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Indonesia reports a record 21,807 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.18 million.Cambodia reports a record 1,130 new cases and 27 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 50,385 and the nationwide death toll to 602.The head of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, warns of a "biblical" famine due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and says that the disaster already exists in Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Sudan and Yemen, while also warning that conditions are of "particular concern" in Nigeria and Burkina Faso.The deaths of 63 people in Oregon, United States, are also linked to the extreme hot temperatures that are affecting the region.While the official cause of death for each deceased person has not yet been established, many are linked to the hot temperatures. The death toll represents a 195% increase of the 165 sudden deaths that would normally occur over this period. The number of sudden deaths due to the extreme hot temperatures in British Columbia, Canada, increases to 486.American financial services company Robinhood is fined US$70 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for presenting misleading information to investors and failing to act on "systemic supervisory failures", making it the largest fine ever issued by the regulatory organization.UK Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan announces that due to a move towards a "much larger mix of renewables", the use of coal for electricity production will end a year earlier than planned, in October 2024.The company will continue to provide an online store for British and Irish customers. fashion retailer Gap announces that it will be closing all of its 81 stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.Around 33,000 Polish troops have served in Afghanistan during the war, with 44 being killed in action. The last Polish troops leave Afghanistan, thereby ending Poland's involvement in the war.War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan–Poland relations.30.4 RD: Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (born 1943).30.3 (Closed) Criminalization of sexual abuse in Catholic Church.30.2 (Posted) RD: Mike Marshall (pitcher).29.2 (Posted) International Booker Prize.26.2 (Closed) G7 agreement on global corporate tax rate.26.1 (Posted) Solhan and Tadaryat massacres.25.12 (Posted) Somaliland parliamentary election.25.10 (Closed) The Birth of Lilibet Mountbatten Windsor.
25.9 (Posted) British Academy TV awards.25.4 (Posted) RD: Mochtar Kusumaatmadja.22.5 (Closed) Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador.
19.5 (Closed) Christian Eriksen heart attack.19.3 (Posted) RD: Milton Moses Ginsberg.18.6 (Posted) Naftali Bennett, Thirty-sixth government of Israel (Benjamin Netanyahu ousted).16.5 (Posted) RD: William vanden Heuvel.16.4 (Closed) Ongoing: Israel–Palestine crisis.14.4 (Posted as blurb) RD/Blurb: Kenneth Kaunda.11.10 (Posted) RD: Mike Bailey (weatherman).11.6 (Posted) 2021 Armenian parliamentary election.10.8 (Closed) Swedish government collapse.8.7 (Posted) ICC World Test Championship Final.8.3 (Posted) RD: Viktor Pavlovich Potapov.7.7 (Posted as a Blurb) Benigno Aquino III.7.6 (Posted) Surfside condominium building collapse.7.4 (Posted) Canadian Indian residential school system.3.7 (Posted) Western North America heat wave.3.6 (Closed) Stefan Löfven/2021 Swedish government crisis (again).3.5 (Closed) Elephant & Castle railway station fire.2.5 (Closed) Ongoing: Taliban insurgency.2.4 (Posted) Jacob Zuma sentenced to prison.