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Arts and culture
- Following the death of American actor Chadwick Boseman two days prior, the tweet by his family announcing his death becomes the most-liked tweet in history with over seven million likes. It surpasses a tweet made by former U.S. President Barack Obama in the aftermath of the Unite the Right rally in 2017, which has over 4.3 million likes. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- European migrant crisis
- Floods across Italy kill two people, injure some others, and leave one more missing. Severe damage to homes and buildings is reported, and evacuations are ongoing in areas of some cities. (3bmeteo)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- 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. (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 pm, and only takeaway and delivery will be permitted from 9 pm to 5 am. For franchise coffee chains, only takeout or delivery will be permitted regardless of operating hours. These restrictions will exist until September 7. (Yonhap News Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- More than 1,700 people in the United Kingdom are reported to have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the largest weekend number since the middle of May, and the highest number of reported cases since June 4. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- The number of cases in Greece reaches 10,000. (Madison.com)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- 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. (National Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Law and crime
- France–Russia relations
- French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly reveals that a lieutenant-colonel of the French Army stationed at a NATO base in Italy has been arrested and indicted on charges of suspected espionage, after he was reported to have supplied "sensitive" documents to an officer of the GRU, a Russian military intelligence agency. (AFP via NDTV)
- George Floyd protests in Canada
- Black Lives Matter protesters topple the historic 125-year-old Macdonald Monument of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada, in downtown Montreal. The incident draws condemnation from political leaders, including Quebec Premier François Legault. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2020 Montenegrin parliamentary election
- Montenegrins head to the polls to elect a new session to parliament. Neither the ruling pro-Western coalition, dominated by the Democratic Party of Socialists, nor the pro-Russian and Serbia opposition are projected to have a majority. (Reuters)
- Following exit polls, the Motenegrin opposition led by Zdravko Krivokapić claims victory in the election with Krivokapić saying "the regime has fallen". (AP)