Gunmen kill 19 in Kogi State of Nigeria. A church, a school and other buildings are torched. (Al Jazeera)
2019–20 Hong Kong protests Thousands of protesters march in the Sheung Shui neighborhood; dozens are arrested. (Reuters)
Thousands of protesters march in the Sheung Shui neighborhood; dozens are arrested. (Reuters)
An 11-year-old student opens fire at his school in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, killing a teacher and wounding six others before committing suicide. (The Guardian)
Iraqi protests (2019–present) Hundreds walk the street in mourning after popular journalist Ahmad Abdessamad and his cameraman were killed by unidentified gunmen the night before. (France 24)
Vigils in Iran that were held for the victims subsequently turn into protests. According to Twitter videos, hundreds of protesters in Tehran call for the resignation of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
After the conviction of serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga, Mohammad Idris, the mayor of Depok, West Java, Indonesia, says he plans to raid the local LGBT community and is condemned by human rights activists. (Reuters)
At least 44 people, including twenty elementary school children, are injured after Delta Flight 89, bound for Shanghai, dumped jet fuel over Los Angeles before making an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport. None of the reported injuries required hospitalization. (Time) (USA Today)
Delta Air Lines Flight 89 At least 44 people, including twenty elementary school children, are injured after Delta Flight 89, bound for Shanghai, dumped jet fuel over Los Angeles before making an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport. None of the reported injuries required hospitalization. (Time) (USA Today)
Foreign relations of Tonga Tonga pays an outstanding fee in order not to lose its voting rights at the United Nations General Assembly. Tonga was among seven countries suspended last week for not paying their assessed contributions. (Radio New Zealand)
Tonga pays an outstanding fee in order not to lose its voting rights at the United Nations General Assembly. Tonga was among seven countries suspended last week for not paying their assessed contributions. (Radio New Zealand)
The Ministry of Culture of Colombia designates the Spanish galleon San José as an asset of cultural interest, thus protecting it from commercial exploitation. (RCN)
2019–20 Algerian protests Thousands of Algerians march in the capital of Algiers as the first anniversary of the protests nears, repeating their calls for overhauling the political system and ending corruption. (Reuters)
Thousands of Algerians march in the capital of Algiers as the first anniversary of the protests nears, repeating their calls for overhauling the political system and ending corruption. (Reuters)
New Mexican Attorney General Hector Balderas sues Google for allegedly collecting private information of the state's schoolchildren without parental consent. (Reuters)
The Guardian reveals that Australian ambassador to Myanmar Andrea Faulkner met with Commander-in-chief of the Burmese Armed Forces Min Aung Hlaing last month to discuss improving relations between the two nations and possibly training Hlaing's officers in Australia, among others. Human Rights Watch criticized this meeting as enabling Hlaing's genocide against the Rohingya. (The Guardian)
The Protest in Black continues into the fourth day. (Dominican Today)
Protestors demand the Central Electoral Board resign. (Dominican Today)
Protests in Santo Domingo continue for the fifth day. (Dominican Today)
North East Delhi riots Violent clashes in North East Delhi, India, between Hindu and Muslim protesters over the Citizenship Amendment Act continues leaving 13 people dead and at least 150 injured. (NDTV)
Violent clashes in North East Delhi, India, between Hindu and Muslim protesters over the Citizenship Amendment Act continues leaving 13 people dead and at least 150 injured. (NDTV)
In Josefstadt, Vienna, students at Albertgasse high school have been prohibited from leaving the school after one of their instructors was flagged as potentially carrying the virus since he had recently returned from a trip to Northern Italy. (RT)
North East Delhi riots Violent clashes between Hindu and Muslim protesters over the Citizenship Amendment Act continue in North East Delhi, India, leaving 27 people dead and at least 180 injured. (NDTV)
Violent clashes between Hindu and Muslim protesters over the Citizenship Amendment Act continue in North East Delhi, India, leaving 27 people dead and at least 180 injured. (NDTV)
Italy says all schools and universities will close from March 5 through March 15 to stop the spread of the virus, as the country confirms a total of 3,090 cases and 107 COVID-19-related deaths. (CNBC) (The Guardian)
Slovenia confirms its first case of COVID-19. The patient had recently travelled home from Morocco, passing through Italy on the way, and is now in isolation at the Ljubljana University Medical Centre. (Reuters)
The pots-and-pans protest continue in front of Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra where the meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the political parties was to take place. (Dominican Today)
Moldova suspends all schools, universities and colleges for two weeks in order to prevent the spread of the virus. (Reuters)
Spanish Ministry of Culture orders in Madrid the closing of all ministry dependent centers, including the museums of El Prado, Reina Sofía, Royal Palace, National Library and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. (El País)
The 2020 Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament [ja] is cancelled in order to prevent players and related persons from having COVID-19. (Mainichi Shimbun)
The University of Colorado Boulder's Conference on World Affairs and the Frozen Dead Guy Days event in Nederland are canceled due to coronavirus concerns. (Boulder Daily Camera) (KCNC-TV)
After 12 cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer orders all K–12 schools in the state to close from March 16–April 5 as well as banning gatherings of over 250 people. (MLive.com)
After five cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in Ohio, Governor Mike DeWine orders all K–12 schools to close from March 16–April 5. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Five more presumptive cases of COVID-19 are reported in Arkansas, prompting Governor Asa Hutchinson to order school closings in four counties. (The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Ireland suspends all schools, colleges and childcare facilities until March 29 in response to the coronavirus, while indoor gatherings of more than 100 people and outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people should be cancelled until further notice, according to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. (The Irish Times)
School districts across the state close due to coronavirus concerns. (The Denver Post)
The closure of schools and universities extends to the entire country for two weeks affecting 9.5 million students. (El Mundo)
The University of Colorado Boulder confirms its first presumptive case of COVID-19, identified as an employee who worked in the dining center. (Boulder Daily Camera)
The Vilnius City Municipality announces that from March 13 until the end of the Easter holidays all educational facilities in the city will remain closed to contain the spread of the virus. (LRT)
After 41 cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf orders all K–12 schools to close from March 16–29. (WPVI)
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont orders the closing of all schools for at least two weeks, beginning March 16. (WVIT)
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announces the closing of all public schools in the state beginning March 17 over coronavirus concerns. (The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Slovenia closes all schools indefintely and suspends public transport effective midnight as COVID-19 cases rise to 219. (Total Slovenia News)
All schools including primary and preschool in the Reykjavík area closes. (RUV)
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces a state of emergency, closing restaurants, day cares, and all schools. (Global News)
New Zealand enters alert level 3 after the investigation into two assumed community-spread cases do not find any links to travel. All schools and public venues are closed. The country will enter alert level 4 on 26 March at midnight local time. (Stuff)
Brazil becomes the first country in the Southern Hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, as the death toll rises to 1,068 and 19,789 total cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. (BBC News)
Schools in Belarus reopen, but authorities say that parents are allowed to keep their children at home despite lifting of restrictions. (ABC News)
The Lost Apple Project, a non-profit conservationist society based in the Pacific Northwest, announces the rediscovery of ten cultivars of apples previously thought to be extinct. The decad almost doubles the total amount of species the society has rescued, bringing the total to 23. (CNN)
2020 Pulitzer Prize Reuters wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for its coverage of the protests in Hong Kong. (Reuters)
A Colorado man who organized planned armed protests against the state’s stay-at-home orders is arrested after pipe bombs were discovered at his house. (ABC News)
Reuters wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for its coverage of the protests in Hong Kong. (Reuters)
Annie Glenn, widow of astronaut John Glenn and disability rights advocate, dies of COVID-19 in a nursing home in Minnesota. (CNN)
A 43-year-old protester is shot dead outside a pawnshop. The shooting is carried out by the owner of the shop. He is arrested. (Star Tribune)
George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul Hundreds of Minnesota National Guard are deployed in Minneapolis to enforce a night curfew, after Mayor Jacob Frey declared a state of local emergency amid civil unrest, but rioting and arson fires continue. (Star Tribune)
George Floyd protests in Minnesota George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul Hundreds of Minnesota National Guard are deployed in Minneapolis to enforce a night curfew, after Mayor Jacob Frey declared a state of local emergency amid civil unrest, but rioting and arson fires continue. (Star Tribune)
A protester in St. Louis dies after being accidentally struck by a truck during the protests. (The Mercury News)
At least 1,383 people have been arrested in 17 cities during the protests since Thursday. (Yahoo! News)
During protests in Indianapolis, two people are shot dead and two others injured after unidentified assailants open fire against protesters. (Fox News)
Prosecutors conclude a bar owner who fatally shot a protester during protests in Omaha, Nebraska, acted in self-defense and therefore will not press charges against him. (Omaha World-Herald)
Shooting of James Scurlock Prosecutors conclude a bar owner who fatally shot a protester during protests in Omaha, Nebraska, acted in self-defense and therefore will not press charges against him. (Omaha World-Herald)
Two bystanders are shot and killed by "outside agitators" during protests in Cicero, Illinois. (CBS Chicago)
Los Angeles officials announce an end to the county-wide curfew amid continuing protests. (Los Angeles Times)
George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom Tens of thousands of people demonstrate against racism in the United Kingdom. A protest on Whitehall in London turns violent and a mounted officer falls from her horse, which then bolts. (Sky News) (BBC News)
Tens of thousands of people demonstrate against racism in the United Kingdom. A protest on Whitehall in London turns violent and a mounted officer falls from her horse, which then bolts. (Sky News) (BBC News)
George Floyd protests in Richmond, Virginia Black Lives Matter supporters tear down the 128-year-old statue of Confederate General Williams Carter Wickham in Monroe Park in Richmond, Virginia. (The Hill)
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Protests erupt in Kashmir after Indian Army troops kill nine militants and destroy a house with explosives. Protesters demand an end to the Indian occupation of, and direct federal rule over, the territory. (Al Jazeera)
Protests erupt in Kashmir after Indian Army troops kill nine militants and destroy a house with explosives. Protesters demand an end to the Indian occupation of, and direct federal rule over, the territory. (Al Jazeera)
A Harvard University study suggests that COVID-19 may have been spreading in China as early as August 2019. (The Guardian)
George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan establishes the Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm in order to review statues in London. A statue of merchant and slave owner Robert Milligan is removed. (The Independent)
China–Japan relations Japan says it will keep a close watch over the disputed Senkaku Islands after Chinese ships are seen near the islands for 65 days in a row. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says that Japan has protested to China over the issue and that it would respond "calmly and firmly". (Reuters)
Japan says it will keep a close watch over the disputed Senkaku Islands after Chinese ships are seen near the islands for 65 days in a row. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says that Japan has protested to China over the issue and that it would respond "calmly and firmly". (Reuters)
Internet access is interrupted and hundreds are detained after mass protests break out in Belarus over the arrest of opposition candidate Viktar Babaryka, including reporters from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
A University of Barcelona-led investigation uncovers traces of SARS-CoV-2 in frozen Barcelona sewage samples drawn on 12 March 2019, more than half a year before the first publicly confirmed case of COVID-19 in China. (El Mundo) (Reuters)
A vandalized statue of former King Leopold II of Belgium is removed from public display in the city of Ghent amid anti-racism protests. (ABC News)
