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Revision as of 18:43, 5 August 2020
August 5, 2020 (2020-08-05) (Wednesday) Arts and culture- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins the groundwork of the Lord Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh which was the former location of the Babri Mosque. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2020 Beirut explosions
- The death toll from the explosions in the Port of Beirut rises to 135 people, with more than 5,000 injured. (Al Jazeera)
- The verdict on the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri is delayed from August 7 to August 18 in light of the explosions. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- The Indonesian economy contracts 5.32% in second quarter of 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the worst economic contraction in the country since the first quarter of 1999. (Kompas)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Queensland declares all of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory to be COVID-19 hotspots and will close its border with both regions on Saturday August 8 at 1 am (AEST). (9 News)
- Victoria reports 725 new COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths in past 24 hours. It is the highest number of reported cases and the deadliest day since the pandemic happen in the state itself and Australia in general. (The Age)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Iran
- Iran executes a man for killing a member of the Revolutionary Guards during anti-government unrest in 2017. His execution was carried out as a retribution sentence demanded by the victim's family. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
- Sri Lanka holds parliamentary elections after the parliament was dissolved by president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in March. Originally scheduled to be held in April, the election was postponed twice due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (The Guardian)
- Taiwan-United States relations, China-United States relations
- The U.S. secretary of health and human services, Alex Azar will be visiting Taiwan in the next few days. It will be the highest U.S. official who visits the country in 40 years, since the U.S. officialy does not recognize Taiwan anymore since 1979 but instead recognizes China. China sees Taiwan as an breakaway province which needs to be reunited with China but Taiwan says they are an independent country. Therefore China denounced the visit. (Reuters)