Portal:Current events/2020 August 2
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August 2, 2020
(Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Suspected Boko Haram militants attack an internally displaced persons camp with grenades in Far North, Cameroon, killing 15 people and wounding six others. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Syrian civil war
- The Syrian government condemns a deal signed between Delta Crescent Energy, a U.S. oil firm and Kurdish rebels of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to manage the Kurdish-controlled northeastern oil fields. The statement says the deal is "stealing" Syrian crude. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said the U.S. is supportive of the deal. (Reuters) (Oil Price)
Disasters and accidents
- 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Isaias
- A tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h), Isaias is less than a mile off the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Florida's Atlantic Coast, moving north-northwest at about 8 mph (13 km/h). Tropical storm warnings have been issued as far north as Surf City, North Carolina. (Orlando Sentinel) (National Hurricane Center)
- Earlier this week, one man was killed in the Dominican Republic, when a power line fell on his horse, killing both the rider and the animal, and a woman was killed in Puerto Rican flooding while crossing a bridge. The storm has resulted in uprooted trees, destroyed crops and homes, and widespread flooding and small landslides. (The Weather Channel)
- Hurricane Isaias
- Apple Fire
- Nearly 8,000 people are evacuated from the town of Cherry Valley, California, United States, during a growing wildfire there. The Apple Fire has burned over 12,000 acres and is zero percent contained. (CNN)
- The United States Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard halt a massive search and rescue operation for seven Marines and Navy sailors who went missing on Thursday off the coast of San Clemente Island in California. All the missing are now presumed dead. (USA Today)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- India's Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, tests positive for COVID-19 and is admitted to hospital. (Al Arabiya)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- President Rodrigo Duterte reimposes Modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), one of the strictest lockdown measures on Metro Manila and the surrounding provinces of the Philippine capital for 15 days. (Rappler)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
- Victorian premier Daniel Andrews declares a state of disaster across the state and imposed stage 4 lockdown in Metropolitan Melbourne. The new measures include nighttime curfew, which will be implemented across Melbourne from 20:00 to 05:00 (AEST). The restrictions comes into effect at 18:00 (6 pm) and last until September 13. (BBC)
- The rest of Victoria places under stage three restrictions and will take effect on August 6. (ABC News Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships
- At least 40 passengers and crew from the MS Roald Amundsen cruise ship test positive for COVID-19 after two recent Arctic voyages. Health authorities are trying to trace other passengers that may be infected. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
- Iran–United Arab Emirates relations
- In rare talks, Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a virtual call to discuss various regional issues, including combating COVID-19 in their respective countries. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- George Floyd protests
- George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon
- Hundreds of people gather and protest in Portland, Oregon, marking the 66th night of protests in the city. (CNN)
- George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon
- Mexican Drug War
- Guanajuato state officials announce that Mexican security forces captured former Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel leader José Antonio Yépez Ortiz alongside five other people. (Al Jazeera)
Science and technology
- Crew Dragon Endeavour makes the first splashdown in 45 years, after successfully completing Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission. (Space.com)