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August 9, 2020 (2020-08-09) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks- War in Afghanistan
- At least seven policemen are killed and 15 others are injured after a car bomb explodes outside a police station in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Nobody claims responsibility for the attack. (TOLONews)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Victoria reports Australia's deadliest day since the pandemic began in the country, with 17 deaths reported aside from 394 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
- New Zealand marking 100 days without community transmittion of COVID-19. (The New Zealand Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
Politics and elections
- 2020 Belarusian presidential election
- Citizens of Belarus head to the polls to elect the country's president. Long-ruling Alexander Lukashenko is challenged by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya after her husband and pro-democracy activist Siarhei Tsikhanouski was jailed and banned from the vote like other prominent opposition figures. Protesters and journalists were also detained in the weeks leading to the election, shining light upon the country's poor human rights record. (DW)