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CNN
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Huffington Post
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Axios
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Medium
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Mother Jones
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The Guardian
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BBC
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Politico
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CBS
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NPR
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Salon
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Euronews
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Newsweek
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The Intercept
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The Blaze
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Vox
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Slate
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Business Insider
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Time
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PBS Newshour
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Google Business
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Forbes
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FastCompany
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Smithsonian
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Scientific American
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TMZ
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Variety
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Rolling Stone
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- 2021 Taliban offensive
- Afghan government forces and the Taliban clash in Herat, the provincial capital of Herat Province, where the armed group has seized many districts. The Taliban also captures adjoining border crossings with Iran and Turkmenistan as the United Nations accuses them of killing a UN serviceman yesterday during an attack on a UN compound. (France 24)
- The Taliban enters Kandahar as intense fighting is reported in three major cities. Kandahar MP spokesman Gul Ahmad Kamin says that the fighting there is the worst that has been seen in 20 years, with the Taliban seeking to establish their temporary capital there. Kamin also says that the situation is getting worse "hour by hour" as he warns that if Kandahar falls, five or six other provinces in the region would also be captured by the Taliban. It is also reported that the Taliban made rapid major gains in rural areas. (BBC)
- Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
- The deputy governor of Al Bayda Governorate says that Houthi insurgents have taken control of Naman and Nateh districts, displacing many civilians. (The Defense Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- COVID-19 pandemic in Laos
- Laos reports a record 380 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 6,299. (The Laotian Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia reports a record 17,786 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,113,272. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
- Sindh province imposes a partial lockdown in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi in order to reduce the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. The lockdown is in effect until August 8. (Hindustan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
- Thailand reports a record 18,912 new cases and 178 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 597,287 and the nationwide death toll to 4,857. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Florida
- Florida reports a record 21,683 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, surpassing the previous record of 19,334 cases reported on January 7. (Tampa Bay Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Florida
- COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador
- El Salvador reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant, which was originally detected in India. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, COVID-19 vaccination in Argentina
- Health minister Carla Vizzotti reports that Argentina has applied nearly 32 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Argentina has so far reported 4.9 million cases and over 105,000 deaths from COVID-19. (CNDigital)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Brisbane and surrounding towns enter a lockdown after an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases linked to the ongoing cluster in New South Wales. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Réunion
- Amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, the French overseas territory of Réunion enters a two-week partial lockdown which restricts the movement of people to {{cvt|10|km}} during the day and {{cvt|5|km}} on Sunday as well as closing all cafés, restaurants and gyms. A curfew is also being imposed between 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. when movement is not allowed except for essential reasons. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- 2021 Cuban protests
- The United States places sanctions on the Cuban police force and two of its police leaders. (Reuters)
- 2021 Myanmar protests
- As the six month anniversary of the military coup against civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi approaches, protests occur in Mandalay with university students waving flags and saying that there is "no possibility of dialogue" with the junta. The junta says that former civilian leaders are spreading "biased information". (Reuters)
- Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina calls on the military to take "responsibility for threats to national sovereignty and threats to national security" after a plot to assassinate him was foiled last week. Rajoelina called on the new military graduates to uphold democracy. (Madagascar Tribune)
- 2020 Summer Olympics
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, Georgia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games revokes accrediation for two Georgian judokas for violating COVID-19 protocols by leaving the athletes village for a sightseeing trip to meet "one of their good acquaintances" who lives in Japan. (BBC)
- Qatar at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Qatari weightlifter Fares El-Bakh wins the men's 96 kg event, receiving Qatar's first-ever Olympic gold medal. (The Peninsula)
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, Georgia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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