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Adam Scorer from National Energy Action says the impact of energy price hikes on people in fuel poverty will be "horrific". He adds that he is surprised the PM "doesn't recognise that severity" or the role warm homes will play in getting to net zero.

The Sun

Buildings left crumbling as Melbourne rocked by magnitude 6.0 earthquake

MSNBC

.@MaddowBlog: Sen. Cruz plans to filibuster an extension of the debt ceiling. His rationale is based on a lie.

CNBC

A 529 savings plan can be a great tool for parents who want to send their children to college without relying on student loans. But deciding how much money to save can be a challenging task. #investinyou (in partnership with @acorns.)

The Independent

Government deal with Co2 plant could cost taxpayers ‘tens of millions’

Reuters

EXCLUSIVE Mexico's Kavak says new funds make it second-most valuable LatAm startup

The Daily Beast

Prince Andrew appears to be turning on his own lawyers—and is holding “crisis talks” about firing them

CNN International

Australia is on track to allow borders to reopen by Christmas, the country's minister for trade, tourism and investments said

NBC News

Patrick Burshia told @gabegutierrez that he regretted not getting the Covid-19 vaccine and encouraged others to get vaccinated because he “would not wish this stuff on my worst enemy.” He recently passed away, leaving behind a young son. - @NBCNewsNow

Joe Biden warns UK not to damage Northern Ireland peace over Brexit

Fred Savage on Being a Hall Pass, The Wonder Years & Ignoring Carl Reiner

Biden issues Johnson warning over NI Protocol during talks at the White House

U.S. Capitol police officer discusses healing after January 6 insurrection

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COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
  - Mental health organizations urge the government to address suicide prevention and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on mental health, as an advisor to the government warns that Fiji faces a "mental health epidemic". (RNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
  - India has reported its lowest active Covid cases in 186 days with daily positivity rate recorded at 1.69%. Khaleej Times

Disasters and accidents

2021 Mansfield earthquake
- A magnitude-5.8 earthquake strikes the Alpine National Park in Victoria, with tremors felt throughout the state and certain areas of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Tasmania. Some buildings in Melbourne were damaged, but there are no casualties. (ABC News)

Politics and elections

2022 Philippine presidential election
- Manila Mayor Isko Moreno declares his candidacy for the President of the Philippines in the upcoming presidential election in 2022. (Rappler)

September 21

Armed conflicts and attacks

Korean conflict
- Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, South Korean president Moon Jae-in asks for a formal end to the decades-long conflict between the two Koreas. (Reuters)
2019–2024 Sudanese transition to democracy
- Sudanese forces prevent a coup attempt against the ruling civilian-military government from loyalists of former president Omar al-Bashir that began overnight. According to sources close to the government, interrogations of instigators were to begin today. (Reuters)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
  - COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
    - Harbin bans visits to retirement homes, closes spas, cinemas and mahjong salons, reduces the capacity of tourist attractions by half, and suspends religious activities in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in poorly ventilated spaces after one community transmitted case was reported. (Al-Arabiya English)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
    - The number of recovered COVID-19 patients in Indonesia surpasses four million. (detikHealth)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
    - Singapore reports 1,178 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since April 2020. (Business Times)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
    - Hanoi reopens non-essential services and removes travel permits for inner-city commuters. The city also allows food and drink establishments to reopen with takeaway only and a 9:00 p.m. closing time, due to a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Sify.com)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
    - COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales
      - Several regional areas of New South Wales enter a lockdown after an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. At the same time, due to reaching statewide vaccination targets, lockdown measures are relaxed slightly across New South Wales, with children under the age of 18 years old able to form a "friends bubble" with one other household. (The Guardian)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in the Solomon Islands
    - The government announces that public servants will soon be a target of the "no jab, no job" policy and that they will have to either resign or receive half-pay if they refuse to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. (RNZ)

International relations

Australia–European Union relations, Australia–France relations
- President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen suspends a free trade agreement with Australia over Australia's recent cancellation of a submarine contract with France, demanding that Australia must apologise to France before the agreement can continue. (The Guardian)
Foreign relations of Argentina
- Argentine President Alberto Fernández asks Iran to "cooperate with the Argentine justice" regarding an investigation into the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires and demands that countries where the Iranian officials wanted by Argentina are currently residing are welcome to comply with the red notices that Argentina issued through Interpol. (Infobae)
In a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs requests representation at the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Emirate's Foreign Minister Ameer Khan Muttaqi also requests that Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai be replaced by Mohammad Suhail Shasheen. The Taliban also note that former President Ashraf Ghani had been "ousted and [countries across the world] no longer recognize him as president." (CNN)

Law and crime

Death of Gabby Petito
- A coroner in Teton County, Wyoming, confirms that the remains found on September 19 were that of Petito, who disappeared from Grand Teton National Park on August 27, and rules her death a homicide. (AFP via Today)
The European Court of Human Rights rules that agents acting on behalf of the Russian government were responsible for the fatal poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006. (BBC)
The Court of Justice of the European Union imposes a daily fine of €500,000 (2.31M zł) on Poland for its refusal to close the Turów Coal Mine, which was declared illegal by a temporary injunction from the court in May. (WIAT-TV)

Politics and elections

COVID-19 protests in Australia, COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
- Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces a two-week suspension of construction work in the state after yesterday's riot at the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) office. Rioters claimed that they were construction workers, although CFMEU officials and others claim that there were only a few construction workers present. (ABC News Australia)
- Protesters return to the Melbourne CBD for the second consecutive day, assaulting journalists and blocking the West Gate Freeway. Riot police responded with rubber bullet rounds. (New Zealand Herald)
Women's rights in Afghanistan
- Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says that girls will return to school soon, adding that "We are finalizing things{{nbsp}}... it will happen as soon as possible". The announcement came as the Taliban banned girls from grades six to 12 from attending school, to which Mujahid said that this was only "temporary" and that new announcements would be made soon. (Deutsche Welle)