Portal:Current events/2021 June 22

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Internal conflict in Myanmar
  • 2021 Myanmar protests
    • Tatmadaw forces backed by armoured vehicles and artillery enter the country's second-largest city Mandalay and clash with the newly formed People's Defence Force rebel group which seized parts of the city. Clashes are ongoing. (MSN)
• War in Afghanistan
  • Taliban insurgency
    • The
      border crossing into Tajikistan. (Al Jazeera)

• crude oil after a 7-year hiatus. The country's Minister of Petroleum says that production has begun at the Block 5A oil field and that the country is seeking a production of 8,000 barrels per day. (The Nation)
• Argentine Economy Minister Martín Guzmán announces that the country will make a voluntary payment to the Paris Club to avoid default. Argentina is also currently negotiating with the International Monetary Fund. (Buenos Aires Times)
• The
  work-life balance, encourage skill development, and will cause workers to spend more to boost the economy. (DW)

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, COVID-19 vaccination in Germany
      • Chancellor Angela Merkel receives her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, Merkel received the Moderna vaccine for her second dose rather than the AstraZeneca vaccine. (Euronews)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, COVID-19 vaccination in Italy
      • Prime Minister Mario Draghi receives his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, Draghi received the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for his second dose instead of the AstraZeneca vaccine. (Barron's)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports 546 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of deaths since February 11, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 130,347. (Al Jazeera)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, COVID-19 vaccine
      • vaccination eligibility age to 25 as curfews are expected to end this week. (Anadolu Agency)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan
      • Michigan lifts face mask requirements and capacity restrictions on indoor events. However, masks are still required for nursing homes, prisons, hospitals, schools, funeral directors, and agricultural workers but usage at businesses is optional. (MLive.com)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
    • Argentina reports a record 792 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and surpasses 90,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Perfil)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
    • Ministry of Health also reports two deaths as the disease rapidly spreads across the country. (RNZ) (TVNZ)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in India
    • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare declares the "Delta Plus" variant of COVID-19 a Variant of Concern after 22 cases of the variant were reported in India. (Hindustan Times)
• Climate change in Australia
  • Environment Minister Sussan Ley says that she "strongly opposes" the recommendation, arguing that it was politically motivated and not following normal process. (The Guardian)

• Foreign relations of Hungary, LGBT rights in Hungary
  • A number of European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, France and Ireland, condemn the recently passed anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary which bans the "display and promotion of homosexuality" among under-18s as "grotesque". Luxembourg says that the bill violates human rights and along with Belgium says that the bill is a "flagrant form of discrimination". (Reuters)
• Iran–United States relations, United States–Yemen relations
  • The
    Al Masirah TV. (Voice of America)

• COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
  • President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to arrest those who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and tells them to leave the country if they will not cooperate with efforts to end a public health emergency. (AP)
• Trial of Catalonia independence leaders
  • The
    Catalan separatists convicted for their roles in the failed 2017 declaration of independence. (Euronews)

• The United Kingdom begins testing its new emergency alert system with some mobile phone users receiving a siren-like sound informing them of the alert test. When the alert service goes live, it will issue warnings to the public about terrorist incidents, flooding and public health emergencies. (Wales Online)