The
government imposes a nighttime curfew between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. in 31 of the country's 34
provinces in an attempt to reduce both the level of violence as well as the
surveillance of the
Taliban and its movements.
(Al Jazeera)
Thousands of people join the
pride march in
Budapest, which was also in protest of the
newly passed law that prohibits teachings about
homosexuality in schools. Organizers criticized the
government and said that the ruling party was making "laws to make members of the
LGBTQ community outcasts in their own country".
(Reuters)
Fourteen people are killed and 26 more injured during a warehouse fire in the Jingyue High-tech Industrial Development Zone in
Changchun,
Jilin province, China.
(Xinhua News Agency)
The death toll from the heavy floods that are affecting
India since a week rise to 135 people, the majority of whom in
Maharashtra.
(Al Jazeera)
A
seaplane incident involving the French power grid causes a
blackout affecting more than one million users in 9 regions, mostly in
Spain, but also in some regions of
Portugal.
(El Mundo)
Indonesia reports a record 39,767 recoveries from
COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of recoveries to 2.47 million.
(detikNews)
Malaysia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 15,902 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 996,393.
(CNA)
Vietnam's strictest
social distancing measures are imposed in
Hanoi for the next 15 days under "Directive 16" which requires people to stay home except for essential reasons in order to prevent further spread of COVID-19.
(Vietnam Net)
Vietnam reports a record 7,978 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 90,934.
(Reuters)
New Zealand suspends its quarantine-free travel bubble with
Australia for at least eight weeks amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. However, there will be managed return flights for the next seven days for New Zealand citizens who wish to return home.
(The Sydney Morning Herald)
Protests take place across Europe and Australia in response to COVID-19 restrictions and vaccination requirements for healthcare workers.
(The Independent)
The
National Football League announces that players not adhering to COVID-19 restrictions will be subjected to a fine of
$14,650 during the season.
(ESPN)