Thailand reports a record 91 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 2,625. (Bangkok Post)
The European Union says that it has secured enough doses to vaccinate 70% of adults. (France 24)
The Netherlands imposes restrictions that require nightclubs and discos to close, prohibits live entertainment in bars and restaurants and requires them to close at midnight, as well as suspending the entry pass program, amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases primarily due to the Delta variant. These restrictions will remain in effect until August 13. (Axios)
Two monuments of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are removed from downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, four years after the riot that occurred in the city. (NBC)
Bangladesh reports a record 11,874 new cases and 230 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1.02 million and the nationwide death toll to 16,419. (Bdnews24.com)
Italy beats England 3–2 on penalties in the UEFA Euro 2020 Final after a 1–1 draw following extra time. (BBC Sport)
Libya reports a record 2,854 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 204,090. (Al-Wasat)
New South Wales reports Australia's first death from COVID-19 in 10 months after a woman in her 90s died in Sydney after contracting the virus in a family setting. (BBC News)
Vietnam reports a record 1,953 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 29,816. (The Straits Times)
Bangladesh reports a record 13,768 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1.03 million. (Bdnews24.com)
Collapse of Siji Kaiyuan Hotel Seventeen people are killed and five more are injured after an annex to a hotel collapses in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province. (BBC News)
COVID-19 vaccination in Israel Israel becomes the first country in the world to offer a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised adults. The decision comes as the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant continues to spread in the country. (ISRAEL21c)
COVID-19 vaccines GAVI signs purchase agreements for 170 million doses of BBIBP-CorV and 350 million doses of CoronaVac for distribution through COVAX. (Reuters)
Fiji reports a record 873 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total to 11,386. (RNZ)
Former Drake & Josh star Drake Bell is sentenced to two years of probation for child endangerment. (NBC News)
GAVI signs purchase agreements for 170 million doses of BBIBP-CorV and 350 million doses of CoronaVac for distribution through COVAX. (Reuters)
Indonesia reports a record 40,427 new cases and 34,754 recoveries from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.56 million and the nationwide total of recoveries to 2.12 million. (detikNews)
International sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis, United States–Venezuela relations The U.S. Department of the Treasury lifts Trump-era sanctions against Venezuela, allowing companies to export propane to the country. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Israel becomes the first country in the world to offer a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised adults. The decision comes as the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant continues to spread in the country. (ISRAEL21c)
Panama authorizes the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for people aged 12 years and over. (Reuters)
Seventeen people are killed and five more are injured after an annex to a hotel collapses in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province. (BBC News)
Thailand begins to implement new restrictions in Bangkok that includes a ban on gatherings of more than five people, a curfew from 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., and the closure of many retail stores due to a surge of highly infectious Alpha and Delta variants. (ABC Australia)
The Seoul Capital Area enters the most restrictive "Level 4" social distancing measures that bans all large-scale events including spectators at sporting events, private gatherings of more than two people after 6 p.m. and before 5 a.m., and closes churches, in an attempt to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. (The Korea Herald)
The Tigray Defense Forces say they have captured the town of Korem and are advancing on Alamata in southern Tigray. (Reuters)
Vietnam reports a record for the fifth consecutive day of 2,367 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 32,199. (The Star)
Cyprus reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,081 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 86,185. (Financial Mirror)
France's Autorité de la concurrence fines Google a record €500M ($593M) for breaching an April 2020 ruling that ordered the company to negotiate "in good faith" licensing deals with publishers and news agencies for any re-use of copyrighted content. The fine amounts to about 1.1% of the company's yearly profits. (NBC News)
Indonesia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 47,899 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.6 million. (detikNews)
Malaysia reports a record 11,079 new cases and 125 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 855,949 and the nationwide death toll to 6,385. (Free Malaysia Today)
Russia reports a record 780 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 144,492. (RFE/RL)
Spain surpasses four million cases of COVID-19. (Euronews)
The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh reports two new cases of the Lineage B.1.617 Kappa variant. (The Siasat Daily)
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador suspends all public and private gatherings of large groups of people and enforces mandatory mask wearing for the next 90 days amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country. (Reuters)
Afghan special forces claim that 1,369 Taliban fighters have been killed in recent operations, including key commanders. (TOLO)
Argentina surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, after reporting 614 deaths in the past 24 hours. (A24)
Catalonia imposes a curfew between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. in municipalities with a population of more than 5,000 and with an incidence of more than 400 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants following an "explosion of cases". The curfew will last for one week beginning July 17. (El Periódico)
Discoveries of exoplanets Scientists at the European Southern Observatory announce the discovery of isotopes of carbon-13 on TYC 8998-760-1 b, an exoplanet located 300 light-years away from the Musca constellation. The discovery was made via the Very Large Telescope in Chile. (Phys.org)
Indonesia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 54,517 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.67 million. (BeritaSatu)
Malaysia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 11,618 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 867,567. (The Star)
Mexico reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in a 65-year-old male patient at a hospital in the state of Morelos. (Anadolu Agency)
Myanmar reports a record 7,089 cases and 145 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 208,357 and the national total of deaths to 4,181. (Reuters)
Russia reports a record 786 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 145,278. (Anadolu Agency)
Scientists at the European Southern Observatory announce the discovery of isotopes of carbon-13 on TYC 8998-760-1 b, an exoplanet located 300 light-years away from the Musca constellation. The discovery was made via the Very Large Telescope in Chile. (Phys.org)
Senegal reports a record 733 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 45,796. (Agence de Presse Sénégalaise)
Swedish rapper Yasin is sentenced to 10 months in jail for conspiring to kidnap a rival artist. (BBC News)
The United Kingdom reports 42,302 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 15. (Sky News)
Vietnam reports a record 2,924 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 37,343. (VN Express)
A Food and Drug Administration official says that a vaccine for children under the age of 12 years is expected to be approved by midwinter. (NBC)
Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries dies in an Amsterdam hospital from complications of gunshot wounds. De Vries had been shot five times outside of an Amsterdam TV studio nine days earlier. Two of the suspects in the shooting are in custody. (Al Jazeera)
Indonesia reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 56,757 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.72 million. (detikNews)
Killing of Peter R. de Vries Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries dies in an Amsterdam hospital from complications of gunshot wounds. De Vries had been shot five times outside of an Amsterdam TV studio nine days earlier. Two of the suspects in the shooting are in custody. (Al Jazeera)
Malaysia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 13,215 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 880,782. (CNA)
Papua New Guinea reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in a 65-year-old Filipino who is the captain of a cargo ship which departed from Indonesia on June 26 and arrived in the country almost two weeks later. (SBS)
Russia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 791 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 146,069. (Armenpress)
Thailand reports a record 98 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 3,032. (Bangkok Post)
The Food and Drug Authority grants an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (CNN Indonesia)
The United Kingdom reports 48,553 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 15. (ITV)
Vietnam surpasses 40,000 cases of COVID-19 after a record 3,416 cases are reported in the past 24 hours. (Viet Nam News)
Authorities in Papua New Guinea urge people to get vaccinated as the first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant was confirmed yesterday in the Filipino captain of a ship which was docked in Port Moresby. Currently less than 1% of Papuans are vaccinated. (RNZ)
Indonesia reports a record 1,205 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, 345 of them from East Java, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 71,397. (Liputan6)
Namibia receives a shipment of 250,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine from China. (Reuters)
Queen consort Letizia and heir presumptive Leonor, Princess of Asturias receive the first dose of the vaccine. (El Mundo)
Russia reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 799 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 146,868. (The Times of India)
Thailand reports a record 9,692 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 381,907. (CNA)
The Philippines reports its first death and first locally transmitted cases from the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in 11 people that were locally infected with the variant and one person who died at a hospital in Manila on June 28. (Al Jazeera English)
The United Kingdom reports 51,870 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the first time that the country has reported more than 50,000 cases since January 15. (BBC News)
Tunisia reports a record 205 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 17,214 deaths. The country also faces shortage of oxygen as hospital struggle with collapse. (Al Jazeera)
Zimbabwe reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 86 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 2,418. (Anadolu Agency)
Fiji reports a record 1,405 new cases and six deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 16,471 and the national total of deaths to 85. (RNZ)
Ghana culls more than 4,500 chickens and restricts the movement of poultry after nearly 6,000 birds died from the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu. (Reuters)
Malaysia reports a record 138 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 6,866. (The Star)
Myanmar reports a record 233 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 4,769. (ANI News)
The United Kingdom reports 54,674 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since mid-January. (Sky News)
Three Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians are abducted at gunpoint from a construction site in Kwala, Mali. (Al Jazeera)
Vietnam reports a record 3,718 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 47,904. (Viet Nam News)
