Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates

This page provides a forum for editors to suggest items for inclusion on In the news (ITN), a protected template on the Main Page, as well as the forum for discussion of candidates. This is not the page to report errors in the ITN section on the Main Page—please go to the appropriate section at WP:ERRORS. Archives of past nominations can be found here.

This candidates page is integrated with the daily pages of Portal:Current events. Under each daily section header below is the transcluded Portal:Current events items for that day (with a light green header). Each day's portal page is followed by a subsection for suggestions and discussion.

A blurb is a one sentence summary of the news story. An alternate suggestion for the blurb is called an altblurb, and any more suggestions get labelled alt1, alt2, etc. A blurb needs at least one target article, highlighted in bold; reviewers check the quality of that article and whether it is updated, and whether reliable sources demonstrate the significance of the event. Other articles can also be linked. The Ongoing line is for regularly updated articles which cover events that remain in the news over a longer period of time. RD stands for the "recent deaths" line, and can include any living thing whose death was recently announced. In some cases, recent deaths may need additional explanation as provided by a blurb; this is decided by consensus.

Shenzhou 12 crew China's Shenzhou 12 launches with the first crew (pictured) to dock at the Tiangong space station. A new government is formed in Israel, with Naftali Bennett becoming prime minister, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year tenure. The spacecraft Juno performs a flyby of Jupiter's moon Ganymede. Using a compromised encrypted device network, a multinational sting operation results in hundreds of arrests and the seizure of several tons of illegal drugs. Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic Recent deaths: Thomas B. Day Janet Malcolm Ashley Henley Enrique Bolaños William vanden Heuvel Georgina Kirby view — page history — related changes — edit

How to nominate an item In order to suggest a candidate: Update an article to be linked to from the blurb to include the recent developments, or find an article that has already been updated. Find the correct section below for the date of the event (not the date nominated). Do not add sections for new dates. These are automatically generated (at midnight UTC) by a bot; creating them manually breaks this process. Nominate the blurb for ITN inclusion under the "Suggestions" subheading for the date, emboldening the link in the blurb to the updated article. Use a level 4 header (====) when doing so. Preferably use the template {{ITN candidate}} to nominate the article related to the event in the news. Make sure that you include a reference from a verifiable, reliable secondary source. Press releases are not acceptable. The suggested blurb should be written in simple present tense. Adding an explanation why the event should be posted greatly increases the odds of posting. Please consider alerting editors to the nomination by adding the template {{ITN note}} to the corresponding article's talk page. There are criteria which guide the decision on whether or not to put a particular item on In the news, based largely on the extensiveness of the updated content and the perceived significance of the recent developments. These are listed at WP:ITN. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines at Wikipedia:In the news will not be placed onto the live template. Headers Items that have been posted or pulled from the main page are generally marked with (Posted) or (Pulled) in the item's subject so it is clear they are no longer active. Items can also be marked as (Ready) when the article is both updated and there seems to be a consensus to post. The posting admin, however, should always judge the update and the consensus to post themselves. If you find an entry that you don't feel is ready to post is marked (Ready), you should remove the mark in the header. Voicing an opinion on an item Format your comment to contain "support" or "oppose", and include a rationale for your choice. In particular, address the notability of the event, the quality of the article, and whether it has been updated. Please do not... add simple "support!" or "oppose!" votes without including your reasons. Similarly, curt replies such as "who?", "meh", or "duh!" are usually not helpful. Instead, explain the reasons why you think the item meets or does not meet the ITN inclusion criteria so a consensus can be reached. oppose an item because the event is only relating to a single country, or failing to relate to one. This applies to a high percentage of the content we post and is unproductive. accuse other editors of supporting, opposing or nominating due to a personal bias (such as ethnocentrism). Conflicts of interest are not handled at ITN. comment on a story without first reading the relevant article(s). oppose a recurring item here because you disagree with the recurring items criteria. The criteria can be discussed at the relevant talk page.

June 18

Portal:Current events/2021 June 18

Current events of June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18) (Friday) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Restrictions ease in Melbourne as cases drop. Melbournians will now be allowed to travel anywhere in the state of Victoria, public gatherings increase to 20 people and masks are no longer required outdoors. Private gatherings of up to 2 people will be allowed, gyms and indoor entertainment reopen, and workforce capacities increase. The new restrictions bring Melbourne into line with the rest of Victoria. (9 News) COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand, COVID-19 vaccination in New Zealand New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern receives her first dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (Stuff.co.nz) COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea receives 146,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from New Zealand, facilitated through the program COVAX. (RNZ) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin closes the Euro 2020 fan zone due to rising cases of COVID-19 in the Russian capital. (DW) COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces that as of 26 June it will no longer be mandatory to wear a face mask outdoors. (La Vanguardia) Law and crime First Liberian Civil War A federal court in Switzerland sentences Alieu Kosiah of the ULIMO rebel group to 20 years in prison for acts of rape, killings and cannibalism. He had been arrested in Switzerland in 2014. (Reuters) Novara ramming A driver intentionally rams his truck on a crowd of workers protesting outside a Lidl supermarket in Novara, Piedmont, Italy, killing one of the workers and wounding two others. The suspected attacker is arrested near the scene. The incident came after a series of violent attacks and assaults against workers' protests in Italy in the last weeks. (Fanpage) Politics and elections 2021 Iranian presidential election Iranian voters head to the polls to elect a successor to current President Hassan Rouhani. Hardline Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi is projected to be the winner. Reformists and dissidents are calling for a boycott after most of their candidates were initially rejected by the Guardian Council and one other, former Vice President Mohsen Mehralizadeh, dropped out, saying there is no serious competition against the hardliners. (BBC) The United Nations General Assembly reelects current Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres for a second term beginning next January. (Reuters)

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June 17

Portal:Current events/2021 June 17

Current events of June 17, 2021 (2021-06-17) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Further airstrikes by the IDF are conducted at sites north of Beit Lahia and in Gaza City belonging to armed militia groups, as well as a civil administration building in Jabalia and an agriculture field near Khan Yunis. Hamas media outlet Al-Aqsa TV claims they downed an Israeli drone. No casualties are reported. (Al Jazeera) Arts and culture COVID-19 pandemic in France, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Walt Disney Company Disneyland Paris, Europe's most visited amusement park, reopens for the second time with enhanced health and safety measures after being closed for eight months due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first time that all Disney-owned and licensed theme parks have been open since January 2020. (France Bleu) (USA Today) U.S. President Joe Biden signs a law that would make Juneteenth a federal holiday, thereby making it the first federal holiday since the 1983 establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (CBS News) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan receives a shipment of 80,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. (24.kg) Kyrgyzstan reports a record of 787 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (Kabar) COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan COVID-19 lockdowns, Afghanistan–United States relations The U.S. Embassy in Kabul orders a lockdown on the building amid a rise of cases. (Army Times) Afghanistan reports a record 515 new cases and 101 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (The Times of India) COVID-19 pandemic in Japan Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces that the state of emergency will be lifted in nine prefectures on June 21. However, the government will maintain its quasi-emergency measures in seven prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka. (The Japan Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka reports its first community case of the highly transmissible Delta variant in five patients. (The Hindu) COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam Vietnam reports a record of 515 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 12,014. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Portuguese authorities announce that travel in and out of the Lisbon metropolitan area will be banned on weekends from Friday at 3:00 p.m. until Monday at 6:00 a.m. amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine Ukraine reports a new single-day record of 76,538 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 vaccination in Australia The Australian federal government restricts the usage of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine to people over the age of 60 following a new recommendation from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation. (ABC Australia) COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji Fiji reports a record 121 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as new clusters are discovered, thereby bringing the national total to 1,443. (RNZ) (Xinhuanet) COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia Zambian authorities order the closure of schools for the next 21 days and also suspend election campaigns for the general election in August after reporting the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 in one day. At the same time, the authorities restrict activities in religious sites to meetings only twice a week and for only one hour per day. (Europa Press) International relations Tigray War The African Union (AU) launches an official commission to investigate allegations of human rights abuses committed in Ethiopia's Tigray Region. The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry rejects the commission as "misguided" and without legal basis, saying that a joint probe by the AU and Ethiopia should be used instead. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Hong Kong national security law Police in Hong Kong arrest five executives of the Apple Daily newspaper as the newspaper warns that press freedom in the city is "hanging by a thread". It is the latest raid on the Beijing-critical newspaper which has already seen its chief Jimmy Lai convicted under various charges, including unlawful assembly, and who currently faces a national security law case along with 46 other activists. (France24) Shooting of Eyad al-Hallaq An Israeli police officer is charged with "reckless homicide" for killing an autistic Palestinian adult in Jerusalem's Old City in May 2020. His death has been compared to the George Floyd protests that occurred around the same time. (France 24) Mass shootings in the United States One person is killed and thirteen others injured in eight drive-by shootings in the West Valley area near Phoenix, Arizona. A male suspect has been taken into custody. (NBC News) St. Louis gun-toting controversy Pro-gun activists Mark and Patricia McCloskey plead guilty to misdemeanor charges relating to an incident last year where they brandished weapons at Black Lives Matter protestors during a George Floyd protest in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They also agree to give up their guns and pay US$2,750 in total fines. (DW) One person is killed after a gunman opened fire on the offices of pro-Kurdish oppositional party People's Democratic Party (HDP) in İzmir, İzmir Province, Turkey. The gunman also attempted to set fire to the office building. HDP MP from İzmir Serpil Kemalbay blames the current government for the attack, saying that officials were inciting violence against the party and their supporters. (Middle East Eye) Politics and elections California v. Texas, Efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act The United States Supreme Court, in a 7–2 decision, dismisses a challenge to the Affordable Care Act brought before the court by Republican-led states and the former Trump administration. The court states that the challengers did not have the legal right to bring the case. (CNN) (BBC News) United Kingdom: 2021 Chesham and Amersham by-election The Liberal Democrats gains the Chesham and Amersham seat in a shock defeat to the ruling Conservative government. The Conservatives suffers a swing of 25.2% away from them in a by-election billed as a sign of further realignment in British politics. This is the first time that a non-Conservative MP represents the constituency. (The Guardian) The United States House of Representatives votes 268–161 to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, a resolution that granted the Bush administration the authority to engage in war with Iraq. The bill will now head to the United States Senate. (NPR) The U.S. Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit brought by six African men against American food corporation Cargill and the American division of Nestlé for their use of child slavery in cocoa bean production in a 8–1 decision, saying that because the abuses took place outside the country the Court did not have jurisdiction on the matter. (Reuters) Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo returns to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, for the first time in nearly 10 years, after the International Criminal Court upheld his acquittal for his role in the violence committed in the aftermath of the 2010 presidential elections earlier this year. The government of current president Alassane Ouattara supported his return as necessary for reconciliation, but did not comment if he will be imprisoned for misappropriating funds from a regional bank, for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in November 2019. (Al Jazeera) Science and technology China launches the Shenzhou 12 spacecraft carrying three astronauts on the first flight to the Tianhe core module. (El País) French scientists announce in a Current Biology paper that the Coelacanth is capable of living up to 100 years, contrary to the long-held belief that they only live up to 20 years. (The Guardian)

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RD/Blurb: Kenneth Kaunda

Article: Kenneth Kaunda (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb: First President of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda (pictured) dies at the age of 97. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Alsoriano97 (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: 1st and long-time president of Zambia. His article needs a lot of work, so I will be working on it. Maybe he should be nominated for blurb? _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 17:18, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

• Weak oppose Quality isn't great, with a few Citation Neededs, but I would support a blurb on notability as he was the first president of Zambia, although his term did end 30 years ago. Jackattack1597 (talk) 18:12, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support blurb on principle, oppose on quality Kaunda was a key figure in Zambian independence, the founding president of Zambia, president of Zambia for 27 years, and was the third secretary-general of the non-aligned movement. He checks all of the boxes for a blurbable politician. However, the article quality is not there yet. NorthernFalcon (talk) 21:10, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support RD only, oppose blurb This people from Zambia doesn't look enough to be posted as blurb given his little significance. 114.125.31.240 (talk) 21:19, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

  Really "little significance", just because you haven't heard of someone does not make them non-notable. Probably one of the most influential and earliest African leaders, it is surprising to know that he was still alive. Gotitbro (talk) 23:58, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

• Comments The cn tags need to be fixed, would clearly support on significance when done. Gotitbro (talk) 23:58, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support blurb pending improved referencing. Kenneth Kaunda was essentially the father of the modern nation of Zambia, and a very significant figure in African politics for many decades. He merits a full blurb rather than just a passing mention in RD. Kurtis ^(talk) 02:03, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality The article needs improvement in referencing. Once fixed, I would support a blurb. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 06:11, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose The article isn't in good shape. Hanamanteo (talk) 07:15, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support blurb in principle, oppose on quality significant sourcing improvements needed. If done, this looks blurb-worthy to me. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:42, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support blurb once article improved. A major figure in southern African politics during the transitional era from colonialism to independence, and beyond, and established Zambia as a nation.--Bcp67 (talk) 11:31, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support blurb if article is improved - Agree with other commenters. The article doesn't look to be in terrible shape but has numerous unsourced statements. The death of a person who was the first head of state of a country, particular one who has reached their late 90s, would seem like a notable enough event to warrant a blurb to me. HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 12:10, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) U.S. federal recognition of Juneteenth

Closing before this develops into another fatuous discussion. Consensus is clearly against posting.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:24, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Article: Juneteenth (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​President Biden signs into law recognition of Juneteenth, June 19, as a federal holiday. (Post)
News source(s): Deadline
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: The bill has passed Congress, and Biden plans to sign it on 6/17 at 3:30pm ET, so this is preparatory ahead of that signing ceremony. As for why this is important, it is not just the US get an 11th federal holiday, but Juneteenth has been promoted as recognition of the end of slavery in the U.S. and general recognition of of the trials + tribulations of blacks and other minorities in the U.S. It has become more predominate in the wake of last years George Floyd protests. Masem (t) 04:29, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Would be nice if they also added Easter Monday or General Lee surrenders day or independence war starts day or ~Apr 15 tax in the Feb 15-21 to May 25-31 gap. And Random 2-Month Summer Gap Filler Day Observed. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 05:49, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support - Long-awaited creation of a federal Emancipation Day in the US. I find it pure symbolism, but humanity loves their symbols. I prefer cymbals - Floydian ^τ _¢ 05:58, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose A lot of exposition, for which there isn't room on the Main Page, is going to be needed to show how this is ITN-worthy. At the end of the day, this is still just the US adding another public holiday (which doesn't even work the same as in many other countries, but I digress). It's not like this is the US government acknowledging slavery happened – obviously they have already. So, I'm not seeing this being particularly transformative at even a national level, and I can't imagine us posting a similar story for any other country. -- tariqabjotu 07:22, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose internal politics. I might change my mind if there are a lot of follow-up stories, but as of right now, this is completely overshadowed by the Geneva summit. Banedon (talk) 07:27, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support The most recently established federal holiday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983, so it's not that often that a new federal holiday is added. The Juneteenth bill can be seen as part of the aftermath of the George Floyd protests. Davey2116 (talk) 08:21, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Maybe not in the US, but once you broaden to every country in the world it really isn't that rare, e.g. in 2020 Iraq made Christmas a public holiday [1]. Banedon (talk) 09:10, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose per Banedon. We don't usually post internal politics of this nature.  — Amakuru (talk) 08:25, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose trivial and of practically zero encyclopedic value. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 08:27, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose whilst it's good that they've done it, this isn't ITN-worthy, as it's only a US Government policy. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:28, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Pure symbolic and nothing of importance to the rest of the world. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 09:30, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose. Disagree that it has "zero encyclopedic value"(if so, it should be nominated for deletion) but the US can decide to have whatever holidays it wishes, just as any country can. 331dot (talk) 09:43, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

  I said "practically". Thanks for the advice though, really appreciate it. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:38, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose It recognized the Armenian genocide this past Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, too, symbolic moments happen. InedibleHulk (talk) 10:31, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Congress had already recognized the genocide; the president doing so had not happened before. 331dot (talk) 10:34, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Aye, and this time, they've all acknowledged slavery ended (though the trials and tribulations endure) many times each before. InedibleHulk (talk) 10:53, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose A country getting it's 11th official holiday is not in itself notable for this ostensibly international encyclopedia. As for the attrocity propaganda about slavery in the US, what happened there was no doubt tragic, but that happened in a single country to a fairly small number of people compared to the population of the world. Morepower, their "trials and tributations" have been nothing compared to what most people across most countries of the world had suffered in the past few centuries so that's not notable either, in my opinion. Cheers. 212.74.201.238 (talk) 11:24, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose This holiday is unknown outside other English-speaking countries. 114.125.29.40 (talk) 12:00, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

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(Posted) Shenzhou 12

Article: Shenzhou 12 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​China has launched three astronauts into orbit to begin occupation of the country's new space station. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​Shenzhou 12 launches with three Taikonauts and carries the first crew to dock at the Tiangong space station.
News source(s): BBC, AP, Guardian, dpa
Credits:

• Nominated by Sherenk1 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Toby6250 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

Nominator's comments: China's longest crewed space mission to date and the first in nearly five years. Sherenk1 (talk) 03:46, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support altblurb Article has been improved from stub. Also successful 1st docking with space station. Albertaont (talk) 05:23, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Note - changed to ITNR. -- KTC (talk) 08:04, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality article is just under 1,500 characters, way too short for ITN. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:30, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• The altblurb should be posted, but the article currently has just two sentences about what actually happened. Needs a bit of expansion before being featured on the MP. There are plenty of sources that could be used to do so. Modest Genius ^talk 12:32, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Just a bit? Article is barely over 200 words – more or less a stub. – Sca (talk) 12:47, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

That's my stereotypical British understatement. Modest Genius ^talk 13:09, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

You're so modest. – Sca (talk) 13:19, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

But not a genius. Modest Genius ^talk 10:34, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support ― The article has been updated and is OK now. STSC (talk) 18:51, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 01:00, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting-oppose it's still only 1700 characters- about 2 sentences have been added since all the opposes. This is not good enough article quality for ITN. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:40, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
• Pull I didn't even bother opposing earlier because it would have been a pile-on with an article so far away from being ready. We get one support and it's posted? GreatCaesarsGhost 15:46, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

June 16

Portal:Current events/2021 June 16

Current events of June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis The Israel Defense Forces carry out airstrikes on Khan Yunis and Gaza City in the Gaza Strip in the early morning, in response to incendiary balloons being flown from Gaza, putting the ceasefire in jeopardy. This comes after the Dance of Flags march was held in East Jerusalem. (Middle East Eye) (Times of Israel) Mediators renew their push for another ceasefire between Israel and Hamas following the airstrikes. (The New York Times) Arts and culture Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts and cultural heritage The Taj Mahal reopens to tourists after a two-month closure due to the second wave of the pandemic in India. (Hindustan Times) The United States House of Representatives votes 415–14 to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. This comes after the United States Senate voted unanimously to pass the same bill yesterday. The legislation will now head to U.S. President Joe Biden for his signature. (NBC News) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra The Andorran government lifts the obligation to wear masks outdoors, at work meetings and with people who are immunized. (Diari d'Andorra) COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia North Macedonia lifts their nighttime curfew and allows outdoor organized events, weddings and concerts to be held at 50% capacity. The government also lifts working hour restrictions on the hospitality sector, betting shops, gas stations, and casinos. (Xinhuanet) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom reports 9,055 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total since February 25. (Sky News) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia Cambodia surpasses 40,000 cases of COVID-19. (Khmer Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Maldives Maldives surpasses 200 deaths from COVID-19. (Raajje) COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia Mongolia reports a record 2,395 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 83,128. (AKI Press) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The United States government purchases 200 million doses of the vaccine produced by Moderna. (U.S. News & World Report) COVID-19 pandemic in Florida Royal Caribbean International announces that it is delaying the inaugural sailing of their brand-new Odyssey of the Seas cruise liner from Fort Lauderdale to July 31 after eight crew members tested positive for COVID-19. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa South Africa restricts gatherings to 50 people for indoor social and religious events and 100 people for outdoor events, and also extends their curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. and restrict the sale of alcohol to Monday to Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. (Al Jazeera) Botswanan mining company Debswana presents a 1,098-carat diamond discovered on June 1 to President Mokgweetsi Masisi. The company claims that it is the third-largest diamond ever discovered. (The Guardian) International relations 2021 Russia–United States summit, Russia–United States relations U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a summit meeting in Geneva. (CBS News) German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer withdraws a platoon from a NATO mission in Lithuania. The withdrawal follows a report from Der Spiegel on Monday stating that the platoon's members engaged in misconduct, including bullying, filming a sexual assault against another soldier, and singing antisemitic songs to mark the birthday of dictator Adolf Hitler. (BBC) The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry rejects an Arab League resolution calling for the UN Security Council to intervene in the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on behalf of Egypt and Sudan. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Fatou Bensouda steps down as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, a position she has held since 2012. She is succeeded by Karim Ahmad Khan. (The Jerusalem Post) At least sixty Berlin police officers are injured after squatters in a Friedrichshain building attacked them with stones while conducting a fire inspection. (BBC)

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(Posted) RD: Janet Malcolm

Article: Janet Malcolm (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Innisfree987 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Long-time The New Yorker writer. Needs a few citations but shouldn’t take long. Innisfree987 (talk) 16:54, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

• Referenced and moderately expanded. Innisfree987 (talk) 00:59, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

  Innisfree987, Works section needs refs. SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 02:45, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

  SirEdimon, may I ask for clarification—what sort of reference? The bulk of my WP work is about writers and typically the books themselves are the reference. Is it that you want them laid out in {{cite book...}} format? Innisfree987 (talk) 02:55, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

  Innisfree987, Normally, including the ISBN is enough to "prove" that the book was really written by the person. SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 03:57, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

  SirEdimon, gotcha—thanks, they’re all there now. Innisfree987 (talk) 04:44, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 06:19, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

June 15

Portal:Current events/2021 June 15

Current events of June 15, 2021 (2021-06-15) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Somali Civil War June 2021 Mogadishu bombing A suicide bomber detonates his explosives at a military camp in Mogadishu where new recruits were queueing outside the camp, killing 15 people and injuring many others. This is the deadliest attack in Mogadishu since December 2019. (Al Jazeera) 2021 Myanmar protests The anti-coup militia group Karenni National Defence Force announces that it has stopped its operations against the Burmese military following pleas by civilians residing in the areas they operate in, which have seen 100,000 civilians displaced. The group says that it will continue its opposition to the military junta through other means. Additionally, deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court for the second day, and was reported to be in "better condition". (Reuters) Colombian conflict 36 people are injured in a car bomb attack on a U.S. military base in Colombia. The Colombian government suspects possible self-attribution for the attack to the National Liberation Army. (Reuters) Business and economy Australia–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement The British government announces that a free trade agreement has been reached between Australia and the United Kingdom. (BBC) Censorship in India, Violence against Muslims in India The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology strips Twitter of legal protection from prosecution after the social media site refuses to take down a tweet featuring a video of an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad being assaulted by a Hindu mob and being forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram". Uttar Pradesh police, who demanded the removal of the tweet, alleges the video was "misleading". (NDTV) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Israel Israel lifts its indoor face mask requirement for those except unvaccinated people in healthcare facilities, airplane passengers, and people who must quarantine as the number of new cases continues to decline. (Ynet News) (The Times of Israel) COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, COVID-19 vaccination in Malaysia The Malaysian Drug Control Authority grants a conditional approval for emergency use of the CanSino Convidecia and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The authorities also approve the use of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for people over the age of 12. (The Star) COVID-19 pandemic in Oman The Omani Health Ministry reports that the black fungus infection was detected in three patients. (Al Jazeera) COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand surpasses 200,000 cases of COVID-19. (Bangkok Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in France, COVID-19 vaccination in France France begins to vaccinate children between the ages of 12 and 18 years old using special child-sized needles in order to achieve herd immunity and reduce the spread of variants of COVID-19. The age eligibility of 12 years is one of the lowest of any European Union nation. (The Independent) COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia Slovenia declares the end of its eight-month state of emergency, which means that cultural and sports events will be able to reopen at 75% capacity for people who can demonstrate that they have either been vaccinated, tested negative or have recovered from COVID-19. (U.S. News and World Report) COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey Turkey administers a single-day record of 1.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador Ecuador's health regulatory authority Arcsa approves the usage of the CanSino Convidecia vaccine. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States The United States surpasses 600,000 deaths from COVID-19, even as daily deaths are reported to be decreasing. (VOA) (AP) International relations Cross-Strait relations The Taiwanese Defense Ministry reports that 28 Chinese air force planes, including four H-6 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone and flew close to the southern tip of the main island and around the Pratas Islands. This is China's largest incursion since Taiwan began monitoring such activities last year. (Reuters) Armenia–Turkey relations, Azerbaijan–Turkey relations Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that Turkey will open a consulate in Shusha, a Nagorno-Karabakh city captured by Azerbaijan during last year's war, and that he will look to co-produce military drones with Azerbaijan. Both announcements followed his tour of the contested region with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev the same day. The Armenian Foreign Ministry condemns the visit as a provocation. (Al-Monitor) Law and crime 2020–2021 United States racial unrest, Winston Boogie Smith protests, Killing of Deona Knajdek Heavily-armed police officers in Minneapolis begin clearing an intersection of Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue in Uptown neighborhood which had been the site of protests since June 3, when Winston Boogie Smith was killed by law enforcement. Tensions escalated dramatically since the death of protester Deona Knajdek when she was killed when a speeding car rammed into her car, which she was using to protect protesters. (CBS) 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Seventeen Palestinians are arrested and 33 more are injured after Israeli police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at Palestinians protesting at the Damascus Gate over the procession of a march called Dance of Flags through Jerusalem's Old City. (Al Jazeera) LGBT rights in Hungary The Hungarian National Assembly passes a law banning content depicting or promoting same-sex relationships and gender reassignment to anyone under the age of 18. 157 MPs voted in favor, with all opposition parties except the far-right Jobbik boycotting the vote. (Euronews) A French court issues the French subsidiary of the Dutch multinational conglomerate IKEA a €1 million (US$1.2 million) fine for conducting illegal employee monitoring activities on its employees and applicants between 2009 and 2012. Its former chief executive officer is also given a two-year prison sentence. (RTL) Politics and elections 2021 Peruvian general election Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party claims victory in the presidential election, with the final tally putting him 44,058 votes ahead of his rival Keiko Fujimori of the right-wing Popular Force party. (Reuters) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison denies reports by the Australian Broadcasting Company's Four Corners program that his close friend Tim Stewart, who was referred to the national terror hotline by his own family for his extreme far-right political views, influenced his decision to mention "ritual abuse" in a speech regarding child sexual abuse earlier this year, in line with the QAnon conspiracy theory. (News.com.au) Canadian Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Michael Rouleau resigns following criticisms of him playing golf with former General Jonathan Vance, who is accused of sexual misconduct. (BBC) Sports UEFA Euro 2020 Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the highest-scoring player in the history of the UEFA European Championship, when he scored his 10th and 11th goals in a match against Hungary. He also becomes the first player to score in five different tournaments. (ESPN)

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(Posted) RD: Thomas B. Day

Article: Thomas B. Day (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The San Diego Union-Tribune; San Diego State University
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 06:57, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support - Well-sourced article.--SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 02:46, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
• Comment: The Career section appears to be incomplete. The first paragraph ends with him becoming the President of San Diego State in 1978. The second paragraph starts with his unpopular budget cuts in 1992 and he left for health reasons soon after. What happened in between? Any accomplishments during his 18 years as President? New student programs? Growth of funding for scholarly research? Campus expansions? Having campus facilities named after him? The current coverage on his career, with successes missing, seems a bit too negative. -PFHLai (talk) 05:13, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

• @PFHLai: done. —Bloom6132 (talk) 09:08, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

• Posted Thanks for the quick expansion. --PFHLai (talk) 12:02, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Ongoing: Israel–Palestine crisis

Article: 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT, CNN, AP, BBC, Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Davey2116 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: The ceasefire has been broken (which is itself big news) and things can escalate even more from here. Davey2116 (talk) 03:15, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

• Comment Describing this definitively as a continuation of the same event seems like WP:OR. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 03:58, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

• I second this. It is equivalent to someone nominating Korean War for ongoing after a shootout occured in the borders.--Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 09:49, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose The only updates that I can find are 1 sentence in the lede and a new date entry in the infobox. Let's give is a few days and some more update before we put this back in.130.233.213.61 (talk) 05:03, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• Wait I had a feeling someone was going to nominate this immediately. There is no reason to be hasty, let's wait to see if anything escalates further. A single attack from both sides doesn't mean much. Mlb96 (talk) 06:51, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• Comment We can post the ceasefire violation as a blurb for the moment and then decide on ongoing when it rolls off. Brandmeister^talk 06:55, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• 'Wait. I would think that they are probably testing new PM Bennett. Wait and see what happens. 331dot (talk) 07:18, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• Comment – In context of recent past, a mere skirmish. – Sca (talk) 12:24, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• Wait One incident does not make for a need for ongoing yet. --Masem (t) 13:01, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose I might support the ceasefire violation as a normal item, but I don't support return to ongoing yet.Jackattack1597 (talk) 15:11, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support in principle, wait for now Ceasefire should stay as normal item for now, if it's agreed upon; If it gets place on the normal news, if it gets bumped off, then that's when we should add the crisis to Ongoing. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 15:28, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• Wait If there is a re-escalation, makes sense to reblurb first. Albertaont (talk) 03:35, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: William vanden Heuvel

Article: William vanden Heuvel (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The New York Times
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 01:22, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support looks a decent article, it could use a reference in the first sentence of the Career section JW 1961 ^Talk 21:36, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

• @Joseywales1961: added a ref. Thanks for spotting that – completely forgot about it. —Bloom6132 (talk) 23:16, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 00:56, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

June 14

Portal:Current events/2021 June 14

Current events of June 14, 2021 (2021-06-14) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks London, Ontario truck attack Attorney General of Canada David Lametti approves a request to press terrorism charges against Nathaniel Veltman, who was arrested for a vehicle-ramming attack on Pakistani Muslim family in London, Ontario. (BBC) 2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict Batken District head Uchkun Jorobaev announces that nine houses that were burnt in the Aksai village during border clashes with Tajikistan will be rebuilt. Reconstruction is expected to be complete in August. (AKIPress) Disasters and accidents A massive fire occurs at a chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois, U.S., that produces greases, lubricants, metal working fluids and cleaners. The fire is being left to burn out in order to prevent runoff from spilling into the nearby Rock River. (NBC News) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii Hawaii reports their first case of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant in an Oahu resident who traveled to Nevada. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) COVID-19 pandemic in Vermont, COVID-19 vaccination in the United States Governor Phil Scott announces that 80% of individuals in Vermont have received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first U.S. state to reach the milestone. Following the milestone, Scott announced that the state would lift their restrictions. (WCAX-TV) COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba Cuba expands their emergency vaccination plan to Havana and other parts of the island by using the ABDALA vaccine. (Xinhuanet) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte extends the general community quarantines for Metro Manila and its surrounding provinces and places 21 areas under modified enhanced community quarantine from June 16 to June 30 with varying restrictions. (ABS-CBN News) COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan announces that it will receive 150,000 doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine by June 20. (24.kg) COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea South Korea eases COVID-19-related restrictions at large concerts and sports events, with up to 4,000 people allowed to attend K-pop concerts and other cultural shows, as well as allowing sport stadiums to operate at 30% to 50% capacity depending on the district as the country continues its vaccination campaign. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in England Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that the UK's final relaxing of pandemic-related restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks due to an increase in the number of cases of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant. Reopening has been delayed from June 21 to at least July 19. (The Washington Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra Andorra begins vaccination of youths aged 16 and 17 years old with the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (Diari d'Andorra) COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji Fiji reports 89 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours as the government warns that, due to the presence of the Delta variant, which was first detected in India, the situation is worse than that seen in Australia and New Zealand. Fiji has now reported 1,118 cases nationwide. (RNZ) COVID-19 vaccine Phase III clinical trials for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate conclude in the U.S. and Mexico, showing an efficacy rating of 90.4%, down from the initial estimate of 96.4% efficacy reported in March. Additionally, the vaccine candidate was also found to be 86.3% effective against the Lineage B.1.1.7 Alpha variant that originated in the United Kingdom. (CNN) A study from the Public Health England shows that the vaccine developed by Pfizer is 96% effective against hospitalizations from the Delta variant, while the AstraZeneca–Oxford vaccine is 92% effective. (Reuters) The United States is investigating a leak at the Taishan Power Plant, in Taishan, Guangdong, China, which is partially owned by EDF. The French firm ruled out the possibility of an accident, saying the radiation levels were within the limit. (CNN) (NHK) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that it is banning imports of dogs from 113 countries for one year, stating that hundreds of dogs from these countries had falsified rabies certificates. (BBC) International relations Russia–United States relations Russian President Vladimir Putin defends himself from accusations of hacking and suppressing dissent, saying that the United States also does the same. (Yahoo! News) 2021 Brussels summit Leaders of the NATO countries gather at the 31st NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium. (The Washington Post) Philippine drug war Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda states that preliminary evidence collected from 2016 to 2019 shows there is "a reasonable basis to believe that the Crime Against Humanity of murder was committed" by the administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during their drug war, and that a full investigation on the matter will be sought. Duterte's spokesman Harry Roque attacked the comments as "legally erroneous and politically motivated", and says that the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction because the Philippines withdrew from the organization in 2019. (Al Jazeera) Philippines–United States relations Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. suspends the termination of its Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States for another six months, which was set to expire in August. (CNN International) Law and crime Trump administration data seizure John Demers resigns as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division amid an investigation over allegations that the U.S. Department of Justice spied on Congressional Democrats during the Trump presidency. (NBC News) U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says that he will strengthen the U.S. Department of Justice and vows to investigate any officials who engaged in data seizure. (The Washington Post) Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014) Egypt's highest civilian court upholds the death sentence of 12 members of the Muslim Brotherhood over a 2013 sit-in which ended with security forces opening fire and killing several hundred pro-Brotherhood protesters. The ruling, which cannot be appealed, leaves the men closer to execution with a pending approval by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. (Reuters) Aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol attack A Virginia couple who were seen carrying protest signs that questioned COVID-19 vaccines in the United States Capitol during the January 6 riot pleads guilty, making them the third and fourth suspects to do so after Jon Schaffer and Paul Hodgkins. Additionally, they are also the first suspects facing minor charges to do so. (The New York Times) 2021 Peruvian general election An investigation is launched into supporters of presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori and the Popular Force party for incidents of harassment of electoral authorities via the Internet. (Prensa Latina) Two American citizens, a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran and his son, plead guilty to helping former chairman of Nissan Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan to Lebanon in December 2019. Although Japan has asked for Ghosn's international capture, Lebanon has so far refused to extradite him. (Reuters) American intelligence specialist Reality Winner, who was convicted in 2018 for leaking an NSA report on Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections to news site The Intercept, is released from prison. (CNBC)

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(Posted) RD: Manuel Clavero

Article: Manuel Clavero (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): La Vanguardia
Credits:

• Nominated by Alsoriano97 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Spanish politician who during the Transition was in charge of developing the current system of autonomies. I have been working on it between today and yesterday, but it's not finished yet. The section that talks about his period as assistant minister of regions, I do not know if it's very clear for someone who does not know the Spanish autonomic and constitutional law, so please let me know if clarifications are needed. A review of grammar may be also necessary. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 16:20, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

• Nom. comment finished. Seems ready to be posted. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 22:02, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support Looks good now --Vacant0 (talk) 22:16, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 23:29, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Enrique Bolaños

Article: Enrique Bolaños (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Confidencial
Credits:

• Nominated by Innisfree987 (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Former President of Nicaragua. Needs referencing and other revision but this substantial obit should help a lot. Additional assistance especially from Spanish speakers gratefully welcomed! Innisfree987 (talk) 08:00, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose article is orange-tagged as needing more sources. Many citation needed tags which need fixing. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:51, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

  @Joseph2302: fixed. Perhaps now it's ready. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 09:53, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

  Support looks fine for RD now, thanks for fixing. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:59, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 12:11, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Mburumba Kerina

Article: Mburumba Kerina (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Variety
Credits:

• Nominated by Alsoriano97 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Namibian politician with a key role the in the construction of his country. Article seems in good shape. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 22:26, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support article definitely good enough for RD. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:37, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 12:07, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

June 13

Portal:Current events/2021 June 13

Current events of June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13) (Sunday) Disasters and accidents 2021 Shiyan pipeline explosion Eleven people are killed and 37 others are seriously injured in a gas explosion in the Zhangwan District of Shiyan, Hubei, China. (CNN International) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, COVID-19 vaccination in Germany Germany's Federal Health Ministry demands that Johnson & Johnson deliver 6.5 million doses of its vaccine by July in order to offset a vaccine shortfall. A spokesman for the ministry says that the situation is regretful and that only 1.15 million doses of the vaccine had been administered as of last Friday. (Deutsche Welle) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia reports 14,723 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total on daily cases since February 13. (Asian News International) COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia President Iván Duque Márquez receives his first dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia Mongolia reports a record 2,188 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the first time the number of daily cases reaches 2,000. It thereby brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 76,084. (Xinhua News Agency) Law and crime Trump administration data seizure It is revealed that, in 2018, the Justice Department, through a subpoena, requested from Apple the data of then-White House Counsel Don McGahn. Apple says that it complied and turned over the information to the government, and notified McGahn and his wife last month. (The Hill) Ardea shooting Three people are killed when a gunman opens fire on bystanders at a park in Ardea, Rome, Italy. The attacker, identified as a man with mental problems, commits suicide after barricading himself at his home. (Reuters) Trial of Catalonia independence leaders Thousands of Spaniards protest in Madrid the possible pardons to Catalonian independence advocates. Deputy Spanish Prime Minister Carmen Calvo had said that the move was "close" and had asked the People's Party "not to confront Catalonia". Polls show that 63% of Spanish citizens oppose the pardons as a threat to national unity and 25% support the pardons. (Reuters) 2020–2021 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest, Winston Boogie Smith protests, Killing of Deona Knajdek One woman is killed and three are injured after a driver drove his car into a group of people in Minneapolis's Uptown district protesting the killing of Winston Boogie Smith, a 33-year-old black man. Police say the suspect is in custody. (NPR) Police in Nicaragua arrest opposition activist Suyen Barahona, who is a strong critic of President Daniel Ortega, under the charge of "inciting foreign interference in internal affairs, requesting military interventions and organizing with foreign financing". The arrest is condemned by the opposition. (Reuters) Politics and elections 2019–2021 Israeli political crisis Israel's parliament votes in favour of a new coalition government, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year tenure as Prime Minister. He has now been replaced by Naftali Bennett. (Reuters) Anti-Netanyahu protesters gather at the Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to celebrate his replacement. (The Jerusalem Post) 2021 Chilean regional elections Opposition candidates win in 13 of 14 regions holding the second round of the regional elections. Chile Vamos, the governing right-wing alliance, wins only in the Araucanía Region. (The Saxon) Christian Democrat Claudio Orrego is elected as the first governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, after narrowly defeating Broad Front candidate Karina Oliva. (The Rio Times) 2021 Swiss referendums Swiss citizens head to the polls to decide on two popular initiatives and three facultative referendums regarding a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, police measures to combat terrorism, the existing carbon tax policy, and a potential nationwide ban on the use of synthetic pesticides. (The Australian)

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(Posted) RD: Ashley Henley

Article: Ashley Henley (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [2]
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Orangemike (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Murdered politician. It's still on the short side, but I'll work to expand it more on my next break. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:01, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support Just barely above a stub, but the article is comprehensive and well referenced.130.233.213.61 (talk) 05:33, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support It would be great if her activity as a politician could be expanded a bit more, but I think it's already enough as it is. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 13:05, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 00:39, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Carol Jarecki

Article: Carol Jarecki (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The New York Times
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sunshineisles2 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 19:32, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support looks good enough for RD. Minor thing: a couple of links are pointing to a DAB page, would be nice to fix (though this shouldn't preclude the nomination from going on front page). Joseph2302 (talk) 08:18, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 22:32, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Ziona

Article: Ziona (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): AJ, BBC, CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Chhandama (talk · give credit), Bejnar (talk · give credit) and Nate Sailo (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Indian man with 94 children. No, I'm not kidding. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 18:01, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support article quality looks more than good enough for RD. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:15, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 12:15, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

RD: Ned Beatty

Article: Ned Beatty (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Variety
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Needs major updates and referencing to get to shape. Masem (t) 23:45, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• Comments The lead seems overkill on listing off the films, there are lots of area's in the article that need sourcing from my first look. Govvy (talk) 12:02, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose pretty much his entire career is unref'd. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 19:27, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
• Strong oppose His career is unreferenced, his filmography is unreferenced, the only thing that has good sourcing is his death. KingOfAllThings ^{(thou shalt chatter!)} 23:49, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

2021 French Open

Article: 2021 French Open (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​In tennis, Barbora Krejčíková wins the Women's Singles and Novak Djokovic wins the Men's Singles at the French Open. (Post)
News source(s): CNN, BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by SirEdimon (talk · give credit)

Article updated
The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

 --SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 21:15, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose target has no prose at all about either final. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 21:16, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose A page with mostly just tables of results is not sufficient, even for an ITNR item. See 2020 French Open, which was posted last year and had writeups for men's and women's singles.—Bagumba (talk) 07:27, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose needs more prose such as a writeup of the main events. Joseph2302 (talk) 07:46, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
• Not ready. Needs a referenced prose summary of the tournament and/or finals, not just data tables. Modest Genius ^talk 10:54, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

• This seems to be a common theme with sports articles being nominated- they're being nominated with no text in the article summarising the event itself... Joseph2302 (talk) 11:12, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

• That's fine and nominating such articles here is a good way to advertise the need for improvement. The problem is when people think that the ITN/R status is an automatic qualifier that can bypass the quality requirement.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 18:09, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

• I agree that editors are allowed to nominate articles that aren't ready yet, in the hope of drawing more improvements to the article. I've done that myself in the past. But if the nominator knows the quality isn't good enough, that should really be mentioned in the nom comment. Modest Genius ^talk 14:45, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

• My frustration isn't about people nominating before it's ready, it's that they nominate it and just leave it as is, with no effort to try and make it ITN-worthy. And it seems to happen a lot more with sports articles than any other type of article. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:56, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose In addition to lacking a prose update on who won, the article completely leaves out Naomi Osaka's withdrawal, which made bigger news than the finals, as far as I can tell. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:38, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) Naftali Bennett, Thirty-sixth government of Israel (Benjamin Netanyahu ousted)

Articles: Naftali Bennett (talk · history · tag) and Thirty-sixth government of Israel (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​In Israel, a new government is constituted by a vote of the Knesset, with Naftali Bennett of the New Right replacing Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​Naftali Bennett replaces Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister of Israel.
Alternative blurb II: ​Naftali Bennett replaces Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister of Israel, ending the latter's twelve-year tenure.
Alternative blurb III: ​Naftali Bennett is selected as Prime Minister of Israel, succeeding Benjamin Netanyahu.
Alternative blurb IV: ​Naftali Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Israel, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year tenure.
News source(s): NYT, WaPo, CNN, AP, BBC, Reuters, Al Jazeera
Credits:

• Nominated by Davey2116 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
One or both nominated events are listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

Nominator's comments: End of the Netanyahu era! And not short enough it was. Davey2116 (talk) 18:01, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support - I suggest maybe adding a picture and mentioning Netanyahu's twelve-year tenure? Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 18:06, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support alt blurb 2 If it's possible it would be good to include Thirty-sixth government of Israel in the blurb, a well-written article that describes/described the government formation. --Vacant0 (talk) 18:09, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support with the conditions above. --Aknell4 (talk · contribs) 18:12, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support in principle, but there are a few citation issues in each article precluding its posting just yet.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 18:23, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose The Prime Minister of Israel article needs a lot of work, as the vast majority of the text is uncited. I've added altblurb 3 which is closer to the usual ITN format. Uses x (leave me a message) 18:34, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
  • Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that the quality requirements only apply to the target article. Mlb96 (talk) 20:13, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

    It's a definite no if the target article doesn't meet the requirements (which doesn't apply here), but if there's concensus to require the other articles to meet a certain standard then that's okay too. Uses x (leave me a message) 21:07, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

(edit conflict)

• Support – pending expansion. Favor Alt3. – Sca (talk) 18:43, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support 12 years in office, the end of a political crisis with 4 failed elections, consequences on recent events, and (per sources) has a lasting legacy. Undoubtedly should be on ITN. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 19:12, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  It's ITN/R so notability is already considered. Uses x (leave me a message) 20:05, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support Alt 4 The length of Netanyahu's tenure is notable because of how incredibly long it was. Makes sense to include that in the blurb. Mlb96 (talk) 20:11, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Comment: I've adjusted the nom template above to have Naftali Bennett as the primary target article. The original target Thirty-sixth government of Israel is not in the latter alt blurbs. BTW, Bennett's bio could use more refs. --PFHLai (talk) 20:32, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support immediately. --2601:C4:C300:1BD0:A14A:7D4C:4235:991D (talk) 20:54, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support Both ITNR but also the unusual circumstances of how it happened. Albertaont (talk) 21:06, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support Alt 4. What's the common noun for when there's 4 elections in 2 years cause parliaments? Maybe that should be mentioned too, like Naftali Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Israel, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year tenure and 26 months of coalition difficulty. (or whatever you parliamentary countries call it) Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 21:09, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Comment interesting, we have an RFC ongoing where the proposal of a purely mechanical blurb is mandated. I guess some of us are robots, some dogs, and the rest somewhere between sentient beings and keyboard warriors, but I cherish this as a precise and deadly antidote to the nonsense "A equals B plus C" formulaic nonsense being proposed for this kind of thing. We need to be human about every story we publish, not some kind of algorithmic output. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 21:12, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support this is a major event that will affect every single country in the Middle East. I think that it's important to mention that Netanyahu was the prime minister of Israel for 12 in a row so Alt 4 is my favourite option.Benbaruch (talk) 21:24, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Alt blurb5 to include both nominated target articles: A new government is formed in Israel, with Naftali Bennett (pictured) replacing Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. --PFHLai (talk) 21:32, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support alt 4, to give some context --Andrei (talk) 21:38, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Clear support on importance + ITNR, obviously wait until Bennett's article's is fixed up (a handful of tags, its almost there). I'd also recommend trying to get Netanyahu's article to be up there - its also similarly not far off, and its key to understanding this is important and more than just a simple transfer of power. --Masem (t) 21:43, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted a modified version of blurbs 4/5. -PFHLai (talk) 22:04, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
  • Why was this posted with clear citation needed tags in Bennett's article? --Masem (t) 23:47, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

    Only a few... and not controversial. There are already almost a hundred refs in the article. --PFHLai (talk) 00:06, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

I agree. I don't think the public interest should be superseded by a few cns. In general, I've always felt such an approach to be a bit dogmatic. El_C 00:55, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

• Pull the bold linked article is a BLP with CN tags. The solar eclipse was pulled for some whining at WP:ERRORS this is an actual issue. The bit about increasing visits to west bank "heritage sites" demands a citation. I've not checked the rest of the citations, I hope someone did. --LaserLegs (talk) 01:21, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Prime Minister of Israel is orange tagged bold or not we can't feature that on the MP. --LaserLegs (talk) 01:24, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

"Prime Minister of Israel" is not featured. --PFHLai (talk) 01:42, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

My removal of unreferenced material was reverted without explanation. It's a BLP, I challenged and removed the unreferenced material, and I was reverted. Does WP:BLP even exist anymore? FYI @Bagumba: --LaserLegs (talk) 17:57, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Perhaps Talk:Naftali Bennett would be a better place to discuss these issues with article contents, please? Or the user talk page of the reverting editor, perhaps? --PFHLai (talk) 22:05, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

ARBPIA is a dumpster fire and I'm not going anywhere near it. I called attention to it, even took some action, and consensus is that unreferenced content in BLPs are fine for the MP. Should improve RD turnaround. Good luck. --LaserLegs (talk) 22:08, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Toeti Heraty

Article: Toeti Heraty (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Random680 (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Indonesian poet.

• Support - I don't see any major flaw in the sourcing.--SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 21:17, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - Marginally notable person with little news coverage. While it technically meets the requirements, it's marginal. 1779Days (talk) 23:04, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  Supports and Opposes to RD nominations should be based on article quality, not notability. Jackattack1597 (talk) 23:09, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  1779Days, Please, read Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates#Voicing_an_opinion_on_an_item before voicing your opinion. Regards. SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 23:34, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support Article looks fine, no tags. Jackattack1597 (talk) 23:11, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Comments/Minor suggestions: This article could use a few more refs and footnotes for various points regarding her career in academia (e.g. being chair, co-founding a department, etc.) Also need consistent vocabulary (is she "Dean" (in the prose) or the "Rector" (in the infobox) of the Jakarta Institute of the Arts"? Should her poem's English title be "Calon Arang: the Story of A Woman Victimized by Patriarchy" (in the prose) or "Calon Arang : the story of a woman sacrificed to patriarchy" (in the list of publications)? Or are they actually two different poems?) --PFHLai (talk) 03:29, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support good enough for RD. Have marked as ready. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:12, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted I've also moved my minor questions at Talk:Toeti Heraty. Not big enough problems to halt this RD nom. --PFHLai (talk) 13:49, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

47th G7 summit

Article: 47th G7 summit (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​The 47th G7 summit concludes, with leaders pledging to take action on COVID-19 and the climate. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​Leaders pledge to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines to developing nations and to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the 47th G7 summit
Alternative blurb II: ​Leaders of the G7 nations call for peace in the Taiwan Strait, pledge to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines to developing nations, and pledge to take action on climate at the 47th G7 summit
Alternative blurb III: ​The 47th G7 summit concludes, with leaders agreeing to enact a minimum global corporate tax rate, donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines, and take action on climate change.
News source(s): CBC, DW, Japan Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Aknell4 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

Nominator's comments: Meeting of the G7 nations pledging to donate vaccines, take climate initiative, and call for peace. Aknell4 (talk · contribs) 18:15, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• Is this WP:ITNR? Kind of feels like it should be if it isn't, but I can also understand if it's mostly publicity these days. My support/oppose is based on the answer to that question.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 18:26, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  John M Wolfson, ITNR at Wikipedia:In the news/Recurring items#Economic and political summits. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:28, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose still some citation issues and the article being tagged.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 18:31, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  I think those are fixed now. --Aknell4 (talk · contribs) 18:49, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support Article quality issues have been fixedJackattack1597 (talk) 19:01, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose for now There's no update. For instance, the 1 billion COVID vaccine pledge and Taiwan Strait call for peace listed in the proposed blurbs are not mentioned in the article. The "Agenda" section talks about what will happen, but not was has happened. Another specific example is Boris Johnson and Joe Biden will aim to 'unlock' travel restrictions between UK and amber-list US at G7 summit.[25] Well, did they? – Muboshgu (talk) 20:16, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  Updated. --Aknell4 (talk · contribs) 20:47, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• Weak support added a blurb which included the discussed measures from a week ago that ITN decided to postpone until the end of the summit. Article quality could be better but I think it's acceptable as is. NorthernFalcon (talk) 20:32, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose vaccine pledges, taiwan strait, net zero were all announced by various G7 members prior to the summit. (Most coverage being on the US and a lesser extent UK vaccine and environment pledges). so what is the news? Albertaont (talk) 21:05, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose nothing at all in there about what actually happened. Is this a joke, question??/ The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 21:17, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose per all of the above, needs way more text on what the outcomes/main discussions there were. Joseph2302 (talk) 07:49, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose ― Not ready. STSC (talk) 14:40, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

June 12

Portal:Current events/2021 June 12

Current events of June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan 2021 Afghanistan attacks Two blasts against minibuses carrying civilians kill at least seven people near the Jinnah Hospital in Kabul. The government says that the number of deaths is expected to increase due to the seriousness of those wounded. No group claims responsibility for the attacks. (TOLO) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, 2021 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis Through the mediation efforts of Georgia and the United States, Azerbaijan agrees to release 15 Armenian citizens currently being held in captivity. In exchange, Armenia provides Azerbaijan with maps of 97,000 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines in the Agdam District. (Agenda) Disasters and accidents Eight people die and three others are injured after a toxic chemical leak at a plant in Xiaohe District of Guiyang, southwestern China's Guizhou province. (The Washington Post) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam Vietnam surpasses 10,000 cases of COVID-19. (VnExpress International) The Ministry of Health issues an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the fourth vaccine to be approved for use in Vietnam. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia Mongolia reports a record 1,792 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 73,869. (Xinhua News Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hajj Saudi Arabia bans foreign travellers for the second consecutive year for the Hajj pilgrimage, only allowing a maximum of 60,000 citizens and residents between the ages of 18 and 65 who have been vaccinated and are free of chronic diseases to take part in it. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in South America COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is fined for violating the mask mandate imposed in São Paulo. (Associated Press) COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia Colombia reports a record 577 deaths of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 95,192. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi says that hospitals in the country's capital, Kinshasa, are "overwhelmed" by COVID-19 patients amid an increase in the number of cases as the country faces its third wave of the pandemic. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Due to a rising number of COVID-19 cases, Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announces that enterprises that do not normally work on weekends remain closed for the next week. In addition, food courts and children's play areas in shopping centers are to close for a week beginning tomorrow, and restaurants and bars must limit their service to takeout from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (France 24) The total number of COVID-19 cases worldwide surpasses 175 million. (Voice of America) Law and crime At least 14 people are injured in a mass shooting in Austin, Texas, United States. A suspect has been arrested while police are still looking for another. (CNN) Dozens of protesters in the Nigerian cities of Lagos and Abuja are arrested or injured after police fired tear gas at the crowds. The protests, coinciding with a public holiday marking Nigeria's transition to democracy, were organized to protest President Muhammadu Buhari's Twitter ban and numerous other issues plaguing his administration, with protestors calling for his resignation. (Al Jazeera English) Violent clashes between the youth and the police break out in the Tunisian capital of Tunis during the evening, following protests over the Tuesday killing of a police detainee. (France 24) Politics and elections 2021 Peruvian general election As counting nears an end and socialist candidate of Free Peru Pedro Castillo is set to win the presidency, right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori asks for thousands of votes to be annulled and blames "the international left" for Castillo's win. (Reuters) International protests over the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Protesters in London gather at Downing Street to call for G7 leaders to end their support for Israel ahead of the G7 summit. (Al Jazeera English) 2021 Algerian legislative election Algerian citizens head to the polls to vote for a new session to the People's National Assembly for the first time since former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was deposed in 2019. Turnout is the lowest in 20 years due to boycotts over the arrest of seven Hirak movement leaders. (Al Jazeera English) Science and technology Google announces that it is building the world's longest undersea cable that will run from the east coast of the United States to Las Toninas, Argentina, with additional connections in Praia Grande, Brazil, and Punta del Este, Uruguay. The cable will ensure fast, low-latency access to Google products, such as Search, Gmail and YouTube, as well as Google Cloud services. (Jagran Josh) Sports 2021 French Open In tennis, Barbora Krejčíková of the Czech Republic defeats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia to win the women's singles title at the 2021 French Open, her first Grand Slam singles title. (ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs) UEFA Euro 2020 The group stage match between Denmark and Finland in Copenhagen is suspended following the collapse of Danish player Christian Eriksen during the first half. UEFA reports that Eriksen is in stable condition. (Al Jazeera English)

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RD: Getatchew Haile

Article: Getatchew Haile (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Tadias Fana EPA
Credits:

• Nominated by Varavour (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Editrite! (talk · give credit), Lugnuts (talk · give credit) and Dominus Moravian (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Important Ethiopian philologist. Varavour (talk) 23:58, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

• Died on the 10th. Stephen 00:30, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
• Need a bit more on his death than just putting the date of death in a bracket next to his date of birth on the first line of the article. --PFHLai (talk) 03:00, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

RD: Sanchari Vijay

Article: Sanchari Vijay (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Times of India
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 09:37, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

• Comment quite a bit of the filmography still needs sourcing. Once that's fixed, looks good enough for RD. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:31, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Milton Moses Ginsberg

Article: Milton Moses Ginsberg (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The New York Times
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Only reported today (June 12); died on May 23. —Bloom6132 (talk) 23:36, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose Given the lag between his death and reporting it suggests he is not really that notable enough for ITN, consider the New York Times at the beginning of the article noted he fell "into obscurity". Govvy (talk) 09:31, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  Anyone with an article is presumed to meet the notability requirement for RD, votes should only be based on article quality.Jackattack1597 (talk) 11:07, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  And even if this was based on notability, it's not measured by how quickly a grieving family chooses to go public.—Bagumba (talk) 11:20, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  Not a reason to oppose. Uses x (leave me a message) 20:06, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  Uses x, did you see the ref issues? SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 03:38, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

  @SirEdimon I don't know what you're referring to. That comment only makes mention of notability which isn't needed for ITN/RD. Uses x (leave me a message) 06:55, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

  @SirEdimon: all tags have now been addressed. —Bloom6132 (talk) 08:07, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support Now sufficient for RD JW 1961 ^Talk 09:04, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 09:33, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Mudcat Grant

Article: Mudcat Grant (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): MLB.com; Star Tribune; CBS Sports
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 21:18, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support - Well-sourced.--SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 05:41, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 10:54, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Comment Two-time All-Star pitcher. InedibleHulk (talk) 11:28, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) Christian Eriksen heart attack

No consensus. Stephen 22:10, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Article: Christian Eriksen (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapses during a match against Finland at the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​Footballer Christian Eriksen is hospitalised after collapsing during a match.
Alternative blurb II: ​Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapses during a match against Finland.
News source(s): Breakingnews.ie; The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by REDMAN 2019 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by GiantSnowman (talk · give credit)

Article updated

 REDMAN 2019 (talk) 19:20, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

I think it should be "Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapses during a match against Finland at the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament". GiantSnowman 19:22, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Done. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 19:25, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

In which case support. GiantSnowman 19:33, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support —¿philoserf? (talk) 19:28, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose He collapsed, but he's in stable condition. No impact beyond a suspended match. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:31, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Apart from it being front-page news across the world? GiantSnowman 19:33, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

You know that there's more to In The News than getting picked up in a 24 hour news cycle. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:52, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose per Muboshgu. Not palpably important if you aren't into football. He is alert and conscious, so it's not like he's on death's door. Nohomersryan (talk) 19:49, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - thankfully this turned out not to be as grave as it first appeared. I'm very happy this isn't sufficiently notable for ITN. --LukeSurl ^t c 20:07, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Finland's 1:0 victory may be more significant than this scary episode of medical drama on the pitch. Has Finland ever won at this tourney? --PFHLai (talk) 20:12, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Nope. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 20:15, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose It was highly disturbing and serious, but it is not front page material for us here at Wikipedia. I think we all know what would be. doktorb _words^deeds 20:32, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose assuming he gets better, there will be no long term impact of this. The teams playing the rest of the game today and Finland winning will (hopefully) be the highlight everyone remembers. But this isn't ITN worthy. Joseph2302 (talk) 20:45, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose This is an example of "ITN is not a news ticker." Pawnkingthree (talk) 20:48, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Thankfully he seems to have gotten somewhat better, so it really doesn't have long term significance. I don't believe we posted a similar incident in the FA cup in 2012.Jackattack1597 (talk) 21:15, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

RD: Igor Zhelezovski

Article: Igor Zhelezovski (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Белорусский союз конькобежцев
Credits:

• Nominated by Count Iblis (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Count Iblis (talk) 11:58, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose There is no mention of source for his death in the article. Pawnkingthree (talk) 12:40, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
  • A source has now been added in the article. According to the source, he died of COVID. Count Iblis (talk) 17:26, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose The article is not good. It is just a giant lead section, then some tables. In addition, it is sparsely referenced. Nohomersryan (talk) 18:21, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

June 11

Portal:Current events/2021 June 11

Current events of June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11) (Friday) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia Philadelphia lifts their mask mandate and COVID-19 restrictions. However, people who are not fully vaccinated are encouraged to wear masks. (WHTM-TV) COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey New Jersey reports 400 hospitalizations due to COVID-19, the lowest number in eight months. (NJ) The death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 600,000. The United States accounts for 16% of COVID-related deaths worldwide. (The Washington Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba Manitoba surpasses one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered. (CTV News) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines Fully vaccinated senior citizens will be permitted to go out in areas placed under the General Community Quarantine and Modified General Community Quarantine. (Rappler) The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases announces that gyms, museums, and other establishments in the Greater Manila Area will be allowed to reopen. (ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs) COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, Malaysian movement control order The government announces the extension of its nationwide total lockdown for another two weeks from June 15 to June 28 as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country continues to remain high. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka surpasses 2,000 deaths from COVID-19 after a record 101 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours. (The Times of India) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic The Robert Koch Institute removes dozens of countries, including the United States, Canada, Austria, and Lebanon, from their travel risk list due to low COVID-19 infection rates. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas later announces that most of the countries still on the list will be removed on July 1. (Deutsche Welle) COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, COVID-19 vaccination in Italy Italy suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in people under the age of 60 nationwide following the death of an 18-year-old woman yesterday and reports of other young people who have been hospitalized in critical condition after receiving their first dose of the vaccine. The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines will be used for the vaccination of people under the age of 60, including for people who already received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. (Euronews) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia reports 12,505 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest daily total since February, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 5.18 million. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Lockdown restrictions are eased in Melbourne after a decrease in COVID-19 cases. Schools and businesses reopen in a limited capacity. People are allowed to travel up to 25 km (16 mi) from their home and hold public gatherings of up to 10 people. However, most home visits remain banned and masks are still mandatory in indoor settings. Restrictions are eased further in regional Victoria, where gyms are reopened and private gatherings of up to two people and public gatherings of up to 20 people are allowed. (The Guardian) 2019–2021 polio outbreak in the Philippines The World Health Organization and UNICEF declare the end of the polio epidemic in the Philippines. (Xinhua News Agency) International relations 2021 United Nations Security Council election Gabon, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Ghana and Albania are elected non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for the 2022–2023 term. (Reuters) Malawi–South Africa relations The South Africa Department of International Relations orders several Malawian diplomats and their families to leave within 72 hours after police found they were illegally selling duty-free alcohol. (Al Jazeera English) The 47th G7 summit begins in Cornwall, England. It will run until June 13. (CNBC) Former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan is named the new Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) Law and crime Aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol attack Chicago Police officer Karol Chwiesiuk is arrested for allegedly breaking into U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)'s office during the attack on the United States Capitol. (Chicago Tribune) Amnesty International reports that Algerian authorities arrested two journalists and a prominent activist days before the legislation election, as part of a wider crackdown on Hirak supporters. (Al Jazeera English) Security research firm Nordlocker publishes a report on an anonymous trojan virus program that has stolen 1.2 terabytes of login credential information and personally identifiable information from 26 million users between 2018 and 2020. The login credentials were stored in a cloud database and ranged across a large selection of website types from almost a million websites including Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Twitter, Walmart, Apple, Paypal, Gmail, Netflix, and Steam. 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(Posted) RD: Dame Georgina Kirby

Article: Georgina Kirby (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dame-georgina-kirby-remembered-as-a-strongminded-visionary-leader/WNAFVH7E6JOMJ3R3XGXWCZOJBU/
Credits:

• Nominated by MurielMary (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 MurielMary (talk) 11:32, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 00:47, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Taha Karaan

Article: Taha Karaan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): News24.com
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by TheAafi (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: South African scholar who was known as "The Junior Al-Shafi'i". Article updated. I'm not able to find further information online but the article is not a stub either. Everything is well-cited. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 15:10, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

• Comment DYKCheck says this is a stub (below 1500 characters). --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 08:31, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  Jeromi Mikhael, Addressed that. DYKCheck now says "1594 characters". ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 12:57, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support Well cited. - Owais ^Talk 13:04, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
• Stephen is this ready or? ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 03:46, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 00:41, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) Pulitzer Prizes

No consensus to post, and no prose was added. Stephen 00:34, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

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Article: 2021 Pulitzer Prize (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​The 2021 Pulitzer Prizes are awarded, with the public service award, the top honor in American journalism, going to The New York Times for its coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​The Pulitzer Prizes are awarded, with the public service award, the top honor in U.S. journalism, going to The New York Times for its coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alternative blurb II: ​In U.S. journalism, the Pulitzer Prizes are awarded, with The New York Times receiving the Public Service award for its coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
News source(s): The New York Times (with editorial firewall), Poynter
Credits:

• Created and nominated by Sdkb (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sunshineisles2 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Based on the allocations at WP:ITNAWARDS, we can reasonably justify about one item for journalism awards per year, and the Pulitzers are unquestionably the most significant. The last time it was proposed here that I could find, in 2014, it was successfully posted. The 2021 article still needs some development, but once it's ready it should appear. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 18:01, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support Don't see any issue with notability, and the articles are decent. Also, would anybody else be interested in trying to put the Pullitzers in ITNR? ( The main issue with ITNR is that they are US based, so that might be a major obstacle)Jackattack1597 (talk) 19:03, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
• Comment ALT1 is of the correct standard format for ITN blurbs for annual events. Joseph2302 (talk) 19:22, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
• Arguably, if we were comparing this to other awards, the 2021 awards article is literally just tables without any description. Just checking the refs related to this year's prizes there's at least something to write about the delay, as well as about the special award to the teenager that captured the George Floyd video. --Masem (t) 20:06, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
• Comment – In the first two proposed blurbs, the comma between journalism and going (" ...journalism, going...") isn't U.S. English punctuation practice, may confuse U.S. readers, and should be dropped. (Also, suggest "American" be replaced by "U.S." as more specific.) – Sca (talk) 12:49, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose per Masem. The article almost completely consists of tables containing quotes about the winners and we cannot post it in such shape given the number of other articles that were denied because of the same reason. I'm also unsure about its notability and the choice of putting The New York Times in the blurb when Darnella Frazier's recording of the murder of George Floyd makes bigger news. I've checked that the last time we posted this prize was in 2014 and before it in 2010, which clearly indicates that it's not a standard ITN material for some reason. That being said, I'd like to support a blurb mentioning Darnella Frazier instead of The New York Times once the article is substantially improved with a prose update. Otherwise, outright oppose because the routine awarding of this prize is not that notable.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 15:37, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Note/comment: I've struck the first blurb per Joseph and changed "American" to "U.S." per Sca. The comma between "journalism" and "going" is correct; it marks off the middle clause. I added a little more broad characterization of the awards, so the article is plenty well-developed now; it's a quasi-list, as the main thing to say about the awards is who won them, but that's fine. The board's own descriptions which we quote contain plenty of info. I disagree that the Fraser citation is the most significant—it's not even a formal Pulitzer, just a special citation, and it's not what the news coverage has focused most on. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 20:47, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Support ALT/ALT2 as ready to post as nom. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 20:47, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• 'Comm(a)ent – The comma between "journalism" and "going" is not correct in U.S. English. If I'm not mistaken, this punctuation is British English practice, ergo ENGVAR. As this is a U.S.-oriented item, U.S.-English punctuation – which wouild definitely not countenance an intervening comma at this point – should be followed and the comma deleted. I'll bet my (retired) journalist's hat on that. TNX. – Sca (talk) 22:55, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

  english was my worst subject when i was a student, and i confuse british and u.s. english practices all the time, but i had interpreted "the top honor in U.S. journalism" as a nonrestrictive appositive, which, i believe, is generally set apart by commas in both english variants. i don't have a journalist's hat to bet, though. also, i agree with using "U.S." instead of "American". dying (talk) 00:47, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  English was my best subject, from first grade to getting my reporter's hat to whatever I'm doing now. It's a perfectly cromulent comma. And that's coming from a Canadian, bilingual in British and American. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:52, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• No journalist, but a once-English teacher, both Brit and Am. That comma is correct, feel free to debate the one between "awarded" and "with", though. Kingsif (talk) 03:31, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

No it wasn't, compadre, as there was no textual reason to pause there. But since the offending original blurb has been stricken and Alt1 revised, the point is now moot. Such a relief. – Sca (talk) 13:19, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

The appositive can be either separated with two or without commas and leaving one comma is incorrect. This is a rule in all Indo-European languages.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 18:41, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Catching up on this thread. Just for my knowledge, what is the consensus on the comma between 'awarded' and 'with'? Thanks. Ktin (talk) 14:43, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

• Anything but Alt II The New York Times is a single entity, no matter what letter its name ends on, or how many people it employs. InedibleHulk (talk) 03:13, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  Agreed. I'm not sure who added that alt, but since it's a simple grammar matter, I'm going to change the "their coverage" to "its coverage". {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 08:44, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• Furthermore, that "with" is extranabulous, sufficiently implied by its little buddy, the comma. InedibleHulk (talk) 04:05, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
• Comment: So little prose? Was kind of expecting some mention of the first ever Pulitzers for The Atlantic and for BuzzFeed News. Maybe a bit more on the kid with the phone video on Floyd and Chauvin, or reactions of some of the finalists and winners. --PFHLai (talk) 11:25, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

  Added a sentence about the firsts. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 21:36, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

• Comment – Getting stale. – Sca (talk) 12:53, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

  Yeah, this needs to be posted soon if it's going to be. All of the major blurb/article concerns from above have been addressed. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 21:57, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

• Question Do we use quotes this way in other ITN articles? WP:NPS seems to apply. Without the quotes, this article is only 703 characters long. Joofjoof (talk) 08:05, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

  No. The article is not of sufficient quality for posting and we have denied many articles in similar shape. I don't know why you got the impression that this is ready for posting when it's clearly not and there's not even consensus for it.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 09:46, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

  • @Joofjoof: Yes—look at our Nobel articles, where we do a very similar thing. That's another case where the quotes are brief and are an official component of the award itself. The article is plenty comprehensive—the main thing to say about the awards is who got them, so of course that's what the vast majority of the article focuses on. Do we complain when list pages are quite short if you ignore the list itself? {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 16:58, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
    • That said, I would only include the full quotes for the winners; the nominees we can at least reference the events indicated by the quotes. --Masem (t) 17:33, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

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(Posted) RD: Ei-ichi Negishi

Article: Ei-ichi Negishi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Kyodo
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Johndavies837 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Chemist who won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the Negishi coupling. His death was announced today, but he died on Sunday. Johndavies837 (talk) 17:39, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support Meets quality standards. Grimes2 (talk) 08:53, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 11:02, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) Ongoing: UEFA Euro 2020

No consensus. Stephen 22:13, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

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Article: UEFA Euro 2020 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: No blurb specified (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Kiril Simeonovski (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: The conclusion of the championship is an ITN/R item but we can have it posted to ongoing until the winner is known. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:03, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose posting single sport events in progress to ongoing, as I always have. That was never the intention of Ongoing. This is also not a global event like the World Cup. 331dot (talk) 17:06, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose any sports item as ongoing except for the Olympics per past consensus. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:11, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

I am fairly sure we posted the World Cup; I disagree with that too, but it is at least a global event. 331dot (talk) 17:26, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

We do post the World Cup to ongoing, but that is due to its scale being more international, not just limited to one region. This can have its results ITNR, but it doesn't make sense to have a regional event ongoing. --Masem (t) 19:36, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

World Cup is an uphill battle to fight. At least it does involve the entire world. UEFA European Championship not so much. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:39, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose Wait until the end and post the result. Pawnkingthree (talk) 19:40, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
• oppose' sports are not ongoing the results (unfortunately) get posted at the end This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 21:19, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose maybe for the World Cup, but not Euros. Otherwise we'll end up forced to post Copa América too, as that starts this week. Wait til it ends, then nominate the article. Joseph2302 (talk) 22:27, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
• Too early to consider May be more supportive if a surprise team such as North Macedonia wins the tourney. --PFHLai (talk) 23:21, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose because usually only the result of the final is important enough to post. Jim Michael (talk) 12:19, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Ongoing for any sports event besides the Olympics and possibly the world cup.Suggest a WP:SNOW close. Jackattack1597 (talk) 17:36, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

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(Posted) RD: Ashok Panagariya

Article: Ashok Panagariya (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): TheTimes of India
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 13:47, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support Looks good --Vacant0 (talk) 11:45, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 10:53, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Geoffrey Edelsten

Article: Geoffrey Edelsten (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian (Australian Associated Press); The Sydney Morning Herald
Credits:

• Nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 10:26, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

• Support well-cited --Vacant0 (talk) 11:46, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 19:00, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

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