A woman opens fire at the Indonesian National Police headquarters in Jakarta before being shot dead by police. A male accomplice flees the scene. No other casualties are reported.
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March 31, 2021 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
ADF gunmen attack a village in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 23 civilians. Two attackers are shot dead by responding security forces.
Gunfire erupts in the streets of Niamey, Niger, during an attempted coup d'Ă©tat by soldiers. The coup was foiled and the perpetrators were arrested.
The Kachin Independence Army says that it attacked a police station in Kyaukgyi village-tract in Shwegu Township, Kachin State, injuring at least one officer. They claim that the police there are involved in killing civilians during the ongoing protests.
Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of "provoking armed confrontation" with pro-Russian separatists in the war-torn eastern portion of the country. Putin also said that Ukraine failed to comply with the July 2020 ceasefire of the conflict, which has killed over 14,000 people since it broke out in 2014.
Health and environment
The Rosselkhoznadzor approves the Carnivac-Cov, which is the world's first COVID-19 vaccine for animals.
Bangladesh reports a record 5,358 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 611,295.
Brazil's health regulator Anvisa approves the emergency use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Ukraine reports a record 407 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 32,825.
Jordan reports a record 111 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 6,858.
Sri Lanka receives 600,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine from China. Vaccination of Chinese nationals could commence first as the Medicines Regulatory Authority says that the vaccination of Sri Lankans will begin after a study by a committee of experts.
Restrictions temporarily increase in towns surrounding Byron Bay, New South Wales, after people linked to a recent outbreak of the UK variant in Brisbane spread the virus. Mask wearing is made mandatory indoors and private gatherings are limited to 30.
Tonga receives its first shipment of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied through the COVAX initiative.
President Emmanuel Macron announces the extension of the "light lockdown" to the rest of the country, which includes a school closure from April 12 to April 26, a one-month domestic travel ban, and closure of non-essential businesses beginning April 3 in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
International relations
The U.S. State Department orders all "non-emergency" diplomats and their families to leave Myanmar amid worsening violence in the country.
The Philippines says that a Chinese maritime fleet "manned by militias" have now spread to wider areas inside its exclusive economic zone after occupying the disputed Whitsun Reef, and defying its demands for the flotilla to be withdrawn from its waters. Chinese diplomats say that the boats were sheltering from rough seas and denies the involvement of militias.
Law and crime
At least four people are killed and another injured during a mass shooting at an office building in Orange, California, United States. The attacker is shot and wounded by responding security forces.
A boy, 16, from Newcastle, receives a non-custodial sentence after admitting inviting support for banned neo-Nazi terror group National Action plus multiple offences of inciting terrorism and stirring up racial hatred. The boy, who founded his own neo-Nazi cell aged 15, is the third-youngest UK terror convict.
Politics and elections
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