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Feb
09
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Austria Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announces a statewide isolation order in Tyrol beginning February 12 in order to prevent the spread of th

COVID-19 pandemic in Austria Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announces a statewide isolation order in Tyrol beginning February 12 in order to prevent the spread of the 501.V2 variant. Residents will have to present a negative COVID-19 test result from the last 48 hours in order to leave the state. (ABC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 9, 2021
Feb
09
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in England Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that all British and Irish residents returning from 33 "high-risk" countries will be charge

COVID-19 pandemic in England Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that all British and Irish residents returning from 33 "high-risk" countries will be charged £1,750 to stay in quarantine hotels in England for 10 days and that those who fail to do so or who violate COVID rules face fines of up to £10,000 or up to 10 years in jail. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 9, 2021
Feb
09
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea imposes a curfew from 7 p.m.

COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea imposes a curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time for the first since the beginning of the pandemic and prohibits many leisure activities. The country also reduces domestic flights to once per day, and international flights to twice per week for domestic airlines and once per week for foreign airlines. (EWN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 9, 2021
Feb
09
Immigration / Law / Policy

COVID-19 pandemic in Germany A court in Baden-Württemberg overturns the nighttime curfew imposed since mid-December to stop the spread of COVID-19 following an

COVID-19 pandemic in Germany A court in Baden-Württemberg overturns the nighttime curfew imposed since mid-December to stop the spread of COVID-19 following an emergency application. It means that the 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew will be scrapped on February 11. (Euronews)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 9, 2021
Feb
09
Politics / Government

COVID-19 pandemic in Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a near-full lockdown in the Attica region, which includes the capital Athens, from Febr

COVID-19 pandemic in Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a near-full lockdown in the Attica region, which includes the capital Athens, from February 11 until February 28. All schools, churches, hair salons, and retail stores, with the exception of supermarkets and pharmacies, are ordered to close; and restaurants are only allowed to offer delivery services. (Ekathimerini)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 9, 2021
Feb
09
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland Scottish Transport secretary Michael Matheson announces that all people who arrive from outside the UK and Ireland will be charged

COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland Scottish Transport secretary Michael Matheson announces that all people who arrive from outside the UK and Ireland will be charged £1,750 for “managed quarantine” at one of six hotels at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports. (The Independent)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 9, 2021
Feb
09
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 drug development The Food and Drug Administration grants emergency use authorization for Eli Lilly and Company'

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 drug development The Food and Drug Administration grants emergency use authorization for Eli Lilly and Company's combination antibody therapy bamlanivimab/etesevimab for use in COVID-19 positive adults and children aged 12 and older who are at high risk of severe disease. (Bloomberg)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 9, 2021
Feb
09
Health / Disasters

Equatorial Guinea imposes a curfew from 7 p.m.

Equatorial Guinea imposes a curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time for the first since the beginning of the pandemic and prohibits many leisure activities. The country also reduces domestic flights to once per day, and international flights to twice per week for domestic airlines and once per week for foreign airlines. (EWN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 9, 2021
Feb
09
Health / Disasters

Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that all British and Irish residents returning from 33 "high-risk" countries will be charged £1,750 to stay in quarantin

Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that all British and Irish residents returning from 33 "high-risk" countries will be charged £1,750 to stay in quarantine hotels in England for 10 days and that those who fail to do so or who violate COVID rules face fines of up to £10,000 or up to 10 years in jail. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 9, 2021
Feb
09
Politics / Government

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a near-full lockdown in the Attica region, which includes the capital Athens, from February 11 until February 28.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a near-full lockdown in the Attica region, which includes the capital Athens, from February 11 until February 28. All schools, churches, hair salons, and retail stores, with the exception of supermarkets and pharmacies, are ordered to close; and restaurants are only allowed to offer delivery services. (Ekathimerini)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 9, 2021
Feb
09
Health / Disasters

The Food and Drug Administration grants emergency use authorization for Eli Lilly and Company's combination antibody therapy bamlanivimab/etesevimab for use in

The Food and Drug Administration grants emergency use authorization for Eli Lilly and Company's combination antibody therapy bamlanivimab/etesevimab for use in COVID-19 positive adults and children aged 12 and older who are at high risk of severe disease. (Bloomberg)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 9, 2021
Feb
10
War / Conflict / Security

Earthquakes in 2021 A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off the Loyalty Islands Province, New Caledonia.

Earthquakes in 2021 A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off the Loyalty Islands Province, New Caledonia. It is the strongest recorded earthquake of the year so far. A tsunami warning was issued with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology confirming that a tsunami was generated by the earthquake. (The San Francisco Chronicle) (Metro) (NDTV)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 10, 2021
Feb
10
Politics / Government

COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand The New Zealand Government grants a formal approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and announces that high-risk groups such as

COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand The New Zealand Government grants a formal approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and announces that high-risk groups such as quarantine personnel, frontline health workers and airline staff will be the first to receive the vaccine. (ABC Australia)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 10, 2021
Feb
10
Immigration / Law / Policy

Saudi Arabian–Yemeni border conflict The Houthis carry out a drone strike on Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, damaging a civilian aircraft.

Saudi Arabian–Yemeni border conflict The Houthis carry out a drone strike on Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, damaging a civilian aircraft. A Houthi spokesman says that the attack is in response to coalition airstrikes and other actions in Yemen. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 10, 2021
Feb
10
War / Conflict / Security

Tigray War Red Cross officials report that 80% of Tigray's 6 million people are unreachable.

Tigray War Red Cross officials report that 80% of Tigray's 6 million people are unreachable. In the regional capital of Mekelle, which is now home to 250,000 displaced people, vaccines have expired and there are no longer any HIV or tuberculosis drugs. (Associated Press) (Europe External Programme with Africa) Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces ambush Ethiopian and Eritrean troops in May Keyah, 50–60 kilometers south of Mekelle. Fighting between the TPLF and Ethiopia is also reported in Guya, Kola Tembien. (Europe External Programme with Africa)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 10, 2021
Feb
10
Immigration / Law / Policy

2021 Russian protests A court in Russia orders the arrest of Alexei Navalny's ally Leonid Volkov for "appealing to minors to join illegal protests".

2021 Russian protests A court in Russia orders the arrest of Alexei Navalny's ally Leonid Volkov for "appealing to minors to join illegal protests". Volkov, who lives in the European Union and who will not be extradited, said on Facebook that he will "ignore the charges". (DW)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 10, 2021
Feb
10
Major Trends

Nuclear program of Iran The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms that Iran has carried out its plan to produce uranium metal at a nuclear facility in Isf

Nuclear program of Iran The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms that Iran has carried out its plan to produce uranium metal at a nuclear facility in Isfahan, a major breach of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Uranium metal is essential to making the core of a nuclear weapon. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 10, 2021
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