A suicide car bombing in Mogadishu kills five people and wounds nine others. The attack targeted Mogadishu’s police chief, who survived. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack.
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July 10, 2021 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Former Haitian First Lady Martine Moïse, who was seriously injured during the assassination of her husband, Jovenel Moïse, releases her first public audio statement since the attack.
Joseph Lambert, the President of the Senate, is nominated as provisional President of Haiti by a group of senators, potentially succeeding Jovenel Moïse.
Arts and culture
Two monuments of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are removed from downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, four years after the riot that occurred in the city.
Following a short council meeting and vote, the Meriwether Lewis and William Clark sculpture and the George Rogers Clark sculpture are also removed from downtown Charlottesville.
Disasters and accidents
The Miami-Dade County Courthouse closes due to safety concerns following the collapse that occurred at the condominium in Surfside, Florida.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 ML strikes 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of Rasht, Tajikistan, killing at least five people and destroying at least 20 houses.
Health and environment
South Korea reports a record for the third consecutive day of 1,378 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 166,722.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announces that the United States has donated 500,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Moldova. Moldovan President Maia Sandu praises the United States for the vaccine deployment to the country.
Georgia receives 43,200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
The Netherlands imposes restrictions that require nightclubs and discos to close, prohibits live entertainment in bars and restaurants and requires them to close at midnight, as well as suspending the entry pass program, amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases primarily due to the Delta variant. These restrictions will remain in effect until August 13.
Newly-appointed Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane tests positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine for seven days.
The Fijian government announces that it will soon begin administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, facilitated through UNICEF and the World Health Organization.
Russia reports a record 752 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 142,253.
The European Union says that it has secured enough doses to vaccinate 70% of adults.
Law and crime
Police arrest five people in Santa Ana de Yusguare, Honduras, after they were identified as part of the mob of over 600 people who lynched and killed an Italian man accused of murdering a homeless elderly man.
Police in Bangladesh arrest eight people, including the factory's company owner in connection with the fire that killed at least 52 people. Police say that emergency exits were locked in the building.
A four-day gun battle between security forces and armed gangs in the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, results in the deaths of more than 26 people and the wounding of 40 others. Authorities says that the fighting is now under control, but that there may still be a number of snipers in the streets. The killed people are identified as 22 gang members and four police officers, but a number of civilians also died in the clashes.
Politics and elections
Protests occur in Berlin and other cities, organized by exiled activist of the People's Mujahedin of Iran, Maryam Rajavi, to protest the recent election of Ebrahim Raisi as President of Iran. Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša join the protests.
For the first time, a poll shows that a majority of Brazilians (54%) support moves to open an impeachment process against President Jair Bolsonaro, with 42% opposing, amid graft accusations and a vaccine procurement scandal.
Sports
The 47th edition of the South American international men's football competition concludes in the Maracanã Stadium with Argentina beating hosts Brazil 1–0 in the final.
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