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Mar
05
War / Conflict / Security

2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake An 8.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of New Zealand's North Island, initially prompting a tsunami warning.

2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake An 8.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of New Zealand's North Island, initially prompting a tsunami warning. The earthquake was preceded by a 7.4 magnitude foreshock and followed by a 6.1 magnitude aftershock. (Stuff.co.nz)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
Mar
05
War / Conflict / Security

War in Afghanistan 2021 Afghanistan attacks A female doctor is killed and a child is wounded in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, when a bomb attached to the doctor's ricks

War in Afghanistan 2021 Afghanistan attacks A female doctor is killed and a child is wounded in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, when a bomb attached to the doctor's rickshaw explodes, while seven workers at a Hazara plaster factory are shot dead in Surkh-Rōd District, Nangarhar. ISIL is suspected to be behind the attacks. (Al Jazeera)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
Mar
05
War / Conflict / Security

2021 Afghanistan attacks A female doctor is killed and a child is wounded in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, when a bomb attached to the doctor's rickshaw explodes, while

2021 Afghanistan attacks A female doctor is killed and a child is wounded in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, when a bomb attached to the doctor's rickshaw explodes, while seven workers at a Hazara plaster factory are shot dead in Surkh-Rōd District, Nangarhar. ISIL is suspected to be behind the attacks. (Al Jazeera)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
Mar
05
War / Conflict / Security

A female doctor is killed and a child is wounded in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, when a bomb attached to the doctor's rickshaw explodes, while seven workers at a Hazar

A female doctor is killed and a child is wounded in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, when a bomb attached to the doctor's rickshaw explodes, while seven workers at a Hazara plaster factory are shot dead in Surkh-Rōd District, Nangarhar. ISIL is suspected to be behind the attacks. (Al Jazeera)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
Mar
05
Politics / Government

COVID-19 pandemic in Japan The government extends the COVID-19 state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the capital Tokyo and surrounding pr

COVID-19 pandemic in Japan The government extends the COVID-19 state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the capital Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, for the next two weeks until March 21 as the number of new cases have not fallen sufficiently in order to lift the emergency. (The Mainichi Shimbun)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
Mar
05
War / Conflict / Security

Somali Civil War 2021 Mogadishu suicide car bombing At least 20 people are killed and 30 others are wounded by a suicide car bombing outside a restaurant near t

Somali Civil War 2021 Mogadishu suicide car bombing At least 20 people are killed and 30 others are wounded by a suicide car bombing outside a restaurant near the port in Mogadishu. (Al Jazeera) At least seven soldiers are killed after al-Shabaab militants storm a jail in Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia. More than 400 prisoners are freed during the assault, the majority of whom are Al-Shabaab fighters. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
Mar
05
Politics / Government

The government extends the COVID-19 state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the capital Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, for the next two

The government extends the COVID-19 state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the capital Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, for the next two weeks until March 21 as the number of new cases have not fallen sufficiently in order to lift the emergency. (The Mainichi Shimbun)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
Mar
05
Politics / Government

The United States Senate, in a 58–42 vote, rejects an amendment introduced by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders that would raise the minimum wage to $15 after he m

The United States Senate, in a 58–42 vote, rejects an amendment introduced by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders that would raise the minimum wage to $15 after he made efforts to include it in President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package. (The Independent)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
Mar
05
Major Trends

Aftermath of the assassination of Luca Attanasio Mwilanya Asani William, the attorney investigating the murder of Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio and two othe

Aftermath of the assassination of Luca Attanasio Mwilanya Asani William, the attorney investigating the murder of Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio and two other people in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, is murdered by unknown gunmen during an ambush. (Il Mattino)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
Mar
05
Pop Culture / Entertainment

Australia–China relations Australia's Special Broadcasting Service suspends China Global Television Network and China Central Television from broadcasting in th

Australia–China relations Australia's Special Broadcasting Service suspends China Global Television Network and China Central Television from broadcasting in the country following a human rights complaint from pan-Asian human rights organization Safeguard Defenders. (The Straits Times)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
Mar
05
Pop Culture / Entertainment

Australia's Special Broadcasting Service suspends China Global Television Network and China Central Television from broadcasting in the country following a huma

Australia's Special Broadcasting Service suspends China Global Television Network and China Central Television from broadcasting in the country following a human rights complaint from pan-Asian human rights organization Safeguard Defenders. (The Straits Times)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
Mar
05
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Italy surpasses three million cases of COVID-19.

COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Italy surpasses three million cases of COVID-19. (ANSA) COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova Moldova becomes the first country in Europe to receive a COVAX initiative shipment of 14,400 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. (Daily Sabah) COVID-19 pandemic in Romania, 501.V2 variant Romania reports its first two cases of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in people from Bucharest and Pitești. (Europa FM) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia The fatality count from COVID-19 surpasses 200,000. (Bloomberg)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
Mar
05
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois, Lineage P.1 Illinois reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in B

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois, Lineage P.1 Illinois reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from Chicago. (WMAQ-TV) COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee, 501.V2 variant Tennessee reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. (WSMV-TV) COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin, 501.V2 variant Wisconsin reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. (WEAU-TV)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Mar 5, 2021
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