Indonesia signs a deal with Chinese company Sinovac Biotech to purchase 50 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. (Bloomberg)
Robert Koch Institute reports more than 2,000 new cases in Germany in the last 24 hours, which is the highest number of reported cases since late April. (Euronews)
South Korea announces a ban of large gatherings, shutting down high-risk facilities, banning in-person churches, and removing fans from professional sports nationwide tomorrow, as the country reports a new five-month high of 332 new cases in the last 24 hours, citing "a very dangerous situation that could trigger a massive nationwide spread of COVID-19". (AFP via detikNews) (The Telegraph)
The number of daily new cases in Italy surpasses 1,000 for the first time since May. (Daily Sabah)
Three massacres kill 28 people, in Arauca, Cauca, and Nariño. These complete a week with five massacres, adding up to more than 33 this year. Gangs are believed to be responsible for nearly 80 percent of massacres in Colombia this year, the vast majority of them occurring in departments with illegal coca-producing enclaves. (Colombia Reports) (Buenos Aires Times)
2020 IndyCar Series Takuma Sato of Japan wins the 104th Indianapolis 500. It is Sato's second career Indy 500 victory. (US News & World Report) (CBS Sports)
India's number of confirmed cases tops 3 million, making it the third country to surpass that number after the United States and Brazil as the country leads the world in daily new cases. (Al Jazeera)
Seven civilians are killed by a roadside bomb in Jaghatū, Ghazni. The Governor of Paktia, Mohammad Halim Fidai, survives an assassination attempt. No group claimed responsibility for either incident. (Al Jazeera)
South Korea reports 397 new cases, which is the highest number of reported cases since early March as the virus is reported in all cities and provinces across the country. From that number 387 were locally transmitted. (Reuters) (Yonhap News Agency)
Takuma Sato of Japan wins the 104th Indianapolis 500. It is Sato's second career Indy 500 victory. (US News & World Report) (CBS Sports)
Taoiseach Micheál Martin recalls the Dáil Éireann following reports that several members and other officials have breached COVID-19 regulations. (AFP via The Straits Times)
The number of deaths in Australia surpasses 500. The majority of the deaths are in Victoria. (The Guardian)
A massive fire engulfs the Juma Mosque in Durban, South Africa. No casualties are reported, and it is believed that it was caused by an electrical fire. (Al Jazeera)
Impeachment inquiry against Mike DeWine Ohio Representative John Becker draws up 10 articles of impeachment on Governor Mike DeWine over his COVID-19 orders. Representatives Nino Vitale and Paul Zeltwanger are co-sponsors for the impeachment inquiries. (Cleveland.com) (WLWT-TV)
Indonesia reports its highest single-day record of more than 3,500 patients having recovered from COVID-19, pushing the recovery rate to 71.5%. Of those recovered, 1,896 are from Jakarta, which has reported the highest single day of any province in the country. (Okezone)
Ohio Representative John Becker draws up 10 articles of impeachment on Governor Mike DeWine over his COVID-19 orders. Representatives Nino Vitale and Paul Zeltwanger are co-sponsors for the impeachment inquiries. (Cleveland.com) (WLWT-TV)
Seoul orders face masks to be worn in both indoor and outdoor public places for the first time as it battles a surge in cases centred in the densely populated metropolitan area. (Liputan6)
The Charité hospital in Berlin, Germany, where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is admitted, reveals that doctors have found cholinesterase inhibitors in his body that suggest he may have been poisoned. Doctors in Omsk, Russia, where Navalny was initially admitted, earlier claimed that there was no evidence of poison in his body. (CBS News)
The Cyprus Papers, consisting of more than 1,400 confidential approved applications relating to the Cyprus Investment Programme run by the Republic of Cyprus, are published by the international broadcaster Al Jazeera, which says they have been sold to criminals and fugitives who, by purchasing a Cypriot passport, become European Union citizens. The European Commission, as well as a leading anti-corruption NGO, want this program phased out. (Al Jazeera)
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews proposes to extend the state of emergency to at least September 2021. (9News)
A truck bombing kills at least three people and injures another 41 in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
India reports its highest single-day record of recovered patients after more than 66,000 are declared recovered in the last 24 hours, pushing the recovery rate to 75.92%. (Hindustan Times)
Polio eradication The Africa Regional Certification Commission announces that they have declared Africa free of polio. (BBC News)
The Africa Regional Certification Commission announces that they have declared Africa free of polio. (BBC News)
Wisconsin's Governor Tony Evers declared a state of emergency due to persistent unrest in Kenosha. (The Wall Street Journal)
A 17-year-old is arrested for the killing of two people during riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The teenager, who is originally from Antioch, Illinois, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide. (AP)
A freight train is derailed and catches fire near Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Local residents are evacuated. (BBC News)
A mass grave with more than 1,500 bodies is discovered in Osaka, Japan, that dates from the 1600s to the mid-1800s. (News AU)
Belgium's foreign ministry banned travel to Paris amid concerns over a possible resurgence of cases in the French capital. Belgians are being advised to avoid visiting Paris unless travellers agree to take a COVID-19 test or undergo a period of self-isolation on their return. (Euronews)
Croatia reports its highest single day number of 358 new cases in the last 24 hours as a tricky summer tourism season brings a resurgence of COVID-19 to the Adriatic country. (France 24)
Evacuations are lifted for 35,000 people in Napa and Sonoma counties. (SFGate.com)
Kenosha unrest shooting A 17-year-old is arrested for the killing of two people during riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The teenager, who is originally from Antioch, Illinois, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide. (AP)
Llangennech derailment A freight train is derailed and catches fire near Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Local residents are evacuated. (BBC News)
Moderna announces that their potential COVID-19 vaccine produced promising results in elderly patients during an early stage clinical trial. (CNBC)
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin invites residents to join COVID-19 vaccine trials. (ABC News)
Myanmar reports 106 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day surge since the first case was detected in the country in March. Of those new cases, 93 new virus cases were found in Rakhine State. (Anadolu Agency)
Osaka Nana Grave A mass grave with more than 1,500 bodies is discovered in Osaka, Japan, that dates from the 1600s to the mid-1800s. (News AU)
The number of daily new cases in Argentina tops 10,000 for the first time with 10,550 new cases in the past 24 hours as the country extends lockdown restrictions in and around capital city Buenos Aires until the end of August. (Reuters)
A shelter-in-place is issued after a chemical fire breaks out in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (CBS News)
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey extends the state's mask mandate and safer-at-home order to October 2. (Bizjournals.com) (Patch.com)
At least three people are killed when a feud between Hezbollah supporters and a local clan of Sunni Arabs ends with gunfight in south Beirut, Lebanon. The army arrives at the scene and arrests four people. (Al Arabiya English)
Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant is sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole, a first in New Zealand history, for killing 51 people in last year's mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch. (The Guardian)
Christchurch mosque shootings Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant is sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole, a first in New Zealand history, for killing 51 people in last year's mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch. (The Guardian)
France records its highest number of new daily infections since the end of the lockdown in early May, with an additional 6,111 cases reported over the past 24 hours, making it the second highest ever, after 7,578 new cases set on March 30. (BBC News) (France 24)
Italy records its highest number of new cases since early May, when the country was still in lockdown, with 1,411 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. (The Telegraph)
South Korea reports 441 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day increase of confirmed cases since early March, as sporadic cluster infections across the country, mainly in the Seoul Capital Area, continue to pile up, fueling calls for tougher antivirus restrictions. (AP via detikNews) (South China Morning Post)
The FBI arrests Yaser Abdel Said, who had been on their Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list since 2014 for allegedly murdering his two daughters in an honor killing in 2008. His son and brother were also arrested for harboring a fugitive. (BBC News)
The number of deaths in India surpasses 60,000 as the country reports its highest single day record of more than 75,000 new cases in the last 24 hours. (Hindustan Times)
The South's Defenders Monument, a Confederate monument located in Lake Charles, is damaged by Laura. (The Hill)
Canada extends emergency orders that place restrictions on international travel and make mandatory two-week quarantines for anyone entering the country until September 30. (Global News)
Egyptian authorities arrest Mahmoud Ezzat, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. He was serving a sentence in absentia and was detained in a hideout in Cairo. (Al Arabiya)
India reports more than 77,000 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide total to more than 3.38 million, the highest single day spike for the country for the second consecutive day, and the highest single day caseload in the world apart from the United States. (The Washington Post)
Michigan surpasses 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. (MLive.com)
The Ministry of Citizen Protection announces changes to Greece's travel restrictions, effective August 31 until at least September 19, due to a rise in cases in recent weeks. Changes include requiring visitors from a list of countries to show a negative test result to enter and a suspension of flights to and from Catalonia, Spain, but lifting restrictions on the Netherlands. (Reuters via CNA)
Thirteen people are killed and two others injured after two bombs explode in Spin Boldak, Kandahar. (TOLOnews)
A restaurant building in Linfen, Shanxi, China, collapses, killing at least 29 people. (U.S. News & World Report)
A soldier is killed and seven others injured after clashing with Abu Sayyaf militants in Patikul, Sulu, Philippines. Two militants also die in the fight. (Manila Bulletin)
Bogor imposes a nightly curfew and community social restrictions aimed for the residents to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Under those rules, restaurants, malls and cafés will restrict the operation until 6:00 p.m local time and any residents will stay at home at 9:00 p.m. local time. These restrictions are enforced until September 11. (iNews)
Collapse of Juxian Restaurant A restaurant building in Linfen, Shanxi, China, collapses, killing at least 29 people. (U.S. News & World Report)
Istanbul reimposes a ban on indoor ceremonies, with the exception of weddings, in the wake of some rising infections. (Daily Sabah)
The Indonesian Youth and Sports Ministry and the National Sports Committee of Indonesia officially recognize esports as a sport, following a week-long virtual conference held by the latter. This would allow esports to be included in official national multi-sport competitions along with traditional sports. (The Jakarta Post)
India reports 78,761 new cases in the past 24 hours, thus marking the highest single-day rise in case numbers recorded anywhere in the world. The record was previously set by the United States, which reported 77,638 new cases on July 17. This puts India's overall case tally to 3.5 million. (France 24)
More than 1,700 people in the United Kingdom are reported to have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the largest weekend number since the middle of May, and the highest number of reported cases since June 4. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
South Korea begins to restrict operations of restaurants, bakeries, and franchise coffee chains in the Seoul Capital Area in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. Restaurants and bakeries can operate dine-in services until 9 p.m., and only takeaway and delivery will be permitted from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.. For franchise coffee chains, only takeout or delivery will be permitted regardless of operating hours. These restrictions will exist until September 7. (Yonhap News Agency)
The number of cases in Greece reaches 10,000. (Madison.com)
The number of confirmed cases in Colombia reaches 600,000, ahead of the end of more than five months of lockdown. (National Post)
Argentina announces a deal with its creditors, allowing a way out of its ninth sovereign default. (Irish Times)
Argentine debt restructuring Argentina announces a deal with its creditors, allowing a way out of its ninth sovereign default. (Irish Times)
Maryland-based vaccine development company Novavax signs a deal with Canada to supply up to 76 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. (CBC)
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves extends the state's mask mandate to two weeks. (The Meridian Star)
Over 8,000 acres are burnt and one house destroyed after a scrub fire grows out of control near New Zealand's Lake Pukaki, requiring the evacuation of Mount Cook Village. (Stuff)
Russia–Slovakia relations The Russian foreign ministry expels three Slovak diplomats from Moscow in a reciprocal move after the Slovak foreign ministry expelled three Russian diplomats from Bratislava on August 11 for alleged espionage. (Anadolu Agency)
The Chinese commerce ministry probes the Australian wine industry on 40 allegations of violating countervailing duties, following a complaint by the China Wine Industry Association regarding recent wine imports from Australia. (CNN)
The Russian foreign ministry expels three Slovak diplomats from Moscow in a reciprocal move after the Slovak foreign ministry expelled three Russian diplomats from Bratislava on August 11 for alleged espionage. (Anadolu Agency)
Two explosions in the United Arab Emirates kill three people and injure several others. One of the explosions occurred in Abu Dhabi and the other in Dubai. (Reuters)
