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Jun
24
Politics / Government

Thousands of Palestinians protest in Ramallah and Hebron after Nizar Banat, a former Fatah member and critic of the Palestinian National Authority's current lea

Thousands of Palestinians protest in Ramallah and Hebron after Nizar Banat, a former Fatah member and critic of the Palestinian National Authority's current leadership, was severely beaten and killed by Palestinian security forces in the early morning. The protestors called for the government, and current President Mahmoud Abbas in particular, to be "overthrown". (Haaretz)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Immigration / Law / Policy

Hong Kong national security law The pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily ceases its activities due to the national security law and after five of its top executive

Hong Kong national security law The pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily ceases its activities due to the national security law and after five of its top executives as well as its founder Jimmy Lai were arrested for violating that law. Thousands of Hong Kong residents purchase the tabloid's final edition and a million copies were printed as critics say that a different era begins for Hong Kong given the unapologetic gesture of the Hong Kong government regarding the closure of the tabloid. (The Guardian)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Immigration / Law / Policy

Russia warns the United Kingdom that it will bomb British vessels if any further provocative action is taken by the British Royal Navy in the Black Sea.

Russia warns the United Kingdom that it will bomb British vessels if any further provocative action is taken by the British Royal Navy in the Black Sea. Russia had previously summoned the British ambassador to Russia over this week's incident. The UK says that the vessel was in Ukrainian waters, that it was entirely right to use the route, and that the Royal Navy will always uphold international law and will not accept unlawful interference with innocent passage. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Immigration / Law / Policy

Russia–United Kingdom relations Russia warns the United Kingdom that it will bomb British vessels if any further provocative action is taken by the British Roya

Russia–United Kingdom relations Russia warns the United Kingdom that it will bomb British vessels if any further provocative action is taken by the British Royal Navy in the Black Sea. Russia had previously summoned the British ambassador to Russia over this week's incident. The UK says that the vessel was in Ukrainian waters, that it was entirely right to use the route, and that the Royal Navy will always uphold international law and will not accept unlawful interference with innocent passage. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Immigration / Law / Policy

The pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily ceases its activities due to the national security law and after five of its top executives as well as its founder Jimmy L

The pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily ceases its activities due to the national security law and after five of its top executives as well as its founder Jimmy Lai were arrested for violating that law. Thousands of Hong Kong residents purchase the tabloid's final edition and a million copies were printed as critics say that a different era begins for Hong Kong given the unapologetic gesture of the Hong Kong government regarding the closure of the tabloid. (The Guardian)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Culture / Society

2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries The discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the site of Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatc

2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries The discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the site of Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan, Canada, is announced, weeks after the remains of 215 children were found at a similar residential school in British Columbia. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Major Trends

2021 South Moravia tornado A rare powerful tornado passes through several villages in southeastern Czech Republic, causing catastrophic damage.

2021 South Moravia tornado A rare powerful tornado passes through several villages in southeastern Czech Republic, causing catastrophic damage. Much of Hrušky has been destroyed, according to its mayor. Five people are killed and 150 others are injured. Rescue teams from neighbouring Austria and Slovakia have been deployed to the region. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Major Trends

A rare powerful tornado passes through several villages in southeastern Czech Republic, causing catastrophic damage.

A rare powerful tornado passes through several villages in southeastern Czech Republic, causing catastrophic damage. Much of Hrušky has been destroyed, according to its mayor. Five people are killed and 150 others are injured. Rescue teams from neighbouring Austria and Slovakia have been deployed to the region. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Economy / Jobs / Business

COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal Portuguese authorities announce that restaurants and non-food shops in Albufeira, Lisbon and Sesimbra will close on weekends at 3:

COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal Portuguese authorities announce that restaurants and non-food shops in Albufeira, Lisbon and Sesimbra will close on weekends at 3:30 p.m. while supermarkets and other food outlets will close on weekends at 7:00 p.m. as part of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the region. (Bloomberg) (The Portugal News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Immigration / Law / Policy

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that Hungary "has no business being in the European Union any more" following the approval of an anti-pedophilia law in Hun

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that Hungary "has no business being in the European Union any more" following the approval of an anti-pedophilia law in Hungary, which is claimed by some critics to also contain anti-LGBT parts. Rutte says that he cannot push Hungary out of the European Union but that it has to be done step by step until Hungary is brought "to its knees on this issue". (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Immigration / Law / Policy

Foreign relations of Hungary, LGBT rights in Hungary Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that Hungary "has no business being in the European Union any more" fo

Foreign relations of Hungary, LGBT rights in Hungary Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that Hungary "has no business being in the European Union any more" following the approval of an anti-pedophilia law in Hungary, which is claimed by some critics to also contain anti-LGBT parts. Rutte says that he cannot push Hungary out of the European Union but that it has to be done step by step until Hungary is brought "to its knees on this issue". (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Economy / Jobs / Business

Portuguese authorities announce that restaurants and non-food shops in Albufeira, Lisbon and Sesimbra will close on weekends at 3:30 p.m.

Portuguese authorities announce that restaurants and non-food shops in Albufeira, Lisbon and Sesimbra will close on weekends at 3:30 p.m. while supermarkets and other food outlets will close on weekends at 7:00 p.m. as part of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the region. (Bloomberg) (The Portugal News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Health / Disasters

The Fiji Ministry of Health reports that more than 260,000 Fijians have received their first dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, equivalent to 45%

The Fiji Ministry of Health reports that more than 260,000 Fijians have received their first dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, equivalent to 45% of the target population, and that 27,000 Fijians have already received both doses of the vaccine. (FBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
24
Politics / Government

UK Public Health Minister Jo Churchill announces that junk food advertisements during daytime television and on the internet will be banned in the United Kingdo

UK Public Health Minister Jo Churchill announces that junk food advertisements during daytime television and on the internet will be banned in the United Kingdom by the end of the year, saying it will help fight the growing rates of childhood obesity in the country. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 24, 2021
Jun
25
Politics / Government

Colombian conflict A helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez and several government ministers, including Defense Minister Diego Molano Aponte

Colombian conflict A helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez and several government ministers, including Defense Minister Diego Molano Aponte, is struck by several bullets while flying to Cúcuta. Nobody was injured in the attack. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 25, 2021
Jun
25
Politics / Government

The National Penitentiary Institute and Peruvian Navy opens an investigation into former Alberto Fujimori adviser Vladimiro Montesinos after he allegedly made p

The National Penitentiary Institute and Peruvian Navy opens an investigation into former Alberto Fujimori adviser Vladimiro Montesinos after he allegedly made phone calls to the National Jury of Elections from the Callao naval base, where he is being held. (Andina)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 25, 2021
Jun
25
Immigration / Law / Policy

Tigray War Three Doctors Without Borders staff are found dead near their vehicle in Tigray, Ethiopia.

Tigray War Three Doctors Without Borders staff are found dead near their vehicle in Tigray, Ethiopia. (MSF) The United States Agency for International Development announces it estimates as many as 900,000 in the Tigray Region are facing a man-made famine, corroborating months-long reports from citizens and international observers that the Ethiopian Army have been obstructing and looting farmers. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed continues to claim there is "no hunger" in Tigray. (Associated Press on MSN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 25, 2021
Jun
25
Immigration / Law / Policy

2021 Gibraltar abortion referendum Gibraltar votes 62% in favour of legalizing abortion.

2021 Gibraltar abortion referendum Gibraltar votes 62% in favour of legalizing abortion. Under the new proposed amendment to the criminal law bill, pregnancies can be terminated by a registered physician within the first 12 weeks, while abortions would be permitted at a later stage of the pregnancy under a "narrow set of circumstances". (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 25, 2021
Jun
25
Major Trends

Chinese archaeologists report in the journal The Innovation that a skull discovered in Harbin in 1933 by a Manchukuo National Railway bridge, known as Homo long

Chinese archaeologists report in the journal The Innovation that a skull discovered in Harbin in 1933 by a Manchukuo National Railway bridge, known as Homo longi or "Dragon Man", belongs to a previously undiscovered species of early humans dating back 146,000 years ago. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 25, 2021
Jun
25
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Health Secretary Matt Hancock admits and apologizes for breaking COVID-19 social distancing rules in response to a repor

COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Health Secretary Matt Hancock admits and apologizes for breaking COVID-19 social distancing rules in response to a reported affair with his aide Gina Coladangelo that was reported by the The Sun. The opposition Labour Party calls for Hancock's immediate resignation or termination, calling his position "untenable". (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 25, 2021
Jun
25
Immigration / Law / Policy

Gibraltar votes 62% in favour of legalizing abortion.

Gibraltar votes 62% in favour of legalizing abortion. Under the new proposed amendment to the criminal law bill, pregnancies can be terminated by a registered physician within the first 12 weeks, while abortions would be permitted at a later stage of the pregnancy under a "narrow set of circumstances". (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 25, 2021
Jun
25
Health / Disasters

Health Secretary Matt Hancock admits and apologizes for breaking COVID-19 social distancing rules in response to a reported affair with his aide Gina Coladangel

Health Secretary Matt Hancock admits and apologizes for breaking COVID-19 social distancing rules in response to a reported affair with his aide Gina Coladangelo that was reported by the The Sun. The opposition Labour Party calls for Hancock's immediate resignation or termination, calling his position "untenable". (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 25, 2021
Jun
25
Politics / Government

The United States Agency for International Development announces it estimates as many as 900,000 in the Tigray Region are facing a man-made famine, corroboratin

The United States Agency for International Development announces it estimates as many as 900,000 in the Tigray Region are facing a man-made famine, corroborating months-long reports from citizens and international observers that the Ethiopian Army have been obstructing and looting farmers. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed continues to claim there is "no hunger" in Tigray. (Associated Press on MSN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 25, 2021
Jun
26
Politics / Government

2021 Peruvian general election Peru prepares for major protests in response to the June 6 election which saw socialist candidate Pedro Castillo of Free Peru win

2021 Peruvian general election Peru prepares for major protests in response to the June 6 election which saw socialist candidate Pedro Castillo of Free Peru winning the presidency by a narrow margin of 44,000 votes. Presidential candidate Fujimori Keiko, who lost to Castillo in the second round, has called for several thousand votes to be blocked, largely from the rural areas, where she alleges that fraud occurred. Castillo's supporters have vowed to call for a general strike if his victory is not confirmed soon. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 26, 2021
Jun
26
Politics / Government

Peru prepares for major protests in response to the June 6 election which saw socialist candidate Pedro Castillo of Free Peru winning the presidency by a narrow

Peru prepares for major protests in response to the June 6 election which saw socialist candidate Pedro Castillo of Free Peru winning the presidency by a narrow margin of 44,000 votes. Presidential candidate Fujimori Keiko, who lost to Castillo in the second round, has called for several thousand votes to be blocked, largely from the rural areas, where she alleges that fraud occurred. Castillo's supporters have vowed to call for a general strike if his victory is not confirmed soon. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 26, 2021
Jun
26
Politics / Government

COVID-19 pandemic in Australia The New South Wales Government imposes a two-week "hard" lockdown in Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Wo

COVID-19 pandemic in Australia The New South Wales Government imposes a two-week "hard" lockdown in Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Wollongong until midnight on July 9. Residents are not allowed to leave their homes except for four essential reasons due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the region. In addition, weddings will be cancelled from June 28 until the end of the lockdown. (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 26, 2021
Jun
26
Politics / Government

The New South Wales Government imposes a two-week "hard" lockdown in Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Wollongong until midnight on July

The New South Wales Government imposes a two-week "hard" lockdown in Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Wollongong until midnight on July 9. Residents are not allowed to leave their homes except for four essential reasons due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the region. In addition, weddings will be cancelled from June 28 until the end of the lockdown. (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 26, 2021
Jun
26
Politics / Government

COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland Iceland becomes the first country in Europe to lift all remaining COVID-19-related restrictions due to

COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland Iceland becomes the first country in Europe to lift all remaining COVID-19-related restrictions due to a vaccination campaign that saw 88% of the population receive at least one vaccine dose. (MedicalXpress) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigns after being caught on CCTV breaking COVID-19 guidance that he had helped to create. Prime Minister Boris Johnson appoints former Chancellor Sajid Javid as his replacement. (GB News) (The Mirror)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 26, 2021
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