 After killing 25 people on Hispaniola, Hurricane Laura (satellite image pictured) makes

landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane.

 The Africa Regional Certification Commission declares that wild polio has
been eliminated in Africa.
 Two bombings in Jolo, Philippines, kill 15 people and wound 75 others.
 In motorsports, Takuma Sato wins the Indianapolis 500.
Ongoing: 
Belarusian protests
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 Arnold Spielberg
 Nancy Guptill
 John H. Hager
 Lori Nelson
 Gerald D. Hines
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Armed conflicts and attacks
 War in Afghanistan
o Four civilians in flooded Parwan are killed in clashes between the Afghan
military and the Taliban. The group did not comment on the killings ahead of peace
talks to start soon between the group and the government. (ABC Australia)
Business and economy
 Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic , COVID-19 pandemic in South
Korea; Economy of South Korea
o Bank of Korea cut its GDP forecast to shrink at 1.3% this year. It would be the
South Korea's worst performance since the height of the Asian financial crisis in 1998
due to the effect of the coronavirus pandemic. (Marketwatch)
Disasters and accidents
 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
o Hurricane Laura downgrades from Category 4 to Category 2 hurricane but
remains "extremely dangerous" after lashing the coasts of Texas and Louisiana early
Thursday. (AP)
Health and environment
 COVID-19 pandemic
o COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
 COVID-19 pandemic in India
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highest single day record of more than 75,000 new cases in the last 24
hours. (Hindustan Times)
 COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
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total at 162,884. This is the highest single-day rise since the beginning of the
outbreak. The total death toll surpass 7,000. (Jakarta Globe)
 COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
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 Prime Minister Jean Castex announces the mandatory wearing of face
masks throughout Paris after officials released statistics indicating a resurgence of
cases throughout the country. (AFP via RTL Today)
 Fiji's opposition parties condemn the government over the handling of the dengue
fever and leptospirosis outbreaks, saying that the government has not informed the public of
the seriousness of the diseases. Vice-president of the National Federation
Party (NFP) Lenora Qereqeretabua says that the government needs to urgently develop a
plan and also condemns what she considers is a mishandling of COVID-19. (RNZ)
Law and crime
 Poisoning of Alexei Navalny
o Russian police launch a preliminary investigation into the suspected poisoning of
opposition figure Alexei Navalny on August 20 to determine whether to open a criminal
investigation. (AFP via The Times of India)
 Christchurch mosque shootings
o Brenton Tarrant is sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, a first in New
Zealand history, for killing 51 Muslims and injuring 40 more in last year's mass
shootings in Christchurch. (The Guardian)
 2020 Malian coup d'état
o Ousted Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is freed by military authorities, a
military junta spokesman informs. "He was freed this morning, (and) he has returned to
his home", said the spokesman without elaborating. (Reuters)