A car bombing near a police station in Herat Province kills at least eight people and wounds more than 50 others.
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March 13, 2021 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Twelve people are killed after soldiers open fire on protesters in Mandalay, Yangon, and Pyay. A 13-year-old child is among those killed, the youngest victim of the unrest to date.
Arts and culture
Avatar retakes its place as the world's highest-grossing film of all time from Avengers: Endgame following a domestic release in China.
Disasters and accidents
A Kazakh Air Force Antonov An-26 crashes in Almaty, killing four crew members on board and wounding two others.
Health and environment
Wales begins to ease their first step of lockdown restrictions, with "stay-at-home" replaced by "stay local". According to new rules, four people from two households can meet outside and outdoor sports can be resumed.
Jordan receives 144,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine distributed through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
Ethiopia begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in order to reduce the number of COVID-19 infections, a week after the country received 2.2 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
Hungary reports a record 9,444 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 507,627.
Georgia receives 43,200 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine distributed through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
Mongolia reports a record 169 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,833.
The Philippines reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a person who travelled from Brazil.
France reaches a milestone of five million people having received their first vaccination shot.
Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso member Silvio Favero, known for introducing a bill against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, dies from COVID-19 in Cuiabá, Brazil.
International relations
The United Kingdom formally declares China to be in breach of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, saying that China is now in "a state of ongoing non-compliance" of the treaty. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says that the UK will "continue to stand up for the people of Hong Kong".
Law and crime
Former interim President Jeanine Áñez is arrested by police and is accused of participating in an alleged coup d'état against ousted President Evo Morales in November 2019. Before being arrested, Áñez denounced the arrest and stated that the "persecution had begun".
A Metropolitan Police officer is remanded in custody and will appear at the Old Bailey in London on March 16.
People rally in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first anniversary of the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Ms. Taylor was shot by officers who forced entry to her home using a "no-knock" warrant which meant they did not announce themselves. Surrounding roads are closed off, but many felt the security measures were excessive.
At a candlelight vigil in Clapham, mourners defying COVID-19 gathering restrictions clash with police officers attempting to disperse them, resulting in four arrests. The actions of the police draw condemnation from several officials, including London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Home Secretary Priti Patel.
Politics and elections
The Labor Party wins the state election in Western Australia, in one of the biggest landslide victories in the country's history.
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