Afghanistan–United States relations Officials from the United States and the Taliban are expected to meet in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, worsened by the earthquake. (VOA)
Officials from the United States and the Taliban are expected to meet in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, worsened by the earthquake. (VOA)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe Estonia reports its first case of monkeypox. (News ERR.EE)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea South Korea approves the SKYCovione vaccine, their first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine, for use in people over the age of 18 years. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea South Korea approves the SKYCovione vaccine, their first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine, for use in people over the age of 18 years. (ABC News)
2022 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane watches are issued for Nicaragua and Costa Rica as Potential Tropical Cyclone Two is expected to form into Tropical Storm Bonnie in the coming hours. (WMBF-TV)
COVID-19 pandemic and animals, COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio An Amur tiger at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., dies from COVID-19, making it the first animal at the zoo to die from the disease. (CBS News)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio COVID-19 pandemic and animals, COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio An Amur tiger at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., dies from COVID-19, making it the first animal at the zoo to die from the disease. (CBS News) COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru Nauru surpasses 3,000 cases of COVID-19, about a third of the country's population. (Loop)
COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru Nauru surpasses 3,000 cases of COVID-19, about a third of the country's population. (Loop)
COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio COVID-19 pandemic and animals, COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio An Amur tiger at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., dies from COVID-19, making it the first animal at the zoo to die from the disease. (CBS News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio COVID-19 pandemic and animals, COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio An Amur tiger at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., dies from COVID-19, making it the first animal at the zoo to die from the disease. (CBS News)
Hurricane watches are issued for Nicaragua and Costa Rica as Potential Tropical Cyclone Two is expected to form into Tropical Storm Bonnie in the coming hours. (WMBF-TV)
2022 Hormozgan earthquakes Five people are killed and 49 are injured after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Hormozgan province, Iran. (Mirror)
Five people are killed and 49 are injured after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Hormozgan province, Iran. (Mirror)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia Turkey reports its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Germany Germany surpasses 1,000 cases of monkeypox. (RKI Deutsche)
2022 monkeypox outbreak 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe The World Health Organization announces that European cases of monkeypox have tripled in the past two weeks. (CNBC) Andorra reports its first case of monkeypox. (Diari d'Andorra)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe The World Health Organization announces that European cases of monkeypox have tripled in the past two weeks. (CNBC) Andorra reports its first case of monkeypox. (Diari d'Andorra)
2022 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Chaba Typhoon Chaba, also known as Typhoon Caloy, makes landfall in Guangdong, China, as a category one typhoon. (CGTN) More than two dozen people are missing after an engineering vessel sinks off the coast of Hong Kong during the storm. (Reuters)
More than two dozen people are missing after an engineering vessel sinks off the coast of Hong Kong during the storm. (Reuters)
The World Health Organization announces that European cases of monkeypox have tripled in the past two weeks. (CNBC)
Typhoon Chaba Typhoon Chaba, also known as Typhoon Caloy, makes landfall in Guangdong, China, as a category one typhoon. (CGTN) More than two dozen people are missing after an engineering vessel sinks off the coast of Hong Kong during the storm. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru Nauru reports its first death from COVID-19. (RNZ)
COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru Nauru reports its first death from COVID-19. (RNZ)
COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru Weightlifter Reanna Solomon dies from COVID-19, becoming Nauru's first recorded fatality of the pandemic. (Inside The Games)
Weightlifter Reanna Solomon dies from COVID-19, becoming Nauru's first recorded fatality of the pandemic. (Inside The Games)
2022 monkeypox outbreak Panama confirms its first case of monkeypox. (TVN 2)
At least nine people are killed by flash floods caused by the monsoon in Balochistan, Pakistan. (AP)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Queen Consort Letizia of Spain tests positive for COVID-19. (El Periódico)
COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Queen Consort Letizia of Spain tests positive for COVID-19. (El Periódico)
Johnson appoints Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi as the new Chancellor and Downing Street Chief of Staff Steve Barclay as the new Health Secretary following Sunak and Javid's resignations. (BBC News)
Three people are killed by flooding in Kuala Pegang, Malaysia. (FloodList)
COVID-19 pandemic in China Xi'an is placed under lockdown and mass testing is conducted in half of the city's districts after a cluster of cases in the city were traced back to six karaoke bars. (Economic Times)
2022 monkeypox outbreak 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe Slovakia reports its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters) Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica report their first cases of monkeypox. (Xinhua News Agency) (Yahoo!) (Caribbean National Weekly) Two new deaths from monkeypox are reported in endemic countries in Africa. (Al Jazeera)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe Slovakia reports its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
Nine people are killed and 43 others injured when a bus from Sudan crashes while travelling to Aswan, Egypt. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia It is announced that British Columbia will offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for the general population beginning in autumn. (The Globe and Mail) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The U.S. FDA grants approval for the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people aged between 12 and 17. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia It is announced that British Columbia will offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for the general population beginning in autumn. (The Globe and Mail)
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia It is announced that British Columbia will offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for the general population beginning in autumn. (The Globe and Mail)
COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia It is announced that British Columbia will offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for the general population beginning in autumn. (The Globe and Mail) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The U.S. FDA grants approval for the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people aged between 12 and 17. (Reuters)
2022 Pakistan floods; 2022 Quetta floods At least 57 people are killed by floods in Balochistan (mostly in Quetta) and two others are killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
At least 13 people are killed and eight others injured when a minivan crashes into a tree in Polotitlán de la Ilustración, State of Mexico, Mexico. (Infobae)
At least 57 people are killed by floods in Balochistan (mostly in Quetta) and two others are killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala Guatemala puts 66 of its municipalities on alert due to a sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Infobae)
COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala Guatemala puts 66 of its municipalities on alert due to a sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Infobae)
New Zealand reports its first cases of monkeypox. (Health GOV New Zealand)
COVID-19 pandemic in Macau Macau closes all of its casinos in order to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 in the city. (Straits Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The Biden administration announces that the United States will purchase 3.2 million doses of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine once the vaccine is approved. (The New York Times)
Macau closes all of its casinos in order to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 in the city. (Straits Times)
2022 monkeypox outbreak 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe Russia reports its first case of monkeypox in a man who travelled from Europe. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe Russia reports its first case of monkeypox in a man who travelled from Europe. (Reuters)
Vanuatu declares a malaria outbreak in four of its provinces. (RNZ)
2022 monkeypox outbreak 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina reports its first confirmed case of monkeypox. (Dnevni Avaz)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina reports its first confirmed case of monkeypox. (Dnevni Avaz)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom surpasses 200,000, with 294 deaths reported in the last week. (The Guardian)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom surpasses 200,000, with 294 deaths reported in the last week. (The Guardian)
Two firefighters are killed and two others survive after a helicopter crashes on the Greek island of Samos, Greece. (AP)
One person is killed by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Ecuador. (ABC)
Fourteen people are killed and another is injured when a helicopter involved in the search and arrest of drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero crashes in Los Mochis, Mexico. (Al Jazeera)
July 2022 European heat wave; 2022 European wildfires A national emergency is declared in the United Kingdom, with the first ever red alert for extreme heat being issued by the Met Office, ahead of a heat wave which is now expected to break temperature records in the British Isles. (BBC News) Portugal reports 238 deaths related to the ongoing heat wave as it battles more than 30 active wildfires. In France, more than 10,000 people have fled wildfires in Gironde and in Spain, firefighters continue to battle forest fires near the town of Monsagro. (BBC News)
Portugal reports 238 deaths related to the ongoing heat wave as it battles more than 30 active wildfires. In France, more than 10,000 people have fled wildfires in Gironde and in Spain, firefighters continue to battle forest fires near the town of Monsagro. (BBC News)
2022 European and MENA wildfires Wildfires break out in southwestern France and Spain amidst a heat wave in Europe. (Reuters) In Portugal, a waterbombing plane crashes in Vila Nova de Foz Côa while fighting wildfires in the region, killing the pilot, and in Spain, around 2,300 people are evacuated from the Costa del Sol due to wildfires in the Mijas hills. (BBC News)
An Antonov An-12 cargo plane, operated by a Ukrainian airline, crashes near the city of Kavala, Greece, killing all eight people on board. The aircraft was carrying weapons from Serbia to Bangladesh, and crashed before a planned stop in Jordan. (BBC News)
In Portugal, a waterbombing plane crashes in Vila Nova de Foz Côa while fighting wildfires in the region, killing the pilot, and in Spain, around 2,300 people are evacuated from the Costa del Sol due to wildfires in the Mijas hills. (BBC News)
July 2022 European heat wave 2022 European and MENA wildfires Wildfires break out in southwestern France and Spain amidst a heat wave in Europe. (Reuters) In Portugal, a waterbombing plane crashes in Vila Nova de Foz Côa while fighting wildfires in the region, killing the pilot, and in Spain, around 2,300 people are evacuated from the Costa del Sol due to wildfires in the Mijas hills. (BBC News) A report shows that at least 360 people have died in a week during the heat wave in Spain. (El País)
Meridian Flight 3032 An Antonov An-12 cargo plane, operated by a Ukrainian airline, crashes near the city of Kavala, Greece, killing all eight people on board. The aircraft was carrying weapons from Serbia to Bangladesh, and crashed before a planned stop in Jordan. (BBC News)
Wildfires break out in southwestern France and Spain amidst a heat wave in Europe. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Israel The Israeli Health Ministry confirms three cases of the Omicron BA.2.75 variant in travelers abroad. (Times of Israel)
Flooding in China's Sichuan and Gansu provinces kills 12 people and leaves thousands homeless. (AP)
Four people are killed when a Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office helicopter crashes near Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States. (U.S. News & World Report)
Seven people are killed by flooding in Darfur, Sudan. (AP)
The Israeli Health Ministry confirms three cases of the Omicron BA.2.75 variant in travelers abroad. (Times of Israel)
Thirty-one people are injured and several homes are destroyed after a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It is an aftershock of the June 22 quake. (AP)
2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires The death toll from the wildfires and heat wave in Spain and Portugal increases to more than 1,700 people, with more than 1,063 deaths in Portugal. (ABC News) (Axios)
At least 23 people are killed and 30 others are injured in a truck and bus crash in Minya, Egypt. (ABC News)
