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March 1, 2021 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Protesters storm a government building in Yerevan, Armenia, to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation.
A gunfight erupt between Indonesian Army and East Indonesia Mujahideen in the Andole Mountain area, Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, resulting in the death of a soldier and two militants.
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction releases a report accusing the United States of wasting a billion of dollars in Afghanistan on buildings and vehicles that were either abandoned or destroyed. The agency said that only $343.2 million of vehicles and buildings were in good condition.
Disasters and accidents
Health and environment
The Philippines begins its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine donated by China, with the first doses administered to healthcare workers in Metro Manila.
President Nana Akufo-Addo, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and their spouses receive their first doses of the vaccine from the COVAX initiative as Ghana begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announces a slight easing of the lockdown in Zimbabwe amid a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases. Inter-city travel is resumed and small and large businesses have been allowed to reopen.
The Czech Republic begins a stricter nationwide lockdown announced by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš last week with more police officers and soldiers deployed to enforce the restrictions.
Finland declares a state of emergency amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. Prime Minister Sanna Marin says that the emergency controls will allow the government to close schools and restaurants and limit movement between regions.
Ivory Coast begins its mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine delivered by the COVAX initiative. Health workers, teachers, and members of the armed forces are the first to receive the vaccine.
France raises age limit for those who receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged below 75.
Law and crime
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is sentenced to three years in jail for corruption, after being found guilty of trying to offer a job to a magistrate in return for information about a criminal inquiry into his political party.
Former president of FC Barcelona Josep Maria Bartomeu is arrested while Mossos d'Esquadra search the FC Barcelona offices. Three other senior staff members are also arrested.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files a lawsuit against Griddy, accusing them of charging Texans "outrageous amounts" after the winter storm that resulted in power outages for millions in the state.
Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court to hear two more charges against her. The charges are a colonial-era penal code prohibiting publication of information that may "cause fear or alarm", and a telecommunications law stipulating licenses for equipment. Meanwhile, police disperse protesters with tear gas and stun grenades.
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