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Line 3: <!-- All news items below this line --> ;Arts and culture *Following the death of American actor [[Chadwick Boseman]] two days prior, the [[Twitter|tweet]] by his family announcing his death becomes [[List of most-liked tweets|the most-liked tweet]] in history with over ;Disasters and accidents *[[European migrant crisis]] **At least three migrants die when their boat catches fire off the coast of [[Crotone]], [[Calabria]], [[Italy]]. Another five migrants are injured as well as two police officers who tried to help them. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-italy/at-least-three-migrants-die-as-boat-catches-fire-off-italy-idUSKBN25Q0L0?il=0 (Reuters)] *[[Flood]]s across Italy kill two people, injure some others, and leave one more missing. Severe damage to homes and other buildings is reported, and ;Health and environment Line 16: ****[[India]] reports 78,761 new cases in the past 24 hours, thus marking the highest single-day rise in case numbers recorded anywhere in the world. The record was previously set by the [[United States]], which reported 77,638 new cases on July 17. This puts India's overall case tally to 3.5 million. [https://amp.france24.com/en/20200830-india-sets-world-s-highest-single-day-rise-with-78-761-new-coronavirus-cases (France 24)] ***[[COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea]] ****[[South Korea]] begins to restrict operations of restaurants, bakeries, and franchise coffee chains in the [[Seoul Capital Area]] in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. Restaurants and bakeries can operate dine-in services until 9 **[[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]] ***[[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom]] Line 24: **[[COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia]] ***The number of confirmed cases in [[Colombia]] reaches 600,000, ahead of the end of more than five months of lockdown. [https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/colombia-coronavirus-cases-pass-600000-deaths-close-to-19400 (''National Post'')] **[[COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand]] ***[[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]] [[Jacinda Ardern]] mandates the wearing of [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic|face masks]] on [[Public transport in Auckland|public transport]] in [[Auckland]] once the city's alert level 3 restrictions are lifted at 11:59{{nbsp}}p.m. [[New Zealand Standard Time|local time]], following a report of two new cases. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/30/new-zealand-coronavirus-two-new-cases-as-auckland-lockdown-due-to-lift (''The Guardian'')] ;International relations | |||