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Jun
05
War / Conflict / Security

Insurgency in the Maghreb Solhan and Tadaryat massacres At least 160 people are killed by Islamic extremists in Solhan, Yagha, northeastern Burkina Faso.

Insurgency in the Maghreb Solhan and Tadaryat massacres At least 160 people are killed by Islamic extremists in Solhan, Yagha, northeastern Burkina Faso. It is the deadliest terrorist attack in the country's history. Hours before the massacre, 13 civilians and a soldier were killed in an attack in Tadaryat. (BBC News)

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

Solhan and Tadaryat massacres At least 160 people are killed by Islamic extremists in Solhan, Yagha, northeastern Burkina Faso.

Solhan and Tadaryat massacres At least 160 people are killed by Islamic extremists in Solhan, Yagha, northeastern Burkina Faso. It is the deadliest terrorist attack in the country's history. Hours before the massacre, 13 civilians and a soldier were killed in an attack in Tadaryat. (BBC News)

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

The Group of Seven finance ministers agree on a deal to commit towards a minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15 percent, which will be aimed at preven

The Group of Seven finance ministers agree on a deal to commit towards a minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15 percent, which will be aimed at preventing tax havens that cater to large multinational corporations, during a meeting in London. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

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

2021 Myanmar protests Clashes erupt in Ayeyarwady and Kyonpyaw, near Yangon, where the military shot and killed 20 protesters, thereby bringing the nationwide d

2021 Myanmar protests Clashes erupt in Ayeyarwady and Kyonpyaw, near Yangon, where the military shot and killed 20 protesters, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll since the February 1 coup to more than 845. Meanwhile, military junta leader Min Aung Hlaing meets with ASEAN leaders to discuss paths to peace in the country. (Reuters)

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Jun
05
War / Conflict / Security

Clashes erupt in Ayeyarwady and Kyonpyaw, near Yangon, where the military shot and killed 20 protesters, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll since the Fe

Clashes erupt in Ayeyarwady and Kyonpyaw, near Yangon, where the military shot and killed 20 protesters, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll since the February 1 coup to more than 845. Meanwhile, military junta leader Min Aung Hlaing meets with ASEAN leaders to discuss paths to peace in the country. (Reuters)

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

COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China China becomes the first major country to authorize the emergency use of the Sinovac CoronaVac vacc

COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China China becomes the first major country to authorize the emergency use of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for children as young as three years old. (Bloomberg News) COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka surpasses 200,000 cases of COVID-19. (Ada Derana) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan reports a record 38 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 225. (South China Morning Post)

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

COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium Belgian federal and regional health ministers agree to open vaccination for teenagers aged 16 to 17 years old using Pfizer–BioNTech

COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium Belgian federal and regional health ministers agree to open vaccination for teenagers aged 16 to 17 years old using Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The programme will begin once the vaccination of adults has been completed. (The Guardian)

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Jun
05
Health / Disasters

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports 2020–21 PGA Tour After completion of the third round of the Memorial Tournament, Jon Rahm is notified that he had test

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports 2020–21 PGA Tour After completion of the third round of the Memorial Tournament, Jon Rahm is notified that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Rahm was leading the tournament by 6 strokes before having to withdraw due to Tour protocols. (CBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 5, 2021
Jun
06
Politics / Government

2021 Mexican legislative election Mexican voters head to the polls to elect a new session to the Chamber of Deputies.

2021 Mexican legislative election Mexican voters head to the polls to elect a new session to the Chamber of Deputies. Analysts predict that while President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's party National Regeneration Movement will lose seats, his coalition will retain an overall majority. The lead-up to the election saw considerable violence, with at least 89 politicians, including 35 candidates, killed in the past 200 days. (Al Jazeera English)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
06
Politics / Government

Mexican voters head to the polls to elect a new session to the Chamber of Deputies.

Mexican voters head to the polls to elect a new session to the Chamber of Deputies. Analysts predict that while President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's party National Regeneration Movement will lose seats, his coalition will retain an overall majority. The lead-up to the election saw considerable violence, with at least 89 politicians, including 35 candidates, killed in the past 200 days. (Al Jazeera English)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
06
War / Conflict / Security

War in Afghanistan 2021 Afghanistan attacks A truck carrying explosives is detonated at the police headquarters in Balkh, killing 16 people and injuring 117 oth

War in Afghanistan 2021 Afghanistan attacks A truck carrying explosives is detonated at the police headquarters in Balkh, killing 16 people and injuring 117 others. In addition to the district building that was completely destroyed and the police headquarters that was nearly demolished, 10 houses and 80 shops were also damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. (TOLO)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
06
Politics / Government

2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election Voters in the German State of Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls to elect a new Landtag.

2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election Voters in the German State of Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls to elect a new Landtag. They are the last German elections before the 2021 German federal election. (SaltWire Network) In a surprise victory, Chancellor Angela Merkel's party Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is projected to be the clear winner, taking in 37% of the vote. The far-right Alternative for Germany, which was polling neck-and-neck with the CDU for most of the campaign, came in second with 20.8%, down three percentage points from last state election. (Deutsche Welle) (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
06
Sports

2021 U.S.

2021 U.S. Women's Open In golf, 19-year-old Yuka Saso of the Philippines wins this year's championship at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California, after coming back from two double-bogeys to beat Japan's Nasa Hataoka in the third hole of a sudden death playoff. Saso is the first Filipino player to win a major golf championship and equals South Korea's Inbee Park as the youngest champion of the U.S. Women's Open. (CNN International)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
06
War / Conflict / Security

COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji Fiji reports a record 83 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of confirmed cases to 604.

COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji Fiji reports a record 83 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of confirmed cases to 604. The Ministry of Health seals off the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva for COVID-19 patients only as 11 of the cases are of unconfirmed origin. (RNZ International)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
06
War / Conflict / Security

Fiji reports a record 83 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of confirmed cases to 604.

Fiji reports a record 83 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of confirmed cases to 604. The Ministry of Health seals off the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva for COVID-19 patients only as 11 of the cases are of unconfirmed origin. (RNZ International)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
06
Politics / Government

In a surprise victory, Chancellor Angela Merkel's party Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is projected to be the clear winner, taking in 37% of the vote.

In a surprise victory, Chancellor Angela Merkel's party Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is projected to be the clear winner, taking in 37% of the vote. The far-right Alternative for Germany, which was polling neck-and-neck with the CDU for most of the campaign, came in second with 20.8%, down three percentage points from last state election. (Deutsche Welle) (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
06
Sports

In golf, 19-year-old Yuka Saso of the Philippines wins this year's championship at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California, after coming back from two dou

In golf, 19-year-old Yuka Saso of the Philippines wins this year's championship at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California, after coming back from two double-bogeys to beat Japan's Nasa Hataoka in the third hole of a sudden death playoff. Saso is the first Filipino player to win a major golf championship and equals South Korea's Inbee Park as the youngest champion of the U.S. Women's Open. (CNN International)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
06
Politics / Government

COVID-19 pandemic in Israel COVID-19 vaccination in Israel Israel begins a vaccination campaign for 600,000 children between the ages of 12 and 16, with the fir

COVID-19 pandemic in Israel COVID-19 vaccination in Israel Israel begins a vaccination campaign for 600,000 children between the ages of 12 and 16, with the first priority being children who are at greater risk of experiencing severe symptoms from COVID-19 and children from families who are expected to travel abroad. (The Times of Israel)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
06
Politics / Government

COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The United States surpasses 300 million dose

COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The United States surpasses 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines being administered. (ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon An outbreak is declared at a gold mine in Yukon after three people tested positive for COVID-19. (CBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
06
Politics / Government

COVID-19 vaccination in Israel Israel begins a vaccination campaign for 600,000 children between the ages of 12 and 16, with the first priority being children w

COVID-19 vaccination in Israel Israel begins a vaccination campaign for 600,000 children between the ages of 12 and 16, with the first priority being children who are at greater risk of experiencing severe symptoms from COVID-19 and children from families who are expected to travel abroad. (The Times of Israel)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
06
Politics / Government

Israel begins a vaccination campaign for 600,000 children between the ages of 12 and 16, with the first priority being children who are at greater risk of exper

Israel begins a vaccination campaign for 600,000 children between the ages of 12 and 16, with the first priority being children who are at greater risk of experiencing severe symptoms from COVID-19 and children from families who are expected to travel abroad. (The Times of Israel)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 6, 2021
Jun
07
Immigration / Law / Policy

2021 Israel–Palestine crisis A pro-settler march that was scheduled for Thursday and would have traveled through sensitive sites in East Jerusalem is canceled a

2021 Israel–Palestine crisis A pro-settler march that was scheduled for Thursday and would have traveled through sensitive sites in East Jerusalem is canceled after Israeli police refused to authorize it. However, the police said they would review a petition calling for the march to be rescheduled. The cancellation follows a warning from Hamas senior leader Khalil al-Hayya that the march could lead to renewed violence. (Al Jazeera English) Attorney General of Israel Avichai Mandelblit tells the Supreme Court he will not intervene in the Sheikh Jarrah case. (Al Jazeera English)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 7, 2021
Jun
07
Politics / Government

2021 Mexican legislative election The National Electoral Institute reports that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's coalition Juntos Hacemos Historia is pro

2021 Mexican legislative election The National Electoral Institute reports that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's coalition Juntos Hacemos Historia is projected to win between 265 and 292 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, retaining its majority but without the two-thirds majority that it previously had. His party National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) saw losses in Mexico City, previously a MORENA stronghold. López Obrador subsequently vows to do more to help the poor. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 7, 2021
Jun
07
Politics / Government

2021 Malian coup d'état Assimi Goïta is sworn-in as President of Mali after the recent coup d'état, which was considered a "coup within a coup" after Goïta, who

2021 Malian coup d'état Assimi Goïta is sworn-in as President of Mali after the recent coup d'état, which was considered a "coup within a coup" after Goïta, who directed the 2020 coup, carried out another coup and arrested the leaders that were in charge after the 2020 coup. (Deutsche Welle)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 7, 2021
Jun
07
War / Conflict / Security

A pro-settler march that was scheduled for Thursday and would have traveled through sensitive sites in East Jerusalem is canceled after Israeli police refused t

A pro-settler march that was scheduled for Thursday and would have traveled through sensitive sites in East Jerusalem is canceled after Israeli police refused to authorize it. However, the police said they would review a petition calling for the march to be rescheduled. The cancellation follows a warning from Hamas senior leader Khalil al-Hayya that the march could lead to renewed violence. (Al Jazeera English)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 7, 2021
Jun
07
Politics / Government

Assimi Goïta is sworn-in as President of Mali after the recent coup d'état, which was considered a "coup within a coup" after Goïta, who directed the 2020 coup,

Assimi Goïta is sworn-in as President of Mali after the recent coup d'état, which was considered a "coup within a coup" after Goïta, who directed the 2020 coup, carried out another coup and arrested the leaders that were in charge after the 2020 coup. (Deutsche Welle)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 7, 2021
Jun
07
Politics / Government

COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda President Yoweri Museveni reimposes a lockdown including the closure of all educational institutions, the shutdown of weekly open ma

COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda President Yoweri Museveni reimposes a lockdown including the closure of all educational institutions, the shutdown of weekly open markets, suspension of some inter-city travel, and the suspension of church services following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (U.S. News & World Report)

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Jun
07
Politics / Government

President Yoweri Museveni reimposes a lockdown including the closure of all educational institutions, the shutdown of weekly open markets, suspension of some in

President Yoweri Museveni reimposes a lockdown including the closure of all educational institutions, the shutdown of weekly open markets, suspension of some inter-city travel, and the suspension of church services following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (U.S. News & World Report)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 7, 2021
Jun
07
Politics / Government

The National Electoral Institute reports that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's coalition Juntos Hacemos Historia is projected to win between 265 and 292

The National Electoral Institute reports that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's coalition Juntos Hacemos Historia is projected to win between 265 and 292 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, retaining its majority but without the two-thirds majority that it previously had. His party National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) saw losses in Mexico City, previously a MORENA stronghold. López Obrador subsequently vows to do more to help the poor. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 7, 2021
Jun
07
Immigration / Law / Policy

COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Malta Malta reports no new cases of COVID-19 for the first time since July 25, 2020, as bars, cinemas and theat

COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Malta Malta reports no new cases of COVID-19 for the first time since July 25, 2020, as bars, cinemas and theatres are reopened following months of closures. (Malta Today) COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Spain reopens its international borders to travellers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. For tourists from low-risk countries, no proof of vaccination, recovery, or diagnostic test will be required and antigen tests are now accepted for travellers from risk zone countries. (El País)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 7, 2021
Jun
07
Immigration / Law / Policy

COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Spain reopens its international borders to travellers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Spain reopens its international borders to travellers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. For tourists from low-risk countries, no proof of vaccination, recovery, or diagnostic test will be required and antigen tests are now accepted for travellers from risk zone countries. (El País)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 7, 2021
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