At least three Afghan security forces members are killed and five more injured when gunmen storm their compound in the city of
Gardez in
Paktia Province. The
Taliban claims responsibility for the attack.
(TOLOnews)
The
Eurostat reports that consumer prices in the
Eurozone have
deflated from 0.4% in July to -0.2% in August, the bloc's first deflation since May 2016.
(AFP via Rappler)
American fast food company
McDonald's is sued by 50 black owners for racial discrimination. According to the lawsuit, McDonald's steered black franchisees to stores which had lower revenue and higher security expenses than stores in more affluent areas.
(AP)
Zimbabwe says it will return land that was seized from foreigners between 2000 and 2001, saying foreign citizens who had their land seized, mostly Dutch, British and German nationals, could now apply to get it back. The
government says black farmers who received land under the controversial land reform programme would now be moved to allow the former owners "to regain possession".
(BBC News)
Due to some recent spikes in cases, authorities delay the schools' reopening to September 14 in order to allow time for vacationers to return to big cities to limit the movement of asymptomatic people. Students and teachers are told to wear face masks, which will be handed out for free to both public and private schools.
(Anadolu Agency)
The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues an order temporarily halting residential evictions on public health grounds, with the goal of slowing the spread of the
COVID-19. The order lasts through December 31 and applies to individual renters earning no more than $99,000 in annual income.
(Newsmax)
Protests in
Los Angeles continued for a second night following the police shooting of Dijon Kizzee, 29, who
Los Angeles Police Department officers say was riding a bike in "violation of vehicle codes".
(Forbes)
Malaita Province Premier Daniel Suidani announces an independence referendum to potentially secede from the
Solomon Islands due to growing tensions over the central government's diplomatic switch to China and a recent incident where Taiwanese medical supplies were seized by the government.
(RNZ)(Reuters)
Facebook says it has discovered a
Russian influence campaign based in
Saint Petersburg called Peace Data on the site which targeted
left-wing voters in the
United States and United Kingdom, by recruiting
freelance journalists to write English-language articles concerning domestic politics, racial and political tensions, and criticism of President
Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent,
Joe Biden.
Twitter says it has suspended five accounts related to the Russian campaign.
(Reuters)
Norwegian parliament director
Marianne Andreassen reveals in a press conference that several members of the
Storting, and some employees, had their email accounts hacked last week. She did not name who was responsible.
(Forbes)
The
economy officially enters a
recession for the first time since
1991 after the
Bureau of Statistics reports a 7% decline in
GDP over the second quarter, the largest fall since records began in 1959.
(9 News)
Mauritius asks
Japan to pay
$34 million in reparations for the disaster and demands the money to "support local fishermen whose livelihoods were adversely impacted by an oil leak last month", according to a
Mauritian government document.
(DW)
Minnesota reports the first death tied to the
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in
South Dakota, which drew hundreds of thousands of bikers despite COVID-19 concerns. The patient was a male biker in his 60s. At least 50 cases in Minnesota have been linked to Sturgis.
(CBS News)
India bans 118 apps linked to Chinese companies including popular
Tencent-backed video game PUBG Mobile, stating they are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India".
(Bloomberg)
Eight people are killed and 14 others injured after gunmen
open fire on a group of people gathered to mourn the death of a youth who was killed in a motorcycle accident in
Cuernavaca,
Morelos,
Mexico.
(BBC News)
Panamanian-flagged cargo ship Gulf Livestock 1 with 43 crew members and thousands of
cattle onboard is reported missing in the
East China Sea. The
Japan Coast Guard says it has found one person drifting in rough waters in a lifejacket. A distress signal was sent from the ship shortly before disappearing.
(BBC News)
A second fire breaks out on board the oil ship
MT New Diamond off the coast of
Sri Lanka. The ship departed a port in
Ahmadi Governorate,
Kuwait, and was headed to the port of
Paradeep in India. Authorities fear the 2 million barrels of oil could cause an "environmental disaster". Russian ships depart to assist and one out of the 23 crew was missing following the incident.
(Reuters via Al Arabiya)
Indonesia reports a record daily jump of 3,622 new cases in the last 24 hours. Of those new cases, 1,359 are from
Jakarta, which also reports the highest single day increase in new cases.
(detikHealth)
Public Health England reports that
the country last year had the most cases of
gonorrhea since records began more than 100 years ago, at 70,936 reported cases. Those aged 20–25 had the largest increase, at 28% between 2018 and 2019.
(BBC News)
Protesters and
riot police clash in the city of
Lalitpur over the ban of outdoors public events amid a
religious festival. The
government had previously banned public gatherings as the country records a total of 42,877 cases.
(AP)
Five children who were siblings are found dead in their apartment in
Solingen,
NRW,
Germany. Their elder brother survived. Their mother, who is injured after throwing herself in front of a train in
Düsseldorf, is suspected of the killings.
(BBC News)
Rochester police made another round of arrests during protests that at times, turned violent. Protesters gathered and chanted near the Public Safety Building, and tensions began rising around 10:30 p.m. with police deploying pepper spray and pepper balls multiple times in a 10-minute span.
(spectrum local news)
Kuwait swears in eight female judges, being the first
Gulf country to do so. The women were among 54 judges sworn into the Supreme Court.
(AFP via AL Arabiya)
The Jamaica Labour Party wins 49 of 63 seats in a landslide victory, marking the first time that the party has won consecutive general elections since 1967.
(VOA)
Protests in
Bulgaria turn violent for the first time, as protesting crowds attempt to storm the nation's
parliament, leading to a night of fighting between demonstrators and security forces.
(DW)
The
La Línea highway tunnel is opened in
Colombia after 14 years of construction and several delays. It is the longest road tunnel in
South America at 8.65 kilometres (5.37 mi).
(Reuters)
The
MT New Diamond is towed out of sea off the coast of
Sri Lanka amid major fears of a massive
oil spill after the ship caught fire yesterday, killing one
Filipino crewman. The
Panamanian-registered ship carries about 270,000 tonnes of
crude oil. The
government of the
Maldives has expressed worry, with a presidential minister saying that the country needs to take all precautions to prevent oil from reaching its shores.
(BBC News)
A study shows that the
Gam-COVID-Vac,
Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, has produced an antibody response with no serious side effects in a small trial.
(Reuters)
Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu announces that Kosovo and Serbia will open their embassies in disputed
Jerusalem, recognizing the city as
Israel's capital. Netanyahu says Kosovo is the first Muslim-majority country to do so. Until this day, only the
United States and
Guatemala have moved their embassies to Jerusalem, a move that Palestinians reject.
(Reuters)
Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof announces that
Uyghur refugees in the country will not be extradited back to
China, but permitted to use Malaysia as a safe passage to a third country.
(Reuters)
It is revealed that
Palau urged the
United States to build joint-use military facilities in the country, a move seen as a push back against Chinese influence in the Pacific. Palauan President
Tommy Remengesau Jr. made the request in a letter to
U.S. Secretary of DefenseMark Esper, who visited the island country last week.
(CNA)(RNZ)
Rui Pinto begins his trial at the Central Criminal Procedure Court in
Lisbon,
Portugal, on charges of attempted qualified extortion, violation of
secrecy, and illegally accessing information for leaking financial transactions within European
association football.
(Al Jazeera)
Protests over a fatal police encounter in
Rochester, New York began peacefully but ended with authorities using tear gas and pepper balls following incidents of vandalism and violence. It was the third straight night of protests after video was released earlier in the week showing
Rochester Police Department officers holding Daniel Prude on the ground with a spit sock on his head in March. Prude stopped breathing and was declared brain dead at a hospital.
(CNN)
Ten
Malian soldiers are killed during an
ambush in
Nara,
Koulikoro,
Mali. The attackers placed mines, which caused explosions after the army's vehicle passed, and then opened fire against the soldiers.
(Koaci)
Clashes between armed civilians and
Al-Shabaab militants leaves 14 civilians and 16 militants dead in
Galmudug, central
Somalia. They began when the
Islamist militants demanded villagers surrender their weapons and
livestock.
(Al Jazeera)
Typhoon Haishen approaches
Japan, threatening the coasts of
Okinawa and the island of
Kyushu. Chief Cabinet Secretary
Yoshihide Suga says the
government is setting up a crisis response team and urges people to take precautions. Officials compare the typhoon to
Typhoon Vera, which in 1959 killed more than 5,000 people.
(ABC News)
Two more people in
Louisiana die from
Hurricane Laura, bringing the statewide death toll to 25. A 52-year old man in
Grant Parish died from heat-related illness while removing storm debris, and a 25-year old man in
Natchitoches Parish died from electrocution.
(Time)
India surpasses four million cases after reporting 86,432 new infections in the past 24 hours. The
health ministry also reports 1,089 deaths for a total of 69,561.
(AP)
South Africa is expected to begin a trial of the NVX-CoV2373, a
vaccine candidate produced by
Novavax. Around 2,904 volunteers are expected to be selected, who are aged from 18 to 64 years.
(MyJoyOnline)
Opposition activist
Olga Kovalkova flees to
Poland after her release from prison. Kovalkova reported that authorities warned her of further arrests if she did not leave the country. Kovalkova had been sentenced to 10 days in prison on August 25.
(Reuters)
The fourth night of protests in
Rochester, New York, over the death of Daniel Prude, becomes the largest so far, and again it ends with pepper balls, tear gas, and fireworks.
Rochester Police Department arrests nine people, including two on felony charges. Three officers are also treated at the hospital for injuries. A
U-Haul truck
is set on fire in a parking lot before firefighters arrive to put it out.
(The Democrat & Chronicle)
Ten
Taliban militants are killed during an attack against security forces in
Kandahar. No casualties in the security forces side are reported.
(Tolo News)
A policeman is killed and another injured during a ramming-stabbing attack in
Sousse,
Tunisia. The three attackers are later killed in a gunfight with other officers.
(Reuters)
Saudi state news agency
SPA reports that they downed an explosives-laden drone launched against the southern territory by the
Houthis. A Houthi military spokesman says that they targeted
Abha International Airport and other sites which were "accurately hit".
(Reuters)
Victorian premier
Daniel Andrews extends stage four restrictions in Melbourne, including a nighttime curfew for two weeks until September 28. The curfew, travel limits, and some other elements of stage four will then remain in place until October 26.
(The Guardian)
Hundreds of people protested against police violence and racial injustice in
Portland, Oregon in demonstrations that have now lasted over 100 days since George Floyd was killed. Molotov cocktails were thrown in the street sparking a large fire and prompting police to declare a riot. Tear gas was again deployed to clear protesters.
(CP24)
One person is killed and seven others injured during a series of
stabbings in
Birmingham,
United Kingdom. The attacks are carried out by a single perpetrator, who is hunted by
police. The motive is currently unknown.
(BBC News)
Three
Somalispecial forces officers are killed and one
U.S. officer seriously wounded when a
car bomb explodes outside a special force base in an attack in the country's south, in a village some 60 km (around 40 miles) from the port city of
Kismayo.
Jihadist group
al-Shabaab claims responsibility, saying it "killed U.S. personnel".
(Reuters)
S&P Global Ratings upgrades Argentina's long term sovereign-credit rating to "CCC+" from "SD" citing the end of prolonged foreign and local law foreign currency debt restructurings, effectively pulling the country out of
default territory after the country successfully restructured over
$100 billion in sovereign debt.
(Reuters)
Sudan declares a
state of emergency after unprecedented
flooding kills at least 99 people and leaves over 100,000 people homeless. The floods are the worst on record in Sudan since 1988, while the
Nile has risen to its highest levels in a century.
(The Guardian)
India surpasses
Brazil as the country with the second-most cases in the world, behind the
United States. India reported 90,802 cases in the past 24 hours and 1,016 deaths, recording the single largest increase of cases in the world in almost a month.
(AP)
A
Turkish court sentences
ISIL militant Abdulkadir Masharipov to
life imprisonment, plus an additional 1,368 years in prison, for killing 39 people and injuring 79 more at an
Istanbul nightclub in 2017.
(Reuters)
A wildfire destroys up to 80% of the town of
Malden, Washington, including the town's fire station, post office, city hall, and library. The entire town's population was evacuated as the raging fire approached.
(Reuters)
Arizona reports 81 cases, the lowest in the state since late March. This also marks the first time the state reported fewer than 100 cases since April 10.
(The Arizona Republic)(KTAR)
The
British government bans gatherings of more than six people in
England starting September 14, with some exceptions, amid a rise in cases, which hit nearly 3,000 on Sunday.
(ABC Australia)
American company
Pfizer and German company
BioNTech announce that their vaccine could be ready for approval mid-October or early November.
(The Hill)
Nine vaccine companies sign a pledge that they won't submit vaccine candidates for review by the
Food and Drug Administration until their safety and efficacy is shown in large clinical trials.
(NPR)
A court in
Lahore,
Pakistan, sentences a
Christian man
to death for sending a "blasphemous" message to his former supervisor at work in 2013. The defendant said that his supervisor had tried to
convert him to
Islam, which he refused to do. The court rejected his testimony.
(Al Jazeera)
Seven people are killed in an overnight shooting at a residence in
Aguanga, California. The residence was reportedly being used to grow illegal
marijuana. Police believe the shooting was an isolated incident, but no suspects are in custody.
(NBC News)(The Press-Enterprise)
Chinese foreign ministry says Australian-Chinese journalist
Cheng Lei is detained in China on grounds of breaching the national security law and "suspected of carrying out illegal activities endangering China’s national security".
(The Guardian)
Run-off voting begins in
Egypt as 26 candidates for the country's newly formed
senate failed to get an absolute majority during the first election round in August.
(Foreign Brief)
Ten people are killed and 15 others injured in a
roadside bomb attack in
Kabul that targeted the first vice president,
Amrullah Saleh, who is wounded by the attack. The
Taliban denied responsibility for the bombing.
(BBC News)
Smoke impacts a wide swath of California and Oregon.
San Francisco is particularly affected by the smoke floating south from the Oregon fires.
(SF Chronicle)
Portugal reports 646 new cases and three new deaths. It is the biggest daily increase in new cases since the national
lockdown was lifted in May, bringing the cumulative totals to 61,541 confirmed cases and 1,849 deaths in 191 days since the first infections were identified.
(RTP)
Jakarta tightens its
large-scale social restrictions in the province, which will take effect on September 14, due to the rise in new cases. All non-essential activities are ordered to be suspended and most workers, with the exception of 11 essential activities, are ordered to
work from home.
(Kompas)
AstraZeneca says that they might resume vaccine trials next week. This comes after the vaccine trial was put on hold due to a suspected adverse reaction the day before.
(Financial Times)
Sri Lanka announces legal action against the owner and manager of the
MT New Diamond ship which caught fire last Thursday off the coast of the country. Sri Lankan authorities say the lawsuit will be issued under the nation's law. Neither the owner nor manager of the ship commented on the statement.
(Reuters)
Citizens in
Tigray Region,
Ethiopia begin casting their votes for a local election, defying the
central government and increasing political tensions. Tigray's authorities object the postponement of the August general election and the time of
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed in office, and say that any intervention by the government would amount to a "declaration of war".
(AP)
The
Houthis say that they attacked an "important target" in
Saudi Arabia's capital,
Riyadh, using a
ballistic missile and
drones. A spokesman for the movement confirmed the attack without explaining, while there was no comment from the Saudi side.
(Reuters)
India reports its single largest increase in a day, recording 95,735 new infections. The Health Ministry also reported 1,172 deaths in the past 24 hours. The ministry says the increase is due to a surge in testing as experts warn that the virus is spreading to towns and villages.
(AP)
Indonesia reports 3,861 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide total to 207,203. This is a single-day record high since the pandemic began in the country.
(detikNews)
French health authorities report 9,843 new cases in France over the past 24 hours, setting a new record high for the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
(BBC News)
Greece reports 372 new cases in the last 24 hours, its highest daily tally since the start of the pandemic in the country. From those new cases, 114 were due to an outbreak at a food processing plant in northern Greece, with 133 recorded in the greater
Athens area.
(Reuters)
Kiribati announces it will keep its borders closed until the end of the year to keep the country free of
COVID-19. The presidential office announces some exceptions, including repatriation flights, with 20 I-Kiribati arriving soon from the
Marshall Islands.
(RNZ)
AstraZenecaCEOPascal Soriot says that the vaccine results could be ready by the end of the year if trials resume. Clinical trials were temporarily suspended after a participant in the trials began to develop symptoms associated with
transverse myelitis.
(Reuters)
Sinopharm began Phase III trials in
Peru starting with two dozen people, with the goal to vaccinate 6,000 people between the ages of 18 and 75. So far, Sinopharm has given 30,000 doses to volunteers and another 10,000 participants have received double doses in
Bahrain and the
United Arab Emirates, with additional trials planned for
Morocco and
Argentina.
(VOA)
Seven people are killed and 248 others injured during protests against
police brutality in
Colombia, which are sparked after the death of a man who was pinned to the ground and repeatedly
tasered by
police in
Bogotá.
(BBC News)
Six people are killed and twenty others injured after an
al-Shabaabsuicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in
Kismayo,
Somalia. The target of the attack is suspected to be a local politician.
(Al Jazeera)
For the second time in the same week,
Portugal reports the biggest daily increase in new cases since the national
lockdown was lifted in May, with 687 new cases and three deaths, bringing the cumulative totals to 62,813 confirmed cases and 1,855 deaths in 193 days since the first infections were detected in the country.
(DGS)
Run-off
parliamentary elections are being held in
Iran. The first round of the election was held in February and provoked criticism as more than 7000 applicants got barred from participating.
(Foreign Brief)
Deputy Prime Minister of
SamoaFiame Naomi Mata'afa resigns over three proposed constitutional amendments, which would alter the power of the land and titles court. She also leaves the
Human Rights Protection Party. Other MPs have already left the party over the issue and formed a new opposition party.
(RNZ)
The United States embassy in
Libya reports that the
Libyan National Army (LNA), commanded by
Khalifa Haftar, has committed itself to end months-long blockade of oil facilities, saying that "the LNA had conveyed personal commitment from General Haftar to allow the full reopening of the energy sector no later than September 12".
(Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
A fire kills at least four people and injures another eight in
Karachi,
Pakistan.
(Dawn)
French health authorities report 10,561 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, a new daily record for France as the number tops 10,000 for the first time.
(France 24)
India's total
COVID-19 cases surged to 4,65 million after the country reports world's record daily jump of 97,570 new cases and 1,201 deaths in the last 24 hours.
(Hindustan Times)
A
Portuguese man is stabbed to death during a suspected jihadist attack in
Morges,
Switzerland. The victim was chosen at random, as the attacker entered a shop and stabbed him. The suspect had been known to the
Federal Intelligence Service since 2017 for dissemination of jihadist propaganda and had been arrested in April 2019 following an arson attack.
(Swissinfo)
The death toll from the wildfires reaches 33 in
California,
Oregon, and
Washington after nearly a dozen people reported missing in southern Oregon are accounted for, authorities say.
(The Columbian)
Jakarta releases a new set of rules in the second round of stricter social restrictions, which will take effect on September 14. Different from the first round of restrictions, aside from 11 essential services that can continue to be operated,
markets,
shopping malls and
worship with only local residents are allowed to be attended and continue to operate with 50% capacity. Non-essential government and private office operations must have 25% capacity and isolation must occur in government-appointed facilities if anyone tested positive without symptoms or mild symptoms.
(Jakarta Globe)
South Korea eases its tough social distancing measures for the next two weeks until September 28 in the
Seoul Capital Area. The government lifts a ban on on-site dining after 9 p.m. local time, though it still requires restaurants and cafes to restrict seating and record patrons' names and contact details. Effective tomorrow, franchise coffee shops will resume normal operations, after restricting service to takeouts.
(CNA)
Ninety
United Nations peacekeeping forces of
UNIFIL test positive for
COVID-19. A spokesman for UNIFIL says the personnel were transferred to a special facility with equipment to treat the disease.
(AFP via Al Arabiya)
It is announced that
Israel will enter a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on September 18 to contain the spread of COVID-19 after a second-wave surge of new cases. During the lockdown,
Israelis will have to stay within 500 metres of their houses, but can travel to workplaces that will be allowed to operate on a limited basis. Schools and shopping malls will be closed but supermarkets and pharmacies will remain open.
(Reuters)
It is announced that
Saudi Arabia will lift all travel restrictions for citizens on January 1, the state news agency SPA said. The kingdom will also partially lift its suspension of international flights on September 15 to allow "exceptional categories" of citizens and residents to travel.
(Arab News)
After twice in a single week reporting the biggest daily increases in new cases since the national
lockdown was lifted in May, with 646 on Wednesday and then 687 on Friday,
Portugal reports another high increase of 673 new cases and seven deaths, bringing the cumulative totals to 63,983 confirmed cases and 1,867 deaths since the first infections were detected in the country on March 2. The 2020/2021 school year is set to start in-person classes between September 14 and September 17 nationwide.
(DGS)(DGEstE)
Two
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies are shot while parked at a metro station in
Compton. A small crowd, including demonstrators, gathers near the hospital in
Lynwood where the deputies were transported. Witnesses say members in the group were chanting anti-law enforcement slogans and at one point tried to get inside the hospital.
(KABC-TV)
Protests erupt in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania after a police officer shot and killed a man who charged the officer with a knife following a domestic disturbance. Police arrest 13 people after members of the crowd allegedly damaged police vehicles and threw bricks at the police station, the
post office, and nearby businesses.
(Lancaster Online)
Four soldiers are killed during a raid at a house in north
Lebanon in pursuit of a militant wanted in connection with a fatal shooting last month. The militant is killed during the raid, and is identified as Khaled al-Talawi, a former
Islamic State member who formed a splinter terrorist cell.
(Reuters)
Governor of Louisiana
John Bel Edwards declares a
state of emergency for
New Orleans and other parts of the state as it is expected that Hurricane Sally will make landfall as a strong hurricane on Tuesday.
(CNN)
A man is in a
coma after he was hit by a
police car and kicked in the head by an officer during an arrest in
Melbourne,
Australia. Prior to the incident, the victim was being treated at a hospital for mental health issues.
(BBC)
A court in
Rwanda charges
Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, with 12 counts, including "terrorism, complicity in murder and forming or joining an armed group", among other charges. Rusesabagina, a strong critic of President
Paul Kagame, did not respond to an offer of a plea.
(Al Jazeera)
The
Tobruk-based
House of Representatives resigns amid violent protests in eastern
Libya over deteriorating living conditions and corruption. A spokesman for
Field MarshalKhalifa Haftar, who is the de facto leader of eastern Libya, says the administration supports peaceful protests but would not allow "terrorists and the
Muslim Brotherhood" to hijack them.
(BBC)
The
government announces the re-opening of retail stores, cultural and public events, production, and entertainment centers tomorrow, as well as schools, universities, and kindergartens on September 21. However, the country's borders will remain closed.
(News.mn)
A woman is killed in
Cabo Delgado,
Mozambique, by
soldiers accusing her of being an
Islamic State-linked group militant. A soldier beat her with a stick several times before the rest of the group was ordered to "kill her on the side of the road" and shoot her. The
murder is condemned by
human rights groups, while authorities promise an investigation.
(BBC News)
The city of
Louisville, Kentucky, settles a
wrongful death lawsuit with the family of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in a raid on her apartment by
police in March. Her family will receive $12 million and several police reforms will also be enacted in the city as part of the agreement.
(CNN)
The
United Kingdom returns three antique bronze sculptures to
India more than 40 years after they were stolen from a Hindu temple in
Tamil Nadu. They were found in London after one was offered for sale in 2019. A total of four bronzes from the
Vijayanagara period, which lasted from the 14th to the 17th century, were stolen in 1978 from a temple dedicated to the god
Vishnu in
Nagapattinam.
(Reuters)
Hurricane Sally strengthens into a
Category 2 hurricane. The storm has forced evacuations and left more than 150,000 people without electricity. It is now expected to make landfall near southeastern
Mississippi and the
Florida Panhandle.
(CNN)
Madrid announces plans to introduce targeted lockdowns and other restrictions on movement on September 18, in areas with high cases, local authorities said as the region accounts for around one-third of active cases in
Spain.
(El Pais in English)
Czech Republic reports 1,677 new cases, its highest daily count since the beginning of the pandemic, as the government plans to ban indoor events in an attempt to stabilize the situation.
(Reuters)
Indonesia reports 3,963 new cases in the past 24 hours, which takes the nationwide total at 228,993, a new all-time high since the pandemic began in the country.
(detikNews)
Rwandan humanitarian and
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
Paul Rusesabagina, the subject of the film Hotel Rwanda, faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of the crimes with which he is charged, according to the prosecution. Rusesabagina had called for armed resistance against the government of
Paul Kagame on
YouTube. Rusesabagina, however, declined to respond to the charges.
(Reuters)
Hundreds of inmates escape from a jail in
Moroto District,
Uganda, after killing a soldier and looting weapons. A
Uganda People's Defence Force spokesperson says two inmates have been captured and two others killed by security forces.
(BBC News)
The
Taliban kills 32 members of the security forces and two civilians, and injures another 17 security forces, in four attacks across
Afghanistan. At least 84 Taliban militants also died in the attacks.
(TOLOnews)
The
economy enters
recession for the first time since 1987 after the country's
GDP declined by 12.2% between April and June, amid a nationwide lockdown and travel bans due to COVID-19.
(BBC News)
Portugal reports a record increase of 770 new cases and ten deaths since the end of national
lockdown in May, thus bringing the cumulative totals to 66,396 confirmed cases and 1,888 deaths. Today also marks the official start of the 2020/2021 public school year, which began with in-person classes nationwide.
(DGS)
India reports another record jump in daily infections, with 97,894 cases reported in the last 24 hours, as shown by data from the health ministry.
(CNA)
PresidentAshraf Ghani signs an amendment allowing mother's names to appear on their child's
birth certificate, after discussion on the law was delayed by the
National Assembly last week. The move is seen as a "significant milestone" for women's rights, following Afghan tradition stating that using a woman's name in public brings shame on their family.
(ABC Australia)
A court in
Hong Kong convicts an 81-year-old man for stabbing
pro-democracy activist
Leung Kwok-hung, also known as "Long Hair". Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong adjourned sentencing to October 13 and praised the perpetrator for "loving society", while also commenting that Leung was not hurt seriously.
(The Standard)
U.S. Attorney GeneralWilliam Barr tells prosecutors to aggressively charge people arrested at recent demonstrations across the country, even suggesting including a
sedition charge, which is usually reserved for those who have plotted a threat that posed imminent danger to the government.
(The Guardian)
The
Madrid regional government announces new restrictions aimed at curbing the rising number of cases in the region. The order will go into effect on September 21 and last for at least two weeks, affecting more than 855,000 people, or 17% of the region's population.
(El Pais in English)
France reports 13,215 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, a new record since the start of the pandemic, while the daily death toll jumps to 154, a four-month high according to data from the
health ministry.
(Reuters)
Due to concerns over the spread, the
government announces that it will move
Dublin to "risk level three" restrictions in its response plan effective at midnight tonight, which means that indoor restaurant dining is banned again in the capital and residents are being advised against all non-essential travel. Meanwhile, indoor visitations are only allowed between one other household, most sporting events will be cancelled, and attendance at weddings and funerals is going to be capped at 25 guests effective September 21.
(Sky News)
Portugal reports 780 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative totals to 67,176 confirmed cases and 1,894 deaths. Ever since the end of national
lockdown in May, this has been the fourth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all four records occurring during a ten-day window.
(DGS)
The
United Kingdom reports 4,322 new cases in the last 24 hours which taking the nationwide total at 385,936, the highest daily total since May 8.
(ITV)
The number of recoveries in
Indonesia reaches 170,000 after 4,088 patients recover in the last 24 hours, surpassing the previous record of 3,560 set on August 24.
(detikHealth)
Israel enters a three-week second nationwide lockdown in an attempt to curb surging cases as people begin to mark the start of
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year). Under these rules, Israelis must stay within one kilometer of their homes, with exceptions, and the number of people allowed in
synagogues has been greatly reduced.
(BBC News)
Myanmar reports 424 new infections in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily rise so far amid a recent resurgence of the virus after weeks without confirmed domestic transmission.
(CNA)
Vanuatu's opposition leader
Ralph Regenvanu warns about the sale of honorary Vanuatuan citizenship to potential international criminals and people stripped of other nationalities for nefarious activities. The government says it has stopped selling Vanuatuan citizenship but promises further investigation into the matter.
(RNZ)
A rare
Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone (medicane), with winds up to 120 km/h (75 mph), kills three people as it passes over
Greece heading toward the island of
Crete. About 5,000 homes in
Karditsa, Greece, were affected by flooding and heavy winds. One person is still reported missing.
(BBC)(Greek City Times)
Robert Koch Institute reports 2,297 new cases in
Germany in the last 24 hours, the highest single daily increase since April, taking the nationwide total to more than 270,000.
(Daily Sabah)
Poland reports a record daily jump of 1,002 new cases, according to the
Health Ministry's
Twitter account, the highest daily increase since the
pandemic began. The new record comes days after the authorities tightened conditions under which doctors are obliged to send patients for testing.
(Reuters via National Post)
Portugal reports 847 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative totals to 68,025 confirmed cases and 1,899 deaths. Ever since the end of national
lockdown in May, this has been the fifth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all five records occurring during an 11-day window.
(DGS)
Indonesia reports a daily jump of 4,168 new cases, bringing the country's total cases to 240,687. This sets a new record high for the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
(detikNews)
Former
UK spy Fraser Cameron is reportedly placed under investigation by
Belgian authorities for allegedly selling sensitive information to
Chinese spies posing as journalists.
(BBC News)
Indonesia reports a daily jump of 4,176 new cases, bringing the country's total cases to 248,852. This sets a new record high for the country since the beginning of the
pandemic.
(detikNews)
The number of cases in
Iran rises by 3,341 in the past 24 hours, the highest daily tally since early June. The number of total cases in the country reaches to 425,481.
(Reuters)
The
government raises its alert level from 3 to 4, meaning transmission is "high or rising exponentially." It comes after the government's scientific adviser warned that there could be 50,000 new cases a day by mid-October without further action.
(BBC News)
The
Netherlands posts a record weekly number of new confirmed cases. In the week ending today, cases hit 13,471, an increase of 60% on the 8,265 cases reported the week prior.
(Reuters)
A
fuel tanker explodes on a highway in
Kogi State,
Nigeria, destroying several nearby vehicles and killing at least 25 people. The victims include a number of
Kogi State Polytechnic students whose school bus was destroyed in the blast.
(BBC News)
The number of deaths in
India exceeds 90,000. In the past 24 hours, the country reported 83,347 new cases and 1,085 more deaths.
(The Nation PK)(Deccan Herald)
Israel reports a record jump of 6,923 new cases in the past 24 hours, as the country imposes a second nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus. Further restrictions are being considered.
(Al Jazeera)
Johnson & Johnson enters a Phase III clinical trial for its potential vaccine, becoming the fourth vaccine company backed by
Operation Warp Speed to do so. The trial is expected to enroll up to 60,000 volunteers across 215 locations in the
United States and other countries.
(CNBC)
KingSalman of Saudi Arabia calls for a "comprehensive and firm" response to
Iran's
nuclear program and condemns what he describes as "its expansionist activities, create its terrorist networks, and use terrorism", adding that it produces nothing but "chaos, extremism, and sectarianism". An Iranian official rebuffs the accusations as "baseless".
(Al Jazeera)
A grand jury in
Louisville, Kentucky, indicts former
police officer Brett Hankison on felony charges of wanton
endangerment for firing into a neighboring apartment, but no officers are charged directly with Breonna Taylor's death. A large police presence is seen in Louisville as protests continue.
(USA Today)(CNN)
Two
Louisville Metro Police officers are shot and wounded during protests over the Breonna Taylor indictment. One suspect is reportedly in custody.
(AP)
Human rights campaigners urge
Cook Islands' MPs to abolish Article 64 of the Crimes Act, which criminalises
gay men with up to 14 years' imprisonment. The activists call on the lawmakers to abide by the Constitution. The Cook Islands is a sovereign territory belonging to
New Zealand.
(RNZ)
President Alexander Lukashenko is sworn in for a sixth term in office at an unannounced inauguration at the
Independence Palace in
Minsk. The opposition and some foreign governments do not recognize the legitimacy of the inauguration, and call for continued
civil resistance.
(BBC News)
Ishmael Toroama is declared President-elect of the
Autonomous Region of Bougainville following an election process that began six weeks ago. Toroama secured 48,766 votes cast and promised to solve the issue of independence.
(RNZ)
German vehicle company
BMW is fined
$18 million by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve allegations that it inflated sales figures between 2015 and 2019. The fine amounts to less than 0.3% of the company's yearly income.
(AP)
French health authorities report a new record of 16,096 daily cases in the last 24 hours, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. The new record comes a day after the government announced new restrictions on bars and restaurants in major cities, including
Marseille and
Paris, provoking an outcry from local politicians and business owners.
(France 24)
The
government announces a plan to elevate
Donegal to Level 3 out of a five-alert level alongside
Dublin effective midnight tomorrow, which means that authorities will tighten restrictions due to an increase in cases; restrictions include a ban on indoor restaurant dining and an advisory for people not to travel outside the county. The measure will remain in place for three weeks until October 16.
(The Irish Times)
The
United Kingdom sees new cases rise by 6,634 in the last 24 hours, the highest figure ever reported by the
Department for Health and Social Care since the beginning of the outbreak. The new record tally brings the total number of cases reported in the country to 416,363.
(The Independent)
Indonesia reports a record jump of 4,634 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide total at 262,022, while the death toll from the virus surpasses 10,000. The number of daily cases is the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.
(detikHealth)
Bradley Robert Edwards is found guilty of the
murders of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon in
Perth,
Western Australia, in 1996 and 1997, respectively. He is found not guilty of the
murder of Sarah Spiers in 1996, and her body has never been found. Edwards is slated to be sentenced on December 23.
(9NEWS)
A knife attack outside the former
headquarters of the
satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in
Paris,
France, leaves two people wounded. The building is now used by a television production company, and the two wounded victims are workers of the company. The suspected perpetrator and six other people are taken into custody. The interior minister
Gérald Darmanin says that the stabbing is an
Islamic extremist terror attack.
(BBC News)
A
military plane carrying cadets from
Kharkiv Air Force University during a training flight crashes in
Kharkiv Oblast,
Ukraine, killing 26 people and wounding another person.
(BBC News)
The
Government of Ontario is implementing a number of new province-wide restrictions and public health measures aimed at curbing a surge in new cases. Under these rules, bars and restaurants, including nightclubs, are ordered to close at 11:00 p.m. local time and all strip clubs will be closed until further notice. The orders take effect at 12:01 a.m. local time tomorrow.
(CBC)
Portugal reports 899 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative total to 72,055 confirmed cases and 1,936 deaths. Ever since the end of national
lockdown in May, this has been the sixth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all six records occurring during the month of September.
(DGS)
The number of new cases in
Indonesia surges by 4,823 in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide total to 266,845, a new record for the third consecutive day, while at the same time, the number of recovered patients also rises by a record 4,343, exceeding 196,000.
(detikNews)
Israel tightens restrictions one week after a second
lockdown came into effect. Effective this afternoon, all businesses not officially considered essential are ordered closed for the next two weeks, with the possibility of being extended, and travel is restricted to 1 kilometer from people's homes. Other planned rules which would affect protesters and synagogue-goers are not yet approved by parliament.
(France 24)
Thousands of protesters, predominantly farmers, block roads and
railways in
India to protest legislation that would remove
government-guaranteed grain prices which are paid to farmers who sell their produce to the government.
(Reuters)
Google and
YouTube announce that after the polls close on November 3 for the Presidential election, they will stop allowing
political ads even if there is confusion or civil unrest while votes are counted.
(NBC News)
The suspect in the stabbing attack yesterday outside the former headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in
Paris is identified as Ali H., an 18-year-old
Pakistan-born man. He confessed to his actions and said he acted in vengeance for the magazine's
Muhammadcaricature republications earlier this year.
(LCI)(BBC News)
Security forces kill at least nine insurgents in
Lebanon during operations against
Islamic State-linked militants that killed four security forces earlier this month and three civilians in August. Three security forces are also injured in this incident.
(Arab News)
Militants open fire on an army checkpoint in Araman,
Lebanon, killing two members of the security forces. A militant is also killed in the attack. It is the third of a spate of attacks by
Islamic State-linked militants in the country since August.
(Reuters)
Scotland reports 714 new cases, the biggest single-day jump on record since the
pandemic began. It amounts to 11.5% of newly-tested individuals, the highest proportion of positivity rate tests.
(STV)
Northern Ireland reports 319 new cases in the past 24 hours, setting a new record for the second consecutive day. The previous record was reported yesterday with 273 cases.
(The Belfast Telegraph)
The
Armenian and
Azerbaijani armed forces clash along the border of the unrecognized
Republic of Artsakh, formerly known as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Several cities in Artsakh, including its capital city of
Stepanakert, are under attack. At least 23 people are killed during the battle, of whom 16 are Nagorno-Karabakh servicemen, five Azerbaijani civilians and two Armenian civilians.
(BBC News)
Azerbaijani
PresidentIlham Aliyev declares martial law, and imposes curfews from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. in major cities, including the capital
Baku, in response to the clashes between Azeri and Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.
(Reuters)(ANI)
Azerbaijan's
Ministry of Defence says advancing Azerbaijani troops have "liberated" the strategic
Murovdag mountain peak, which was the scene of a previous battle in 1993, that ended in Armenian victory.
(Trend)
Victorian premierDaniel Andrews announces a plan to lift a nighttime curfew between 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (
AEST) local time in
Melbourne and ease many restrictions across
Victoria, including returning pupils to school and relaxing restrictions on outdoor gatherings effective tomorrow. However, the state introduces a fine of almost $5,000 for those violating any gathering rules.
(The Guardian)
The New York Times reports that it has obtained more than two decades of tax-return data for Donald Trump and his business enterprises, including
The Trump Organization. The documents show that Trump paid no
federal income tax in 11 of the last 15 years, and paid just
$750 in income taxes in 2016, and $750 in 2017.
(BBC News)
A missile hits a house in
Baghdad, close to the
airport. The attack leaves at least five people dead, including three children; two children are injured.
(National Iraqi News Agency)
Seventy-one more
Artsakh servicemen are killed during the fight, bringing the death toll among the fighters to 87. Two more Azerbaijani civilians are also killed. A passenger bus in Armenia was hit by an Azerbaijani missile, but no casualties are reported. Authorities in Nagorno reports at least 400 Azerbaijani soldiers dead, but the country has not confirmed.
(BBC News)
India surpasses six million cases of
COVID-19, becoming the second country after the
United States to reach that milestone. Meanwhile, 82.5% or more than five million people have recovered.
(AP)
The
government introduces new nationwide restrictions aimed at tackling the swift spread sweeping across the country, including disallowing fans in professional sports matches and ordering bars and restaurants to close at 22:00 (10:00 p.m.) CEST for the next three weeks.
Prime MinisterMark Rutte also advises people to wear face masks when shopping in
Amsterdam,
Rotterdam, and
The Hague, the three cities with the highest rates of infections.
(CTV News)
Three ministers resign from
Bolivia's interim
government. One of them, Economic Minister Oscar Ortiz, stated his resignation was in protest of
PresidentJeanine Áñez's decision to sell shares in the state-run electricity company ELFEC close to the
upcoming general election.
(DW)
Scientists in a paper published to Nature Astronomy confirm the existence of four underground saltwater lakes spread out over 75,000 square kilometres (29,000 sq mi) near
Mars'
south pole. Depending on their salt content, these lakes could be potential holders of
life.
(Nature)
CHEOPS announces the observation of
WASP-189b, an ultra-
Hot Jupiter exoplanet that orbits the star HD 133112 (also known as WASP-189) 322-light years away from the
Libra constellation.
(CNN)
FIFA gives the president of the
Club Olimpia of
Paraguay Marco Trovato a lifetime ban from all
football-related activity, following an investigation into match manipulation. He is also fined
CHF100,000. Trovato said he would appeal the decision.
(FIFA)(Reuters)
Five more
Azerbaijani civilians are killed during Armenian fire in the country, bringing the death toll among Azeri civilians to 12. At least 35 others are wounded.
(Reuters)
A
roadside bomb targeting a civilian bus kills at least 14 people, including five children, in
Kajran district,
Daykundi Province. Daykundi is considered one of the safest places in the country; this is the second attack in Daykundi this year.
(TOLOnews)
The
Netherlands reports 3,011 new cases in the past 24 hours, a daily record since the beginning of the
pandemic, as the country imposes new measures to combat a second wave of infections, according to data published by the National Institute for Health (RIVM).
(Reuters via Yahoo! News)
7,143 new cases are reported in the
United Kingdom in the last 24 hours, the highest single day of reported cases ever since the beginning of the outbreak. Meanwhile, 71
COVID-19-related deaths are reported at the same time, the highest level since July 1.
(Sky News)
Results from Phase I trials find that the vaccine candidate from
Moderna works well with older adults.
(USA Today)
The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 exceeds one million. The
United States remains the largest contributor, accounting for 21% of the total deaths.
(BBC News)
A 19-year-old
Dalit woman died in
Delhi after she was allegedly
gang raped in
Uttar Pradesh by four upper-caste men, sparking outrage in
India from opposition parties. The woman was admitted to a hospital in Delhi two weeks ago with several serious injuries.
(CNN)(BBC News)
A court in
China sentences a woman
to death for poisoning 25 kindergarten children with
nitrite in their porridge, killing one. The court said the motives of the woman were "despicable" and "vicious".
(CNN)
Amnesty International says it has been forced to halt its
Indian operations due to "reprisal" from the
government. Amnesty said its bank accounts were frozen and it was forced to
lay off staff, and suspend all its campaign and research work.
(BBC News)
A suicide bomber in a vehicle detonated explosives in
Helmand Province at a police checkpoint, killing five security force members and four civilians passing the area. Four other people are wounded.
(TOLO News)
At least three police officers are killed and another three injured when the Taliban attacks
Kohistan District,
Badakhshan Province. Four Taliban militants are also killed and five others injured in the attack.
(TOLOnews)
Slovakia reports 567 new cases in the past 24 hours, the largest single-day tally since the
pandemic started in the country.
(Reuters)
The
government approves the declaration of the
state of emergency due to rising cases in the country amid the
COVID-19pandemic.
Prime MinisterIgor Matovič states that the state of emergency will be imposed for 45 days starting tomorrow. It is the second time that the state of emergency has been imposed by the country.
(TASR)
The
government declares a
state of emergency and imposes tighter measures, including limiting gatherings and banning musicals and opera, in an attempt to combat a surge of the disease before it overwhelms the health system. The measures start on October 5 and will be in effect for 30 days.
(Reuters)
The number of recovered patients in
Indonesia surges by 4,510 to reach 214,947. This is the largest single-day increase of recoveries since the beginning of the outbreak.
(detikHealth)
Israel's
Knesset passes a law that bans mass protesting during the country's
lockdown in a move the opponents claim to criminalize demonstrations calling for
Benjamin Netanyahu to resign as
prime minister. It allows the government to restrict people from traveling more than 1 kilometer from their homes to demonstrate, and outdoor gatherings of more than 20 people are banned.
(The Guardian)
Alan Swinney, a member of the
Proud Boys, is arrested by
Portland Police for assault, unlawful use of weapon and tear gas, menacing and pointing a firearm at another individual during two incidents in August.
(The Hill)(Reuters)
German-
Kurdish singer
Hozan Canê is released from her
Istanbul prison, after being arrested and convicted in 2018 for allegedly being a member of the
Kurdistan Workers' Party. She is currently barred from leaving the country as her trial will continue on October 20.
(DW)