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November 1, 2021 (2021-11-01) (Monday)

Arts and culture

• Parishioners of Saint Ann’s Catholic Church, a predominantly African American congregation in the East Baltimore Midway neighborhood, Historic St. Francis Xavier, and St. Wenceslaus, seek to make the case that the church should immediately canonize six Black American Catholics. The candidates include Mother Mary Lange, a Baltimore nun who started and ran a school for Black children in the Fells Point area of the city during the era of slavery. (The Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Lagos high-rise collapse
  • At least 15 people are killed and several others are trapped when a high-rise building under construction in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, collapses. (BBC News)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Walt Disney Company
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai
        • Shanghai Disney Resort suspends entry into Shanghai Disneyland and Disneytown and asks 33,863 visitors to take a nucleic acid test upon exiting, and another test after 24 hours, after a visitor from Hangzhou tested positive for COVID-19. (NBC News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia
      • The Indonesian Drug and Food Control Agency issues an emergency use authorization for the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for children between the ages of 6 and 11 years. (VOI)
      • Indonesia becomes the first country in the world to approve the protein-based Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, which will be manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. (The New York Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
      • Israel reopens its borders to vaccinated international travellers for the first time since March 2020, where they must have received two doses of any WHO-approved vaccine, a booster dose within the past six months, or only one dose if they have recovered from COVID-19. (La Prensa Latina)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • Japan lifts its 10,000 spectator attendance limit for large-scale events in 27 prefectures and allow events across the country to have 5,000 spectators or 50% venue capacity in order to restore social and economic activities amid decline of COVID-19 cases. (Kyodo News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • South Korea begins to implement a "Living with COVID-19" campaign with easing of movement restrictions and lifting operating hour restrictions for businesses as well as requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test from the previous 48 hours in order to enter high-risk venues. This comes as 75% of the South Korean population has been fully vaccinated. (CNA)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Thailand reopens its international borders for the first time in 18 months to fully vaccinated travellers from 60 countries, where they are allowed to enter the country without quarantining, despite only 42% of the country's population being fully vaccinated. (BBC News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
      • Greece reports a record 5,449 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 747,595. (Greek Reporter)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
      • The Ukrainian capital Kyiv begins to require vaccine certificates or negative test results in order to enter restaurants, cafés, gyms, entertainment facilities and shopping malls as well as to use public transportation in an attempt to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Australia completely reopens its international borders to fully vaccinated citizens who are currently overseas. In the past, returning citizens were staggered through arrival caps and were required to pay for two weeks of quarantine. This will also allow fully-vaccinated Australians to leave and return to the country without an exemption. (The Guardian)
    • Australia fully reopens its maritime border with New Zealand for fully vaccinated travelers, who will be able to visit Australia without needing an exemption or quarantine. (The Guardian)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • The U.S. surpasses 46 million cases of COVID-19. (KIRO-TV)
  • The worldwide death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic surpasses five million. The actual death toll is suspected to be higher as some countries may not have reported all deaths. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• 2021 Jersey dispute, France–United Kingdom relations
  • French President Emmanuel Macron announces that his government will postpone the imposition of "tighter controls" on British imports initially scheduled for Tuesday midnight as negotiations between France, the UK, and the European Commission over the rights of French fishermen to fish in Jersey's territorial waters continue. (AFP via Expatica)
• Algeria-Morocco relations, Spain–Algeria relations
  • Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune orders the termination of its natural gas exports to Spain through the Maghreb–Europe Gas Pipeline as a diplomatic measure against Morocco. The pipeline, which supplies most of Spain's gas, runs through Morocco. (Euronews)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in Iraq
  • A man is sentenced to death in Iraq for shooting two journalists dead while driving home in Basra in January. The court said that the man committed the murders "with the aim of destabilising security and stability and intimidating people for terrorist purposes". (Al Jazeera)
• United States federal judge Robert N. Scola Jr. of the Southern District of Florida dismisses seven of eight charges of money laundering against Colombian businessman Alex Saab, who is accused of moving $350 million out of Venezuela into accounts controlled in the U.S. and other countries. (AFP via RFI)

Politics and elections

• Politics of Nicaragua
  • President Daniel Ortega tightens his grip ahead of upcoming elections. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the United States would increase sanctions on Nicaraguan officials, accusing Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo of staging a "sham election" in the second poorest country in the Americas. (Reuters)
• Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda is sworn in as the Governor of Baja California, making her the first woman to represent Baja California. (San Diego Union Tribune)

Science and technology

• Gary Freedman completes the first electric plane flight across New Zealand's Cook Strait. (AP)

November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Afghanistan conflict
  • Islamic State–Taliban conflict
    • 2021 Kabul hospital attack
      • A bomb explodes at the entrance of the Daoud Khan Military Hospital in Kabul, followed by gunfire and a second explosion. At least 25 people are killed and more than 50 others are wounded. Four of the attackers are killed and a fifth is arrested by the Taliban. (The Guardian)
• Insurgency in the Maghreb
  • 2021 Niger attacks
    • At least 69 people are killed as Islamic State in the Greater Sahara gunmen attack a delegation led by the mayor of Banibangou, in Niger. The mayor is among those killed. (Al Jazeera)
• Tigray War
  • Ethiopia declares a six-month state of emergency as the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) and Oromo Liberation Army gain control over areas outside of Tigray and the TDF announces its intention to advance to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Authorities in Addis Ababa, in a separate announcement earlier in the day, tell citizens to register arms and prepare to defend their neighbourhoods. (Reuters)
  • The United States bans embassy personnel from traveling outside of Addis Ababa and strongly suggests that U.S. citizens seriously reconsider travel to Ethiopia and that those who are currently in Ethiopia consider making preparations to leave the country. (U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia)

Business and economy

• The Taliban announces a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in transactions, threatening "legal action" against those who defy the ban. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• Five people are dead after a small cargo plane belonging to Optimum Aviation Ltd. crashes shortly after take-off from the airport in Juba, South Sudan. (AP)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria
      • Bulgaria reports a record 6,007 new cases and 310 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 608,499 and the nationwide death toll to 24,309. (Novinite)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
      • Greece reports a record 6,700 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 754,451. (Ekathimerini)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
      • Romania reports a record 591 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 48,664. (Reuters)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record 1,178 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 240,871. (Anadolu Agency)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Tonga
      • Tonga's main island of Tongatapu enters a seven-day lockdown that closes non-essential businesses and bans sales of alcohol and mass gatherings, except small funerals, after the country reports its first case of COVID-19 in a person who travelled from Christchurch, New Zealand on a repatriation flight last week. (New Zealand Herald)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Tuvalu, COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
      • A traveller from Tuvalu tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Auckland, New Zealand. Tuvalu had not previously reported any COVID-19 cases in the country. (RNZ)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, COVID-19 vaccination in Argentina
    • Argentina begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 50 years old and people with immunization problems. (Infobae)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Bahrain
    • Bahrain's National Health Regulatory Authority approves the emergency use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old. (The Times of Israel)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
      • The U.S. CDC approves the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 and 11 years old. (Variety)

International relations

• Foreign relations of Madagascar, Foreign relations of Seychelles
  • Seychelles president Wavel Ramkalawan and Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina hold a bilateral meeting in Glasgow to discuss trafficking in the south of Seychelles and maritime security in the Indian Ocean. The two leaders also discuss ways to stop gold smuggling. (AllAfrica)

Politics and elections

• 2021 United States elections
  • 2021 United States gubernatorial elections
    • 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election, 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election
      • Voters head to the polls in Virginia to either re-elect former Governor Terry McAuliffe or elect former Carlyle Group CEO Glenn Youngkin. In New Jersey, voters head to the polls to either re-elect Governor Phil Murphy or elect former state legislator Jack Ciattarelli to replace him. (KITV-TV)
      • Youngkin defeats McAuliffe, making him the first Virginia Republican to win a statewide race since Bob McDonnell in 2009. Winsome Sears will become the first woman of color to be elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. (AP) (The Washington Post)
  • 2021 United States House of Representatives elections
    • 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election, 2021 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election
      • Voters head to the polls to replace Steve Stivers and Marcia Fudge. Fudge resigned in March in order to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (Big News Network)
• 2021 Maine referendums
  • Maine voters approve three questions on ballot in 2021, which ban the construction of Hydro Québec's high-voltage line to Massachusetts that passes through the state, authorize issuing $100 million in infrastructure bonds and amend the Constitution of Maine to declare a right to produce and consume food of their choice for personal usage. (Bangor Daily News)
• Christian Schmidt, the United Nations' High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, issues a report warning that the country is likely to break apart and that there is a very high risk of the renewal of internal armed conflict. (The Guardian)

Sports

• In Major League Baseball, the Atlanta Braves defeat the Houston Astros to win the World Series. This marks the Braves' first World Series title since 1995. (The Guardian)

November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Afghanistan conflict
  • War in Afghanistan
    • List of drone strikes in Afghanistan
      • The U.S. military says that a drone strike conducted on August 29 that killed 10 Afghan civilians was not a result of criminal negligence, nor did it violate the law of war. (Business Insider India)
• Mapuche conflict
  • Two indigenous Mapuche people are killed and three more are injured in clashes with Chilean soldiers in Arauco Province. (Al Jazeera English)
• 2021 Algeria–Morocco crisis
  • Algeria accuses Moroccan Armed Forces of being behind a truck bombing at the border area between Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara two days ago, killing three Algerian citizens. (Al Jazeera English)
• War crimes in the Tigray War
  • A United Nations report accuses all sides in the Tigray War of committing war crimes on civilians, including torture, extrajudicial killings, gang rapes and arrests based on ethnicity. The head of the Human Rights office, Michelle Bachelet, especially accused the forces of Ethiopia and Eritrea for most of the human rights violations. (The Guardian)
• 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis
  • Iranian state media reports that the United States Navy attempted to capture an Iranian oil tanker. The oil tanker was boarded, commandeered and then returned by Iranian NEDSA marines in a helicopter operation. U.S. officials refute the report, saying that the Iranians had captured a Vietnamese flagged tanker and that U.S. forces were monitoring the situation. (Reuters)
• 2021 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
  • Around 40 fighters storm the city of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, singing songs calling for the liberation of the country and opening fire against security forces, killing two soldiers and a police officer. Six attackers are killed and 36 others are arrested. (Thomson Reuters Foundation)

Business and economy

• 2021 global energy crisis
  • 2021 United Kingdom natural gas supplier crisis
    • Six more private energy providers collapse in the United Kingdom amid rising natural gas prices, including CNG Energy, affecting around 41,000 customers. There are now fears that Bulb Energy, which supplies around 1.7 million people, could be at risk of imminent collapse. (Metro)
• The U.S. Commerce Department adds Israeli spyware firms Candiru and NSO Group to its trade blacklist for selling their services and tools to foreign governments to spy on government officials and journalists, and for trafficking tools used to hack computer networks respectively. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Lagos high-rise collapse
  • The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, increases to 22, as the search-and-rescue operations enter their third day. (Al Jazeera English)
• A passenger bus plunges down a ravine in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, killing at least 22 people. (Dawn)
• A Belarusian-owned Antonov An-12 cargo plane crash-lands in Siberia, killing all nine people on board. (The Straits Times)
• A magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mendoza Province, Argentina, near the border with Chile at 00:17 ART. No casualties are reported but minimal damage to buildings is reported. (VolcanoDiscovery)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila
        • The Metro Manila Council approves the lifting of the unified curfew over the National Capital Region, which was instituted in March 2020, beginning tomorrow. (Rappler)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia, COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia
      • The Saudi Food and Drug Authority approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old. (Arab News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, COVID-19 vaccination in Italy
      • The Italian Medicines Agency recommends that anyone that received the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine should receive a booster dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines six months after they received their first dose due to a slow decline of efficacy against mild and moderate forms of the disease. (Yahoo! News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,189 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 242,060. (Asian News International)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia
      • Slovenia reports a record 3,456 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (Famagusta Gazette)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
    • COVID-19 pandemic in California
      • Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego administers the first vaccines to children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old after Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was approved for use in children by the U.S. CDC. (KFMB-TV)
    • The United States begins administering the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children between ages of 5 and 11 years old nationwide. (The Washington Post)
  • COVID-19 vaccine
    • The World Health Organization approves an emergency use listing for the Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Indian biotech firm Bharat Biotech. (NDTV)
• 2020–2021 H5N8 outbreak
  • The World Organization for Animal Health reports an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at a turkey farm in Slagelse, Denmark. (Reuters)
• The United Kingdom declares nationwide Avian Influenza Prevention Zone and orders bird-keepers to follow strict biosecurity measures after a number of cases of the disease were detected in wild birds. (The Independent)

International relations

• Belarus–Poland relations
  • Censorship in Belarus
    • Belarus declares the Polish free-to-air television channel Belsat TV an "extremist organisation", which could result in its employees and viewers facing up to seven years in prison. The network is banned in Belarus, though its viewers have continued to access it via the internet and VPNs. (Reuters)
  • Poland summons the Belarusian chargé d'affaires after Belarusian troops crossed into Polish territory overnight. A Polish government spokesman says that the Belarusian personnel advanced 300 metres (980 ft) into Poland and only returned across the border when they were confronted by a Polish patrol. (Deutsche Welle)
• Foreign relations of Antigua and Barbuda, Foreign relations of Tuvalu
  • A lawyer representing the governments of Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu says that a new commission is being formed to sue big polluters and claim damage reparations for climate change effects on those nations before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. (CBS News)
• Nuclear program of Iran
  • Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri announces that negotiations to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will begin on November 29 in Vienna, Austria. (Al Jazeera English)

Politics and elections

• 2021 United States elections
  • 2021 United States gubernatorial elections
    • 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election
      • Incumbent New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy defeats Republican former state legislator Jack Ciattarelli, making him the first Democrat to be re-elected since Brendan Byrne in 1977. (NJ) (Associated Press)
• Corruption in the United Kingdom
  • The House of Commons votes to approve a government-sanctioned amendment to replace the Commons Select Committee on Standards. The vote means that Tory MP Owen Paterson will avoid a 30-day suspension from parliament over an "egregious breach" of lobbying rules. The vote was widely condemned by opposition parties. (Sky News)

Sports

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
  • 2021 NFL season
    • Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19 and will miss the team's matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. (CBS News)
  • 2021–22 NHL season
    • Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brian Dumoulin both test positive for COVID-19. (Associated Press)

November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04) (Thursday)

Business and economy

• Argentina–Brazil relations
  • After eight months of deficit, October becomes the second positive month for trade between Argentina and Brazil. Argentina ended a record seven years of surpluses as the market was boosted by iron and steel. (MercoPress)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Lagos high-rise collapse
  • The death toll from the collapse of a building three days ago in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, increases to 36. (Al Jazeera English)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
      • Croatia reports a record 6,310 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 483,142. (Medical Xpress)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • Germany reports a record 33,949 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, surpassing the previous record of 33,777 new cases reported on December 18, 2020. (Euronews)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 1,195 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 243,255. (Anadolu Agency)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia
      • Slovakia reports a record 6,713 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (Reuters)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
      • Ukraine surpasses three million cases of COVID-19 after reporting a record 27,377 new cases in the past 24 hours. (Ukrinform)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, COVID-19 drug development
      • The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency grants conditional authorisation to Merck's molnupiravir, which can be used to treat symptomatic COVID-19 patients, making the United Kingdom the first country to approve the world's first COVID-19 antiviral oral drug. (BBC News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
    • The Biden administration announces January 4, 2022 as a deadline for private companies to require their employees fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or face weekly testing in a effort to encourage private businesses to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (The New York Times)
• 2020–2021 H5N8 outbreak
  • The Netherlands reports an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu among ducks at a poultry farm in the central province of Flevoland. To reduce the spread of the virus, the Dutch government will kill 10,000 animals. (U.S. News & World Report)

Law and crime

• During his trial at Maidstone Crown Court in Kent, England, David Fuller admits two murders and the sexual abuse of at least 100 corpses. (BBC)

Politics and elections

• 2021 United States elections
  • 2021 New Jersey State Senate election
    • In an upset, truck driver Edward Durr defeats longtime New Jersey Senate president Stephen M. Sweeney to represent New Jersey's 3rd legislative district after the Associated Press called the race for him. (CBS News)
• Politics of Portugal
  • President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa calls a snap election for January 30 after the Socialist Party was defeated in a key budget vote last week. (Politico Europe)
• Pope Francis appoints Raffaella Petrini as the new secretary general of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the Roman Curia and the first woman to ever hold the position. (Vatican News)

November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in the Maghreb
  • 2021 Niger attacks
    • Gunmen attack a military outpost in the village of Anzourou, Tillabéri Region, Niger, killing fifteen soldiers. (Reuters)
• Tigray War
  • Nine factions opposed to the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed form a political and military alliance "to reverse the harmful effects of the Abiy Ahmed rule on the peoples of Ethiopia and beyond". (DW)
  • The United States urges its citizens to leave Ethiopia "as soon as possible", as rebels advance on the capital Addis Ababa. (The Independent)

Business and economy

• Economy of Brazil
  • The Ministry of Economy announces a measure to decrease the price of importation tariffs by 10%, amid an increase in inflation, which reached two digits in Brazil. The government also argued that the COVID-19 pandemic in the country has increased the prices of food. (Folha)

Disasters and accidents

• Freetown fuel tanker explosion
  • At least 99 people are killed and more than 100 injured by a fuel truck colliding with a truck causing an explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone. (Reuters)
• Astroworld Festival crowd crush
  • Eight people are dead and hundreds more are injured during a stampede and crowd crush at the Astroworld Music Festival in Houston, Texas, United States. (USA Today)
• 2021 Piedade de Caratinga Beechcraft King Air crash
  • A plane crashes in Minas Gerais, Brazil, killing all five people on board, including singer Marília Mendonça. (BBC News)
• 2021 floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Heavy rain causes flash floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with evacuations, power outages, water-submerged roads, and the closing of an oxygen facility used for COVID-19 patients. (Seattle Times)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • COVID-19 vaccination in Germany
        • German Health minister Jens Spahn and regional health ministers agree to offer booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for all vaccinated people amid a fourth wave of the pandemic. (DW)
      • Germany reports a record for the second consecutive day of 37,120 new cases of COVID-19. (Bloomberg)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
      • The Austrian government announces that it will ban people who are unvaccinated and those who have not recovered from COVID-19 from entering cafes, restaurants, hairdressers, hotels, events with more than 25 people, and ski lifts beginning on 8 November due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. (Reuters)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
      • Croatia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 6,932 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 490,074. (N1)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
      • Greece reports a record for the second consecutive day of 6,909 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 774,265. (Ekathimerini)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
      • COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern Territory
        • Katherine enters a lockdown after the Northern Territory records its first locally-transmitted infection since the beginning of the pandemic. In Greater Darwin, unvaccinated residents are told to lockdown while fully vaccinated residents are exempt with the exception of being required to wear a mask. (ABC News Australia)
      • New South Wales and Victoria reopen their internal borders as more than 80% of both states' populations are fully vaccinated. (The Guardian)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
      • New Zealand reports a record 163 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (New Zealand Herald)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila
      • The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases places the National Capital Region into the lesser restriction of Alert Level 2 beginning today due to a decrease in the number of cases in the area. This will allow for the resumption of limited face-to-face classes, nightlife, and increased operations of government departments and agencies. (Rappler)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado
      • Two hyenas at Denver Zoo test positive for COVID-19, marking the first time the virus has infected that animal worldwide. (The Hill)
  • COVID-19 drug development
    • A late-stage trial of the oral drug Paxlovid conducted by Pfizer shows an 89% reduction in hospitalizations and deaths. (Financial Times)
• Climate change
  • Researchers from James Cook University report that 98% of the Great Barrier Reef has been affected by coral bleaching as a result of climate change, which is more than was previously thought to have been affected. (The Guardian)
  • A protest is organized by Fridays for Future during the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg delivering a speech. (The Washington Post) (The Independent)
• 2020–2021 H5N8 outbreak
  • France issues a nationwide high alert that requires all poultry farms to keep their flocks indoors, requires daily clinical monitoring of all farms, and enhanced conditions for bird transport, due to the spread of the current bird flu outbreak. (Politico)

Law and crime

• COVID-19 pandemic in France, Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Despite opposition from the predominantly right-wing senate, the National Assembly votes 118 to 89 to extend public health measures related to COVID-19, including the extension of Health Pass with its tightened sanctions against fraud, until 31 July 2022. (The Local France)
• It is revealed that a Russian diplomat was found dead outside the country's embassy in Berlin, Germany, on October 19. The diplomat had apparently fallen from an upper floor, but it was unclear how this occurred. (BBC News)

November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Afghanistan conflict
  • Four women, including an activist, are killed by gunmen in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. Two suspects are arrested. (France24)
• Tigray War
  • A day after urging its citizens to leave Ethiopia, the U.S. government orders its embassy in Addis Ababa to evacuate non-emergency personnel due to armed conflict, civil unrest and potential supply shortages. (The Jerusalem Post)

Disasters and accidents

• Eleven people are killed and six others are injured in a fire at the intensive care unit of a hospital in Ahmednagar, India. (Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
      • Greece imposes new restrictions that require unvaccinated people to show a negative rapid or PCR test in order to enter retail stores, banks, public offices, mixed entertainment venues and hairdressers and also require unvaccinated children to show a negative self-test in order to enter any establishments that cater to a mixed clientele. (Ekathimerini)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record 41,335 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 8,755,930. (Newsweek)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
      • Ukraine reports a record 793 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 71,635. (AP)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 vaccination in Australia
      • The number of people over the age of 16 years old who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Australia surpasses 80%, which is the major milestone set by the federal government for its vaccination program. (ABC News Australia)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
      • New Zealand reports a record for the second consecutive day of 206 new cases of COVID-19, which is the first time that the country has reported more than 200 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. (New Zealand Herald)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica, COVID-19 vaccination in Costa Rica
    • Costa Rica issues a new mandate that would require children over the age of five years old to be vaccinated against COVID-19, making it one of the first countries to introduce such a mandate as part of its basic vaccination campaign. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
    • Malaysia reports its first two cases of the Delta subvariant AY.4.2 from two Malaysian students who returned from the United Kingdom on October 2 and tested positive on October 7. (New Straits Times)

Law and crime

• A man stabs passengers on an express train between the cities of Regensburg and Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany, injuring three people. (Reuters)

Politics

• Anambra State 2021 Governorship elections in Nigeria. (BBC Pidgin)

November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Attempted assassination of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
  • A drone is launched against the Baghdad home of Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, wounding six members of his security personnel. Al-Kadhimi survives the assassination attempt. (Reuters)
• Aftermath of the October 2021 Sudanese coup d'état
  • Protests continue nationwide and an intensive civil disobedience movement begins in cities across the country, as pressure mounts on the military to transfer power back to civilian leaders. Police use tear gas to disperse the crowds. (Deutsche Welle)

Disasters and accidents

• Niger gold mine collapse
  • At least 18 people are killed during the collapse of an artisanal gold mine in Dan Issa, Maradi Region. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia
      • President Aleksandar Vucic receives a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Belgrade Fair. (N1)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine, COVID-19 vaccination in Ukraine
      • Ukraine receives 2,930,300 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine distributed through the COVAX initiative. (UNICEF)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • Health secretary Sajid Javid urges citizens to get a booster dose and continue to follow COVID-19 restrictions over Christmas, amid an increase in the number of cases in the country. (Politico)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
    • Japan reports no deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for the first time since August 2020. (Asian News International)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Nicaraguan general election
  • Nicaraguans head to the polls to elect their president. Incumbent Daniel Ortega seeks his fourth term despite condemnation of the election by the international community due to many opposition candidates being arrested and imprisoned. (CNN)

Sports

• 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
  • Kyle Larson wins the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship. It is Larson's first career championship in NASCAR Cup competition. (NBC Sports)

November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Islamic terrorism in Europe
  • A knifeman attacks a policeman in Cannes, France, shouting that it was "in the name of the Prophet". The officer is not seriously wounded; the perpetrator is shot by other officers and is in critical condition. (Reuters via Arab News)
• 2021 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
  • Gunmen in the Democratic Republic of the Congo seize the villages of Tshanzu and Runyoni in North Kivu, near the borders with Uganda and Rwanda. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Ukraine's oldest English language newspaper the Kyiv Post suspends publication after 26 years in print following a dispute between its owner and journalists. All of the newspaper's journalists have been fired with immediate effect. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• Maradi school fire
  • Twenty-six children are killed and 13 others injured by a fire at a school in Maradi, Niger. (Al Jazeera)
• Three French climbers who went missing two weeks ago after attempting to reach Mingbo Eiger, near Mount Everest, are found dead by Nepali police. (NDTV)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
      • Austria restricts access to restaurants, bars, hotels and social and cultural events to only those who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID-19 due to an increase in the number of new cases and hospitalizations. (EURACTIV)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
      • Belgium reinstates mandatory face mask policy for secondary schoolchildren and their teachers in Wallonia. (Le Vif)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
      • France reinstates a mandatory face mask policy for primary schoolchildren in many departments and administrative areas across the country as authorities try to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. (Times of Malta)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
      • Greece reports a record 7,335 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 792,239. (Anadolu Agency)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia lifts its nationwide week-long paid holiday in most regions, which aimed to reduce the spread of COVID-19, despite still reporting high numbers of new cases and deaths. (The Times of India)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia
      • Slovakia closes hotels, bars, fitness centers, and restaurants, as well as limiting gatherings to 100 fully vaccinated people in 36 counties amid a record increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (AP)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 vaccination in Australia
      • Australia begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18 years old who received their second dose at least six months ago. (ABC News Australia)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Vanuatu
      • Vanuatuan prime minister Bob Loughman confirms that two Vanuatuan citizens who were repatriated from New Caledonia have the Delta variant and urges residents to get vaccinated. (RNZ)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Singapore and Malaysia announce that they will establish a Vaccinated Travel Lane beginning on November 29 between Singapore's Changi Airport and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia for fully vaccinated international travellers. (CNA)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 pandemic in California
      • Los Angeles begins to implement the U.S. strictest vaccine mandate that required people to show their proof of full vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results in the previous 72 hours in order to enter most indoor venues and large outdoor events of more than 5,000 attendes. (NPR)
    • Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • The United States reopens its land and air borders for fully vaccinated international travelers for non-essential purposes after a 20-month closure for 33 countries due to the pandemic. Vaccinated international travelers are required to present negative COVID-19 test results before they travel, and airlines are required to use a contact tracing system. (AFP via France 24)
• 2020–2021 H5N8 outbreak
  • Poland reports outbreaks of the H5N8 bird flu at one chicken and five turkey farms, with four of the outbreaks occurring in the eastern part of the country. (Reuters)
  • An outbreak of the H5 bird flu is reported at a small poultry unit near Alcester, Warwickshire, England. The infected birds will be culled. (BBC News)
• The WHO and UNICEF launch a four-day polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan backed by the Taliban, which aims to address the 3.3 million children who have not been vaccinated against polio since 2018. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• European migrant crisis
  • 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis
    • A large crowd of migrants escorted by the Belarusian military attempts to break through the Belarus–Poland border near Bruzgi, Grodno Region. Several migrants are reported dead, with seven being found dead on the Polish side of the border, and a few more deaths are reported in Belarus. (The Guardian) (ITV)
  • Police in Star Dojran, North Macedonia discover 42 migrants hiding in a truck. Authorities say that most of the migrants were of Syrian descent and were likely travelling through Greece. (Ekathimerini)
• Foreign relations of Colombia
  • During a high-level state visit to Israel, Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano declares Iran to be an enemy of Colombia despite both nations continuing to maintain diplomatic relations. (Infobae)
• Holy See–Switzerland relations
  • Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis meets with the State Secretary of the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to mark 100 years of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and the Holy See. The joint declaration, according to the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, called for the promotion of “peace and human rights, the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, the protection of minorities, and interreligious dialogue.” (Swissinfo), (Catholic World News)

Politics and elections

• Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been on a hunger strike for 39 days, is moved to a prison hospital as his condition continues to deteriorate. (France 24)

November 9, 2021 (2021-11-09) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Tigray War
  • According to a United Nations spokesperson, at least 16 UN staff and dependents have been detained in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission also said that it had received many reports of arrests of Tigrayans in the city, including elders and mothers with children. (Reuters)
  • The United Kingdom urges its citizens to leave Ethiopia and warns against all travel to the country amid fears that rebel forces will attack Addis Ababa and overthrow the Abiy Ahmed government. (BBC News)
• 2021 Tunisian political crisis
  • A man is killed as police in the town of Aguereb, Sfax Governorate, Tunisia, use tear gas against a protest outside a hospital where wounded protesters are recovering. A police station is also set on fire. (Al Jazeera)
• Insurgency in the Maghreb
  • Security forces in Togo repel an attack at a security outpost in Kpendjal Prefecture in the far north of the country, pushing back the attackers to Burkina Faso. It is the first Islamist incident in Togo. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Freetown fuel tanker explosion
  • The death toll from the fuel tanker explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone, which occurred four days ago, increases to 115. (BBC News)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
      • COVID-19 pandemic in England
        • Health Secretary Sajid Javid announces that frontline NHS workers in England will be required to be vaccinated beginning in April 2022 in order to keep their jobs or risk being fired. (Sky News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria
      • Bulgaria reports a record 334 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 25,408. (Radio Bulgaria)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France
      • President Emmanuel Macron announces that beginning from December 15, people aged above 65 years old will be required to receive the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in order to maintain their Health Pass. He also announces that people aged 50 to 64 years old will become eligible for the booster dose from early December. (CNBC)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
      • Greece reports a record for the second consecutive day of 8,613 new casea of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 801,208. (Anadolu Agency)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record 1,211 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours after lifting workplace shutdowns, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 249,215. (The Moscow Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
      • Ukraine reports a record 833 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 73,390. (AP)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, COVID-19 vaccination in Canada
    • Health Canada authorizes the use of booster doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18. (Global News)
• China reports an outbreak of African swine fever at a pig farm that contains 1,063 animals in the island province of Hainan. (U.S. News and World Report)

International relations

• 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis, Poland–Russia relations
  • Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki blames Russian President Vladimir Putin for orchestrating the migrant crisis on the Belarus–Poland border, saying that the crisis "has its mastermind in Moscow". (BBC News)
  • Lithuania announces a state of emergency for the first time since its independence as neighbouring Poland sees attacks on its border. LRT
• Syria–United Arab Emirates relations
  • Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, for the first time since the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War ten years ago, to discuss "ways to develop cooperation in different sectors that are of common interest". (France 24)
• Audrey Azoulay is re-elected for a second term as the Director-General of UNESCO. (AFP via The Times of Israel)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in Singapore
  • Human rights organizations urge Singapore to cancel the execution of a 33-year-old Malaysian mentally impaired man who was convicted after being caught in 2010 with 42.72 grams of heroin. The court had postponed an initial execution date scheduled for last week and was expected to hang the man today. However, the court postponed the execution again after the man was diagnosed with COVID-19. (Al Jazeera)
• Pandora Papers
  • The process of impeachment against Chilean President Sebastián Piñera moves to the Senate after passing the lower-chamber overnight. In order to remove Piñera from power, the impeachment will need to pass the Senate with a two-thirds vote. (Reuters)
• A man threatens passers-by with a knife in Bislett, Oslo, Norway, before being shot dead by police. The motive behind the perpetrator's act is currently unknown, but is under investigation. (The Washington Post)

November 10, 2021 (2021-11-10) (Wednesday)

Business and economy

• At the COP26 Conference, twenty-four nations and a number of leading car manufacturers, including Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo, agree to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, and end sale of fossil fuel vehicles by 2040. (The Guardian)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • COVID-19 vaccination in Germany
        • The Standing Committee on Vaccination recommends that people under the age of 30 should only receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine due to a higher risk of heart inflammation with the Moderna vaccine among younger people. (DW)
      • Germany reports a record 39,676 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (AP)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
      • Croatia reports a record 7,315 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 514,850. (Hindustan Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,239 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the national death toll to 250,454. (SwissInfo)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, COVID-19 vaccination in Argentina
    • Argentina receives a shipment of 896,200 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. (Infobae)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, COVID-19 vaccination in Israel
    • Israel's pandemic advisory board approves the usage of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old. (The Times of Israel)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco
    • Morocco lifts its nationwide nightly curfew from 11 pm to 5 am, which was implemented in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, due to an improved epidemiological situation in the country. (Morocco World News)
• 2020–2021 H5N8 outbreak
  • Japan announces that it will cull 143,000 chickens after reporting an outbreak of the "highly pathogenic avian influenza" at a poultry farm in Yokote, Akita Prefecture. (The Himalayan Times)

International relations

• Nicaragua–United States relations
  • U.S. President Joe Biden signs a bill into law, targeting sanctions "on the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, to restrict multilateral bank lending, and to target regime corruption". (Al Jazeera)
• China–United States relations
  • During the COP26 conference, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua announce that the United States and China have reached an agreement on combating climate change. (CNN)

Law and crime

• The lawyer for American journalist Danny Fenster says that Myanmar's authorities have charged him with terrorism and sedition, in addition to three charges that he had already been facing. Fenster's lawyer says that, under counterterrorism law, Fenster could face life imprisonment. (Al Jazeera)
• The European Commission rejects an appeal from Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google, regarding a €2.4 billion ($2.8 billion) fine charged against the corporation in 2017 for unfairly directing users to its own shopping services. (ABC News)

Politics and elections

• Politics of Sweden
  • Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven resigns after seven years in office, although he will continue to remain in office ad interim until a new government is formed. Minister for Finance Magdalena Andersson, who succeeded Löfven as leader of the Social Democratic Party on November 4, is expected to become the first female prime minister in the country's history. (ABC News)

November 11, 2021 (2021-11-11) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Yemeni Civil War
  • Houthi forces storm the former United States embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, taking several Yemeni staffers hostage and removing "large quantities of equipment and materials" from the diplomatic facility. (Yahoo! News)
• Internal conflict in Myanmar
  • The Catholic cathedral Sacred Heart at Pekon in the Diocese of Pekhon in Burma’s Shan state was among several structures that were reportedly hit by military artillery fire on Nov. 9 amid continuing armed clashes between government and rebel forces. (Catholic News Agency), (Fides)

Business and economy

• Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  • As many as 57,000 care home workers are fired or resign as the government's new "no jab, no job" mandate enters into force in England, which requires care home workers in England, including cleaners and receptionists, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• November 2021 India and Sri Lanka floods
  • Twenty-five people in Sri Lanka and 16 people in India are killed by floods that have been affecting both countries in recent days. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
      • Beijing imposes new restrictions on conferences and events, recommending that both be held remotely and also recommending that in-person conferences be managed as a "closed loop" after the city reported six new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. (Reuters)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
      • Israel begins the world's first nationwide COVID-19 drill named "Omega Drill" consisting of three sessions that will test the country's preparation for the possible outbreak of a new and more lethal variant of the virus. (Bloomberg News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
      • Vietnam surpasses one million cases of COVID-19. (VnExpress International)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France
      • France reports a new strain of SARS-CoV-2, known as lineage B.1.X or B.1.640, which was first found on 15 October in a school in Bannalec in the north-western region of Brittany, where 24 people got infected; but it was only identified to be a separate strain until much later. The origin of the Bannalec outbreak seemed to be a man in Nantes who had come from abroad a few days before. No cases related to the strain were reported since October 26, but it remains under surveillance. (Jerusalem Post)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • Germany reports a record for the second consecutive day of 50,196 new cases of COVID-19. (CNBC)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
      • Following several record-breaking daily increases in new COVID-19 cases, including a record 16,364 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, the government deliberates on potential partial lockdown scenarios, which if enacted would be the first partial lockdowns in Western Europe since the summer. (Barron's)
    • European Union response to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • The European Medicines Agency approves the two antibody cocktails named Ronapreve made by Roche and Regeneron, and Regkirona made by Celltrion to treat severe COVID-19 patients. (Medical Xpress)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 vaccination in Australia
      • The number of people over the age of 16 years old in Australia who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine surpasses 90%. (Seven News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
      • Fiji reopens its borders to travel partners, fully vaccinated tourists and diplomats, and people who pass a risk assessment. (RNZ Pacific)

International relations

• Belarus–Ukraine relations, 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis
  • Ukraine deploys a further 8,500 soldiers and police officers, as well as 15 helicopters, to the border with Belarus to prevent possible attempts by stranded migrants to cross into the country in order to reach the European Union. (Voice of America)
  • Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he "would recommend the leadership of Poland, Lithuanians and other empty-headed people to think before speaking," suggesting Belarus would halt natural gas supplies into Europe, if the EU pushes more sanctions. EU member states are to decide some time next week on new sanctions for human trafficking which led to the crisis. (BBC News)
• Mali–Russia relations
  • Malian Foreign Affairs minister Abdoulaye Diop says that Mali "may ask Russia for help" due to the country's security situation, with Diop also saying that "the very existence of the Malian state is under threat". (Reuters)
• Foreign relations of Tuvalu
  • Tuvaluan Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Kofe announces that the island nation will push to retain international recognition of its statehood and maritime borders in the event that rising sea levels completely submerge the country. (The Guardian)

November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Afghanistan conflict
  • Three people are killed and 15 others injured by a bombing during prayers at a mosque in Spin Ghar, Nangarhar Province. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• A Cessna 172 crashes in Hampton Township, New Jersey, United States, killing two people, including businessman and space tourist Glen de Vries. (USA Today)
• Two Russian paratroopers are killed during military drills near the Polish border in western Belarus. The Ministry of Defence says their parachutes failed to deploy properly "due to a sudden strong gust of wind" during their jumps. (Euronews)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
      • Thailand delays the reopening of nightlife entertainment venues to January 15 due to concerns about ventilation and inefficient prevention measures in pubs, bars and karaoke venues. (The Independent)
      • Thailand surpasses two million cases of COVID-19. (Asian News International)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • The government announces that they will obtain 1.6 million doses of Merck & Co.'s molnupiravir and have also increased hospital capacities for COVID-19 patients to 30% in order to prepare for a sixth wave of the pandemic. (Kyodo News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
      • Denmark reintroduces its digital pass that must be used in nightclubs, cafés, indoor seating at restaurants, and at outdoor events with more than 2,000 people as it reclassifies COVID-19 as "a socially critical disease" amid an increase in new cases. (AP)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
      • Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte announces a three-week partial lockdown that requires bars, restaurants, and shops to close at certain times and reintroduces 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) social distancing measures beginning tomorrow. The Netherlands is the first country in Western Europe to impose a lockdown since the summer. (The Guardian)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritius
    • Mauritius imposes new restrictions that limit the number of people in large gatherings such as funerals, weddings, and rallies amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases despite high vaccination rates. (AFP via France 24)

International relations

• Eritrea–United States relations
  • The U.S. Treasury Department imposes sanctions on the Eritrean Military and other Eritrea-based entities and individuals in an attempt to bring an end to the Tigray War. The sanctions also blacklist the Eritrean ruling party People's Front for Democracy and Justice. (Reuters)
• 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis, Belarus–Iraq relations
  • Iraq restricts direct flights to Belarus amid the migrant crisis in at the Belarus–Poland border. (Kurdistan 24)

Law and crime

• Aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol attack
  • U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces that former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon has been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for refusing to testify before the January 6 select committee investigating the Capitol riot and also refusing to provide documents requested by the committee. (NBC News)
• Britney Spears conservatorship dispute
  • American singer Britney Spears is released from her 13-year conservatorship in accordance with a ruling by judge Brenda J. Penny of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, following allegations of abuse originating from fan speculation, media investigation, and public testimony. (AFP via Manila Bulletin)
• American journalist Danny Fenster is sentenced by a Myanmar military court to 11 years in prison, after being found guilty of three charges brought against him. (CNN)
• The European Commission announces its intention to bring the government of Portugal to the European Court of Justice over persistent violations of Directive 2008/50/EC, which limits the amount of certain emissions a country can produce in order to regulate air pollution. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
  • The Saeima votes 62–7 with two abstentions and 29 absent lawmakers to ban MPs who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from voting and participating in the parliament, both for in-person and remote meetings. The restrictions will be in effect from November 15 until July 1. (ABC News) (Reuters)
• Politics of El Salvador
  • The Legislative Assembly begins to discuss president Nayib Bukele's proposal to regulate criticism of the government by civil organizations and media critics of the government. (El País)

Sports

• 2022 Winter Olympics, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
  • China reports the first cases of COVID-19 among foreign athletes who will participate in the Winter Olympics, with two lugers from an unidentified nation testing positive. (Reuters)

November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Afghanistan conflict
  • A magnetic bomb attached to a minivan explodes in Dasht-e-Barachi, a predominantly Hazara district of Kabul, killing six people and injuring seven others. (Reuters)
• Syrian civil war
  • Islamic State gunmen ambush a group of soldiers in Masrib, Deir ez-Zor, Syria, killing 13 of them and wounding others. (The New Arab)
• Tigray War
  • The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission publishes a report accusing the Tigray People's Liberation Front of killing more than 150 civilians in the Amhara Region between July and August. The report states that they were killed for either supporting the federal government or sheltering soldiers. (Al Jazeera)
• Gunmen ambush a convoy of paramilitary soldiers in Churachandpur, Manipur, India, killing five soldiers and two civilians. (Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
      • Austria reports a record 13,152 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 948,100. (Kurier)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • Germany reintroduces free COVID-19 testing for all adults amid a record number of new cases. (The New York Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
      • Greece tightens its guidelines by requiring that no more than one person per nine square meters of floor space be allowed to enter into supermarkets. This new policy was implemented after a proposed policy that would require unvaccinated people to provide a mandatory rapid COVID-19 test in order to enter supermarkets was deemed too difficult to implement. (Ekathimerini)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record 1,241 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 254,167. The country also surpasses nine million cases of COVID-19. (Azeri Press Agency)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea
    • New Zealand sends doctors to Papua New Guinea, after Papua New Guinea formally requested international help to combat the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country. (RNZ)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • The U.S. surpasses 47 million cases of COVID-19. (WFTV)
• 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
  • At COP26, diplomats from countries around the world reach a major agreement aimed at intensifying global efforts to fight climate change by calling on governments to return next year with stronger plans to curb planet-warming emissions and urging wealthy nations to "at least double" their funding in order to protect poorer nations from the hazards of a warming planet. Some activists are critical of the agreement, as it leaves unresolved the question of how much and how quickly each nation should cut its carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade, and it still leaves many developing countries short of the funds that they would need in order to cope with increasing weather disasters. However, the agreement makes reference to fossil fuels and their role in the climate crisis for the first time in the conference's history. (CNN) (The New York Times)

International relations

• 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the threat made by Belarus to cut their gas supply to Europe would be a breach of the contract with Russia and that such a threat may have been made in a fit of temper by Belarus's president Alexander Lukashenko. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• November 2021 Guayaquil prison riot
  • Sixty-eight inmates are killed and 25 others injured in a prison riot in Guayaquil, Ecuador. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 protests in Australia
    • Thousands of protesters associated with the right-wing United Australia Party march in Melbourne in opposition to vaccine mandates and newly introduced laws in the Victoria State Government which would transfer many pandemic-specific powers from the Chief Health Officer to the Premier and Health Minister. (The Guardian)

November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in the Maghreb
  • Gunmen open fire at a military post near a gold mine in Inata, Soum Province, Burkina Faso, killing 19 gendarmes and a civilian. (Al Jazeera)
• Liverpool Women's Hospital bombing
  • A passenger is killed and his driver injured when a taxi explodes in front of the Liverpool Women's Hospital in Liverpool, England. Three men are subsequently arrested under the Terrorism Act. (BBC News)
• Syrian civil war
  • A bomb explodes near a vehicle carrying troops in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, killing four soldiers and a general. (The New Arab)
• Somali Civil War; Capital punishment in Somalia
  • Two Ugandan soldiers are sentenced to death and three more receive 39-year prison sentences in Somalia for killing seven civilians during a gun battle in Golweyn, Lower Shabelle, three months ago. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Astroworld Festival crowd crush
  • A 9-year-old boy, injured during a crowd crush at the Astroworld Music Festival, who had been in a medically-induced coma, dies, bringing the death toll to 10. (CNN)
• European migrant crisis
  • Eight sub-Saharan African migrants are found dead on a boat adrift off the southern coast of the Canary Islands, with 54 other men being rescued from the boat. (El País)
• A fire at a COVID-19 ward in Sliven, Bulgaria, kills three patients. (ABC News)
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Hormozgan Province, Iran, at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and is felt in many southern Iranian cities. A man killed by a falling pole is the sole death reported. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
    • Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announces a nationwide lockdown for those over the age of 12 years who are unvaccinated against COVID-19, which prohibits them from leaving their homes except for essential reasons beginning at midnight, amid a record increase in new COVID-19 cases. (AP)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt, COVID-19 vaccination in Egypt
    • The Egyptian government announces the start of clinical trials for COVI-VAX, which is the country’s first domestically-made COVID-19 vaccine. (Ahram Online)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, COVID-19 vaccination in Israel
    • The Israeli Health ministry approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, two weeks after the U.S. FDA grants its own approval, with vaccination expected to begin next week. (Haaretz)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
    • Peru announces that people over the age of 18 years who want to enter indoor spaces must show a proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 beginning in December, either physical or virtual vaccination cards. (AFP via Barron's)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Bulgarian general election
  • Bulgarians go to the polls to elect the President and the National Assembly. (MSN)
• 2021 Argentine legislative election
  • Argentines go to the polls to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. (24/7 News Agency)

November 15, 2021 (2021-11-15) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in the Maghreb
  • The death toll from yesterday's mass shooting at a military post near a gold mine in Inata, Soum Province, Burkina Faso, increases to 32, including 28 gendarmes and four civilians, making the attack the deadliest against security forces in the country. (Reuters)
• Liverpool Women's Hospital bombing
  • Yesterday's taxi explosion in Liverpool, England, that killed the bomber and injured the driver outside the Liverpool Women's Hospital, is declared a terrorist incident by police. Mayor Joanne Anderson says that the driver locked the bomber inside the vehicle after noticing that the bomber was wearing an explosive device. (BBC News) (WalesOnline)
• Three al-Shabaab members escape from a maximum security prison in Kenya, including one of the perpetrators of the 2015 Garissa attack, in which 148 people were killed. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Infrastructure policy of the Joe Biden administration
  • U.S. President Joe Biden signs the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. (The Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

• November 2021 Pacific Northwest floods
  • Merritt, British Columbia, Canada is evacuated after severe flooding inundated the city of about 7,000. Several highways throughout southern British Columbia were also washed out by heavy rain, leaving at least 10 people stranded. (CBC)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Cambodia begins to allow fully vaccinated foreign travellers to visit the country without a quarantine if they show a negative test result from the previous 72 hours and test negative again upon arrival, as the country currently has the one of world's highest COVID-19 vaccination rates. (AFP via Barron's)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in India, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • India reopens its border to fully vaccinated foreign travellers on regular commercial flights after being closed for 18 months since March 2020 due to a decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases. All travellers must follow COVID-19 protocols and show a negative test result from the previous 72 hours, except those from countries with mutual vaccine recognition. (AP)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka, COVID-19 drug development
      • Sri Lanka approves the use of the COVID-19 oral drug molnupiravir in the country. (Adaderana)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • Berlin begins to implement "2G" rule that limiting access to restaurants, cinemas, bars, and cultural and entertainment venues to those who are vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases across Germany. (VOA)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia
      • Latvia ends its 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and allows companies to fire employees who are unvaccinated against COVID-19. Unvaccinated people are also banned from taking their duties for parliament and entering shopping malls with a size greater than 1,500 square metres (16,000 sq ft). (Medical Xpress)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
      • The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation approves the extension of age eligibility of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in the United Kingdom to people between 40 and 49 years old and the second dose for teenagers between the ages of 16 and 17 years. (The Guardian)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland
      • Queensland reopens its state border to fully vaccinated Australians travelling by plane, as 70% of the state's adult population are now fully vaccinated. (ABC News Australia)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
    • Egypt begins to ban unvaccinated public sector employees and university students from entering workplaces and universities unless they show a negative PCR test from the previous 72 hours. (Arab News)

International relations

• China–United States relations
  • US President Joe Biden holds a virtual bilateral meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping. (AP News)
• Foreign relations of Kiribati
  • The government of New Zealand vows to help islanders in Banaba, Kiribati, to access fresh water, as the island suffers from frequent droughts and is dependent on rainfall. (RNZ)
• 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis
  • The European Union says it will impose new sanctions on Belarus in response to the migrant crisis on the Belarus–Poland border. (CNN)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Argentine legislative election
  • With nearly all votes counted, the ruling Peronist government loses control of both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. This is the first time since the return to democracy in 1983 that Peronists do not have a majority in either house. (El Mostrador Chile)

Science and technology

• Russia carries out a direct-ascent anti-satellite weapon test on the defunct Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 1408, creating a cloud of debris that threatens the International Space Station. (SpaceNews)

November 16, 2021 (2021-11-16) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in the Maghreb
  • 2021 Niger attacks
    • Gunmen raid the camp of self-defence militia in the village of Bakorat, Niger, killing 25 people. (Reuters)
• 2021 Uganda bombings
  • Three suicide bombers blow themselves up near a police station and the entrance of the Parliament in Kampala, killing three people and injuring 33 others. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attacks. (Reuters)
• 2021 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
  • Fifteen Armenian soldiers are killed and twelve more are captured by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces during border clashes, amid mutual recriminations before a Russian-brokered ceasefire is agreed at 19:00 local time. (JAMnews)

Business and economy

• Gas prices for the United Kingdom and the European Union increase by 17% after the German energy regulator suspends the approval of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany. The regulator says that the pipeline needs to comply with German law before they can certify the €10 billion project. (BBC News)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
      • President Rodrigo Duterte orders the lifting of the mandate to use face shields in areas under Alert 3 and lower levels, which includes the National Capital Region. However, face shields will continue to be used in areas under Alert level 5 and areas under granular lockdown. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • South Korea reports a new single-day record of 495 critical cases of COVID-19. (Yonhap News Agency)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, COVID-19 drug development
      • Russia authorizes Pfizer to conduct clinical trials for its experimental COVID-19 drug named Paxlovid, which will continue until March 2023. (The Hill)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
      • Ukraine reports a record 838 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 77,895. (Anadolu Agency)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
    • New Zealand reports a record 222 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (New Zealand Herald)
  • Deployment of COVID-19 vaccines
    • The number of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses supplied worldwide surpasses two billion. (Medical Xpress)
  • COVID-19 drug development
    • Pfizer and the Medicines Patent Pool sign a global licensing agreement that will allow Pfizer's experimental COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid to be manufactured under a royalty-free license in 95 low and middle-income countries. (The Wall Street Journal)
• 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
  • Japan reports an outbreak of the H5N8 bird flu strain at a farm with about 11,000 egg-laying chickens in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture. (Reuters)
• A peer-reviewed study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine announces that an Argentinian woman has allegedly been "functionally cured" of HIV by her own immune system. If confirmed, the woman would be only the second individual in history whose own immune system successfully destroyed the disease without any form of stem-cell transplantation. (USA Today)

International relations

• 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis
  • Migrants at a temporarily closed checkpoint in Kuźnica, Poland, throw stones at Polish border guards, while attempting to destroy the border fence in order to break through the Belarus–Poland border. The guards respond with water cannons and tear gas in an attempt to disperse the mob. The Polish ministry accuses the Belarusian military of aiding the attacks along Poland's borders. (BBC)
• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson states that the west will have to choose between reliance on Russian gas and supporting Ukraine amid reported buildups of the Russian military near the border with Ukraine. (The Guardian)
• Belarus–European Union relations
  • Researchers at the American cybersecurity firm Mandiant report that the Belarusian government has ties to the hacker group Ghostwriter, which was accused of targeting various German politicians and ministries in September and has since been accused of launching misinformation campaigns against Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Ukraine. (RFE/RL)

Law and crime

• The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense announces that Rosalinda González Valencia, the wife of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera "El Mencho" Cervantes, is re-arrested. González was previously detained in 2018 for allegedly running the finances of the cartel, but was released on bail. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• Politics of Monaco
  • Princess Charlene of Monaco cancels all upcoming activities, including those of Monaco's national celebrations, due to ill health, according to a statement from the royal palace. The Princess is said to be suffering from "deep fatigue". (Reuters)
• Pandora Papers
  • The impeachment against Chilean President Sebastián Piñera is defeated in the Senate, after the motion fails to meet the minimum two-thirds threshold in a vote. (Bloomberg)

Science and technology

• Moons of Saturn
  • A new moon of Saturn, S/2019 S 1, is announced, bringing the total number of known moons to 83. (Minor Planet Center)

November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Aftermath of the October 2021 Sudanese coup d'état
  • Soldiers open fire on civilians in Khartoum, Sudan, protesting against last month's coup d'état, killing 14 people and injuring dozens more. This brings the total death toll of civilians killed during the protests to 38. (Al Jazeera)
• Insurgency in the Maghreb
  • The death toll from the attack at a military post in Inata, Soum Province, Burkina Faso, three days ago, increases to 53, including 49 gendarmes and four civilians. (Al Jazeera)
• 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis; Estonia–Russia barrier
  • Estonia summons 1,700 reservists for a snap drill, which will include installing a 40-kilometer-long razor wire barrier along the border with Russia as the migrant crisis with Belarus intensifies. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• November 2021 Pacific Northwest floods
  • The Canadian government sends the Air Force to the Pacific coast to assist with supplies after torrential rains affected regions of British Columbia near Vancouver, causing damage to highways. Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair says that landslides and floods have blocked the town of Agassiz and residents are now being assisted by the military. (Al Jazeera)
• A Royal Air Force F-35 Lightning II jet crashes into the Mediterranean Sea during a routine operation. The pilot successfully ejects from the aircraft and has been rescued. (The Guardian)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland
        • The Northern Ireland Executive votes to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine passport beginning next month, which will contain a person's vaccination status or negative COVID-19 test result, and will be used to enter bars, restaurants and pubs. (BBC News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
      • Austria reports a record 14,416 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 996,320. (ORF)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • Germany reports a record 52,826 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (ABC News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record 1,247 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 259,084. (Anadolu Agency)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, COVID-19 vaccination in Spain
      • Spain’s panel of vaccine experts approves the extension of the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to people between the ages of 60 and 69 and healthcare workers. (The Washington Post)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
    • COVID-19 vaccination in Argentina
      • Argentina receives a shipment of 800,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. (Ámbito)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
    • The Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines authorises emergency use of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, which will be included in the national vaccination program. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
      • White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients announces that 80% of people aged 12 and older have received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. (USA Today) (WNCN)

Politics and elections

• Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been on a hunger strike for 48 days, is in critical condition. Yesterday, Justice Minister Rati Bregadze denied Saakashvili transfer to a civilian clinic, from a prison hospital where he is being treated. (France 24)

November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Aftermath of the October 2021 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests
  • Saad Hussain Rizvi, the leader of the far-right Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, is released from prison under a deal to end weeks of protests by his followers, which resulted in the deaths of dozens of people. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards
  • The 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Colombian singer Camilo and Dominican Republic singer Juan Luis Guerra tie for the most awards with four wins. (The New York Times)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • COVID-19 vaccination in Germany
        • The Standing Committee on Vaccination recommends that a booster dose of an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine should be given to all adults over the age of 18 years. (Deutsche Welle)
      • Germany reports a record for the second consecutive day of 65,371 new cases of COVID-19. (Anadolu Agency)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
      • Austria reports a record 15,145 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,011,465. (Kronen Zeitung)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
      • Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces that beginning on November 22, unvaccinated people will be banned from entering all indoor venues for which they could previously present a negative test result, due to an increase in new COVID-19 cases. Mitsotakis also announces that vaccine passports will expire after seven months for people over the age of 60 years and urges people in this age group to receive a booster dose. (Greek Reporter)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
      • The Netherlands reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 23,860 new cases of COVID-19. (Dutch News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,251 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 260,335. (The Moscow Times)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Laos
      • Laos reports a record 1,041 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 58,798. (Vietnam Plus)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • South Korea reports a record 3,292 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 406,605. (The Korea Herald)
• A lab in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, is placed on temporary lockdown by the CDC after several vials labeled "smallpox" are discovered in a freezer. (CBS News)

International relations

• 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis
  • Belarus suspends electricity supplies to Ukraine, in "accordance with the established procedure for interaction within the framework of contractual relations", according to a statement from the Belarusian Ministry of Energy. (Ukranews)

Law and crime

• At the Birmingham Crown Court in England, Zephaniah McLeod is sentenced to at least 21 years imprisonment for manslaughter and four counts of attempted murder after killing one person and wounding seven others during a 90-minute stabbing spree in September 2020. (BBC News)
• The New York Supreme Court vacates the convictions of Muhammad Abdul Aziz (formerly Norman 3X Butler) and the late Khalil Islam (formerly Thomas 15X Johnson) for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X. The two men were convicted alongside Thomas Hagan (formerly Talmadge Hayer) in 1966. An investigation led by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. discovered that the FBI and the NYPD had withheld evidence that would have acquitted Aziz and Islam. (The New York Times)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Tongan general election
  • Tongans go to the polls to elect their new government. (RNZ)

November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19) (Friday)

Disasters and accidents

• November 2021 Pacific Northwest floods
  • The provincial government of British Columbia, Canada declares a state of emergency in response to ongoing risks from floods and mudslides. Effective immediately under December 1, citizens in affected regions, including the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, are limited to 30 litres of diesel and gasoline purchased at fuel stations. Vehicles used for essential services, such as emergency response, commercial transport, and public transit, are exempt from this order and granted unlimited access to cardlock gas stations ordinarily used by the commercial trucking industry. Price gouging at retail gas stations and the resale of fuel is prohibited. Restrictions on non-essential travel along damaged highways are also set in place. (Global News)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
      • Austrian chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announces a full nationwide lockdown for the entire population starting on November 22, amid a surge in new COVID-19 cases that has overwhelmed hospitals. Schallenberg also announces that COVID-19 vaccinations will become mandatory as of February 1, 2022. (The Independent)
      • Austria reports a record for the second consecutive day of 15,809 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,027,274. (Kronen Zeitung)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • The Southern German state of Bavaria cancels all Christmas markets and imposes a lockdown in all districts that have a seven-day incidence rate of over 1,000 per 100,000 people amid a substantial increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases. However, schools and kindergartens will continue to remain open. (Deutsche Welle)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
      • Hungary reports a record 11,289 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 998,488. (Budapest Business Journal)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 1,254 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 261,589. (Interfax)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, COVID-19 vaccination in Canada
      • Health Canada approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. (Global News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Grenada
      • Argentina officially announces that it will donate 11,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Grenada. (Memo)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
      • Restrictions are further eased for fully vaccinated Victorians as 90% of adults are now fully vaccinated. Mask wearing is still required in some indoor spaces and limits remain on daily visitor numbers to care facilities. Additionally, unvaccinated people continue to be banned from entering all non-essential businesses and also from employment in many industries. (The Guardian)

International relations

• Palestine–United Kingdom relations
  • The United Kingdom outlaws Hamas, the Palestinian militant group which serves as the ruling party of the Gaza Strip, and declares the party as a terrorist group. Previously, only the party's armed wing was outlawed. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Kenosha unrest shooting
  • Kyle Rittenhouse, an 18-year-old who said that he was acting in self defense when he shot three people during the Kenosha unrest in Wisconsin, United States, in August 2020, is found not guilty on all counts. (NPR)

Politics and elections

• Politics of Iraq
  • Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces that he is dissolving the Promised Day Brigade, the armed faction loyal to him. Yesterday, al-Sadr said that non-governmental armed militias should hand in their weapons. (Reuters)
• Vice Presidency of Kamala Harris
  • While Joe Biden undergoes medical treatment, Kamala Harris gains presidential power for a short period of time, making her the first female acting president in the United States. (Forbes)

November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20) (Saturday)

November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21) (Sunday)

November 2021

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7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
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(transcluded from the Current events portal)

Ongoing events

Disasters

• Climate crisis
• COVID-19 pandemic
• 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
• 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
• 2021 Pacific typhoon season
• Madagascar food crisis
• Water crisis in Iran
• Yemeni famine
• 2021 La Palma eruption

Economic

• 2020–2021 global chip shortage
• 2021 global supply chain crisis
• COVID-19 recession
• Lebanese liquidity crisis
• Pandora Papers leak
• Turkish currency and debt crisis
• United Kingdom natural gas supplier crisis

Politics

• Belarus−European Union border crisis
• Brazilian protests
• Colombian tax reform protests
• Eswatini protests
• Haitian protests
• Indian farmers' protests
• Insulate Britain protests
• Jersey dispute
• Libyan peace process
• Malaysian political crisis
• Myanmar protests
• Nicaraguan protests
• Nigerian protests
• Persian Gulf crisis
• Peruvian crisis
• Romanian political crisis
• Russian election protests
• Tigrayan peace process
• Thai protests
• Tunisian political crisis
• United States racial unrest
• Venezuelan presidential crisis

Elections and referendums

Recent

• November
  • 7: Nicaragua, President, National Assembly
  • 14: Bulgaria, President (1st), National Assembly
  • 14: Argentina, Chamber of Deputies, Senate
  • 18: Tonga, Legislative Assembly

Upcoming

• November
  • 21: Bulgaria, President (2nd)
  • 21: Chile, President, Senate, Chamber of Deputies
  • 28: Honduras, President, National Congress
  • 28: Kyrgyzstan, Supreme Council
• December
  • 4: The Gambia, President

Trials

Recently concluded

• Belarus: Maria Kalesnikava
• France: Nicolas Sarkozy
• Myanmar: Danny Fenster
• Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina
• United States: Kyle Rittenhouse, Yanjun Xu, Lev Parnas, R. Kelly, Robert Durst

Ongoing

• Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
• Belarus: Sergei Tikhanovsky
• Canada: Raj Grewal
• France: Brussels ISIL
• Indonesia: Nurdin Abdullah
• Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
• Italy: Matteo Salvini
• Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
• Malta: Yorgen Fenech
• Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi
• Philippines: Leila de Lima
• Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
• United States: Elizabeth Holmes, Death of Ahmaud Arbery

Upcoming

• Indonesia: Azis Syamsuddin, Alex Noerdin
• Kosovo: Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli
• Lesotho: Maesiah Thabane
• United States: Allen Weisselberg, Ghislaine Maxwell, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Jussie Smollett
• Vatican City: Giovanni Angelo Becciu
• ICC: Ali Kushayb

Sport

• Association football
  • 2021–22 UEFA Europa League
  • 2021–22 UEFA Champions league
  • 2021–22 Premier League
  • 2021–22 Bundesliga
  • 2021–22 Serie A
  • 2021–22 La Liga
  • 2021 Copa Libertadores final stages
  • 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
  • 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
  • 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  • 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs
• Women's association football
  • 2021 NWSL season
• American football
  • 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season
  • 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season
  • 2021 NFL season
• Baseball
  • 2021 NPB season
• Basketball
  • 2021–22 NBA season
  • 2021-22 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
  • 2021-22 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Season
• Cricket
  • 2021–23 ICC World Test Championship
  • 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
  • 2019–23 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
  • 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League 
• Canadian football
  • 2021 CFL season
• Golf
  • 2021 European Tour
  • 2021 LPGA Tour
  • 2020 PGA Tour Champions
  • 2021 Ladies European Tour
  • 2021–22 PGA Tour
• Ice hockey
  • 2021–22 NHL season
  • 2021–22 IIHF Continental Cup
• Motorsport
  • 2021 Formula One Championship
  • 2021 Rally Championship
  • 2021 MotoGP
  • 2021 Supercars Championship
• Rugby union
  • 2021–22 Premiership Rugby
  • 2021–22 United Rugby Championship
  • 2021–22 Top 14
  • 2021 Bunnings NPC
  • 2021 Super Rugby season
• Tennis
  • 2021 ATP Tour
  • 2021 WTA Tour
  • 2020–21 Davis Cup (Finals)
• Other sports seasons
  • 2021–22 International cricket season
  • 2021–22 snooker season
  • 2021–22 curling season

More details – current sports events

Recent deaths

November

• 18: Mick Rock
• 18: Ardeshir Zahedi
• 17: Young Dolph
• 16: Ri Yong-suk
• 15: Clarissa Eden
• 15: Daulet Sembaev
• 14: Etel Adnan
• 13: Sam Huff
• 13: Wilbur Smith
• 12: Matthew Festing
• 11: F. W. de Klerk
• 11: Glen de Vries
• 11: Graeme Edge
• 11: Winter
• 10: Jun Hong Lu
• 9: Max Cleland
• 9: Austin Currie
• 8: Pedro Feliciano
• 8: Seán FitzPatrick
• 8: Mahlagha Mallah
• 8: Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe
• 7: Dean Stockwell
• 6: Angelo Mosca
• 6: Shawn Rhoden
• 6: Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
• 6: Muamer Zukorlić
• 6: Yukhym Zvyahilsky
• 5: Marília Mendonça
• 4: Ruth Ann Minner
• 4: Lionel Blair
• 3: Georgie Dann
• 2: Sabah Fakhri
• 1: Aaron Beck

October

• 31: Catherine Tizard
• 30: Jerry Remy
• 30: Alan Davidson
• 30: Bert Newton
• 29: Clément Mouamba
• 29: Iran Darroudi
• 29: Ashley Mallett
• 29: José Antonio González
• 27: Michael Laughlin
• 26: Mort Sahl
• 26: Walter Smith
• 26: Roh Tae-woo
• 25: Alfredo Diez Nieto
• 25: Fofi Gennimata
• 24: Arnold Hano
• 24: James Michael Tyler
• 24: John Traynor
• 24: Erna de Vries
• 22: Jay Black
• 22: Peter Scolari
• 22: Udo Zimmermann
• 21: Yasin Abu Bakr
• 21: George Butler
• 21: Martha Henry
• 21: Halyna Hutchins

Ongoing conflicts

Africa

• Angola
  • Cabinda War
• Cameroon
  • Anglophone Crisis
• Central African Republic
  • Civil War
• Chad
  • Insurgency in Northern Chad
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kivu conflict
  • Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
  • Ituri conflict
  • Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
  • Kamwina Nsapu rebellion
• Ethiopia
  • Tigray War (spillover)
  • Oromo conflict
• Ethiopia and Sudan
  • Sudanese–Ethiopian clashes
• Ghana
  • Western Togoland Rebellion
• Maghreb and Sahel regions
  • Maghreb insurgency
• Mali
  • Mali War
• Mozambique
  • Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
• Nigeria
  • Boko Haram insurgency (incl. Lake Chad region)
  • Communal conflicts in Nigeria
• Senegal
  • Casamance conflict
• Somalia
  • Civil war
• South Sudan
  • Ethnic violence in South Sudan
• Sudan
  • War in Darfur
  • South Kordofan conflict
  • Sudanese nomadic conflicts (incl. South Sudan)
• Tunisia
  • ISIL insurgency in Tunisia
• Western Sahara
  • Western Sahara conflict
    • 2020–2021 Western Saharan clashes

Americas

• Colombia
  • Colombian conflict
• Mexico
  • Mexican drug war
• Peru
  • Internal conflict in Peru
• Paraguay
  • Insurgency in Paraguay

Asia-Pacific

• Afghanistan
  • Panjshir conflict
  • Islamic State–Taliban conflict
• India
  • Insurgency in Northeast India
    • Assam separatist movements
    • Insurgency in Manipur
    • Ethnic conflict in Nagaland
  • Khalistan movement
  • Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
• India and Pakistan
  • Kashmir conflict
• Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
  • Moro conflict
    • Cross border attacks in Sabah
• Indonesia
  • Papua conflict
• Myanmar
  • Internal conflict in Myanmar
    • Kachin conflict
    • Karen conflict
    • Rohingya conflict
• Pakistan
  • Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Insurgency in Balochistan
• Philippines
  • Communist rebellion
  • Philippine drug war
• Thailand
  • South Thailand insurgency

Europe

• Armenia and Azerbaijan
  • Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
• Ukraine
  • War in Donbas
    • Russo-Ukrainian War
• Ireland and the UK
  • Dissident Irish republican campaign
• Turkey
  • Kurdish–Turkish conflict

Global

• War on terror

Middle East

• Egypt
  • Sinai insurgency
• Iran and the Persian Gulf
  • Iran–Israel proxy conflict
  • Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
  • Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
  • Arab separatism in Khuzestan
  • Kurdish separatism in Iran
• Iraq
  • Iraqi conflict
  • American-led intervention in Iraq
  • Iranian intervention in Iraq
• Iraq and Syria (map)
  • International military intervention against ISIL
• Israel and Gaza
• Israel and Syria
  • Israeli-Syrian border conflict
    • Israeli-Syrian ceasefire line incidents
• Syria
  • American-led intervention in Syria
  • Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
  • Turkish occupation of northern Syria
• Yemen and Saudi Arabia
  • Yemeni Civil War
  • Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
  • Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict

Further information: List of ongoing armed conflicts

2021 events and developments by topic

Arts

Architecture – Animation – Anime – Comics – Film (Horror, Science fiction) – Home video – Literature – Music (Classical, Country, Hip hop, Latin, Metal, Rock, UK, US) – Radio – Television (UK, US, Italy, Scotland) – Video games

Politics and government

Elections – International leaders – Sovereign states – Sovereign state leaders – Territorial governors

Science and technology

Archaeology – Biotechnology – Computing – Palaeontology – Quantum computing and communication – Senescence research – Sustainable energy research – Space/Astronomy – Spaceflight

Environment and environmental sciences

Birding/Ornithology – Climate change

Transportation

Aviation – Rail transport

Establishments and disestablishments categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

Works and introductions categories

Works – Introductions – Works entering the public domain