saying that the alliance risks "severely damaging regional peace...
A landslide occurs at Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico, on the hill known as Cerro del Chiquihuite, killing one person and leaving three more missing. It is said that the landslide was triggered by the earthquake in Guerrero three days earlier, which weakened soil conditions on the hill.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
A recently declassified Australian intelligence report from 1998 reveals that the government was fully aware that the Indonesian military had massacred peaceful protesters from the Free Papua Movement, which was not publicly acknowledged or condemned by Australia at the time. Guardian Australia speculates that supporting photographic evidence may have been destroyed by Australian authorities.
subset of land that has been legally defined and the improvements to it made by human efforts
2006 fatal poisoning of a former FSB and KGB officer
Nine swimmers drown in the Mediterranean Sea off Southern France when the water turns choppy in high winds, and five are rescued.
overarching divisions of authority in Australia
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich files a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and his administration over the vaccine mandate.
Condé opposition groups welcome the news but say that no prisoners have been released.
In response to Guinea's expulsion from the Economic Community of West African States, the military junta freezes all government assets in the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea in order to "preserve the country's interest".
"meddling" in the country's internal affairs
The 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards takes place at the Event Deck in Los Angeles, with Ted Lasso winning four Emmys. Brett Goldstein, Jason Sudeikis, and Hannah Waddingham win their first career Emmys.
European Commission–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dispute
dispute between the European Union and AstraZeneca
Violence intensifies during a four-day clash in the Mapuche Araucanía Region in Chile, between Chilean forces and the Mapuche people.
overview of the foreign relations of the Philippines
decreased resistance to infection; reduction of the activation or efficacy of the immune system
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts and cultural heritage
description of a socio-cultural aspect of the pandemic
predominant form of Hindu nationalism in India
The four Chief Medical Officers recommend universal COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 12 to 15 years using the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in order to reduce the possible disruption to schools.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid travels to Bahrain for the first official visit by an Israeli cabinet member to the Gulf kingdom since the countries established diplomatic ties last year.
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou reaches a deferred prosecution agreement, pleading not guilty to multiple fraud charges. Meng's extradition case was subsequently dropped and she was released after spending nearly three years under house arrest in Vancouver, Canada, reportedly travelling to Shenzhen, China.
interviewing employed by law enforcement officers, military personnel, and intelligence agencies with the goal of eliciting useful information
Tunisia lifts its nighttime curfew, but imposes vaccine certificates for public events as the number of cases declines.
Kenya receives a shipment of 358,200 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Canada as part of the COVAX initiative.
French authorities say that the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris will reopen in 2024.
are a mix of Celtic and Norse ethnic group native to Iceland; citizens or residents or Iceland
The Therapeutic Goods Administration grants provisional approval for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use in children between the ages of 12 and 17.
The 2021 Dismantling Global Hindutva conference, or the DGH, held between 10-12 September, apparently started out as a small group of academics planning a modest gathering to explore the dangers of Hindutva ideology. [5] [6]
2020–2021 clashes between Sudan and Ethiopia
American attorney and politician (born 1944)
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Yoshihide Suga, the Prime Minister of Japan, announces that he will not seek re-election after one year in office. Suga had replaced former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who resigned for health reasons in September 2020.
France condemns the move as French fishermen threaten to impose either a "blockade" of ports, or of lorries travelling to the United Kingdom via the Channel tunnel, as retaliation.
height in relation to a certain reference point; (general) distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context
The qualification match between Brazil and Argentina at the Arena Corinthians in São Paulo is suspended after officials from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency entered the pitch and attempted to deport four Argentine players whom they allege to have violated pandemic-related self-isolation guidelines.
In tennis, Emma Raducanu of Great Britain defeats Leylah Fernandez of Canada, 6–4, 6–3, in the final of the women's singles to become the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title.
Nepal removes its quarantine requirement and resumes issuing visas on arrival for foreign travellers that have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
India reports its lowest number of active COVID-19 case in 186 days with the daily positivity rate recorded at 1.69%.
acknowledges that a drone strike conducted by the U.S. military on August 29 near Kabul International Airport killed 10 civilians instead of ISIL-K militants.
Ukraine passes a law ordering oligarchs to stay out of politics, a day after the failed assassination attempt to kill an aide of President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, which officials said could have been a response to the reform.
American consumer credit reporting agency
In Gaelic football, Tyrone defeats Mayo in the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at Croke Park in Dublin.
association football club in Madrid, Spain
Inc., a bank formerly controlled by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, to pay the Philippine government an estimated PHP1 billion ($32.446 million) in bank certificates that were confiscated by the United States Customs Service after Marcos was deposed in 1986.
Pope Francis defends the dialogue with China via the appointment of new Catholic bishops.
Palestinian Islamist terror organization
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
university in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, UK
Brazilian federal health regulator Anvisa suspends the use of over 12 million doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine that were produced in an unauthorized plant.
overview about the coronavirus outbreak in Austria in 2020
taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will
72nd running of the Formula One World Championship
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism
international border between the two countries in North America
Tunisian President Kais Saied appoints Najla Bouden Romdhane as the first female prime minister in Tunisia and the Arab world.
Bougainvilleans are consulted by president Ishmael Toroama as to where the capital of Bougainville should be located once the region achieves full independence from Papua New Guinea. Currently, the capital is Buka but this was always considered temporary due to the civil war. The strongest push is for Arawa to be designated as the capital.
Allies of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, especially Leonid Volkov, call to vote for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the upcoming parliamentary election in order to hurt the ruling United Russia party. Navalny and his allies' party was barred from the election after being branded as "extremist" last June.
Authorities ruled out terrorism as a possible motive behind the attack.
At the same time, due to reaching statewide vaccination targets, lockdown measures are relaxed slightly across New South Wales, with children under the age of 18 years old able to form a "friends bubble" with one other household.
head of government of the United Kingdom
monarchy in Central Europe between 1804 and 1867
foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia
Italy surpasses 130,000 COVID-19-related deaths.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says that the international recognition of the Taliban government "at present juncture is not on the table".
SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission lands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida, completing the first all-civilian orbital spaceflight.
Chief Administrative Officer; Head of the UN Secretariat
Indonesian soldiers and police kills the East Indonesia Mujahideen leader Ali Kalora and commander Jaka "Ikrima" Ramadhan during a joint operation at a village in Sulawesi.
U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ross Wilson tests positive for COVID-19 following the evacuation from Afghanistan.
district in the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region]], Ethiopia
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
Nepal's principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data
capital and largest municipality of Spain
The Malaysian Public Service Department mandates that all federal government employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19, with exceptions only to be allowed on health grounds, in order to increase the country's vaccination rate.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says that girls will return to school soon, adding that "We are finalizing things ... it will happen as soon as possible". The announcement came as the Taliban banned girls from grades 6 to 12 from attending school, to which Mujahid said that this was only "temporary" and that new announcements would be made soon.
The COVID-19 pass replaces most social distancing and mask requirements.
United Kingdom government ministerial department responsible for the English transport network
New Zealand signs an agreement with Denmark to receive an additional 500,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
FIFA sanctions the Hungarian Football Federation with a US$216,000 fine and orders the Hungarian national team to play their next two World Cup qualification home matches behind closed doors, following incidents of racist behavior among their fans during a match against England on September 2.
volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands, (Spain)
One person is killed and seven more injured during a grenade attack at a volleyball match in Datu Piang, Maguindanao, Philippines.
Pakistan International Airlines operates the first international commercial flight to Kabul International Airport since the city's takeover by the Taliban on August 15.
A district court in Jakarta rules that the Government of Indonesia, under President Joko Widodo, failed to uphold the right to a healthy environment, a violation of the country's environmental laws, in a case filed by 32 Jakarta citizens in 2019.
They also end their 57-year premiership drought, last winning the premiership in the 1964 VFL Grand Final.
Thousands of protesters take to the streets of Cetinje, Montenegro, after President Milo Đukanović urged protesters to disrupt the enthronement of Joanikije II to the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral. Đukanović alleged that the Serbian Orthodox Church was undermining the nation's independence.
The Melbourne Demons win the 2021 AFL premiership against the Western Bulldogs, winning 140–66.
Denmark becomes the first country in the European Union to lift all of its COVID-19-related restrictions, with the lifting of the requirement to show a digital pass in order to enter nightclubs, as the country no longer considers COVID-19 to be a "socially critical" disease and the vaccination rate has surpassed 80%.
Prosecutor Bed-Ford Claude asks a judge to forbid prime minister Ariel Henry from leaving Haiti "by air, sea or road" due to "serious presumption relative to the assassination of the former president".
Emily Claire Hari, the leader of an Illinois-based, anti-government militia group, is sentenced to 53 years in prison for masterminding the August 2017 bombing of the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.
overview about the coronavirus outbreak in Belgium in 2020
List of cities administered by the Palestinian Authority
Haitian politician and neurosurgeon (born 1949)
Diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Russian Federation
Spokesperson for the United States Department of State
island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean
head of the United States Department of State
India administers 10,576,296 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the past 24 hours, setting a new record for the third time in the past 11 days.
Chinese ambassador Zheng Zeguang is banned from entering the Parliament of the United Kingdom while sanctions remain in place on a number of British MPs and officials. Zheng was due to attend a Commons reception on Wednesday. China says that this was a "despicable and cowardly" decision.
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children over the age of 12.
2021–2022 Belarus–European Union border crisis
border crisis between Belarus and the European Union
Agricultural Minister Tereza Cristina and Solicitor General Bruno Bianco also test positive for COVID-19.
The Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court authorizes the Prosecutor to launch an investigation into the Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte for possible crimes against humanity committed during the drug war.
The Philippines had withdrawn from the ICC in 2018.
ongoing viral pandemic in New York state, United States
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
act by a Polish municipality, powiat, or voivodeship declaring their respective regions as free from "LGBT ideology"
The Philippines surpasses two million cases of COVID-19.
Former Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam is airlifted to India for treatment of COVID-19.
Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
Three soldiers are killed and 15 more are injured as a suicide bomber blows himself up at a checkpoint in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
The Food and Drug Administration officially authorizes the usage of a third dosage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot for individuals still considered vulnerable to COVID-19. Among those eligible are health care workers and senior citizens who have been fully inoculated with the vaccine for at least six months.
California voters head to the polls to determine whether to remove or keep incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom. This will be the first gubernatorial recall election in California since 2003.
Volkswagen submits an offer of €2.5 billion for French car rental firm Europcar.
ADF militants ambush a convoy carrying civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing four people and kidnapping dozens more.
Russia demonstrates the use of unmanned ground vehicles in combat formations during the weeklong Zapad joint military exercises with Belarus. The two vehicles demonstrated were the Uran-9, a tracked vehicle equipped with a 30 mm autocannon, machine gun, anti-tank missiles and a flamethrower; and the Nerekhta, equipped with a mounted machine gun and a grenade launcher as well as cargo capacity.
Police in Hong Kong arrest four members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the pro-democracy organization in charge of the Tiananmen Square protests anniversary vigils as police say that the group refused to submit information on national security grounds. Chief Executive Carrie Lam condemns the group and welcomes the arrests.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
small loudspeakers worn on the head for listening to music or for communications purposes
Argentine educator, sociologist, and politician
A Mexican court sentences Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, a former leader of the Juárez drug cartel, to 28 years in prison on the charges of organized crime and drug trafficking.
Singapore reports a record 1,504 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 82,856.
marriage of persons of the same sex or gender
The Los Angeles County Superior Court suspends James Parnell Spears from the conservatorship of his daughter, American singer Britney Spears, which was implemented in 2008.
In nine-ball pool, Carlo Biado of the Philippines defeats Aloysius Yapp of Singapore, 13–8, in the final to win the championship held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
San Marino citizens vote in a referendum on the legalization of abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy or in cases where the health of the mother or fetus is at risk.
The number of people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Japan surpasses 50%.
The Provisional Electoral Council postpones indefinitely the election and constitutional referendum for a third time, targeting 7 November 2021, after Prime Minister Ariel Henry dismissed several members of the council.
state-sponsored act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
details of ongoing viral outbreak in North Macedonia
process that attempts to determine the facts of a crime and circumstances
Police officers have discovered the remains of three children and one adult inside a residential property in Killamarsh, near Sheffield, England, after being called out to reports of a disturbance.
On the 20th anniversary of his assassination, the Taliban vandalizes the tombstone of Afghan mujahideen leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. The footage has sparked outrage among Afghans.
Ministry of Women's Affairs (Afghanistan)
ministry of women's affairs in Afghanistan
Vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova
A Russian An-26 transport aircraft, believed to have six people on board, disappears while flying at an ultralow altitude of 600 meters.
2018 Mass shooting in Annapolis, Maryland
prenatal human between the embryonic state and birth
National Resistance Front of Afghanistan
2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election
overview of the foreign relations of Chile
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
The Slovenian government announces that all public sector employees, with the exception of employees working in the education sector, will have to show a proof of vaccination or recovery from COVID-19 beginning on October 1 or they risk losing their jobs.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano enters a more explosive and extreme phase, forcing the evacuation of three more neighborhoods. Currently, 390 buildings and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) of roads have been destroyed by lava flows.
Romanian Prime Minister Florin Cîțu dismisses justice minister Stelian Ion, stating that he would "not accept ministers in the Romanian government who oppose the modernisation of Romania." The removal creates a political crisis within the coalition government.
Georgia surpasses 600,000 cases of COVID-19.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni eases COVID-19-related restrictions, including allowing churches and many sports and social activities to resume, due to a decline in the number of infections.
the 10th and current president of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Malaysia reports a record 592 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including 492 backlogged deaths, bringing the nationwide death toll to 20,419.
Five Malian soldiers are killed in an ambush by "an as yet unidentified armed terrorist group" in the Macina Cercle of the Ségou Region, according to the army.
one of the four Greater Sunda Islands, governed by Indonesia
England and Scotland begin the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines for children between the ages of 12 and 15 as part of an expansion of their vaccination programme in order to protect more people from COVID-19 during the winter.
Damage discovered shortly after the storm to Shell's West Delta-143 shallow water platform, which serves as a hub for numerous offshore production pipelines, is still being assessed.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States government public health agency
46th and current presidential administration of the USA, inaugurated in 2021
Jake Angeli, also known as Jacob Chansley and "the QAnon shaman", pleads guilty to obstruction of the electoral college vote count during the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. His sentencing is scheduled for November 17.
Afghanistan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli carry the Afghan flag during the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Paralympics after being unable to attend the opening ceremony due to the withdrawal of American troops from the country.
Police in Algeria arrest 27 members of the separatist group MAK, which has been blamed for two recent attacks in northern towns.
Argentina and Brazil jointly announce that they will be producing COVID-19 vaccines after being selected by the Pan American Health Organization.
A five-month survey finds that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is the most effective vaccine against hospitalization due to COVID-19.
American singer R. Kelly is found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking over a two-decade period.
Oman restricts the entry of public and private establishments as well as attendance of cultural, sports, and other group events to only those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The country is also mandating two doses of any government-approved vaccine for travelers who want to enter the country.
The general midterm election will occur on November 14, where 127 seats of the Chamber of Deputies and 24 seats of the Senate will be contested.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
A suicide car bombing near the presidential palace in Mogadishu kills eight people and injures seven others. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack, saying they targeted a convoy of cars traveling to the palace.
diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
France begins to implement a mandatory health pass for children aged 12 to 17 to enter most activities in their daily lives.
2021 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
political party leadership elections in Japan
A gunfight during a security operation in North Waziristan District, Pakistan, result in the death of seven security forces and five terrorists.
legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile
The attacker, a man who had been under surveillance since 2016 for following ISIL online, is shot dead by police.
A fire at a field hospital catering to COVID-19 patients in Tetovo, North Macedonia, kills at least 14 people.
A gunfight between militias and Myanmar's security forces result in the death of 20 people. The fight erupted after the militias called for an armed resistance against the military regime.
Among the appointed ministers include Santiago Cafiero, Julián Domínguez, Aníbal Fernández, and Daniel Filmus.
Norfolk Island representatives threaten to create a government in exile in protest to the loss of autonomy five years ago.
Gunmen open fire against a vehicle carrying Serhiy Shefir, an official close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, near the village of Lisnyky, outside of Kyiv, wounding the driver of the car. The attack is deemed an assassination attempt against Shefir.
The Liberal Party is projected to retain their minority government.
A 44-year-old firefighter dies during efforts to contain a wildfire in Málaga, Spain, which has triggered the evacuation of 939 people from Estepona and Benahavis. Residents of Jubrique and Genalguacil are ordered to stay indoors and close their windows due to the risk posed by an overhead fire cloud that could rain down hot matter in the area.
Setka said that the Union opposes mandatory vaccinations and blamed the riots on "outside extremists", stating that only a minority of those in attendance were Union members.
The Spanish Public Health Commission approves the administration of a third "booster" dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for severely immunosuppressed people.
software application designed to run on mobile devices
Several regional areas of New South Wales enter a lockdown after an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. At the same time, due to reaching statewide vaccination targets, lockdown measures are relaxed slightly across New South Wales, with children under the age of 18 years old able to form a "friends bubble" with one other household.
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announces that all 17 counties in the state will be subjected to a mask mandate.
SAPRAH approves the Pfizer vaccine for minors aged 12 to 18 IOL
medium of payment allowed by law or recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says that the international recognition of the Taliban government "at present juncture is not on the table". The comments come after Taliban-appointed foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi appointed Suhail Shaheen as the representative of the Taliban to the United Nations.
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko agree to multiple terms that will bring the two nations' economies closer together.
Singapore reports 1,009 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since April 2020.
concept of fair and just relations between the individual and society
The United States has had over 40 million diagnosed cases of COVID-19 with four million of those cases occurring in the last four weeks.
medical practice of intentionally ending a life of an animal in order to relieve pain and suffering
arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France
The Vatican City issues a decree that would require visitors who enter the city state to show an Italian Green Pass or its international immunity passport equivalent, providing proof that they have been vaccinated, tested negative in the previous 72 hours, or have recovered from COVID-19, beginning on October 1.
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Africa
YouTube says that it will ban misinformation related to all vaccines.
Poland accuses Russia and Belarus of "orchestrating a wave of illegal immigration" after four people were found dead yesterday at the Polish–Belarusian border.
act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners
South Korea approves the Celltrion antibody COVID-19 treatment for infected adults in high-risk groups and adults with severe symptoms.
Voters in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region zones of Keffa, Sheka, Bench Sheko, Dawro, West Omo, and Konta vote 98.07% in favor of separating from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region becoming the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region.
Several hours after Meng Wanzhou was released, Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are also released after spending more than 1,000 days in detention in China and will return to Canada.
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
curfew that had been in place since July due to declining number of COVID-19 cases.
The Columbus statue is reportedly being moved to a small park in the Polanco neighborhood.
Governor Gavin Newsom survives the recall election, making him the second governor to survive a recall after former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in 2012.
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
The country is also mandating two doses of any government-approved vaccine for travelers who want to enter the country.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Japan
The Taliban holds a military parade in the Afghanistan city of Kandahar showing equipment used by the U.S. military. A Black Hawk helicopter is also shown at the parade.
ongoing lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple Inc.
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
The Congress of New Caledonia votes to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all adults, including anyone visiting New Caledonia, and set December 31 as a deadline to vaccinate them.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date: 1 May – 15 August 2021 (3 months and 2 weeks)
U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price announces that 23,876 Afghan refugees have arrived in the United States.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong receives a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Protesters return to the Melbourne CBD for the third day straight, albeit in lesser numbers than yesterday. The protests end with a three hour stand-off with riot police firing non-lethal rounds and teargas at the Shrine of Remembrance. Prime Minister Scott Morrison condemns the protests.
contract clause regarding extraordinary occurrence beyond control which prevents one or both parties from fulfilling their obligations
The Conservative Party win a plurality of the popular vote for the second consecutive election.
Simone Biles and three other U.S. gymnasts testify before Congress about the long-term sexual abuse of women in USA Gymnastics by team doctor Larry Nassar and the lack of investigation by the FBI after the abuse was initially reported in 2015.
act of murdering a large number of people
List of ambassadors of France to the United States
facility directly owned and operated by or for the military
Fugitive former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont is arrested at an airport in Alghero, Sardinia, by the Italian police in compliance with a search and arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court of Spain.
Date: 17 August 2021 – 16 January 2022 and 22–24 December 2022
A Tanzanian soldier is killed while two more Tanzanian and a Lesotho soldiers are wounded after storming an ISIL-linked groups hideout in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
Authorities are investigating if the attacker was motivated by Islamic extremism.
During the rallies, Bolsonaro alleges that next year's presidential election would be a "farce" and criticizes the Supreme Federal Court for investigating him and his allies.
2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Afghanistan)
However, the agreement will need to be ratified and employees will still be required to be vaccinated by October 18.
portfolio in the Government of Australia
French health minister Olivier Veran announces that the country will offer free birth control to all women under the age of 25, which will also include free contraception-related medical visits, starting in 2022.
The mandate will take effect on October 15.
New Zealand vows to toughen its anti-terror laws after seven people were stabbed and wounded yesterday by an ISIL sympathizer in Auckland.
However, the EU also states that it will still engage the group in diplomatic talks.
global international and intergovernmental organization
Doumbouya announces the formation of a new government soon and says that there will be no "witch-hunting" of ministers or former ministers of the Condé government.
State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
second-largest city in Sweden and capital of the Västra Götaland County
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas says that the Haitian migrants have been cleared from the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas. Around 2,000 of the migrants were deported to Haiti.
Voters in Ethiopia's Somali Region go to the polls as part of the larger general election originally scheduled to be held on June 21. Three opposition parties withdrew from the election, leaving President Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party as the sole party to participate.
conflict initiated by Rodrigo Duterte against drug lords and drug pushers
United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Turkey begins to require a negative PCR test result from the previous 48 hours for those who have not been fully vaccinated or who have not recovered from COVID-19 in order to enter theatres, cinemas, or other crowded events as well as to travel by plane, train or bus.
The German government calls on Russia to cease its cyber-attack operations, alleging phishing attacks against members of the Bundestag.
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
Russian politician, lawyer and anti-corruption activist
American spokesman, political advisor and former intelligence officer
An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
Zaher also expressed concern that many other gay men in the country could be similarly deceived by the Taliban.
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
This will be the first gubernatorial recall election in California since 2003.
Indonesia's foreign affairs ministry expressed unease about Australia’s dramatic expansion of its navy and using U.S.
Mongolia reports a record 3,726 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 217,546.
Former Rudy Giuliani associate Igor Fruman pleads guilty to one count of soliciting a contribution by a foreign national.
Date: 9 December 2017 – present (5 years, 2 months and 4 days)
Chief Executive Carrie Lam condemns the group and welcomes the arrests.
The Italian government approves a decree that would make the usage of a digital "Green Pass" mandatory for all public and private sector employees, becoming the first country in Europe to mandate a COVID-19 health pass for all workers. This requirement will be in effect from October 15 until the end of the year.
Alberta premier Jason Kenney declares a public health emergency and introduces vaccine passport system that will give businesses the choice between tough restrictions or demanding customers show proof of vaccination or a negative test due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
The Australian Defence Minister announces that the new strategic partnership will also include increased numbers of U.S. bombers and airplanes being based out of Australia. In addition, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace notes that the deal has revealed a loophole in nuclear policy that does not bar states without nuclear weapons from obtaining nuclear technology for submarines and that this falls outside of IAEA inspections.
24th edition of Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China
October 2017 announcement by which Catalonia declared their independence and founded the Catalan Republic
Victoria reports a record 867 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including 149 cases not previously reported due to technical issues.
A new government is formed in Lebanon, with Najib Mikati becoming Prime Minister of Lebanon for the third time.
movement aiming to remove Vladimir Putin from his offices
Papua New Guinea announces a four-week lockdown in parts of the country including Eastern Highlands as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to increase, primarily due to the Delta variant. Prime Minister James Marape had anticipated the move before leaving the country to attend the United Nations General Assembly this week in New York City. The country also struggles with its vaccination campaign, as only 2% of the population has been vaccinated.
Australia reports a record 1,756 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including a record 1,533 new cases in New South Wales and a record 32 new cases in the Australian Capital Territory.
Around 300 to 500 protesters, including women, took to the streets of Kabul.
term referring to a homosexual person or the trait of homosexuality
The Taliban repeats its claim of having captured all of Panjshir Province, releasing footage of Taliban militants in front of the gubernatorial palace in Bazarak, the capital of the province. The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan continues to deny the Taliban's claims.
Icelanders head to the polls to elect the members of the Althing, the oldest surviving parliament in the world.
The Italian Coast Guard rescues 125 migrants stranded on an islet near Lampedusa after two of their boats partially sank.
China says that this was a "despicable and cowardly" decision.
municipality in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
COVID-19 pandemic in the San Francisco Bay Area
A 96-year-old German woman accused of collaborating with the SS in the deaths of thousands of people at the Stutthof concentration camp, where she was employed as a typist, is arrested by German police shortly after a court ordered her arrest for evading the beginning of her trial. The court now orders the woman to be examined to determine whether she is fit to be jailed or to attend the court proceedings in person.
A five-month survey finds that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is the most effective vaccine against hospitalization due to COVID-19. The study found that Moderna’s vaccine candidate had a 93% effectiveness in reducing hospitalizations, compared to 88% for Pfizer’s, and 71% for Johnson & Johnson’s.
Singapore reports 910 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since May 2020.
Algeria cited Morocco's support for the group as a reason for suspending diplomatic relations last week.
Singapore reports a record for the third consecutive day of 2,428 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 96,521.
Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
Algeria begins producing the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac, with expected production of eight million doses per month.
international embargo imposed by the United Nations during the Syrian Civil War
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Belarusian politician, educator, and pro-democracy activist
They are the first openly transgender and non-binary Bishop in any major Christian denomination.
an agreement between political parties that allows a minority party to play a part in government but is less formal than a coalition
former Taliban Minister of Information and Culture in Afghanistan
Houthis in Yemen execute nine men by firing squad over their connection with the death of Saleh Ali al-Sammad, who was killed in a Saudi airstrike on Yemen's west coast in April 2018.
The gunman, an 18-year-old student at the university, has been arrested.
A Guinea junta spokesman for leader Mamady Doumbouya says that Doumbouya shrugged off threats of economic sanctions by ECOWAS when confronted with them, saying that "as soldiers, their work is in Guinea and there is nothing to freeze in their accounts." Talks are also ongoing to allow ousted president Alpha Condé to leave Guinea, a petition to which the junta has refused permission.
The Biden administration announces that travel restrictions will be lifted for international travellers who are fully vaccinated and show a negative COVID-19 test.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommends that healthy children between the ages of 12 and 15 should not be given a COVID-19 vaccine due to children being at low risk for COVID-19 and the vaccine only offering a marginal benefit.
President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986
zone in the South West Region of Ethiopia
Brett Goldstein, Jason Sudeikis, and Hannah Waddingham win their first career Emmys.
France also agrees to send back its ambassador to the United States.
Sixty-three African penguins are dead after being stung by a swarm of bees in Simon's Town, South Africa. The African penguin is an endangered species.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in New South Wales, Australia
Syrian officials report that a tank containing 15,000 tonnes of fuel began to leak on August 23 in Baniyas while satellite imagery indicates that the spill covers an area of around 800 square kilometers and is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the Cypriot coast.
Residents of Jubrique and Genalguacil are ordered to stay indoors and close their windows due to the risk posed by an overhead fire cloud that could rain down hot matter in the area.
only condemned North Korea the same day that South Korea also tested missiles.
In a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs requests representation at the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Emirate's Foreign Minister Ameer Khan Muttaqi also requests that Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai be replaced by Mohammad Suhail Shasheen. The Taliban also note that former President Ashraf Ghani had been "ousted and [countries across the world] no longer recognize him as president."
Australian government policy concerning asylum seekers
Preliminary results show the National Rally of Independents party led by Aziz Akhannouch winning a plurality in the House of Representatives, defeating the ruling Justice and Development Party of Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani.
impact of the COVID-19 crisis on mental health
Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
A recent paper in the journal Nature reports that although the 2019–20 Australian brushfires produced 700 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, they also resulted in a massive phytoplankton bloom larger in size than all of Australia that absorbed carbon dioxide as part of the photosynthesis process. The smoke also deposited approximately three times the amount of iron normally found in the ocean.
air warfare branch of Nigeria's military
A court in Milan, Italy, orders a medical examination of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi as his trial on alleged bribery continues to be delayed due to his hospital visits since it began in 2017.
North Korea confirms it has tested a new long-range cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. The missiles are a "strategic weapon of great significance", according to state media.
international non-governmental organization
The Chilean health ministry announces that beginning from October 1, Chileans, resident and non-resident foreigners will be able to leave and enter the country.
significant bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy
Italy begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to clinically vulnerable people using mRNA-based vaccines.
Restrictions are increased in Queensland after an increase in locally-acquired COVID-19 cases, resulting in 25% of ticket-holders for the NRL Grand Final in Brisbane receiving cancellations.
Catholic event held between 5–12 September 2021 in Budapest, Hungary
Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
Date: 17 August 2021 – present (1 year, 5 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Six people are killed and around 20 more are wounded in a mass shooting at Perm State University in Perm, Perm Krai, Russia. The gunman, an 18-year-old student at the university, has been arrested.
Abu Dhabi lifts the requirement for people from other emirates to receive COVID-19 testing before they enter the capital due to a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases.
In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, President Laurentino Cortizo says that Panama is expected to reach herd immunity in the coming weeks after vaccinating 4.2 million people.
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and the Leader of the Opposition Anwar Ibrahim of the main opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan sign a confidence and supply agreement ending the 18-month political crisis that has led to the fall of two successive governments.
Three pet cats who previously tested positive for COVID-19 are euthanized in the Chinese city of Harbin amid fears that pets could spread the virus to humans.
The Scottish Parliament approves a requirement for people who want to attend nightclubs and large events to show an immunity passport declaring that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, despite opposition from businesses leaders and opposition parties. The requirement will take effect on October 1.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN department that promotes human rights under international law
Russia's Gazprom says that it has completed the construction of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline to Germany. Gazprom says that gas flows to Europe through the pipeline cannot begin until they have received approval from German regulators.
The European Union says that it will not currently recognize a Taliban government in Afghanistan and that the government will be "subjected to conditions". However, the EU also states that it will still engage the group in diplomatic talks.
states of emergency and regimes of exception decreed by COVID-19
Belarusian pro-democracy political organization
Date: 15 March 2020 – 5 December 2022 (2 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
The Derbyshire Constabulary charges a 31-year-old man with four counts of murder following a suspected mass murder in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England, on Sunday.
The Indonesian Drug and Food Control Authority issues emergency use authorizations for the single-dose Janssen vaccine and the CanSino Convidecia vaccine.
The new Taliban mayor of Kabul, Hamdullah Nomani, asks women to stay at home in case their job can be filled by a man.
ISIL-linked militants raid a village of Kagera, Tanzania, after crossing the border from Mozambique, killing four people.
seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly
Movement for the self-determination of Kabylie
An algerian political movement that advocates for regional autonomy for the kabyle region in Algeria .
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
President Joe Biden receives his third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Ireland
President of the Government of Catalonia
head of government of the Generalitat of Catalonia
The report says that "a generation is growing surrounded by death and destruction" and denounces "gross abuses" by ISIL and Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin.
A rally is held near the United States Capitol to express solidarity with the people arrested for their roles in the January 6 riot.
At Budapest Pope Francis met with President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
rights of indigenous people to customary land
Conor McKenna, who set up one of Tyrone's goals, becomes the fourth former AFL player with an All-Ireland medal.
New Zealand moves to Alert Level 2 outside Auckland with mandatory scanning in bars, restaurants, churches, and close-contact businesses, social distancing increasing to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in public places, and masks being mandatory in indoor public places.
Russia's Gazprom says that it has completed the construction of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline to Germany.
Australian publisher, activist and founder of WikiLeaks
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
This requirement will be in effect from October 15 until the end of the year.
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
Uzbekistan lifts some COVID-19-related restrictions, allowing the reopening of theatres, cinemas, and concert halls, as well as allowing mass events to be held indoors and outdoors due to a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Belarus–EU border (Belarus; Poland, Lithuania, Latvia)
The death toll from yesterday's riot between rival gangs at a prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, increases to 116, making the incident the deadliest prison riot in the country's history.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces a two-week suspension of construction work in the state after yesterday's riot at the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) office. Rioters claimed that they were construction workers, although CFMEU officials and others claim that there were few construction workers present.
Among the victims is the Brazilian energy company Cosan shareholder Celso Silveira Mello Filho and his family.
The European Union rejects a request from the United Kingdom to renegotiate the deal governing the trading position of Northern Ireland. The EU adds that renegotiating the deal, which agreed to leave some EU rules in place in Northern Ireland and to accept checks on goods arriving from elsewhere in the UK following Brexit, would result in "instability, uncertainty and unpredictability in Northern Ireland".
Mali accuses France of "abandoning the country" by reducing its forces in the fight against jihadist groups. In response to the remarks, France accuses Mali's military junta of "wiping their feet on the blood of French soldiers".
individual who seeks refuge, esp. political asylum, in a foreign country
Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack
military conflict in the Arabian Peninsula
Sixty-three African penguins are dead after being stung by a swarm of bees in Simon's Town, South Africa.
The EU adds that renegotiating the deal, which agreed to leave some EU rules in place in Northern Ireland and to accept checks on goods arriving from elsewhere in the UK following Brexit, would result in "instability, uncertainty and unpredictability in Northern Ireland".
Date: 7 July 2021 – present (1 year, 7 months and 6 days)
At least 50 civilians were killed by a Nigerian Air Force airstrike at a fish market in the village of Daban Masara, Borno State, two days ago.
political party in São Tomé and Príncipe
capital and most populous city of France
The 2021 Dismantling Global Hindutva conference, or the DGH, held between 10-12 September, apparently started out as a small group of academics planning a modest gathering to explore the dangers of Hindutva ideology.
President Félix Tshisekedi receives his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
2020–2022 Chinese property sector crisis
The Cumbre Vieja volcano becomes highly active again after two periods during the day with no emission of ash and lava.
province of Indonesia, on island of Java
Taliban education minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani announces a series of restrictions on education for women and girls, including gender-segregated classrooms and mandatory hijabs.
head of the executive branch of the San Francisco city and county government
Macedonian neurosurgeon and former health minister
American multinational technology company
external territory of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean, consisting of the island of the same name plus neighbouring islands
bicameral legislature of the United States
The British government reverses its decision to use vaccine passports for nightclubs, cinemas, and large events in England.
village in Kazachinsko-Lensky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Slovenia begins to implement a mandatory COVID pass for people aged over 12 years old, containing proof of vaccination, a negative test, or have recovered from COVID-19 in the previous six months in order to enter all service establishments and workplaces with the exception of emergency medical service, grocery stores, and chemists.
United States District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rules that Apple Inc.
Indian authorities deploy security forces in the Kashmir Valley in order to restrict public movement and impose a near-total internet blackout following the death of senior separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in India
During a summit in Accra, the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States announce that it will impose individual sanctions on members of the Guinean military junta and their family members, including travel bans and asset freezing, until the junta restores constitutional rule.
legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts
informal diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran
The government's furlough scheme ends in the United Kingdom after 18 months. Almost a million people are reported to still be on furlough from their employer.
Taliban spokesperson Bilal Karimi says that Taliban forces have entered Bazarak, the capital of Panjshir Province, after gaining more territory in the surrounding areas.
Date: 20 September – 2 October 2021 (1 week and 5 days)
most recent glacial maximum during the last glacial period
Guinea declares an end to the outbreak of the Marburg virus disease in the country.
Michigan surpasses one million confirmed cases of COVID-19.
In American football, Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker kicks a 66-yard field goal during the team's 19–17 victory against the Detroit Lions, making it the longest field goal in National Football League history.
Russia threatens to ban YouTube if it does not reinstate two German-language channels backed by the Russian state that were deleted for violating COVID-19 misinformation guidelines.
gender identity other than sex assigned at birth
Indonesian Islamist militant organization
Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China
public airport near Pago Pago, American Samoa
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Russia
Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance
Afghanistan's permanent representative to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai withdraws from the list of speakers at the United Nations General Assembly. The move comes after the Taliban nominated a delegation to represent Afghanistan at the United Nations, although the UN continues to recognize the Ashraf Ghani-led government as the country's permanent mission.
formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
United States Space Force facility in Brevard County, Florida
The Federal Bureau of Investigation releases its first document of the September 11 attacks and allegations of Saudi Arabia support for the hijackers following an executive order signed by President Joe Biden.
armed conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Kurdish rebels
Twitter agrees to pay $809.5 million to settle a shareholder class action lawsuit that accused the social media company of painting an overly rosy picture of its future.
The fight erupted after the militias called for an armed resistance against the military regime.
trade restrictions levied by the United States government
Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte announces that the 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) social distancing requirement will be lifted on September 25 and instead, a "Corona pass" will be required in order to enter bars, restaurants, and large-scale events and festivals as the number of COVID-19 cases declines.
Indian biotechnological company, vaccine manufacturer
head of state and head of government of Kenya
official currency of Australia; also officially used in Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu
Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe
The 2021 Hungarian opposition primary's first round has started.
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announces that the historic Monument to Christopher Columbus in Paseo de la Reforma will be permanently replaced by a statue of a woman from the indigenous Olmec civilization. Sheinbaum says that the move is not an attempt to "erase history" but to instead deliver "social justice". The Columbus statue is reportedly being moved to a small park in the Polanco neighborhood.
Brazilian politician and 38th President of Brazil
Kwatar Daban Masara, Borno State, Nigeria
Footage released by The New York Times shows that a U.S. drone strike conducted on August 29 targeted an aid worker named Zemari Ahmadi instead of ISIS-K militants. The report also confirms that 10 Afghans were killed in the drone strike, including seven children.
public health emergency of international concern
Shell declares force majeure legal defense in order to forestall liabilities on some oil deliveries due to damage from Hurricane Ida. Damage discovered shortly after the storm to Shell's West Delta-143 shallow water platform, which serves as a hub for numerous offshore production pipelines, is still being assessed. The damage has caused significant issues with deliveries from the Mars, Olympus, and Ursa platforms.
American international consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion agrees to purchase American technology company Neustar for $3.1 billion.
office of the head of state of Afghanistan
The French overseas department of New Caledonia enters a two-week lockdown after three community transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported yesterday.
The number of adult population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Malaysia surpasses 80%.
The Health Ministry panel committee approve the usage of the single-dose monoclonal antibody-based treatment sotrovimab developed by GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology to treat mild and moderately-ill COVID-19 patients.
It is the first time that the country has reported more than 2,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele says that the proposed constitutional reforms he sent for review will not include the legalization of abortion or same-sex marriage. El Salvador has one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the world.
head of the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia, in the United States
maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces
A newly discovered sketch by Vincent van Gogh entitled "Worn Out", depicting an old man (believed to have been a friend, Jacobus Zuyderland) sitting in a chair with his head in his hands, is shown for the first time at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
This will be the first world's fair to be held in the Middle East.
Indonesia moves the level of the PPKM in Bali to level 3 and will also allow visitors to enter parts of the island as long as they adhere to strict health protocols.
2001 Islamist terrorist attacks in the U.S.
A forum for the promotion of LGBT rights is hosted in Kigali, Rwanda, in order to address minority rights. At the forum, a Rwandan man describes being assaulted by family members when he came out as gay. The forum also documented and urged the governments of Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Kenya to decriminalize homosexuality and protect the minority.
Hungary and Russia sign a natural gas supply deal which will see Gazprom supply Hungary with 4.5 billion cubic metres of gas annually via Serbia and Austria for the next 15 years. Ukraine criticizes the gas pact, saying that it is a "purely political, economically unreasonable decision". In response, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó accuses Ukraine of "meddling" in its internal affairs.
foreign person whose entering or remaining in a particular country is prohibited by that country's government
French Polynesia extends their COVID-19 lockdown to September 20 following the deaths of more than 200 people over the past two weeks. The lockdown extension will apply to the Society Islands and the Tuamotus archipelago as the number of cases increase in those regions.
series of military utility transport helicopters
The U.S. surpasses 40 million cases of COVID-19.
violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the earth's surface and a cumulonimbus cloud in the air
British racing driver Lewis Hamilton becomes the first driver to win 100 races in Formula One after winning the 2021 Russian Grand Prix for Mercedes.
principal executive body of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
airport in San Francisco, California, U.S.
Date: 2 February 2015 – present (7 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Date: 2 February 2015 – present (7 years, 8 months and 1 day)
Singapore limits the maximum group sizes for social gatherings and dine-ins at restaurants and bars to two people as well as defaulting to work from home in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Russia reports 820 deaths in the past 24 hours, matching a single-day record set in late August, bringing the nationwide death toll to 201,445.
NASA announces the scheduled launch of Lucy, a twelve-year space probe on the Jupiter trojan asteroids, the first mission to do so.
state-owned flag-carrier airline of Qatar
Police in Algeria arrest 27 members of the separatist group MAK, which has been blamed for two recent attacks in northern towns. The group is known for seeking independence for the Berber-speaking region of Kabylie. Algeria cited Morocco's support for the group as a reason for suspending diplomatic relations last week.
The Pontiff then met with other Christian and Jewish leaders.
military offensive by the Taliban causing the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
In a 35-page report, a commission appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate sex abuses during the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo finds that there were "clear structural failures" and "individual negligence" for the sex abuse and rape of women and girls between 2018 and 2020 by WHO staff. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom apologizes for the abuses.
The government of Colombia, through the Superintendency of Corporations, ceases its control of the petrochemical firm Monómeros S.A.
Interior minister and vice president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's ally Eduardo de Pedro offers his resignation following the defeat of the ruling center-left government in last Sunday's midterm primaries.
Yoshihide Suga, the Prime Minister of Japan, announces that he will not seek re-election after one year in office.
A coroner in Teton County, Wyoming, confirms that the remains found on September 19 were that of Petito, who disappeared from Grand Teton National Park on August 27, and rules her death a homicide.
Date: 29 February 2020 – 30 August 2021 (1 year, 6 months and 1 day)
Vanuatu launches a global campaign to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Vanuatu bases its decision on being incapable with its own decisions to address rising sea levels and other challenges linked to climate change and wants the ICJ to establish responsibilities for climate change under international law.
The Alohilani Resort in Honolulu will require vaccinations for workers, becoming the first resort hotel in Hawaii to do so.
The city also allows food and drink establishments to reopen with takeaway only and a 9:00 p.m.
The U.S. surpasses 42 million cases of COVID-19.
Ontario will become the fourth Canadian province to require proofs of vaccinations in restaurants, theatres, gyms and other indoor public venues. The vaccination certificate program will begin on September 22.
internal struggles within the Philippines' ruling party
Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony
independent or autonomous entity whose territory consists of a city
Aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol attack
special district of Colombia of the department of Nariño
Singapore reports 1,012 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since April 2020.
First Vice President of Afghanistan from 2020 to 2021
French health minister Olivier Veran announces that the country will offer free birth control to all women under the age of 25, which will also include free contraception-related medical visits, starting in 2022. This measure will cost the government about 21 million euros (US$24,828,552) per year.
Slovakia reverses its ban on unvaccinated people attending public events and will instead allow a negative test or proof of recovery from COVID-19 during a visit by Pope Francis on September 12 to 15 due to low vaccination numbers.
Qatari foreign minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani becomes the first foreign diplomat to meet with the governing Taliban after arriving in Kabul today.
city in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States
indirect conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia
American politician; mayor of San Francisco
The International Olympic Committee announces that they have suspended North Korea from participating in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after the country failed to send a delegation to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
2021 American television programming awards
Venko Filipče, the health minister of North Macedonia, resigns, claiming moral responsibility for the fire that occurred at a field hospital in Tetovo.
Soviet military intelligence officer convicted of spying for the United Kingdom
Sierra Leone ends its nationwide 11:00 p.m.
Belarusian musician, cultural and political activist
North Korea demonstrates two short-range ballistic missiles that land just outside Japan's territorial waters and then only hours later South Korea demonstrates a submarine-launched ballistic missile.
In escalating tensions over the past week, North Korea accuses the United States of double standards when it comes to condemning missile tests, saying that the U.S.
The Malaysian government approves a plan to administer a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for high-risk groups once the nationwide vaccination rate surpasses 80% of the adult population.
New Zealand extends the suspension of the travel bubble agreement with Australia for a further eight weeks as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to remain high and also due to the spread of the Delta variant.
proposed annual football club competition
overview of Capital punishment in Afghanistan
The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Turkey surpasses 100 million.
Footage released by The New York Times shows that a U.S.
Iran surpasses five million cases of COVID-19 after reporting 33,170 new cases in the past 24 hours.
Western neologism to describe armed Islamic movements
Mohammad Fahim Dashty, a chief and spokesperson of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, is killed by the Taliban during a fight.
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announces that there is no "foreseeable recognition" of the Taliban government in Afghanistan although he asserts that the United Kingdom will nevertheless directly engage the group in necessary talks.
Singapore limits the maximum group sizes for social gatherings and dine-ins at restaurants and bars to two people as well as defaulting to work from home in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. These restrictions will remain in effect until October 24.
Over 2.4 million children in Israel return to school on the start of the new academic year with mandatory masks and COVID-19 testing aimed at reducing an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the highly-vaccinated country primarily caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant.
Texas surpasses four million cases of COVID-19.
International police organization (founded 1923)
Defrocked Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleads not guilty to three counts of indecent assault and battery on a 16-year-old boy at a wedding reception in Massachusetts in 1974.
Suga had replaced former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who resigned for health reasons in September 2020.
A court in Rwanda finds Paul Rusesabagina, a former hotel manager portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film about the genocide, guilty of terrorism-related charges.
El Salvador has one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the world.
The number of recovered COVID-19 patients in Indonesia surpasses four million.
2021 United States gubernatorial elections
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says that the Taliban response to the peaceful marches has been increasingly violent, with authorities using live ammunition, batons and whips, which has resulted in the deaths of four civilians.
The United Kingdom's Department for Transport announces that it is seizing control of train operating company Southeastern beginning next month following a "serious breach" of financial conduct. An investigation found that around £25 million in taxpayer funding is currently unaccounted for.
The Taliban enters the Panjshir Valley and clashes with National Resistance Front of Afghanistan forces led by Ahmad Massoud.
Argentine President Alberto Fernández asks Iran to "cooperate with the Argentine justice" regarding an investigation into the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires and demands that countries where wanted Iranian officials are residing should comply with its Interpol red notices.
Right-wing political parties are expected to win most of the seats.
The Bulgarian government announces nationwide restrictions that would require restaurants, bars, and casinos to close at 10 p.m., restrict the capacity of gyms, theatres, and cinemas to between 30% to 50%, and ban all mass gatherings from September 7 until October 30 amid the spread of COVID-19 and the low percentage of vaccinated people.
Resistance leader Amrullah Saleh denies leaving the country and says that the resistance, also led by Ahmad Massoud, continues.
aftermath of the violent disruption of the presidential election certification on January 6, 2021
The Scottish Parliament approves a requirement for people who want to attend nightclubs and large events to show an immunity passport declaring that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, despite opposition from businesses leaders and opposition parties.
extended period when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply
ISIL–K leader Mawlawi Ziya ul-Haq is killed and more than 80 fighters are arrested during Taliban raids in the eastern Nangarhar Province. The raids are carried out as ISIL-K has killed several people during attacks in Jalalabad in recent days.
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom apologizes for the abuses.
Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in Tokyo, Japan, held in 2021
Angry protesters have been gathering outside the real estate firm's headquarters, demanding to know about its future.
The Central Bureau of Statistics adds an option for a third gender to its census forms for the first time.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes the Alpine National Park in Victoria, Australia, with tremors felt throughout the state and in parts of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Tasmania. Some buildings in Melbourne are damaged but no casualties are reported.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Singapore begins a nationwide campaign to administer booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 60 and people with a compromised immune system who received their second dose at least six months ago amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Schools are reopened in Bangladesh after an 18-month closure due to the pandemic.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football
global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football
Romania reports a record 11,049 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,210,810.
The Food and Drug Administration officially authorizes the usage of a third dosage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot for individuals still considered vulnerable to COVID-19.
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Djibouti and the Federal Republic of Somalia
men's national association football team representing England
Romania reports a record 12,032 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,233,668.
Marine Corps General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. acknowledges that a drone strike conducted by the U.S. military on August 29 near Kabul International Airport killed 10 civilians instead of ISIL-K militants.
A panel of health experts advising the Hong Kong government recommends that children between the ages of 12 and 17 years old should only receive a single dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after reports of heart inflammation as a side effect.
Argentines head to the polls for the primaries of the election, with the ruling Peronist center-left government expected to suffer losses. The general midterm election will occur on November 14, where 127 seats of the Chamber of Deputies and 24 seats of the Senate will be contested. Right-wing political parties are expected to win most of the seats.
The BBC documents and reports that the Taliban deliberately targeted civilians in Panjshir Province despite promises to avoid retaliatory attacks on local civilians.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
A knifeman stabs and wounds two bus controllers in Rimini, Italy. After exiting the bus, he stabbed and wounded three passersby, including a 6-year-old child who is in a critical condition, before being arrested. Authorities ruled out terrorism as a possible motive behind the attack.
2021 Montenegrin episcopal enthronement protests
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announces that Michigan will build an electrified road to charge wireless vehicles, becoming the first U.S. state to do so.
According to sources close to the government, interrogation of instigators would begin today.
Fiji lifts its containment area borders on the main island of Viti Levu as 60% of the targeted population has been fully vaccinated.
municipality located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo
The Taliban used gunfire, detentions and beatings to disperse the crowds.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Fiji
head of the state and government of California
The U.S. surpasses 43 million cases of COVID-19.
ceremonial county in East Midlands, England
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The French embassy in Washington, D.C. cancels a gala commemorating the Battle of the Chesapeake on September 18 amid the announcement of the security pact.
2021 Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference
historic sovereign kingdom on the British Isles from the 9th century and up to 1707
meetings between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea in the 21st century
head of state and of government of the Republic of Korea
Afghanistan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
meets with Palauan president Surangel Whipps Jr., with Locsin reiterating that the Philippines has a commitment to resolve a maritime dispute with Palau regarding a 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone which both countries currently claim.
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
position created after the assassination of Jovenel Moïse
In an article for Science, a team of researchers based at Bournemouth University conclude that a series of human footprints preserved at White Sands National Park in the U.S. state of New Mexico date back between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum, suggesting that humans lived in the Americas 5,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Evergrande is holding $305 billion in liabilities on $147 billion in assets reported in 2020.
A Russian An-26 transport aircraft, believed to have six people on board, disappears while flying at an ultralow altitude of 600 meters. The plane went off radar some 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Khabarovsk airport in southeastern Russia.
1947–1991 tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies
The Philippines reports a record 26,303 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.206 million.
Mongolia reports a record 19 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 1,152.
France recalls its ambassadors from the United States and Australia in protest of the security pact, which also includes the United Kingdom. The French Foreign Ministry says that the "exceptional decision" was justified by the seriousness of the pact, which has replaced its own security agreement with Australia.
battle to capture last stronghold in North Yemen
viral vector vaccine for prevention of COVID-19
Singapore reports a record 1,457 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, surpassing the previous record of 1,426 cases set in April 2020, and thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 81,356.
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Currently, 390 buildings and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) of roads have been destroyed by lava flows.
Around 2,000 Tunisians protest in front of the National Theatre in the capital of Tunis to demand the resignation of President Kais Saied.
Election of Carlos Vila Nova as President of São Tomé and Príncipe
Germans head to the polls to elect the new Bundestag, as well as a new Chancellor to succeed Angela Merkel, who is stepping down after 16 years in power.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
Three regions in Poland repeal their status as an "LGBT-free zone" after pressure from the European Commission and activists.
Eighty telecommunication towers owned by Mytel have been destroyed in Myanmar, leaving 700,000 people without communication. The People's Defence Force has claimed responsibility for the destruction.
Russia reports a record 852 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 205,531.
Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed suspends Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble's powers to hire and fire officials, in an ensuing and escalating tension between the two men which began when the president extended his term in office.
special French court established to try cases of ministerial misconduct
The report also confirms that 10 Afghans were killed in the drone strike, including seven children.
group of people that aren't cisgender and/or heterosexual
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen suspends negotiations for a free trade agreement with Australia over Australia's recent cancellation of a submarine contract with France, demanding that Australia must apologise to France before the agreement can continue.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, erupts for the first time in fifty years.
meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, located in London, England
United States District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rules that Apple Inc. cannot stop mobile app developers from directing users to third-party payment options, issuing a permanent injunction against the company.
ADF militants, armed with knives and guns, storm a village in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 30 civilians.
continent on the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres
The parliament of Lebanon approves the government formed by Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
Russia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 867 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 207,255.
Defrocked Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleads not guilty to three counts of indecent assault and battery on a 16-year-old boy at a wedding reception in Massachusetts in 1974. The statute of limitations paused when he left the state shortly after the alleged incident. McCarrick is the first American cardinal to be charged with a sex crime.
Date: 22 February 2020 – 24 November 2022
More ministers resign in a mass resignation in the center-left government of Argentina after the defeat to more rightist parties in the primaries.
El Salvador becomes the first country in the world to adopt the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as legal tender as well as the national currency as the Bitcoin Law comes into effect.
List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands
South Korea reports a record 2,434 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 295,132.
Egypt receives their first shipment of 1.6 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States.
Military junta leader and de facto president Mahamat Déby appoints 93 new members to the junta, which serves as Chad's interim parliament ahead of a proposed election.
peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California
Riot police responded with rubber bullet rounds.
social movement advocating for legal access to induced abortion services
British politician, UK Defence Secretary
A Black Hawk helicopter is also shown at the parade.
Singapore reports a record 1,650 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 84,510.
Legality of cryptocurrency by country or territory
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces that the San Francisco International Airport will mandate COVID-19 vaccines, making it the first U.S. airport to do so.
The International Olympic Committee announces that they have suspended North Korea from participating in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after the country failed to send a delegation to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The suspension will last until the end of 2022.
highest federal executive body in the Russian Federation, headed by the Prime Minister
Three Taliban members and two civilians are killed when a bomb, planted by ISIL–K, explodes near a Taliban vehicle in Jalalabad, Nangarhar.
Singapore reports 191 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including 187 locally transmitted cases.
A third missile is intercepted over the city of Dammam, with shrapnel from the third missile injuring two children and damaging 14 homes.
Anti-Taliban forces in Panjshir claim to have been bombed by Pakistan Air Force drones, accusing Pakistan of directly supporting the Taliban offensive.
The missiles are a "strategic weapon of great significance", according to state media.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
Four men who kidnapped a businessman and his son in Herat are shot dead by Taliban police during a gunfight.
Around 2,000 of the migrants were deported to Haiti.
2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election
2012 attempt to remove Governor Scott Walker from office
peninsula in Northeast Africa which juts into the Guardafui Channel
French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden agree to meet in Europe soon to repair the strained relations following the security pact between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
France suspends 3,000 healthcare workers because they have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, a day after mandatory vaccination for health-related sector employees was implemented.
President Kais Saied declares that he will rule by decree.
As the military consolidates power in the country, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya vows to free all "political prisoners" without mentioning any specific people or referring to deposed president Alpha Condé. Condé opposition groups welcome the news but say that no prisoners have been released.
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announces that COVID-19 vaccines will be required for all teachers and students in the district by November 1.
explosion resulting from mixing a flammable gas with air in the presence of an ignition source
capital and most populous city of the Netherlands
In escalating tensions over the past week, North Korea accuses the United States of double standards when it comes to condemning missile tests, saying that the U.S. only condemned North Korea the same day that South Korea also tested missiles. North Korean state media cited its chief as saying that the American response was a "vivid revelation of the American-style double-dealing attitude" and also says that unless "the U.S. drops its hostile policies towards North Korea, denuclearization can never be put on the table" of negotiations.
Washington's vaccine mandate will move forward following an agreement between the Washington Federation of State Employees union agency and Governor Jay Inslee.
The junta also refuses to issue a timeline for the release of deposed President Alpha Condé, saying that the former leader still has "access to medical care and his doctors".
U.S. political scandal that began in 2019
thirteenth mission of the Discovery program; multiple-flyby reconnaissance of five Jupiter trojans
President of the European Commission since 2019
Mohibullah, a prominent Rohingya Muslim leader and high-profile advocate for the Rohingya, is killed by a gunman in a refugee camp in southern Bangladesh.
According to both the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), LNA forces attacked FACT positions in southern Libya. FACT also claimed that the LNA received support from Sudanese mercenaries and French troops.
Bridger–Teton National Forest, Wyoming, U.S.
capital city of Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, in eastern Russia
Lava flows from the volcano have reached the Atlantic Ocean after nine days, causing a massive cloud, according to local residents.
A court in Rwanda finds Paul Rusesabagina, a former hotel manager portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film about the genocide, guilty of terrorism-related charges. Rusesabagina, who remained handcuffed in court, denounced president Paul Kagame and said that he was abducted from exile in Dubai in order to stand trial in Rwanda.
Afghan LGBT rights activist Nemat Sadat and an unnamed gay man in Kabul both report that the Taliban beheaded the man's boyfriend on the same day that they entered the city. Sadat said that while women are only executed if they commit adultery, homosexuals face an "automatic death sentence based on their mere existence".
variant of SARS-CoV-2 discovered in January 2021 in Colombia
The Polish Border Guard says that there were around 3,500 attempts to illegally cross the border in August, 2,500 of which were not successful.
Dózsa György út 1, Zugló, Budapest, Hungary
formally combined military forces of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan from 1997–2001
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs the HERO Act, a legislation that would provide protection to state workers in their workplaces.
Vietnam approves the Abdala COVID-19 vaccine developed by Cuba, becoming the eighth vaccine to be approved for use in the country.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews blames the increase on illegal parties held to celebrate the AFL Grand Final and also announces that the time between doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine will be reduced to three weeks.
Additionally, the curfew will begin one hour later at 11 p.m.
Parliamentary elections held in Iceland on September 25, 2021
Eleven species of birds, two fish, one bat, eight mussels and one plant are declared extinct by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The ivory-billed woodpecker, the Guam flying fox and the Bachman's warbler are among those declared extinct.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un demands that officials wage a tougher epidemic prevention campaign in “our style” after he rejects a donation of three million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the U.N.
The Italian Medicines Agency approves the administration of a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to clinically vulnerable people using the MRNA-based Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
2020 pandemic in Michigan, United States
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace approves a request for 150 military tanker drivers to help deliver fuel to petrol stations. The Petrol Retailers Association says that 37% of its 5,500 stations have run out of fuel.
National Committee of Reconciliation and Development
process of disclosing one's sexual orientation or other identity attributes
Syria welcomes Lebanon's request to import energy through Syrian territory. The energy would be generated in Jordan using Egyptian gas before being transmitted to Lebanon through Syria's power grid. Lebanon has been dealing with shortages of energy due to its ongoing economic crisis. However, the deal is complicated by sanctions against Syrian officials.
real estate development, management and investment company
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes off the coast of Nicaragua, measuring 40 kilometres (25 mi) in depth.
city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Police fire tear gas and remove barricades in Cetinje, Montenegro, as anti-Serb Montenegrin nationalist protesters attempted to impede the enthronement of Joanikije II to the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Both parties claim the mandate for the Chancellorship.
Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations
Illegal immigration to the United States
immigration to the U.S.A. in violation of American law
Date: September 25, 2021 3:55 PM MDT (21:55 UTC)
Victoria reports 514 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since the peak of the second wave in 2020.
He also says that the efforts did not end on August 31 and that Americans who are still in Afghanistan will be provided with "tailored" evacuation plans.
cannot stop mobile app developers from directing users to third-party payment options, issuing a permanent injunction against the company.
and support international efforts aiming at preventing Iran from having nuclear weapons".
minor planet of the inner Solar System; not a comet
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Bulgaria
California school district serving almost all of Los Angeles and surrounding areas
South Africa moves to adjusted level 2 restrictions that will allow licensed establishments to serve alcohol until 10 p.m. Additionally, the curfew will begin one hour later at 11 p.m.
Twenty-four people are killed and 42 others are wounded during a battle between rival gangs at a prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Some of the inmates were armed with guns and grenades.
Singapore reports 191 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including 187 locally transmitted cases. It is the highest number of locally-transmitted cases since August 7, 2020.
bilateral relations between United States and Haiti
ISIL–K leader Mawlawi Ziya ul-Haq is killed and more than 80 fighters are arrested during Taliban raids in the eastern Nangarhar Province.
ordained minister in the Catholic Church
association football club in Barcelona, Spain
Déby says that the new parliament comprises parties previously represented in the dissolved parliament, as well as members of the armed forces.
aboriginal Australian people of Far North Queensland rainforest region
overview of the foreign relations of the European Union
Norway lifts its social distancing rules and capacity limits on business, sport, and cultural venues, and other COVID-19-related restrictions, and also allows the reopening of nightclubs, as 67% of people have been fully vaccinated.
Human Rights Watch accuses Ethiopian and Eritrean forces of raping and killing refugees in northern Ethiopia and also of looting. The director of the organization for the Horn of Africa says that there are "horrific war crimes" taking place in the region. The Tigray People's Liberation Front distances itself from the accusations, saying that the war crimes are committed by local militias.
Italy expands the mandatory usage of "Green Pass" health certificates to some forms of public transport, including long-distance trains, domestic flights and ferries. The pass is now also mandatory for school and university staff, as well as university students.
Panic buying of fuel is reported at petrol stations in the United Kingdom amidst a shortage of lorry drivers.
Kosovo will withdraw its police units from protest sites on the Serbian border and the two countries will also end their bans on the other country's license plates.
head of government of the Italian Republic
national intelligence agency of the United States
Andorra begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to the most vulnerable groups.
Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
A gunfight between militias and Myanmar's security forces result in the death of 20 people.
attorney general for the U.S. state of Arizona
Malaysia surpasses two million cases of COVID-19.
Sierra Leone ends its nationwide 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. curfew that had been in place since July due to declining number of COVID-19 cases.
The statute of limitations paused when he left the state shortly after the alleged incident.
The European Union rejects a request from the United Kingdom to renegotiate the deal governing the trading position of Northern Ireland.
Ghana receives 1.5 million doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Germany.
act of giving up or quitting an office or position
Non-governmental sports organisation (founded 1894)
Del Río–Ciudad Acuña International Bridge
International bridge crossing the Mexico–United States border
rules of law, promoting the protection of the natural environment
The country also struggles with its vaccination campaign, as only 2% of the population has been vaccinated.
Israeli soldiers open fire using rubber bullets against Palestinians allegedly throwing rocks towards soldiers during a protest against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, killing one person and injuring eight others.
Tigrayan forces later issue a statement rejecting what they call a "fabricated allegation" and deny any involvement in the killing of civilians.
The Taliban calls for international commercial flights at the Kabul International Airport to resume after the airport was closed for evacuations.
Moroccan businessman, politician and current Prime Minister of Morocco
Travel between the hard-hit provinces is also banned and anyone wishing to enter the city must be quarantined for 14 days.
A court in Minsk, Belarus, finds opposition activist Maria Kalesnikava guilty of "trying to seize power and extremism" and sentences her to 11 years in prison. Kalesnikava had destroyed her passport to avoid being expelled from the country. Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya promises to release Kalesnikava "much earlier than these 11 years" and condemns the verdict.
municipality and capital city of Belgium
2003 California gubernatorial recall election
special election for the governorship of the U.S. state of California
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
4th President of Republic of Kenya (2013–2022)
transport device that carries skiers up a hill
President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014
New South Wales eases its lockdown rules for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 where people outside LGAs of concern are allowed to gather in groups of up to five people in a person's LGA or within 5 km (3.1 mi) from their home.
Countries that are geographically located to the east of the Mediterranean Sea
The deal, which would give Volkswagen 66% of Europcar's shares, has been accepted by the board but still needs to be accepted by regulators in France.
The government's furlough scheme ends in the United Kingdom after 18 months.
Hakuhō, the 69th yokozuna and widely considered to be one of the greatest professional sumo wrestlers of all time, officially retires from competition after a 20-year career, 14 of them at the sport's highest rank.
A recently declassified Australian intelligence report from 1998 reveals that the government was fully aware that the Indonesian military had massacred peaceful protesters from the Free Papua Movement, which was not publicly acknowledged or condemned by Australia at the time.
bilateral relations between United states and France
combat conducted in urban areas such as towns and cities
The Armenian government files charges against Azerbaijan at the International Court of Justice for violating the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Pope Francis celebrated the concluding Mass of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress at Heroes’ Square in Budapest.
person who participates regularly in a sport
police who are organized, deployed, trained or equipped to confront crowds, protests or riots
The final results of yesterday's election in Iceland show that the ruling left-right coalition strengthened its majority despite Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir losing ground.
Russian single dose viral vector vaccine
state-owned and state-funded national public broadcaster of Australia
state government of Queensland, Australia
An oil spill that originated from Syria's largest refinery continues to spread across the Mediterranean Sea, potentially reaching Cyprus by Wednesday. Syrian officials report that a tank containing 15,000 tonnes of fuel began to leak on August 23 in Baniyas while satellite imagery indicates that the spill covers an area of around 800 square kilometers and is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the Cypriot coast.
Property giant China Evergrande Group admitted it is under "tremendous pressure" and may not be able to meet its crippling debt obligations. Angry protesters have been gathering outside the real estate firm's headquarters, demanding to know about its future. Evergrande is holding $305 billion in liabilities on $147 billion in assets reported in 2020.
The Australian state of Victoria records 120 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the state's highest daily total in nearly a year.
The upcoming New Orleans Saints matchup against the Green Bay Packers will be moved from New Orleans to Jacksonville's TIAA Bank Field following damage from Ida.
Kalesnikava had destroyed her passport to avoid being expelled from the country.
Argentine political coalition established in 2019
The aircraft was flying from Irkutsk to Kazachinskoye.
South Korea reports a record for the second consecutive day of 3,273 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 298,402.
The total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. surpasses the total number of deaths from the Spanish flu in the U.S. from 1918 to 1919.
mass shooting in Collierville, Tennessee
Opposition groups initially rebelled against the government of the pro-Soviet Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) during the late 1970s.
Those accused are believed to be "cyber-actors of the Russian state" and specifically from the GRU.
2021 Marburg virus disease outbreak in Guinea
imagery of the Earth or another astronomical object taken from an artificial satellite
The head of Israel's Biological Institute, Professor Shmuel Shapira, reveals that midway through vaccine development, its office was requested by the government of then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to suspend development of a locally developed vaccine.
Australian politician, Premier of Victoria
companies, and to obtain unauthorized access to computers globally, including in the United States".
Australia reports a record 2,070 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including 1,599 new cases in New South Wales. It is the first time that the country has reported more than 2,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, South Korean president Moon Jae-in asks for a formal end to the decades-long conflict between the two Koreas.
A court in Minsk, Belarus, finds opposition activist Maria Kalesnikava guilty of "trying to seize power and extremism" and sentences her to 11 years in prison.
ISIL-K militants open fire against a Taliban vehicle at a gas station in Jalalabad, killing two Taliban members, a gas station attendant, and a child. Two bombs also explode nearby to two more Taliban vehicles, killing another child and injuring three more Taliban members.
consolidated city and county in California, United States
government consisting of two or more parties
Poland declares a state of emergency on its border with Belarus amid an increase in illegal migration.
Cambodia begins a COVID-19 vaccination rollout for children over the age of 6 using the Chinese-made Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine.
overview about the women's rights in Afghanistan
President Rodrigo Duterte repeats that he will not allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to enter the country in order to investigate alleged extrajudicial executions of drug dealers during his war on drugs. The Philippines had withdrawn from the ICC in 2018.
largest city and port in the state of Guerrero, Mexico
UNICEF reports that most infants in at least 91 countries suffer from malnourishment and food insecurity. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimated last week that about 811 million people globally are affected by hunger.
Vanuatu launches a global campaign to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
details regarding the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak in Norway
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Andorra
The gunman who shot Blasco was also killed during the clash, according to the Ministry of Armed Forces.
A knifeman stabs and seriously wounds two women in Berlin, Germany.
Pfizer says that their vaccine candidate is effective for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years.
American multinational retailing company
President Vladimir Putin enters self-isolation after several members of his inner circle tested positive for COVID-19.
local chief executive of Manila, Philippines
primary judicial organ of the United Nations
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization grants membership status to Iran.
sovereign microstate between France and Spain, in Western Europe
China condemns yesterday's formation of a new security alliance between the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian saying that the alliance risks "severely damaging regional peace... and intensifying the arms race".
special collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean
vote on whether a group of people still has confidence in a government or leader
political crisis between the president and Ennahda
Mongolia surpasses 1,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Members of Melbourne's far-right violate lockdown laws and riot at the office of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union, damaging windows and assaulting state secretary John Setka before being dispersed by police.
restrictions by countries intended to stop spread of disease
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
Comments made during the South Korean launch immediately draw condemning remarks from North Korea's Kim Yo-jong.
Over the last 48 hours, Del Rio, Texas, sees an increase in border crossings with approximately 10,000 migrants, primarily from Haiti who traveled through Central and South America. The migrants are currently being kept in a camp underneath an overpass bridge and provided emergency supplies before being sent to either a Border Patrol station or Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Migrants are reportedly using instructions circulated on WhatsApp to evade border security based on interviews conducted at the camp.
According to both the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), LNA forces attacked FACT positions in southern Libya.
The Greens and Free Democratic Party made enough gains to form a possible coalition government with either the CDU or the SPD.
port city in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
legal boundary between two geographic regions
23rd Governor of Washington, United States
Local government areas of New South Wales
According to refugees from Humera, Amhara militants have rounded up thousands of Tigrayans and forced them into makeshift mass detention camps while those of other ethnicities were safe, particularly those of the Amhara ethnicity.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Lithuania
French overseas country in the Southern Pacific ocean
Three regions in Poland repeal their status as an "LGBT-free zone" after pressure from the European Commission and activists. The declaration of "free of LGBT ideology" had been imposed in 2019 under heavy pressure from Catholic conservatives in the regions.
The Parliament of Zimbabwe bans anyone who is unvaccinated against COVID-19 from attending church service in order to increase the vaccination rate.
international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons
sexual abuse of female athletes by people in the industry
Alleged Saudi government role in the September 11 attacks
allegations that Saudi Arabia supported the 9/11 attacks
State officials also announce that 80% of adults in Mumbai have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Salman also accused Yemen's Houthis of launching attacks against the kingdom despite proposed ceasefires by Saudi Arabia.
Rusesabagina, who remained handcuffed in court, denounced president Paul Kagame and said that he was abducted from exile in Dubai in order to stand trial in Rwanda.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says that the Taliban response to the peaceful marches has been increasingly violent, with authorities using live ammunition, batons and whips, which has resulted in the deaths of four civilians. A spokesperson for the rights office says that the response from the Taliban has been "unfortunately severe".
series of ongoing insurgencies within Myanmar
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency approves booster doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines.
natural world heritage site in Queensland, Australia
It will launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October 16.
Lebanon has been dealing with shortages of energy due to its ongoing economic crisis.
Moderna, the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, and Spanish drug maker Rovi issue a joint statement indicating that they have found particles of stainless steel in some vaccine vials, but that the particles did not pose any additional health risks. The companies also state that they are working with the Japanese government to recall three suspended batches of the vaccine.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid downplays the presence of ISIL in Afghanistan, as analysts say that ISIL is using the same urban warfare tactics previously used by the Taliban to fight the Western-backed Afghan government's forces. After the attack against Kabul airport last month, the Taliban has vowed to capture the leader of ISIL in Afghanistan.
Mongolia reports its first animal death from COVID-19 in two beavers from the Beaver Breeding Center at the Environmental Department of the capital Ulaanbaatar last month.
President Rodrigo Duterte repeats that he will not allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to enter the country in order to investigate alleged extrajudicial executions of drug dealers during his war on drugs.
The migrants are currently being kept in a camp underneath an overpass bridge and provided emergency supplies before being sent to either a Border Patrol station or Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands
A forum for the promotion of LGBT rights is hosted in Kigali, Rwanda, in order to address minority rights.
Moulin Rouge! wins 10 Tony Awards at the 74th Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
protection from infectious disease that occurs when a sufficient fraction of a population has become immune (through vaccination or previous infections)
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
Carlos Vila Nova, from the Independent Democratic Action, wins the second round of the presidential election.
Two bombs also explode nearby to two more Taliban vehicles, killing another child and injuring three more Taliban members.
termination of a kind of organism or of a group of species in a population or globally over certain period of time
The declaration of "free of LGBT ideology" had been imposed in 2019 under heavy pressure from Catholic conservatives in the regions.
Yahoo! News reports that members of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), including then-Director Mike Pompeo, planned in 2017 to kidnap or potentially assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for leaking documents describing hacking tools used by the CIA.
The State Grid Corporation of China said that it would take comprehensive measures to ensure an adequate power supply for people's basic needs and try its best to avoid power cuts.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde cancel or reschedule their attendance at all public events and engagements, in addition to placing all members of the Royal Family into quarantine, after a Royal Family member tested positive for COVID-19.
Saab was arrested in Cape Verde in June 2020, when his plane stopped there for refuelling while flying to Iran.
future election in Haiti with unknown date
Twenty-four people are killed and 42 others are wounded during a battle between rival gangs at a prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
awards to recognize the excellence in live Broadway theatre, presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City
The Taliban says that it now controls the Panjshir Valley, and thus all of Afghanistan. Resistance leader Amrullah Saleh denies leaving the country and says that the resistance, also led by Ahmad Massoud, continues.
sum of goods and services brought into a jurisdiction
Victoria reports a record 1,438 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, surpassing New South Wales as the epicentre of the pandemic in Australia.
Voters in Canada go to the polls to elect members of the House of Commons to the 44th Canadian Parliament, with pollsters predicting a tight race between Justin Trudeau's incumbent Liberal Party and Erin O'Toole's opposition Conservative Party.
Some buildings in Melbourne are damaged but no casualties are reported.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announces a state of emergency due to widespread flooding from Ida's remnants.
Shell declares force majeure legal defense in order to forestall liabilities on some oil deliveries due to damage from Hurricane Ida.
Peruvian prime minister Guido Bellido warns companies which drill for gas in the country to either pay higher taxes or face nationalization.
Francis says that uneasy dialogue is better than no dialogue at all and compared the talks with China to those with Eastern European countries during the Cold War.
Twelve people are dead and 4,500 are sick in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following a toxic leak from a massive diamond mine in Angola.
2021 edition of the United States Open Tennis Championships
Jersey rejects 75 French fishing applications, once again raising tensions over disputed fishing rights off Jersey. France condemns the move as French fishermen threaten to impose either a "blockade" of ports, or of lorries travelling to the United Kingdom via the Channel tunnel, as retaliation.
The Netherlands begins to require a COVID-19 pass for people over the age of 13 years old as a precondition to enter hospitality venues and arts and cultural events. The COVID-19 pass replaces most social distancing and mask requirements.
Five Sudanese security forces personnel are killed and a sixth is injured during clashes with an IS-linked group in Khartoum. Eleven terrorists are arrested.
Moulin Rouge! wins 10 Tony Awards at the 74th Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Additionally, The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez wins Best Play and A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller wins Best Revival of a Play.
The death toll from Hurricane Ida in the Northeastern United States increases to 50.
2019–2026 Sudanese transition to democracy
political transition to democracy following the overthrow of Omar Bashir in 2019
state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious disease and cancer is compromised or absent
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces that 80% of adults in the state has received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
American federal government organization
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
Property giant China Evergrande Group admitted it is under "tremendous pressure" and may not be able to meet its crippling debt obligations.
Two bombings in Jalalabad and two more in Kabul kill seven people and injure 30 others: one of the attacks targeted a vehicle carrying Taliban members.
Currently, the capital is Buka but this was always considered temporary due to the civil war.
The trial against those accused of the Paris attacks in November 2015 begins, being described as the biggest trial in the history of modern France.
The Petrol Retailers Association says that 37% of its 5,500 stations have run out of fuel.
National Football League franchise in Baltimore, Maryland
useful material derived from crude oil (petroleum)
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
geographic region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou reaches a deferred prosecution agreement, pleading not guilty to multiple fraud charges.
optical device for recording or transmitting photographic images or videos
The Subject Expert Committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation will allow the Serum Institute of India to conduct trials of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in children between the ages of 7 and 11 years.
American flights carrying evacuees from Afghanistan are temporarily suspended following four cases of measles in Afghan refugees arriving in the United States.
large family of RNA molecules that convey genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where they specify the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surpasses eight million.
A few hours later, the first preventive evacuations of people with reduced mobility from nearby towns took place after the declaration of a state of pre-eruption.
American multinational financial services company Wells Fargo is fined $250 million for "unsafe or unsound practices" related to its home-lending practices by the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Canada
European Union diplomat Josep Borrell says that nuclear talks will resume "soon" at an acceptable time period.
Sixty Houthi militants and 18 pro-government soldiers are killed during a 48-hour battle over the control of Marib.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)
Filipino cabinet member responsible for foreign policy
The Netherlands begins to require a COVID-19 pass for people over the age of 13 years old as a precondition to enter hospitality venues and arts and cultural events.
Singapore begins to implement Vaccinated Travel Lane first flight from Germany containing 100 passengers arrived at Changi Airport.
Togo closes all places of worship and bans all cultural, sporting and political events, including weddings and funerals, following an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
The military seizes state television and announces on air that the government has been dissolved and that all land borders are closed.
Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations
meeting place of the United States Congress
direct and universal vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal
Six people are injured, three critically, in a mass stabbing at a supermarket in LynnMall, Auckland, New Zealand.
criminal organizations developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations
Singaporean ministry responsible for education
oldest federal political party in Canada
Brazilian politician, lawyer and federal police officer
The Alohilani Resort in Honolulu will require vaccinations for workers, becoming the first resort hotel in Hawaii to do so. The mandate will take effect on October 15.
document attesting that its bearer is immune to a contagious disease
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune orders the prohibition of all Moroccan-registered aircraft in Algerian airspace after the two countries broke off diplomatic ties on August 24.
Spain declares the island of La Palma a "disaster zone" as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt and produce lava flows.
cloud that forms from large fires or explosions
Almost a million people are reported to still be on furlough from their employer.
bilateral relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Date: 17 June 1970 – present (52 years, 7 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Three former U.S. intelligence operatives, who worked as senior managers at a United Arab Emirates–based company, have been ordered by the Department of Justice to pay $1,685,000 in fines for "leveraging zero-click exploits to illegally obtain and use access credentials for online accounts issued by U.S.
Restrictions are eased slightly in Melbourne and Ballarat as the vaccination rate surpasses 70%. Small outdoor gatherings for vaccinated people are permitted and outdoor exercise can now occur within a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) radius, instead of a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) radius.
Meta Platforms-owned mobile instant messenger and social media service
violent act where the offender pulls up a knife
Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)
respiratory impairment caused by submersion in liquid causing death
Victoria reports a record 847 new cases and one death from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Singapore reports 935 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since April 2020.
international governing body for association football in Europe
Hundreds of protesters call to "kick out" prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on the 15th anniversary of the 2006 Thai coup d'état, which ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
King Salman of Saudi Arabia insists on the "importance of keeping the Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction ... and support international efforts aiming at preventing Iran from having nuclear weapons". Salman also accused Yemen's Houthis of launching attacks against the kingdom despite proposed ceasefires by Saudi Arabia.
United States National Park in northwestern Wyoming
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo announces that the Peruvian government has reached an agreement with Russia to create a plant that would produce a Sputnik V vaccine in the country.
legislative, executive and judiciary authority of India
Three soldiers are killed and 15 more are injured as a suicide bomber blows himself up at a checkpoint in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for the attack.
central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States
President Alpha Condé is arrested and taken away by special forces soldiers but appears to be unharmed.
events in a specific year or time period
American government official and diplomat (born 1962)
Protesters return to the Melbourne CBD for the second consecutive day, assaulting journalists and blocking the West Gate Freeway. Riot police responded with rubber bullet rounds.
men's national association football team representing Hungary
China and Chile jointly announce the opening of a Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine production plant in the Santiago Metropolitan Area.
that had been under the management of the Venezuelan transitional government.
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe
The Melbourne Demons win the 2021 AFL premiership against the Western Bulldogs, winning 140–66. They also end their 57-year premiership drought, last winning the premiership in the 1964 VFL Grand Final.
2021 military overthrow of the Myanmar's officially elected government
men's national association football team representing Argentina
head of government of Norway and the most powerful person in Norwegian politics
founder of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
business oligarchs after Ukrainian independence in 1991
The Ethiopian foreign ministry announces that it will expel seven senior United Nations humanitarian officials working in Ethiopia and declare them as persona non grata for "meddling" in the country's internal affairs.
Ministry for Preaching and Guidance and the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
More than 1,400 atlantic white-sided dolphins are killed during hunting in the Faroe Islands, the biggest ever slaughter in the history of the annual hunt known as the Grindadráp.
2021–2022 coup resistance movement in Myanmar
Six people are injured, three critically, in a mass stabbing at a supermarket in LynnMall, Auckland, New Zealand. The attacker, a man who had been under surveillance since 2016 for following ISIL online, is shot dead by police.
The leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan Ahmad Massoud announces that resistance against the Taliban will continue despite reports indicating that the Panjshir Valley fell to Taliban control yesterday.
Ukraine criticizes the gas pact, saying that it is a "purely political, economically unreasonable decision".
act of buying unusually large amounts of a product in anticipation of a shortage of supply or rapid increase in cost
Additionally, The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez wins Best Play and A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller wins Best Revival of a Play.
Afghan writer and gay rights activist in Canada
founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China
false information about the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019
The increased demand arose after press reports that the ongoing delivery driver shortage could reduce the availability of fuel.
armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine
Date: 11 April 2002 – present (20 years, 9 months)
Sudanese forces thwart a coup attempt against the ruling civilian-military government by supporters of former president Omar al-Bashir that began overnight.
chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
all ministers and secretaries of state of the current Dutch government
most common type of large domesticated ungulate
Washington's vaccine mandate will move forward following an agreement between the Washington Federation of State Employees union agency and Governor Jay Inslee. However, the agreement will need to be ratified and employees will still be required to be vaccinated by October 18.
2020 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony
opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Paralympics
town and municipality in the comarca of the Costa del Sol, southern Spain
Sudan claims that it has repelled an advance by Ethiopian troops into Umm Barakit District, al-Fashaga. However, Ethiopia denies any movement of its forces on the Ethiopia–Sudan border.
United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan)
Runs the diplomatic relations of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan with other countries
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Papua New Guinea
U.S. president Joe Biden, U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson, and Australian prime minister Scott Morrison announce the formation of a new security alliance, named AUKUS, aimed at countering China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region. They also announce, as part of the alliance's first initiative, the Royal Australian Navy will be acquiring nuclear-powered submarines.
Authorities in Germany link a belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories and far-right extremism as motives behind the killing of a cashier in Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, four days ago.
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
head of the government of the Republic of Singapore
British multinational oil and gas company
Voters in Ethiopia's Somali Region go to the polls as part of the larger general election originally scheduled to be held on June 21.
president of the United States since 2021
policy in which countries' governments do not restrict imports from, or exports to, other countries
The Vietnamese health ministry announces that Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Bình Dương, Dong Nai and Long An provinces must vaccinate all of their adult residents with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by September 15.
Mayor Muriel Bowser announces that COVID-19 vaccines will be required for all teachers and students in the district by November 1.
Holy See's independent city-state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
NASA announces the scheduled launch of Lucy, a twelve-year space probe on the Jupiter trojan asteroids, the first mission to do so. It will launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October 16.
multicellular eukaryote of the kingdom Plantae
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Serbia
Moderna, the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, and Spanish drug maker Rovi issue a joint statement indicating that they have found particles of stainless steel in some vaccine vials, but that the particles did not pose any additional health risks.
specially designed structure for use in worshipping
autonomous constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark
Serbia and Kosovo agree to defuse their previously high tensions.
Two ballistic missiles that targeted the cities of Najran and Jizan are intercepted by Saudi Arabia. A third missile is intercepted over the city of Dammam, with shrapnel from the third missile injuring two children and damaging 14 homes.
Health minister Enrique Paris says that "it is a happy day for Chile and Latin American countries" because Chile would now be able to export vaccines.
massive extinction event during the current Holocene geological epoch
The president accused Djibouti of "destabilizing" relations amid a political feud between the Somali president and prime minister.
France says that a planned deal between Mali's military junta led by Assimi Goïta and the Wagner Group to bring Russian private military contractors into Mali was "incompatible" with the current French military presence.
procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before their term has ended
The Economic Community of West African States suspends Guinea's membership in the bloc until further notice, in response to the coup d'état in the country.
government official who confirms and certifies the death of an individual
ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy
The strongest push is for Arawa to be designated as the capital.
The African penguin is an endangered species.
In a single day, 11 more dead bodies of Tigrayans wash up along the Setit River, most likely coming from Humera.
The Philippines reports a record 22,820 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,161,892.
agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services
Sadat said that while women are only executed if they commit adultery, homosexuals face an "automatic death sentence based on their mere existence".
In Sokoto State, 22 security personnel are killed by ISWAP terrorists during an attack on a remote army base.
Chinese inactivated virus candidate vaccine against COVID-19
888 Bestgate Road Annapolis, Maryland 21401 U.S.
city in and county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, that is also the capital city of Hawaii
members of several families of clams or bivalve mollusks
rail tunnel beneath the English Channel between France and Great Britain
cape on the Atlantic coast of Florida in the United States
The team also determined that most of the footprints came from children and teenagers.
President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
head of government of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
separatist conflict in northwestern and southwestern Cameroon since 2017
Chief Executive of Hong Kong (born 1957)
sovereign state in northern South America
Culture minister Tristán Bauer, environment minister Juan Cabandié and science and technology minister Roberto Salvarezza, all close to Kirchner, also resign.
tropical disease caused by the dengue virus, transmitted by mosquito
In an article for Science, a team of researchers based at Bournemouth University conclude that a series of human footprints preserved at White Sands National Park in the U.S. state of New Mexico date back between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum, suggesting that humans lived in the Americas 5,000 years earlier than previously thought. The team also determined that most of the footprints came from children and teenagers.
Afghan LGBT rights activist Nemat Sadat and an unnamed gay man in Kabul both report that the Taliban beheaded the man's boyfriend on the same day that they entered the city.
Mongolia reports a record 3,805 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 221,351.
head of the military wing of the Taliban
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that 21 Americans have been evacuated from Afghanistan.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
Date: Killing of Petito: Uncertain day in late August 2021 (3–4 weeks prior to discovery of remains on September 19) Laundrie's suicide: c. September 21, 2021
Date: 11 January 2021 – 30 December 2022 (1 year and 353 days)
The Taliban holds a military parade in the Afghanistan city of Kandahar showing equipment used by the U.S. military.
The People's Bank of China rules that all financial transactions and activities involving cryptocurrency are illegal in the country.
Somalia opens its first public oxygen plant in Mogadishu to treat patients infected with COVID-19. The new plant was purchased from Turkey by a local foundation for $240,700.
Vietnam surpasses 500,000 cases of COVID-19 after reporting a record 14,922 new cases in the past 24 hours.
political alignment on the extreme end of right-wing politics
sporting events played without spectators
when a person is confined by the authorities to a certain residence
Public and private employees are required to pay for tests for their unvaccinated employees while unvaccinated high school students will be given test kits distributed at the government's expense.
Tunisian politician, academic and jurist
official currency of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands
time of human offspring development in mother's body
head of state and head of government of Brazil
Houthi forces capture the Bayhan District in Yemen's Shabwah Governorate where oil fields are located and continue their advance into neighboring Usaylan District.
A landslide occurs at Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico, on the hill known as Cerro del Chiquihuite, killing one person and leaving three more missing.
independence referendum in Catalonia, 1 October 2017
grand final of the 1964 Victorian Football League season
ongoing COVID-19 vaccine program in New Zealand
Palestinian Legislative Council member Khalida Jarrar is released from Israeli prison after nearly two years in detention.
Taliban capture of the capital of Afghanistan
rapid flooding of low-lying areas, often caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or melt water from ice or snow
drops its hostile policies towards North Korea, denuclearization can never be put on the table" of negotiations.
sports venue in Dublin (Republic of Ireland)
bilateral relations between Libya and Tunisia
largest city in California, United States of America
executive cabinet of the Republic of Austria
political and economic union of 27 European states
Continuing his apostolic journey, Pope Francis arrives in Slovakia, meeting with President Zuzana Čaputová who were joined by civil leaders, members of the diplomatic corps and religious leaders. After a meeting with the Jewish community, the Pope went to the apostolic nunciature, where he met with the Speaker of the National Council (parliament), Boris Kollár, and with Prime Minister Eduard Heger.
town in Liberty County, Montana, United States
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Slovenia
fuel used by an internal combustion engine
biological process to convert light into chemical energy
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
List of ambassadors of China to the United Kingdom
principal security agency of Russia (FSB)
The Liberal Democratic Party elects former foreign minister Fumio Kishida as its new leader. Kishida is expected to become prime minister within days, succeeding Yoshihide Suga.
Jitender Mann Gogi, a major Indian gangster, is shot dead inside a courtroom in Rohini, Delhi, where a case was being heard against him.
The Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) installs the Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer as Bishop. They are the first openly transgender and non-binary Bishop in any major Christian denomination.
city in and county seat of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, and Maryland federated state capital city
President Jair Bolsonaro signs a law allowing vaccine and medication patents to be broken in situations of public health emergency in Brazil, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack, saying they targeted a convoy of cars traveling to the palace.
Gunmen open fire against a vehicle carrying Serhiy Shefir, an official close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, near the village of Lisnyky, outside of Kyiv, wounding the driver of the car.
Sudanese forces thwart a coup attempt against the ruling civilian-military government by supporters of former president Omar al-Bashir that began overnight. According to sources close to the government, interrogation of instigators would begin today.
The government of Colombia, through the Superintendency of Corporations, ceases its control of the petrochemical firm Monómeros S.A. that had been under the management of the Venezuelan transitional government. This intervention takes place one week after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for the opposition to return control of the enterprise to Venezuela.
The 20-year-old student employee was murdered at the shop where he worked by a man who refused to wear a mask.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2021
The bodies of the kidnappers have been hanged in public, in an apparent warning to others to not commit similar crimes.
The Biden administration announces that travel restrictions will be lifted for international travellers who are fully vaccinated and show a negative COVID-19 test. These rules will be in effect beginning in November.
Five people are killed and six more are injured during a mass shooting at a public venue in Tumaco, Colombia. A military commander has blamed the attack on FARC dissidents.
corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain says that around 100 Americans remain in Afghanistan following the August 31 withdrawal deadline. He also says that the Biden administration will still try to rescue them.
Mongolia reports a record 3,963 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 240,042.
The Kuku Yalanji will initially co-administer the land with the Queensland government.
Heavy gunfire is heard in Conakry, Guinea, as soldiers seal off and block the main bridge connecting to the Kaloum neighborhood, which houses the Presidential Palace. President Alpha Condé is arrested and taken away by special forces soldiers but appears to be unharmed. Three soldiers are reportedly killed.
U.S. president Joe Biden, U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson, and Australian prime minister Scott Morrison announce the formation of a new security alliance, named AUKUS, aimed at countering China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Human Rights Watch accuses Ethiopian and Eritrean forces of raping and killing refugees in northern Ethiopia and also of looting.
sovereign state situated on an island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Argentina
government led by a committee of military leaders
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
Prime Minister António Costa announces that all remaining COVID-19-related restrictions will be lifted on October 1, allowing nightclubs to reopen and restaurants to operate without capacity limits as more than 80% of people have been fully vaccinated.
institution of the European Union that encompasses the whole judiciary
international organization with the objective of ending hunger
South Park District of Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons
co-founder and political leader of the Afghan Taliban
Volkswagen previously owned Europcar and sold it to French investment firm Eurazeo for €3.3 billion in 2006.
Date: 25 April 2020 – 14 October 2022 (2 years, 5 months and 19 days)
Immigration policy of the Joe Biden administration
overview of the immigration policy of the Biden administration
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
anti-personnel artillery shell which carried a large number of individual bullets
Constitutional monarchy which governs Japan
A ballistic missile capable of being launched from submerged submarines
Human Rights Watch accuses security forces in Egypt of killing 755 people, mainly members of the Muslim Brotherhood, during extrajudicial executions, between 2015 and 2020. Security forces claimed that the deaths only occurred during "shootouts".
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates
annual American award honoring Broadway theater productions
Seven people are killed when a King Air 360 crashed shortly after takeoff in Piracicaba, Brazil. Among the victims is the Brazilian energy company Cosan shareholder Celso Silveira Mello Filho and his family.
The pass is now also mandatory for school and university staff, as well as university students.
President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele says that the proposed constitutional reforms he sent for review will not include the legalization of abortion or same-sex marriage.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says that girls will return to school soon, adding that "We are finalizing things ...
conflict between Gangs and the Nigerian government
The Serbian government accuses Kosovo of "provocations" after it mobilized its special police units to the border, and places the Serbian Army on a heightened state of alert. The police units were mobilized after hundreds of Kosovo Serbs staged daily protests and blockaded roads connected to the two border crossings between the two countries after the Kosovar government passed a law requiring that Serbia-registered vehicles wear temporary license plates when entering the country.
List of ambassadors of the United States to Afghanistan
official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Afghanistan
ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
ongoing COVID-19 vaccine program in Fiji
political ideologies supporting social equality and egalitarianism
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
will also begin flying the migrants back to Haiti.
A Qatar Airways charter flight carrying 200 passengers, including Afghans and Americans, departs from Kabul International Airport to Qatar.
A suicide car bombing near the presidential palace in Mogadishu kills eight people and injures seven others.
Date: 20 February 1988 – present (34 years, 11 months and 6 days)
The Taliban orders all members belonging to the group's defense, interior and intelligence agencies who are living in private homes to "report back to military bases" across the country and stop occupying private homes they had taken over.
death by suspension of a person by a noose or ligature around the neck
Ethiopian microbiologist, malaria researcher, and politician, Director-General of the World Health Organization
Five Palestinians are killed in Biddu, Jerusalem, and two more are killed in Burqin during overnight military raids by Israeli soldiers. Two soldiers are also injured during one of the raids. According to Israeli officials, the Palestinians were members of a Hamas cell who were planning large-scale kidnappings and murders across the country.
A report by Amnesty International citing other organizations says that an increasing number of children are being killed and abducted as the conflict in Niger, mainly in the Tillabéri Region, worsens near the border with Mali and Burkina Faso. The report says that "a generation is growing surrounded by death and destruction" and denounces "gross abuses" by ISIL and Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin. The report urges the government and international partners to "take action".
Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of President Jair Bolsonaro, tests positive for COVID-19.
Protests against responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
tripartite statement by the US, Israel and the UAE
Monument to Christopher Columbus (Paseo de la Reforma)
3rd and current Prime Minister of Singapore
The President will also allow universities and other post-secondary education institutions to reopen on November 1.
special appellate collegial court in the Philippines
in vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA or RNA fragments from small amounts of short oligonucleotide primers
legal process preventing a defendant from moving their assets beyond a court's jurisdiction
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
gender identities other than male or female
rights to land established for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia
The African Union suspends Guinea in response to last week's military coup.
Naval battle of the American Revolutionary War
US, California superior court with jurisdiction over Los Angeles County
Qatari foreign minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani becomes the first foreign diplomat to meet with the governing Taliban after arriving in Kabul today. Al Thani met with Taliban prime minister Hassan Akhund, former president Hamid Karzai and former chief negotiator Abdullah Abdullah.
Australian Industry, Science and Technology Minister
The Taliban enters the Panjshir Valley and clashes with National Resistance Front of Afghanistan forces led by Ahmad Massoud. The Taliban reports gaining some territory as both sides also claim heavy casualties.
In a single day, 11 more dead bodies of Tigrayans wash up along the Setit River, most likely coming from Humera. According to refugees from Humera, Amhara militants have rounded up thousands of Tigrayans and forced them into makeshift mass detention camps while those of other ethnicities were safe, particularly those of the Amhara ethnicity. Inside these detention camps, people were crammed together on the floor without rooms or partitions to create privacy. These people were also not given food and sometimes did not even have access to a toilet.
transferral of private assets to public ownership by a national government
Branch of the Islamic State operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Texas, United States
Protesters return to the Melbourne CBD for the second consecutive day, assaulting journalists and blocking the West Gate Freeway.
sovereign state in southern Europe, enclaved within Italy
overview about racism in association soccer
Companies who operate passenger trains in Great Britain under the collective National Rail brand
Vietnamese authorities launch a plan to conduct COVID-19 testing of up to 1.5 million people in higher-risk areas of Hanoi in order to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 infections as the capital extends its COVID-19-related restrictions for two more weeks.
British train operator owned by the Department for Transport
The announcement came as the Taliban banned girls from grades 6 to 12 from attending school, to which Mujahid said that this was only "temporary" and that new announcements would be made soon.
The total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Legality of bitcoin by country or territory
Moldova restricts the entry of restaurants, bars, and cultural events to people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 until October 31 due to a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
One of the documented cases was that of a shopkeeper as the news agency says that up to 20 civilians were killed by Taliban fighters during their advance on the last anti-Taliban stronghold.
France raises its bird flu alert level to "moderate" after a severe strain of the virus was reported this week at a private household in the Ardennes department, near the border with Belgium.
A Taliban soldier is killed and seven more injured in Jalalabad when their convoy hits a roadside bomb planted by ISIL-K.
Eight hatchlings from one of the world's rarest crocodile species are found in the Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary in eastern Cambodia, raising hopes for the continuing survival of the species in the wild. Conservationists found the baby Siamese crocodiles in a river earlier this month, according to a statement from Cambodia's Environment Ministry and the World Wildlife Fund.
president of Argentina from 2007 to 2015, vicepresident of Argentina
Food and Drug Administration (Philippines)
Australian immigration detention and offshore asylum processing centre located on Nauru
Early election results show that the three-party coalition led by Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir of the Left-Green Movement is expected to retain their majority.
Hungary and Russia sign a natural gas supply deal which will see Gazprom supply Hungary with 4.5 billion cubic metres of gas annually via Serbia and Austria for the next 15 years.
Rioters claimed that they were construction workers, although CFMEU officials and others claim that there were few construction workers present.
central bank of the People's Republic of China
Fugitive former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont is arrested at an airport in Alghero, Sardinia, by the Italian police in compliance with a search and arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court of Spain. He is accused of sedition for his role in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum and the subsequent failed declaration of independence.
bilateral relations between Algeria and Morocco
The French Foreign Ministry says that the "exceptional decision" was justified by the seriousness of the pact, which has replaced its own security agreement with Australia.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India
player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points
Norwegians go to the polls to elect the new Storting.
The Supreme Court of Cape Verde approves the extradition of Alex Saab to the United States for alleged money laundering on behalf of the Venezuelan government.
Former president Hamid Karzai says in a series of tweets that the announcement of a caretaker government by the Taliban was "necessary" and urges the Taliban to include women in the government in order to address "shortcomings of the new caretaker-announced cabinet".
separatist conflict in the region of West Papua
closing time, due to a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases.
The Philippine Food and Drug Administration approves the emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 17 years old.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Victoria, Australia
Some of the inmates were armed with guns and grenades.
Northwestern Europe; between the Celtic and North Seas
Malaysian government public service department
France begins to administer booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to people over the age of 65 and people with underlying health conditions, provided that they have received both doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least six months ago. People who received the single-dose Janssen vaccine can also receive a booster dose of either of the two other vaccines at least four weeks after they first received a vaccine.
Israel's National Counter Terrorism Unit
The attack is deemed an assassination attempt against Shefir.
Five Malian gendarmes are killed and four others are wounded in an ambush on a convoy escorting mining equipment to the Australian-owned Morila Gold Mine in Sikasso Region. Jihadist group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin claims responsibility for the attack.
The U.S. surpasses 41 million cases of COVID-19.
The Philippines reports a record 22,415 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,103,331.
Citizens in Switzerland cast their final vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage in the country. Although civil unions have been legal since 2007, recent polls showed a solid backing for the proposition.
Algerian politician, current President of Algeria
The Danish governmment cancels its plans for a national vaccine production tender after they agreed to support Bavarian Nordic's vaccine development with financial aid of DKK 800 million (US$128 million).
Afghan LGBT rights activist Hamid Zaher reports that a young Afghan man seeking support on social media to leave the country was tricked by Taliban members who raped and beat him.
men's national association football team representing Brazil
They also announce, as part of the alliance's first initiative, the Royal Australian Navy will be acquiring nuclear-powered submarines.
Russia reports a record 857 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 206,388.
strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel
It is reported that India's economy rebounded at a record rate of 20.1% in the three months from April to June despite being devastated by a second wave of COVID-19.
Local officials in the Amhara Region report that rebellious forces from the Tigray Region killed 120 civilians in a single village in two days.
political conflict in Chile and Argentina today
county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States
Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan
Laotian capital Vientiane enters in a strict lockdown for two weeks as the city reported a record number of COVID-19 cases. Travel between the hard-hit provinces is also banned and anyone wishing to enter the city must be quarantined for 14 days.
association football club in Turin, Italy
Date: 3 November 2020 – 3 November 2022 (2 years)
Cuba begins a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children aged two to 18 years old as a condition to reopen schools for in-person learning using Abdala and Soberana vaccines.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Four men who kidnapped a businessman and his son in Herat are shot dead by Taliban police during a gunfight. The bodies of the kidnappers have been hanged in public, in an apparent warning to others to not commit similar crimes.
Panic buying of fuel is reported at petrol stations in the United Kingdom amidst a shortage of lorry drivers. A fuel purchase limit of £30 per customer is introduced at many locations due to "unprecedented" demand.
2015–present armed conflict in Afghanistan
In doing so, Tyrone wins a fourth title and denies Mayo their first title since 1951.
In escalating tensions, Algerian foreign ministry official Amar Belani says that Algeria "may escalate its dispute" with Morocco, adding that the "adoption of additional measures cannot be ruled out". Both countries suspended diplomatic relations in August 2020 and have had strained relations due to Algeria's support for the Polisario Front in Western Sahara and alleged Moroccan support for the MAK, a Berber separatist group in Algeria.
An agency that oversees elections in Haiti.
Two Ukrainian soldiers are killed by separatists in the Donetsk region, after intense artillery shelling by pro-Russian militants which began overnight.
At least 50 civilians were killed by a Nigerian Air Force airstrike at a fish market in the village of Daban Masara, Borno State, two days ago. The military has imposed a ban on fishing in the area due to allegations that ISWAP was using the sales of the fish to fund their operations.
Argentina and Brazil jointly announce that they will be producing COVID-19 vaccines after being selected by the Pan American Health Organization. Two manufacturing plants will be built, one in each country, to produce both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
establishments that primarily sell gasoline, lubricating oils, and other merchandise, such as tires and batteries, for motor vehicles and that often also perform minor repair work
Switzerland begins to implement a mandatory negative COVID-19 test result for travellers who have not been vaccinated or who have not recovered from COVID-19 upon entering the country in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The court also orders the company to pay a €50,000 fine for damages.
Authorities in Tanzania have confirmed that the gunman who killed three policemen and a security guard in Dar es Salaam on August 25, was motivated by Islamic extremism.
Ten FARC dissidents are killed during a military bombing in Morichal Nuevo, Guainía Department.
head of state of Sudan for 39 months starting mid-August 2019
Đukanović alleged that the Serbian Orthodox Church was undermining the nation's independence.
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Chinese pro-democracy movement and subsequent massacre
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Georgia
Six people are killed and around 20 more are wounded in a mass shooting at Perm State University in Perm, Perm Krai, Russia.
individual whose gender identity is not defined as male or female
The Sandiganbayan, the Philippines' anti-graft court, orders Royal Traders Holding Co. Inc., a bank formerly controlled by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, to pay the Philippine government an estimated PHP1 billion ($32.446 million) in bank certificates that were confiscated by the United States Customs Service after Marcos was deposed in 1986.
Guardian Australia speculates that supporting photographic evidence may have been destroyed by Australian authorities.
Jihadist group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin claims responsibility for the attack.
The travellers are required to take PCR test and self-isolate until they have received a negative result for their on-arrival test.
identifiable Christian body with common characteristics
Marine Corps General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.
administration of a vaccine to protect against disease
Mayor of Manila Isko Moreno announces his candidacy for the President of the Philippines in the upcoming 2022 elections.
Sudan resumes its importation of oil from neighboring South Sudan, which was temporarily halted due to Darfur War-related protests blocking access to Port Sudan.
exercises executive authority in the State of Israel
The United States will contribute $64 million to the United Nations' famine prevention effort in Afghanistan.
A knifeman stabs and seriously wounds two women in Berlin, Germany. Authorities are investigating if the attacker was motivated by Islamic extremism. He targeted the first victim claiming that "he didn't like that a woman was working".
aftermath of the August 2021 Fall of Kabul
The German government calls on Russia to cease its cyber-attack operations, alleging phishing attacks against members of the Bundestag. Those accused are believed to be "cyber-actors of the Russian state" and specifically from the GRU.
international agreement between the United States and the Pacific Island nations of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau
Legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Greece
Maharashtra reports a single-day record of 1,191,921 vaccines administered.
Official results show that the "yes" campaign won and that same-sex marriage will be legalized in Switzerland.
Finland reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Mu variant, which was first detected in Colombia.
sovereign state comprising ten islands off the Western coast of Africa
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
highest court of authority of Cape Verde
The Independence Party won the most seats, with 16.
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK economy
current rise in Earth's average temperature and related large-scale shifts in weather patterns
A fence is erected outside the building amid fears of violence, with four participants being arrested for various felonies.
These rules will be in effect beginning in November.
North Korean state media cited its chief as saying that the American response was a "vivid revelation of the American-style double-dealing attitude" and also says that unless "the U.S.
The Supreme Court of Cape Verde approves the extradition of Alex Saab to the United States for alleged money laundering on behalf of the Venezuelan government. Saab was arrested in Cape Verde in June 2020, when his plane stopped there for refuelling while flying to Iran.
act in which an individual kills one or more other persons as well as oneself
Port city on the Red Sea in Eastern Sudan
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Mali accuses France of "abandoning the country" by reducing its forces in the fight against jihadist groups.
non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom
Berlusconi's lawyers welcome the decision of the court.
Cambodia surpasses 2,000 deaths from COVID-19.
regulatory body for therapeutic goods (including medicines, medical devices, gene technology, and blood products) in Australia
town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that the department has included five judges of the Supreme Court of El Salvador as well as the Attorney General of Guatemala María Consuelo Porras in a list of "undemocratic and corrupt" officials.
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by topic
Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken defends the U.S. withdrawal during a testimony congressional hearing.
2021 California gubernatorial recall election
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes the Alpine National Park in Victoria, Australia, with tremors felt throughout the state and in parts of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Tasmania.
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
The Taliban reports gaining some territory as both sides also claim heavy casualties.
systematic destruction of all or a significant part of a racial, ethnic, religious or national group
Allies of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, especially Leonid Volkov, call to vote for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the upcoming parliamentary election in order to hurt the ruling United Russia party.
Eighty telecommunication towers owned by Mytel have been destroyed in Myanmar, leaving 700,000 people without communication.
town and civil parish in North East Derbyshire, England
National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration
Laotian capital Vientiane enters in a strict lockdown for two weeks as the city reported a record number of COVID-19 cases.
vehicle that operates while in contact with the ground and without an onboard human presence
French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian tells U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that it will take "time and actions" in order to restore confidence and good relations between France and the United States after France condemned the security pact between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia announced last week.
British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company
Two soldiers are also injured during one of the raids.
At least 41 people are killed by flash flooding and tornados in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey as the remnants of Ida pass over the Northeastern United States.
The group is known for seeking independence for the Berber-speaking region of Kabylie.
UEFA announces that it has abandoned and nullified its disciplinary cases against football clubs Barcelona, Juventus, and Real Madrid over their commitment to the controversial European Super League, following a Madrid court ruling. UEFA also says that it will not request payment of the sums offered by the nine other founding clubs.
Joanikije II, Metropolitan of Montenegro
People over the age of 75 in Vermont can now register to receive a booster shot of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
The government places the army on standby to help deliver fuel to petrol stations if it becomes necessary after panic buying has depleted their stocks.
federal state, capital and largest city of Germany
Runs the diplomatic relationship Ender Democratic Republic of Algeria with other states
centrist and agrarian political party in Norway
drone strike conducted on August 29 targeted an aid worker named Zemari Ahmadi instead of ISIS-K militants.
Hanoi reopens non-essential services and removes travel permits for inner-city commuters.
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Poland declares a state of emergency on its border with Belarus amid an increase in illegal migration. The Polish Border Guard says that there were around 3,500 attempts to illegally cross the border in August, 2,500 of which were not successful.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front distances itself from the accusations, saying that the war crimes are committed by local militias.
Inside these detention camps, people were crammed together on the floor without rooms or partitions to create privacy.
French mobility solutions company created in 1949 in Paris
groupings of highly centralized criminal enterprises
A 31-year-old man has been arrested and a murder inquiry has been launched.
Twenty-five people are injured, four critically, during an explosion at a block of flats in Gothenburg, Sweden. An accident has been ruled out, with authorities suspecting a criminal background.
United States territory in the Pacific Ocean
legal dispute surrounding the conservatorship of Britney Spears
governmental medical organization in Santiago, Chile
bilateral relations between Ukraine and United States
Protests against restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
In response, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó accuses Ukraine of "meddling" in its internal affairs.
epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across a large region with global health impact
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, erupts for the first time in fifty years. A few hours later, the first preventive evacuations of people with reduced mobility from nearby towns took place after the declaration of a state of pre-eruption.
civil conflict that began in November 2020 in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia
Eleven species of birds, two fish, one bat, eight mussels and one plant are declared extinct by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
digital cash system and associated currency
2021 mob attempt to prevent or influence Presidential electoral vote count
rights of LGBT people by country or territory
Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Rwandan president Paul Kagame announces during a press conference in Pemba, Mozambique, that Rwandan troops will continue to be stationed in Mozambique for the reconstruction of areas affected by the extremist insurgency. Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi thanks Kagame for the country's commitment to fight terrorism in the region.
Seventy-three children are abducted by armed men at a rural secondary school in Zamfara State, Nigeria. The government of Zamfara State has closed all public schools in order to prevent similar attacks.
President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949)
Serbia and Kosovo agree to defuse their previously high tensions. Kosovo will withdraw its police units from protest sites on the Serbian border and the two countries will also end their bans on the other country's license plates.
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announces that the historic Monument to Christopher Columbus in Paseo de la Reforma will be permanently replaced by a statue of a woman from the indigenous Olmec civilization.
Afghanistan's permanent representative to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai withdraws from the list of speakers at the United Nations General Assembly.
region in the northern part of Kosovo with ethnic Kosovo Serbs majority
Taliban senior member Amir Khan Muttaqi says that the group has now surrounded the Panjshir Valley, the last stronghold of anti-Taliban resistance, and calls for the rebels to "put down their weapons" saying that the Taliban wants an Islamic Emirate for all Afghans and adding that there is "no need to fight".
People who received the single-dose Janssen vaccine can also receive a booster dose of either of the two other vaccines at least four weeks after they first received a vaccine.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg announces that children aged 12 to 15 years old in Norway will be offered the single-dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
President Alberto Fernández reshuffles his cabinet, as demanded by Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, following the poor turnout of their Peronist and Kirchnerist Frente de Todos coalition in the legislative primary election.
North Korea confirms it has tested a new long-range cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands
The rioters were dressed in the high-visibility clothing associated with the construction industry and presented themselves as Union rank-and-file protesting a bureaucracy which they claimed was working to impose mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.
UEFA also says that it will not request payment of the sums offered by the nine other founding clubs.
102nd season of the National Football League (NFL)
An investigation found that around £25 million in taxpayer funding is currently unaccounted for.
On the 20th anniversary of his assassination, the Taliban vandalizes the tombstone of Afghan mujahideen leader Ahmad Shah Massoud.
After a meeting with the Jewish community, the Pope went to the apostolic nunciature, where he met with the Speaker of the National Council (parliament), Boris Kollár, and with Prime Minister Eduard Heger.
constituent country of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
medical condition that results from eating too little, too much, or the wrong nutrients
Navalny and his allies' party was barred from the election after being branded as "extremist" last June.
armed forces under the control of Khalifa Haftar mostly in the East of Libya
migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country
Several schools on the island suspend classes.
At least 17 people are killed at a hospital during heavy floods in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico.
official currency of the United Kingdom and other territories
bombers and airplanes being based out of Australia.
military tactic or operational warfare mission which has a specific purpose
federal territory of Australia, containing the capital city, Canberra
However, only the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that is currently recommended for this age group.
In Gaelic football, Tyrone defeats Mayo in the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at Croke Park in Dublin. In doing so, Tyrone wins a fourth title and denies Mayo their first title since 1951.
McCarrick is the first American cardinal to be charged with a sex crime.
The Taliban names Mohammad Hassan Akhund as the leader of Afghanistan and Abdul Ghani Baradar as the deputy leader of the country. Akhund was an associate of the late Mullah Omar.
Official results show that the "yes" campaign won and that same-sex marriage will be legalized in Switzerland. Results show 64.1% voting yes with 35.9% voting no.
Gunmen raid the village of Madamai in Kaduna State, killing 34 people and wounding seven more.
act or process of firing firearms or other projectile weapons
COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
viral pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
diplomatic policy of the central Asian country
method of preventing human pregnancy or birth
Jersey rejects 75 French fishing applications, once again raising tensions over disputed fishing rights off Jersey.
List of people who survived assassination attempts
Prime Minster of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
attempt to trick a person into revealing information
Seventy-three children are abducted by armed men at a rural secondary school in Zamfara State, Nigeria.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison condemns the protests.
air warfare branch of Pakistan's armed forces
bilateral relations between China and Canada
The Taliban-appointed defense minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Yaqoob orders a crackdown on those members of the Taliban who commit abuses following reports by Kabul residents who complained about abusive treatment by certain Taliban members. Yaqoob says that "We direct you to keep them out of your ranks, otherwise strict action will be taken against you," and added that the Taliban does not "want such people in our ranks."
Members of Melbourne's far-right violate lockdown laws and riot at the office of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union, damaging windows and assaulting state secretary John Setka before being dispersed by police. The rioters were dressed in the high-visibility clothing associated with the construction industry and presented themselves as Union rank-and-file protesting a bureaucracy which they claimed was working to impose mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. Setka said that the Union opposes mandatory vaccinations and blamed the riots on "outside extremists", stating that only a minority of those in attendance were Union members.
tradesperson specializing in electrical wiring
armed conflict in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals and caused by apthovirus
capital city and smallest province of Indonesia
Authorities in Germany link a belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories and far-right extremism as motives behind the killing of a cashier in Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, four days ago. The 20-year-old student employee was murdered at the shop where he worked by a man who refused to wear a mask. Far-right extremists praise the killing and make denigratory comments about the victim.
The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan continues to deny the Taliban's claims.
Five people are killed and six more are injured during a mass shooting at a public venue in Tumaco, Colombia.
Date: 5 October 2017 – present (5 years, 4 months and 6 days)
The president of Vanuatu, Obed Moses Tallis, pardons former prime ministers Charlot Salwai, Joe Natuman and Serge Vohor, all of whom were convicted of political and financial crimes, including bribery and corruption.
influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds
Date: 9 September 2017 – present (5 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
These restrictions will remain in effect until October 24.
Avenida Miguel Ignácio Curi, 111 São Paulo, Brazil
The leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan Ahmad Massoud announces that resistance against the Taliban will continue despite reports indicating that the Panjshir Valley fell to Taliban control yesterday. Yesterday, Massoud's ally Amrullah Saleh denied leaving the country and also vowed to continue to resist the Taliban.
constituent political entity of the United States of America
citizens or residents of the United States of America
nuclear research sites and processing facilities of Iran
lower house of the National Congress of Brazil
Deputy Department Director of the Publicity and Information Department of the Workers' Party of Korea
Around 192 countries will be participating in the event.
An oil spill that originated from Syria's largest refinery continues to spread across the Mediterranean Sea, potentially reaching Cyprus by Wednesday.
municipality and town in Guainía Department, Colombia
Conservationists found the baby Siamese crocodiles in a river earlier this month, according to a statement from Cambodia's Environment Ministry and the World Wildlife Fund.
state in the western and central peninsular region of India
Gunmen raid the village of Madamai in Kaduna State, killing 34 people and wounding seven more. Two suspects are arrested. In Sokoto State, 22 security personnel are killed by ISWAP terrorists during an attack on a remote army base. Other gunmen in Kaduna then also attacked a church, resulting in the death of a person and the wounding of others.
A knifeman stabs and wounds two bus controllers in Rimini, Italy.
method of execution by multiple shooters firing rifles simultaneously on command
In a unanimous vote, the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation rules that criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional, setting a precedent for the legalization of abortion.
The Irish Department of Health announces that people aged 80 or older and residents of nursing homes aged 65 and older will receive a booster MRNA COVID-19 vaccine regardless of which vaccine they first received.
Slovenia suspends the use of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine following the death of a 20-year-old woman who had received the vaccine.
Over the last 48 hours, Del Rio, Texas, sees an increase in border crossings with approximately 10,000 migrants, primarily from Haiti who traveled through Central and South America.
American politician and businessman (born 1963)
Five Malian gendarmes are killed and four others are wounded in an ambush on a convoy escorting mining equipment to the Australian-owned Morila Gold Mine in Sikasso Region.
The Vatican and China have had strained relations since the communist party took power in 1949.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un demands that officials wage a tougher epidemic prevention campaign in “our style” after he rejects a donation of three million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the U.N. COVAX initiative.
U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price announces that 23,876 Afghan refugees have arrived in the United States. He also says that the efforts did not end on August 31 and that Americans who are still in Afghanistan will be provided with "tailored" evacuation plans.
The government announces that the state of catastrophe and the night curfew in the country will end on October 1.
militant group and branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on India's economy
massacre in Penitenciaría del Litoral in September 2021
reduction of human social interaction in an effort to prevent the spread of infectious disease
overview about face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
The forum also documented and urged the governments of Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Kenya to decriminalize homosexuality and protect the minority.
public health event in 2020 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
sport competition at a multi-sport event
Date: 24 May 2020 – 25 March 2021 (10 months and 1 day)
bilateral relations between United States and Guatemala
Although civil unions have been legal since 2007, recent polls showed a solid backing for the proposition.
city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States
Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021)
However, a curfew remains in effect and inter-island travel remains suspended.
Seven people are killed and at least 15 are injured by a gas explosion in an apartment in Noginsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
North Korea demonstrates two short-range ballistic missiles that land just outside Japan's territorial waters and then only hours later South Korea demonstrates a submarine-launched ballistic missile. Comments made during the South Korean launch immediately draw condemning remarks from North Korea's Kim Yo-jong.
airspace within which flight of aircraft is not allowed, usually due to security concerns
The Queensland state government grants land rights over parts of the UNESCO-listed Wet Tropics, including the Daintree National Park, to the Kuku Yalanji people.
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
series of documents released by WikiLeaks in 2017
The Israel Defense Forces announces that all six Palestinian fugitives have been recaptured, after the last two, who are part of the Islamic Jihad Movement, were arrested in the Palestinian city of Jenin through a joint operation with the Yamam.
The closing ceremony for the Summer Paralympics is held.
The Taliban repeats its claim of having captured all of Panjshir Province, releasing footage of Taliban militants in front of the gubernatorial palace in Bazarak, the capital of the province.
Around 300 to 500 protesters, including women, took to the streets of Kabul. The Taliban used gunfire, detentions and beatings to disperse the crowds.
The People's Defence Force has claimed responsibility for the destruction.
bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site to an electrical substation
warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual, or the search and seizure of an individual's property
Italy expands the mandatory usage of "Green Pass" health certificates to some forms of public transport, including long-distance trains, domestic flights and ferries.
cabinet-level position in the Brazilian government charged with representing the federal government of Brazil in legal proceedings
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
session of UNGA which runs from 2021 to 2022
Seven people are killed when a King Air 360 crashed shortly after takeoff in Piracicaba, Brazil.
Four passengers are killed when a Let L-410 Turbolet carrying 14 passengers and two crew makes an emergency landing in southeastern Siberia, Russia.
The military has imposed a ban on fishing in the area due to allegations that ISWAP was using the sales of the fish to fund their operations.
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
Dubai holds an opening ceremony to kick off the Expo 2020 event after it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 192 countries will be participating in the event. This will be the first world's fair to be held in the Middle East.
molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption
condition related to the supply and availability of food, and individuals' access to it
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
regulating health entity of the South African Department of Health
pandemic in Washington, D.C., United States
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni eases COVID-19-related restrictions, including allowing churches and many sports and social activities to resume, due to a decline in the number of infections. The President will also allow universities and other post-secondary education institutions to reopen on November 1.
overview of contemporary Afghan politics
civil status similar to marriage, most often independent of the gender of partners
details of ongoing viral outbreak in the Republic of Ireland
The damage has caused significant issues with deliveries from the Mars, Olympus, and Ursa platforms.
UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng announces the oil industry will be exempted from the Competition Act 1998 so that companies can coordinate and deliver petroleum products easier in light of fuel shortages brought on by panic buying.
tennis term for winning all four major championships
Prime Minister James Marape had anticipated the move before leaving the country to attend the United Nations General Assembly this week in New York City.
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for the attack.
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (CONMEBOL)
A recent paper in the journal Nature reports that although the 2019–20 Australian brushfires produced 700 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, they also resulted in a massive phytoplankton bloom larger in size than all of Australia that absorbed carbon dioxide as part of the photosynthesis process.
In the men's singles tournament, Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev defeats Novak Djokovic of Serbia in straight sets, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, to win his first Grand Slam title.
In a 35-page report, a commission appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate sex abuses during the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo finds that there were "clear structural failures" and "individual negligence" for the sex abuse and rape of women and girls between 2018 and 2020 by WHO staff.
Overseas departments and regions of France
overseas departments and regions of France that are outside metropolitan France
ban on entering public areas such as streets or squares at certain times
region of the Americas where Romance languages are primarily spoken
2021 civilian drone killing in Kabul, Afghanistan
part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland
Date: 30 January 2020 – ongoing (2 years, 11 months and 4 weeks)
Twenty-five people are injured, four critically, during an explosion at a block of flats in Gothenburg, Sweden.
district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
American politician and member of the Democratic Party currently serving as the eighth Mayor of the District of Columbia
In response, the American Samoan government suspends all flights to Pago Pago International Airport.
Three opposition parties withdrew from the election, leaving President Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party as the sole party to participate.
The move comes after the Taliban nominated a delegation to represent Afghanistan at the United Nations, although the UN continues to recognize the Ashraf Ghani-led government as the country's permanent mission.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New Jersey
Akhund was an associate of the late Mullah Omar.
Jitender Mann Gogi, a major Indian gangster, is shot dead inside a courtroom in Rohini, Delhi, where a case was being heard against him. The two attackers, who both posed as lawyers, are killed by police.
continent, mainly on the Earth's southwestern quadrant
The raids are carried out as ISIL-K has killed several people during attacks in Jalalabad in recent days.
These people were also not given food and sometimes did not even have access to a toilet.
Date: 6 September 2017 – 1 June 2018 (8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
2021 dispute over Jersey fishing licences
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
The lockdown extension will apply to the Society Islands and the Tuamotus archipelago as the number of cases increase in those regions.
romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender
westernmost subregion of the continent of Asia
His sentencing is scheduled for November 17.
the health department of the Irish government
Date: 29 December 2020 – present (2 years, 1 month ago)
technology to build eight nuclear-powered submarines.
partially recognized country in southeastern Europe
Chinese adenovirus-based vaccine against COVID-19
The opposition Labour Party led by Jonas Gahr Støre wins the most seats and is expected to form a left-wing-dominated government.
epidemiological intervention of restriction on the movement of people and goods, which is intended to prevent the spread of infectious disease or pests
A statement issued stated “Indonesia is deeply concerned over the continuing arms race and power projection in the region”.
series of terrorist attacks in Paris, France, on November 13, 2015
Australian Industry, Science and Technology Minister Christian Porter resigns amid criticism for receiving anonymous donations in his defamation case against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, who reported on historical rape allegations against him.
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (26 years)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces
land warfare branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guard
diplomatic relations between Australia and the Republic of Nauru
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
parliamentary election held in Norway on 13 September 2021
The new plant was purchased from Turkey by a local foundation for $240,700.
United Nations convention and human rights instrument
umbrella term for independence movement for West Papua (the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua), with both militant and nonviolent elements
2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in Port-au-Prince
Eight hatchlings from one of the world's rarest crocodile species are found in the Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary in eastern Cambodia, raising hopes for the continuing survival of the species in the wild.
A spokesperson for the rights office says that the response from the Taliban has been "unfortunately severe".
Military junta leader and de facto president Mahamat Déby appoints 93 new members to the junta, which serves as Chad's interim parliament ahead of a proposed election. Déby says that the new parliament comprises parties previously represented in the dissolved parliament, as well as members of the armed forces.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces a two-week suspension of construction work in the state after yesterday's riot at the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) office.
Jake Angeli, also known as Jacob Chansley and "the QAnon shaman", pleads guilty to obstruction of the electoral college vote count during the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announces a state of emergency due to widespread flooding from Ida's remnants. In New York City, a flash flood emergency warning is declared for the first time.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in California, United States
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that Iran is running out of time to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed in 2015.
The patient tested positive after returning from Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 13.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Turkey
Between 18 and 33 people have been kidnapped.
A report by Amnesty International citing other organizations says that an increasing number of children are being killed and abducted as the conflict in Niger, mainly in the Tillabéri Region, worsens near the border with Mali and Burkina Faso.
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
240 New Byhalia Road, Collierville, Tennessee, US
1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Chinese multinational technology company
city and the county seat of Val Verde County, Texas, United States
diplomatic relations between the Republic of South Sudan and the Republic of the Sudan
Prime Minister Erna Solberg announces that children aged 12 to 15 years old in Norway will be offered the single-dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, only the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that is currently recommended for this age group.
type of sexual violence perpetrated against males
Date: First phase: July 14–August 15, 2021 Second phase: August 15 – 30 August 2021
The ivory-billed woodpecker, the Guam flying fox and the Bachman's warbler are among those declared extinct.
French Polynesia extends their COVID-19 lockdown to September 20 following the deaths of more than 200 people over the past two weeks.
Hanoi reopens non-essential services and removes travel permits for inner-city commuters. The city also allows food and drink establishments to reopen with takeaway only and a 9:00 p.m. closing time, due to a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Hungarian opposition primary for the 2022 parliamentary election
This measure will cost the government about 21 million euros (US$24,828,552) per year.
Meng's extradition case was subsequently dropped and she was released after spending nearly three years under house arrest in Vancouver, Canada, reportedly travelling to Shenzhen, China.
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
details of ongoing viral outbreak in the United Arab Emirates
gymnasts testify before Congress about the long-term sexual abuse of women in USA Gymnastics by team doctor Larry Nassar and the lack of investigation by the FBI after the abuse was initially reported in 2015.
military evacuation following the August 2021 Fall of Kabul
Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed condemns Djibouti for detaining and forbidding a Somali security advisor from leaving the country.
The police units were mobilized after hundreds of Kosovo Serbs staged daily protests and blockaded roads connected to the two border crossings between the two countries after the Kosovar government passed a law requiring that Serbia-registered vehicles wear temporary license plates when entering the country.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announces that the country is ready to resume nuclear talks and to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Protests against the re-election of Belarusian president Aliaksandr Lukashenka
Russia demonstrates the use of unmanned ground vehicles in combat formations during the weeklong Zapad joint military exercises with Belarus.
Indonesia's foreign affairs ministry expressed unease about Australia’s dramatic expansion of its navy and using U.S. technology to build eight nuclear-powered submarines. A statement issued stated “Indonesia is deeply concerned over the continuing arms race and power projection in the region”.
Russian viral vector vaccine based on human adenovirus
France begins to administer booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to people over the age of 65 and people with underlying health conditions, provided that they have received both doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least six months ago.
1969 transport aircraft family by Antonov
Interior minister and vice president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's ally Eduardo de Pedro offers his resignation following the defeat of the ruling center-left government in last Sunday's midterm primaries. Culture minister Tristán Bauer, environment minister Juan Cabandié and science and technology minister Roberto Salvarezza, all close to Kirchner, also resign.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The Taliban names Mohammad Hassan Akhund as the leader of Afghanistan and Abdul Ghani Baradar as the deputy leader of the country.
A Dutch court rules that Uber drivers are entitled to the same employee benefits afforded to taxi drivers. The court also orders the company to pay a €50,000 fine for damages.
details of ongoing pandemic in New York City
The Italian government approves a decree that would make the usage of a digital "Green Pass" mandatory for all public and private sector employees, becoming the first country in Europe to mandate a COVID-19 health pass for all workers.
first minister for the Canadian province of Alberta
Local officials in the Amhara Region report that rebellious forces from the Tigray Region killed 120 civilians in a single village in two days. Tigrayan forces later issue a statement rejecting what they call a "fabricated allegation" and deny any involvement in the killing of civilians.
Somalia's presential residence and office
This intervention takes place one week after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for the opposition to return control of the enterprise to Venezuela.
The plane went off radar some 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Khabarovsk airport in southeastern Russia.
Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed suspends Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble's powers to hire and fire officials, in an ensuing and escalating tension between the two men which began when the president extended his term in office. Roble has said that he will abide by the president's decision.
Prime Minister of Japan from 2020 to 2021
Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of President Jair Bolsonaro, tests positive for COVID-19. Agricultural Minister Tereza Cristina and Solicitor General Bruno Bianco also test positive for COVID-19.
vertebrate animal that lives in water and (typically) has gills
2021 Montenegrin episcopal ordination protests
Pope Francis begins his four-day apostolic journey to Hungary and Slovakia, his 34th apostolic journey outside Italy during his eight-year pontificate.
software, data or commands that use a bug or vulnerability to compromise a computer system
financial agency that gathers account information to predict a consumer's creditworthiness
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
bilateral relations between Russia and Hungary
Fifteen soldiers and civilians are killed during two bombing and shooting attacks in the Northwest Region, Cameroon.
largest Lutheran denomination in the United States
France begins to implement a mandatory health pass for children aged 12 to 17 to enter most activities in their daily lives. (Radio France Internationale
COVID-19 vaccination programme in Canada
Maharashtra reports a single-day record of 1,191,921 vaccines administered. State officials also announce that 80% of adults in Mumbai have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America covering parts of California and Nevada
spacecraft without people on board, used for robotic spaceflight
naval warfare branch of the Australian Defence Force
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces that the San Francisco International Airport will mandate COVID-19 vaccines, making it the first U.S.
American Samoa announces the first recorded case of COVID-19 in the territory.
pro-democracy demonstrations and other civil disobedience in Thailand
The companies also state that they are working with the Japanese government to recall three suspended batches of the vaccine.
The smoke also deposited approximately three times the amount of iron normally found in the ocean.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iran
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
anti-Taliban Afghan alliance created in 2021
The government announces that public servants will soon be a target of the "no jab, no job" policy and that they will have to either resign or receive half-pay if they refuse to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
collective term for U.S. intelligence and security agencies
entertainment complex in downtown Los Angeles
Bougainville's referendum for independence from Papua New Guinea
Security forces also pushed the women and threatened arrests.
set of terrorist acts or campaign committed by individuals or groups who profess or claim to profess Islamic or Islamist motivations or goals
metropolitan area in California, United States
process by which a medical professional investigates the body of a patient for signs of disease
The Taliban-appointed defense minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Yaqoob orders a crackdown on those members of the Taliban who commit abuses following reports by Kabul residents who complained about abusive treatment by certain Taliban members.
The Centre Party, Red Party, Socialist Left Party and Green Party also gained seats.
relates to the wider financial services industry in offshore centers
means of scoring in American football and Canadian football
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Maharashtra, India
According to Israeli officials, the Palestinians were members of a Hamas cell who were planning large-scale kidnappings and murders across the country.
commercial district in southwestern Downtown Los Angeles, California
indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.K
intentional and unlawful killings of individuals by state actors without judicial process
temporary leave of employees due to special needs of a company or employer
bilateral relations between Australia and Indonesia
The Emirate's Foreign Minister Ameer Khan Muttaqi also requests that Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai be replaced by Mohammad Suhail Shasheen.
head of state and government of the Republic of Indonesia
The comments come after Taliban-appointed foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi appointed Suhail Shaheen as the representative of the Taliban to the United Nations.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimated last week that about 811 million people globally are affected by hunger.
Germany nominates current World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom for a second five-year term as the head of the United Nations body.
Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly of Hungary since 2002
Norwegians go to the polls to elect the new Storting. The opposition Labour Party led by Jonas Gahr Støre wins the most seats and is expected to form a left-wing-dominated government. The Centre Party, Red Party, Socialist Left Party and Green Party also gained seats. Prime Minister Erna Solberg concedes defeat.
Spain reaches a target of fully vaccinating 70% of the population.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas says that the Haitian migrants have been cleared from the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas.
France recalls its ambassadors from the United States and Australia in protest of the security pact, which also includes the United Kingdom.
principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces
However, a small but growing number of people opposed to the new law protested against it in the capital, San Salvador.
administrative division (oblast) in central Russia
In escalating tensions, Algerian foreign ministry official Amar Belani says that Algeria "may escalate its dispute" with Morocco, adding that the "adoption of additional measures cannot be ruled out".
Westminster London SW1A 0AA United Kingdom
Thailand, including some overseas protests
overview about the LGBT rights in Switzerland
general election to the 20th German Bundestag
In addition, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace notes that the deal has revealed a loophole in nuclear policy that does not bar states without nuclear weapons from obtaining nuclear technology for submarines and that this falls outside of IAEA inspections.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Algeria
Somalia opens its first public oxygen plant in Mogadishu to treat patients infected with COVID-19.
series of nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union and Russia
The court now orders the woman to be examined to determine whether she is fit to be jailed or to attend the court proceedings in person.
Public General Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Cumbre Vieja volcano enters a more explosive and extreme phase, forcing the evacuation of three more neighborhoods.
automotive brand; manufacturing subsidiary of Volkswagen Group
Legal status, history, procedures, statics and debate related to abortion in México
British military operation to evacuate British nationals and eligible Afghans from Afghanistan following the 2021 Taliban offensive
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
extrinsic cardiomyopathy that is characterized as an inflammation of the heart muscle
A French serviceman, Maxime Blasco, is killed in a shootout with jihadists in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso. The gunman who shot Blasco was also killed during the clash, according to the Ministry of Armed Forces.
large form of the traditional grocery store
most populous metropolitan area in the United States
lightweight, portable electronic device used for gaming
American sports comedy television series
United States Compact of Free Association: Palau Marshall Islands Micronesia
Brexit controversy affecting the UK-Ireland border
The final results of yesterday's election in Iceland show that the ruling left-right coalition strengthened its majority despite Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir losing ground. The Independence Party won the most seats, with 16.
former customs service of the United States (1789-2003)
The two vehicles demonstrated were the Uran-9, a tracked vehicle equipped with a 30 mm autocannon, machine gun, anti-tank missiles and a flamethrower; and the Nerekhta, equipped with a mounted machine gun and a grenade launcher as well as cargo capacity.
Zaher says that this violence was already common under the governments of Hamid Karzai and Ashraf Ghani and that the Taliban will use the same tactics to persecute homosexuals.
Sheinbaum says that the move is not an attempt to "erase history" but to instead deliver "social justice".
The United States closes the Mexico–US border near the Texas city of Del Rio after thousands of Haitian migrants arrived at the International Bridge near the city.
industries involved in producing, selling, and distributing energy (in all forms, e.g. petroleum, natural gas, coal, peat, firewood, nuclear energy, solar energy, hydroelectic energy, wind energy, geothermal energy)
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Chinese ambassador Zheng Zeguang is banned from entering the Parliament of the United Kingdom while sanctions remain in place on a number of British MPs and officials.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid downplays the presence of ISIL in Afghanistan, as analysts say that ISIL is using the same urban warfare tactics previously used by the Taliban to fight the Western-backed Afghan government's forces.
Argentines head to the polls for the primaries of the election, with the ruling Peronist center-left government expected to suffer losses.
autotrophic components of the plankton community
top division of professional sumo wrestling
However, the deal is complicated by sanctions against Syrian officials.
international relations of Afghanistan's Taliban government
The booster rollout will begin at the end of September or the start of October.
South Africa moves to adjusted level 2 restrictions that will allow licensed establishments to serve alcohol until 10 p.m.
national governing body for gymnastics in the United States
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
New York City, New York, United States New York Metropolitan Area (depending on criteria of study)
reluctance or hesitancy of wearing a face mask as a means of protection against viruses
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Mongolia
elections to the National Congress of Argentina
Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya promises to release Kalesnikava "much earlier than these 11 years" and condemns the verdict.
Zheng was due to attend a Commons reception on Wednesday.
Ongoing coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand
The protests end with a three hour stand-off with riot police firing non-lethal rounds and teargas at the Shrine of Remembrance.
ISIL-K militants open fire against a Taliban vehicle at a gas station in Jalalabad, killing two Taliban members, a gas station attendant, and a child.
Italian politician and media tycoon (born 1936)
Five Sudanese security forces personnel are killed and a sixth is injured during clashes with an IS-linked group in Khartoum.
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
head of the United States Department of Homeland Security
geopolitical area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Special Administrative Regions
Jason Miller (communications strategist)
American communications strategist. Donald Trump campaign, White House advisor
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iraq
Continuing his apostolic journey, Pope Francis arrives in Slovakia, meeting with President Zuzana Čaputová who were joined by civil leaders, members of the diplomatic corps and religious leaders.
military initiative by Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States
a head covering or veil worn in public by some Muslim women
hateful actions towards sexuality or gender identity
Afghanistan's permanent representative to the United Nations
Vanuatu bases its decision on being incapable with its own decisions to address rising sea levels and other challenges linked to climate change and wants the ICJ to establish responsibilities for climate change under international law.
ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas
body exerting the executive power in France
extra administration of vaccine after initial administration
After the attack against Kabul airport last month, the Taliban has vowed to capture the leader of ISIL in Afghanistan.
spaceflight where spacecraft orbits astronomical body
The European Union says that it will not currently recognize a Taliban government in Afghanistan and that the government will be "subjected to conditions".
attempts to resolve the Yemeni Crisis (2011–present), resulted in replacement of the President, but no end to the violence
2021 earthquake of moment magnitude of 7.0 in southern Mexico
Far-right extremists praise the killing and make denigratory comments about the victim.
Transitional military council in Chad (2021)
racket sport played on a court bisected by a net
ballistic missile with a range of about 1,000 kilometres
Both countries suspended diplomatic relations in August 2020 and have had strained relations due to Algeria's support for the Polisario Front in Western Sahara and alleged Moroccan support for the MAK, a Berber separatist group in Algeria.
The report urges the government and international partners to "take action".
Philippine foreign affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. meets with Palauan president Surangel Whipps Jr., with Locsin reiterating that the Philippines has a commitment to resolve a maritime dispute with Palau regarding a 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone which both countries currently claim.
Yesterday, Massoud's ally Amrullah Saleh denied leaving the country and also vowed to continue to resist the Taliban.
Filipino actor-politician and the 27th Mayor of Manila
Head of State of the Republic of Tunisia.
diagnostic testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the underlying pathogen SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
place in which people legally are physically confined and usually deprived of a range of personal freedoms
explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions
The vaccination certificate program will begin on September 22.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in South Africa
He appears to be the sole candidate, but at a news conference he declines to state whether or not he will accept the nomination.
Joplin, Montana 2 mi (3.2 km) west of town
Paulus Potterstraat 7 Amsterdam, Netherlands
2021 Act of the Texas Legislature on abortion
lineage of SARS-CoV-2, including the variants Kappa and Delta
Italian commune and capital city of Lombardy
The United Kingdom's Department for Transport announces that it is seizing control of train operating company Southeastern beginning next month following a "serious breach" of financial conduct.
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
loss of internet functionality over a small or large area
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
Russian tracked unmanned ground combat vehicle
American multinational pharmaceutical corporation
Small outdoor gatherings for vaccinated people are permitted and outdoor exercise can now occur within a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) radius, instead of a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) radius.
One or multiple governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature
incident where some group is killed by another
a coercive, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Poland
overview of real estate in the People's Republic of China
city in Collin County, Texas, United States
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
human mortality as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
krai and federal subject in Volga Federal District, Russia
An accident has been ruled out, with authorities suspecting a criminal background.
offices held over time by the head of government of Germany
People's Republic of China province-level subdivision
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Vatican City
48 states of the United States (all but Alaska and Hawaii) and the District of Columbia
capital of Balochistan Province, Pakistan
Five Palestinians are killed in Biddu, Jerusalem, and two more are killed in Burqin during overnight military raids by Israeli soldiers.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Portugal
government of a country in temporary exile in another country
international human rights advocacy and research NGO based in New York City
Among those eligible are health care workers and senior citizens who have been fully inoculated with the vaccine for at least six months.
The requirement will take effect on October 1.
California voters head to the polls to determine whether to remove or keep incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom.
North Sea–English Channel (Atlantic Ocean)
individual who provides medical treatments and health advice
The two attackers, who both posed as lawyers, are killed by police.
At the forum, a Rwandan man describes being assaulted by family members when he came out as gay.
measures taken in care units to prevent contagious diseases from being spread among patients, health care workers, and visitors
Brazilian cardiologist, Minister of Health of Brazil
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
FARC members continuing to fight since 2016
2021 United States Electoral College vote count
US Congressional count of ballots formally cast by the electoral college on December 14, 2020
Date: 25 June 1950 – present (72 years, 7 months and 1 day)
celebration that focuses upon a theme, and may run for hours to weeks; usually repeated regularily, eg. once a year
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Moldova
The government of Zamfara State has closed all public schools in order to prevent similar attacks.
academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
details of ongoing viral pandemic in North Korea
Security forces claimed that the deaths only occurred during "shootouts".
Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022
Ethiopia has withdrawn its support for his candidacy, accusing him of openly supporting the Tigray People's Liberation Front in the ongoing Tigray War.
Nomani also added that the Taliban "finds it necessary to stop women from working for a while" and instead urged them to work in places where men cannot go due to gender segregation.
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences accolade
unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge
Power outages are reported in the Northeast China provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang.
The 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards takes place at the Event Deck in Los Angeles, with Ted Lasso winning four Emmys.
company providing armed security services
Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom
Gazprom says that gas flows to Europe through the pipeline cannot begin until they have received approval from German regulators.
Guinean military officer and politician (1980-)
Roble has said that he will abide by the president's decision.
coronavirus pandemic in South Carolina, United States
San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.
natural, surface vent or fissure usually in a mountainous form
centre-right to right-wing political party in Canada
Protests against restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
conflict over the Kashmir region between India, Pakistan and China
Palestinian political partyLorganizazion
national park in Otero and Doña Ana counties in New Mexico, United States
As the military consolidates power in the country, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya vows to free all "political prisoners" without mentioning any specific people or referring to deposed president Alpha Condé.
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
Date: February 1, 2008 – November 12, 2021
The Irish Department of Health announces that people aged 80 or older and residents of nursing homes aged 65 and older will receive a booster MRNA COVID-19 vaccine regardless of which vaccine they first received. The booster rollout will begin at the end of September or the start of October.
preventative and therapeutic medications for COVID-19 infection
commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris agglomeration, France
The Taliban says that it now controls the Panjshir Valley, and thus all of Afghanistan.
Two ballistic missiles that targeted the cities of Najran and Jizan are intercepted by Saudi Arabia.
Italian public institution that, as the leading technical-scientific body of the Italian National Health Service (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale), performs research, trials, control, counseling, documentation and training for public health
UNICEF reports that most infants in at least 91 countries suffer from malnourishment and food insecurity.
diplomatic relations between the Republic of El Salvador and the United States of America
relations between the governments of the French Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
The suspension will last until the end of 2022.
one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank
Papua New Guinea announces a four-week lockdown in parts of the country including Eastern Highlands as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to increase, primarily due to the Delta variant.
chromium-containing steel alloy resistant to corrosion
human right proposed by environmental groups
French investment company, formed in the merger of Eurafrance and Azeo
Projections show the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) narrowly beating the governing centre-right Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) in the popular vote by 1.7 percentage points, with the latter on course for its worst showing since the end of World War II.
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
Operation that conducted by Indonesian National Police and Indonesian Military to defeat terrorist group Mujahidin Indonesia Timur
viral ongoing pandemic in Washington state, United States
gender policies, punishments of the Taliban
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace approves a request for 150 military tanker drivers to help deliver fuel to petrol stations.
Executive branch of the Armenian government
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Scotland, United Kingdom
ongoing political conflict over Catalan independence
Date: 27 January 2020 – ongoing (3 years, 2 weeks and 3 days)
American serial child sexual abuser and physician‏
bilateral relations between Russia and Belarus
Bougainvilleans are consulted by president Ishmael Toroama as to where the capital of Bougainville should be located once the region achieves full independence from Papua New Guinea.
memorial located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia
official residence of the President of Guinea
American evacuation from Afghanistan in 2021
A 44-year-old firefighter dies during efforts to contain a wildfire in Málaga, Spain, which has triggered the evacuation of 939 people from Estepona and Benahavis.
international airport serving Kabul, Afghanistan
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Queensland, Australia
The study found that Moderna’s vaccine candidate had a 93% effectiveness in reducing hospitalizations, compared to 88% for Pfizer’s, and 71% for Johnson & Johnson’s.
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
Heavy gunfire is heard in Conakry, Guinea, as soldiers seal off and block the main bridge connecting to the Kaloum neighborhood, which houses the Presidential Palace.
impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions
surpasses the total number of deaths from the Spanish flu in the U.S.
In New York City, a flash flood emergency warning is declared for the first time.
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Migrants are reportedly using instructions circulated on WhatsApp to evade border security based on interviews conducted at the camp.
1974 executive aircraft family by Beechcraft
Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi thanks Kagame for the country's commitment to fight terrorism in the region.
killing of a human being by another human being. Use as value for "manner of death" (P1196)
Iraqi insurgency since the defeat of ISIL
A state in the northern part of Nigeria
More than 100 homes on the island of La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands are destroyed by lava flows, and 5,000 people are evacuated.
Protesters return to the Melbourne CBD for the third day straight, albeit in lesser numbers than yesterday.
head of government in the Australian state of Victoria