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Hank Aaron in 1974

• In Russia, protests against the arrest of Alexei Navalny occur in more than 100 towns and cities.
• American baseball player Hank Aaron (pictured) dies at the age of 86.
• Faustin-Archange Touadéra is elected for a second term as President of the Central African Republic.
• LauncherOne becomes the first liquid-fueled aircraft-launched rocket to reach orbit.

Ongoing:

• Indian farmers' protest

Recent deaths:

• Walter Bernstein
• F. X. Sudjasmin
• Meherzia Labidi Maïza
• Nathalie Delon
• Aslan Byutukayev
• Dave Bolton

Current events of January 25, 2021 (2021-01-25) (Monday)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 vaccine
    • Australia approves the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. (Reuters)

Current events of January 24, 2021 (2021-01-24) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Mali War
  • Six Malian troops are killed and 18 others are injured in simultaneous jihadist attacks in the central Mopti Region. The military state that around 30 militants were also killed in the clashes. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• Gold mining in China
  • Eleven of the miners who went missing two weeks ago in Qixia, Shandong, China, after the gold mine where they worked collapsed, are rescued alive. Another miner is found dead, while ten others are still missing. (BBC)
• 2021 Tocantinense aviation disaster
  • A plane crashes in Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil, killing four Palmas Futebol e Regatas footballers, their team's president, and the pilot. (CNN Brasil)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C., Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
        • Around 38 United States Capitol Police officers have tested positive for COVID-19 since the storming of the United States Capitol. (CNN)
      • The United States surpasses 25 million cases of COVID-19. (NPR)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
      • Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is receiving medical treatment. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • France imposes new border restrictions that require travellers from other European Union countries arriving by air or sea to present negative PCR test results obtained in the previous 72 hours. (France 24)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
      • Portugal reports a record 275 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 10,469. (DGS)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia
      • Serbia reports their first case of the B.1.1.7 variant in a person who travelled from London and later began experiencing mild symptoms. (N1)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
      • Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
        • The Israeli cabinet agrees to close Ben Gurion International Airport and ban all incoming and outgoing international passengers from the airport, beginning at midnight tomorrow. Cargo flights, medical evacuations and firefighting flights are exempted from this rule. (The Washington Post)
      • Israel reports their first case of a faster-spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was recently discovered in the United States, in a person who travelled from Los Angeles. (The Jerusalem Post)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia reports a record 4,427 recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of recoveries to 141,446. (The Edge Markets MY)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
    • Egypt launches a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 with the first doses of Sinopharm's vaccine given to healthcare workers in Ismailia. (AP)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
    • New Zealand health officials reports the first community case of COVID-19 in more than two months in a person who travelled from Europe. (Sydney Morning Herald)

International relations

• Russia–United States relations, 2021 Russian protests
  • The Russian government accuses the United States of "interfering in Russian domestic affairs" after some U.S. officials criticized the police crackdown on protests backing jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (RFERL)
• Cross-Strait relations
  • For the second consecutive day, Taiwan reports an incursion of its air defense identification zone by China's People's Liberation Army Air Force. The incursion involved 12 fighter jets, two anti-submarine aircraft and a reconnaissance plane. Taiwan deployed air defence missile systems in response, according to a statement from the Ministry of National Defense. (BBC)

Law and crime

• List of mass shootings in the United States in 2021
  • A mass shooting in Indianapolis, Indiana, leaves six dead and one injured. (WXIN-TV)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Portuguese presidential election
  • Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is reelected with 61.5% of the vote in Sunday's election. (ABC News) (DW)
• Proposed second Scottish independence referendum
  • Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she intends to hold a "legal referendum" on independence since Brexit removed Scotland from the European Union against its will. Another referendum would require the approval of the United Kingdom's government, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson opposes. (ABC News) (Bloomberg)

Science and technology

• SpaceX successfully launches a record 143 satellites into orbit on a single rocket in its Transporter-1 mission. It is also the maiden flight of the SHERPA-FX satellite dispenser. (BBC)

Sports

• 2020 NFL season, 2020–21 NFL playoffs
  • In American football, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers advance to Super Bowl LV after a 31-26 victory against the the Green Bay Packers. With the Super Bowl being played at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium, this will be the first time an NFL team plays the Super Bowl on their home field. (BBC)

Current events of January 23, 2021 (2021-01-23) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• ISIL insurgency in Iraq
  • Eleven Popular Mobilization Forces members are killed, including a brigade commander, and ten others wounded in an ambush by suspected Islamic State militants east of Tikrit. (The Arab Weekly)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, Variant of Concern 202012/01
        • The University of Michigan shuts down all sports activities for two weeks after the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is discovered in five people with ties to the school. (MLive.com), (MLive.com 2)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina, Variant of Concern 202012/01
        • North Carolina reports their first case of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a person in Mecklenburg County. (Raleigh News and Observer)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
        • Federal officials announce that all indoor portions of the National Mall and memorial parks will be closed to the public to combat the spread of COVID-19. (NBC News)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state), Variant of Concern 202012/01
        • Washington reports their first cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in two people residing in Snohomish County. (MyNorthwest.com)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick
        • New Brunswick's Edmundston region begins a 14-day lockdown. Non-essential travel is prohibited in and out of the area. In addition, all non-essential businesses, schools and public spaces are closed, and all indoor and outdoor gatherings among people of different households are prohibited. (The Toronto Star)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
        • A teen in London, Ontario, dies from COVID-19, making him the youngest person in the area to die from the disease. (CBC)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • Indonesia reports a record 9,912 recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of recoveries to 791,059. (detikHealth)
      • Indonesian COVID-19 Task Force chairman and Chairman of the National Disaster Management Agency Doni Monardo announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19. (Xinhua)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • Japan surpasses 5,000 deaths from COVID-19. (The Japan Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia reports a record 4,275 new confirmed cases and 4,313 recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide totals to 180,455 confirmed cases and 137,019 recoveries. (Malay Mail)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka
      • Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi tests positive for COVID-19 after previously endorsing sorcery and magic potions. (France 24)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Norway, Variant of Concern 202012/01
      • Health authorities impose tougher lockdowns in Oslo and nine neighbouring municipalities due to an increase in cases of a more contagious variant from the UK that also caused two deaths in care home residents yesterday. (VG) (Financial Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
      • Portugal reports a record 15,333 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 624,469. The country also reports a record 274 deaths in the past 24 hours, surpassing 10,000 deaths from COVID-19. (SIC Notícias)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the military
      • Chief of the Defence Staff Miguel Ángel Villarroya resigns after he admitted to receiving a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while not being on the priority list. (AFP via SBS News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
      • Turkey signs a deal with the Russian Direct Investment Fund for the production of its Sputnik V vaccine. (Daily Sabah)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt, COVID-19 vaccine
      • President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announces that the country will begin vaccinations tomorrow. Medical staff will be the first to receive the vaccine. (Reuters)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia
      • Tunisia bans gatherings including demonstrations and extends their curfew to between 8:00 pm and 5:00 am local time until February 14 in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (The Washington Post)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
    • COVID-19 vaccine
      • Brazil begins distribution of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine. (The Hill)
    • Amazonas Governor Wilson Lima announces new, tougher restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19, beginning January 25. People will only be allowed to leave their homes for essential purposes such grocery shopping. (CNN Brasil)

Law and crime

• 2021 Russian protests, aftermath of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny
  • Over 3,500 people are detained in Russia amid nationwide protests in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Moscow officials say 29 people have received medical assistance in hospitals, while a female protester in Saint Petersburg is currently in intensive care after being kicked by a riot police officer. (DW) (Sky News) (The Moscow Times)
• Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
  • Garret Miller, a Texas man who participated in the storming of the United States Capitol, is charged for threatening to assassinate U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (The Guardian)
• Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest
  • Brazilian indigenous leaders Raoni Metuktire of the Kayapo tribe and Almir Narayamoga Surui of the Paiter Surui tribe call for the International Criminal Court to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro for "crimes against humanity" such as environmental damage to the Amazon rainforest. (France 24)

Current events of January 22, 2021 (2021-01-22) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian civil war, Israel's role in the Syrian Civil War
  • Syria missile strikes (January 2021)
    • An Israeli airstrike in the city of Hama, Syria, destroys five Syrian military sites. According to SANA, four people from the same family, including two children, are killed in the strikes. (Deutsche Welle)
• Somali Civil War
  • African Union Mission to Somalia
    • The Uganda People's Defence Force says it has killed 189 al-Shabaab militants in a military operation, southwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu, and also destroyed a number of military hardware used by the terror group. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• The World Trade Organization rules that the United States violated the organization's rules when it significantly raised the tariff on some South Korean goods, from 9.49% to 59.72%, in May 2016. (Korean Herald)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in California
        • California reports a record 764 deaths in the past 24 hours. (U.S. News and World Report)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Florida
        • Florida reports 277 deaths in the past 24 hours, tying their previous state record set in August of last year. (WJXT-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey, Variant of Concern 202012/01
        • New Jersey reports their first two cases of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2. Neither had travelled. (NJ.com)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Belize
      • The number of recoveries in Belize surpasses 11,000. (Breaking Belize News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba, 501.V2 variant
      • Cuba reports their first case of a variant from South Africa in an asymptomatic person who travelled from the country. (Explica)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Panama, 501.V2 variant
      • Panama reports their first case of a variant from South Africa in a 40-year-old Zimbabwe native who entered the country from there. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Belgium declares a ban on non-essential travel in and out of the country from January 27 through March 1 in order to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants. (VRT) (France 24)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • Germany surpasses 50,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Deutsche Welle) (ABC News)
      • Germany reports their first case of the more contagious B.1.1.248 variant in a person who travelled from Brazil to Hesse. (MedicalXpress)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
      • Portugal reports a record of 234 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 9,920. (DGS)
      • Portugal also reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. They do not indicate whether the individual travelled. (RTP) (Reuters)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Variant of Concern 202012/01
      • A panel of scientists that advises the British government announces that a variant first discovered in the United Kingdom is 30% more deadly than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus. (Forbes)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
      • For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, Hong Kong will impose a lockdown in the Yau Tsim Mong District beginning this weekend. Negative COVID-19 testing results will be required in order to leave one's residence. (South China Morning Post)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • Japan reports a record 108 deaths in the past 24 hours. (The Japan Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia reports a record of 18 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 660. (Malay Mail)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar
      • Myanmar receives its first 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. (CNA)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana
    • Botswana surpasses 100 deaths from COVID-19. (ANI)
  • COVID-19 vaccine
    • Pfizer says that they will supply 40 million doses of their vaccine to lower- and middle-income countries. (Business Insider)

International relations

• Nuclear disarmament
  • The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons enters into force, banning the development, testing, production, stockpiling, stationing, transfer, use and threat of use of nuclear weapons in 51 countries. However, the world's major nuclear powers have not endorsed this international agreement. (Voice of America)

Law and crime

• Cannabis in the United States
  • Cannabis in Arizona, 2020 Arizona Proposition 207
    • Arizona begins legal sales of recreational cannabis, making it the 15th state to do so. (AP)
• Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
  • In Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox town near Tel Aviv, ultra-Orthodox Jews attack an unmarked police vehicle while officers were inside it, causing a riot in which at least six people were arrested. Israel is currently in a lockdown. (South China Morning Post)
• Indian farmers' protest
  • Farmer leaders allege a conspiracy to kill four of them and create disturbance during their proposed tractor rally on Republic Day in Delhi. (Business Standard)
• Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
  • A magistrate judge orders Oath Keepers member Donovan Crowl to be detained on charges for his role during the storming of the United States Capitol. (Reuters)
• Essex lorry deaths
  • Seven culprits involved in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese unlawful immigrants smuggled in a refrigerator lorry in Grays, Essex in 2019 have been sentenced on multiple counts of manslaughter. Five people received sentences of between 3 to 18 years in prison, while the two main leaders of the smuggling operation received 20 and 27 years respectively. (The Guardian)
• Corruption in the mining industry of Guinea
  • Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is sentenced by a Geneva court to five years in prison for corruption in obtaining mining rights to an iron ore deposit in Guinea, and is ordered to pay a fine of CHF 50 million (US$56 million) to the canton of Geneva. (AFP via CTV News)
• Former Bosnian Army general and deputy Minister of Defense Sakib Mahmuljin is sentenced to ten years in prison for failing to prevent or punish foreign Islamist fighters who murdered and tortured Serbian prisoners during the Bosnian War. (Reuters)
• Police in Russia arrest five aides of Alexei Navalny ahead of planned protests. Navalny has been under arrest since returning to Russia on January 17. (Politico)
• Sam Gor drug lord Tse Chi Lop is arrested by police at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Amsterdam. The Australian Federal Police are seeking to extradite him to face trial. Twenty law enforcement agencies assisted the operation, known as "Operation Kungur".(The Independent)

Politics and elections

• Cabinet of Joe Biden
  • The U.S. Senate votes 93–2 to confirm Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense, making him the first African-American to lead the The Pentagon. (The Guardian)

Science and technology

• Mass media in Australia
  • In response to a bill proposed by parliament to require dot-com companies to compensate local news outlets for hosting their content, Google threatens to block Australians from using its web search engine should the current draft of the bill become law. (AFP via The Jakarta Post)
• Twitter suspensions
  • Twitter suspends an account linked to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei after Khamenei threatened to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump in revenge for the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in 2020. (Reuters)
• Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
  • TikTok announces that they have banned Baked Alaska, the far-right activist who was arrested by the FBI for participating in the storming of the United States Capitol. (Newsweek)
• Alphabet Inc. announces that it will shut down its subsidiary Loon, which provides an aerial wireless network through high-altitude balloons, saying that it is not "commercially viable". (AFP via Barron's)

Sports

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
  • British Athletics cancels its annual indoor championships that were set to begin in Glasgow in February due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (ESPN)
  • Organisers of the Tour de Normandie cancel the annual seven-day bicycle race that was scheduled for May due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This is the second year that it has been cancelled. (Cycling News)
  • Real Madrid announces that their coach Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for COVID-19. (CBS Sports)

Current events of January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian civil war
  • American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War
    • A United States convoy consisting of 40 trucks and armored vehicles enters northeastern Syria from Iraq via the Al Waleed crossing. (i24 News)
• ISIL insurgency in Iraq
  • 2021 Baghdad bombings
    • A suicide attack at an open market in Baghdad, Iraq, kills at least 32 people and injures 110 others. Attacks have been rare in the country since the 2017 military defeat of ISIL, making this incident one of the deadliest since then. (Reuters)
• Central African Republic Civil War
  • The Central African Republic government declares a 15-day state of emergency after rebels attempt to surround and blockade the capital Bangui. Pro-François Bozizé loyalists and anti-balaka militias now control around two-thirds of the war torn nation. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• Events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  • COVID-19 pandemic in England
    • Organisers announce that the Glastonbury Festival has been cancelled for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (The Guardian)
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on entertainment, COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
  • Dubai suspends all entertainment permits issued by the emirate for establishments due to an increase in violations of COVID-19 health protocols. (Khaleej Times)

Disasters and accidents

• Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
  • Indonesian authorities, led by Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, officially end the search for remaining victims and debris from Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, which crashed into the Java Sea on January 9, killing all 62 people on board. (The Washington Post)
• 2021 Shivamogga explosion
  • A truck carrying sticks of gelatin explodes at a boulder-crushing facility in Abbalagere in Shivamogga district, Karnataka, India, killing eight workers. (India Today)
• 2021 Kharkiv fire
  • Fifteen people are killed and eleven others wounded in a fire at a nursing home in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (BBC)
• Five people are killed in a fire at a Serum Institute of India facility in Pune, Maharashtra, India. (BBC)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Alabama
        • Alabama Governor Kay Ivey extends the statewide mask mandate to March 5. (San Francisco Chronicle)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee, Variant of Concern 202012/01
        • Tennessee reports their first two cases of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 that was first identified in the United Kingdom. (WSMV-TV)
      • Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
        • President Joe Biden signs an executive order requiring usage of masks in airports and on airplanes, trains and buses. (AP)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
      • Mexico reports a record 22,339 newly confirmed cases and 1,809 deaths in the past 24 hours. (ABC News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago, Variant of Concern 202012/01
      • Trinidad and Tobago reports their first case of the B.1.1.7 variant in a person returning from the United Kingdom. (Trinidad Express)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
      • Portugal reports a record of 221 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 9,686. (DGS)
      • The government announces the closure of all schools, kindergartens and universities for two weeks beginning tomorrow due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, as well as the emergence of the Variant of Concern 202012/01. (The Portugal News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary, COVID-19 vaccine
      • Hungary approves the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine and Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, becoming the first European Union member state to approve the Russian vaccine. (BBC)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
      • The Dutch House of Representatives votes to impose a curfew from 9.00 pm to 4.30 am beginning January 23. (Euronews) (RTL Nieuws)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announces that as part of an easing of COVID-19 restrictions, museums and libraries will reopen beginning tomorrow, while theatres and cinemas will be allowed to accommodate more patrons. In addition, colleges, sports schools and children's clubs will resume in-person attendance, but university students will continue studying remotely. (The Moscow Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
      • Spain reports a record 44,357 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,456,675. (La Vanguardia)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • Indonesia reports a record 346 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 27,203. (detikHealth)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka
      • Sri Lanka reopens to foreign tourists after a nearly 10-month pandemic closure, however tourists are required to receive multiple testings and follow quarantine measures that have been put in place. (AP)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
      • Thailand's Food and Drug Administration approves the emergency use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. 50,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive in February. (Bangkok Post)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
    • President Alberto Fernández receives a dose of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine, a day after the usage of vaccines for people over the age of 60 was approved by the country's health regulator. (La Nacion)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
    • South African Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu dies due to COVID-19. (CNN)

International relations

• European Union–Russia relations
  • The European Court of Human Rights rules that Russia was responsible for a series of human rights violations during its 2008 war with Georgia. (The Guardian)
• Syria–United States relations
  • Bashar al-Jaafari, Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations, called on Biden to change US foreign policy in Syria, which is nearing 10 years of civil war. During a session of the UN Security Council, Jaafari accused the United States of using the multi-sided war to steal the country's oil reserves and other natural resources. (Middle East Eye)

Law and crime

• Japanese nationality law
  • The Tokyo District Court upholds a ban on dual citizenship of Japan and another country, rejecting appeals for damages claiming that the law was unconstitutional. (AFP via Japan Today)

Politics and elections

• Presidency of Joe Biden, Efforts to impeach Joe Biden
  • Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene introduces six articles of impeachment against newly-inaugurated President of the United States Joe Biden, alleging an "abuse of power" when Biden served as Barack Obama's Vice President. (The Independent)
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics, COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia
  • Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh resigns a day after thousands in Ulaanbaatar protested against the way authorities behaved with a COVID-19-infected mother and her newborn baby. (CNA)
• 2020–21 Rideau Hall workplace review
  • Julie Payette resigns as Governor General of Canada following a review that cites allegations of a toxic work environment at Rideau Hall. Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner will carry out the duties of that office as Administrator of Canada until the Crown appoints a new Governor General. (CBC)
• Politics of Palau
  • Surangel Whipps Jr. assumes the office of President of Palau succeeding Thomas Remengesau Jr.. (The Guardian)

Science and technology

• Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
  • United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington Barbara Jacobs Rothstein rejects a lawsuit filed by Parler requesting reinstatement on Amazon. (Reuters)
  • House Oversight Committee chairwoman Carolyn Maloney calls for the FBI to investigate Parler for their role in the storming of the United States Capitol. (The Independent)

Sports

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
  • 2020 Summer Olympics, COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
    • International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says that the Summer Olympics will be held in July, despite a state of emergency currently being declared in Tokyo. (The Guardian)
• FIFA warns top-division European football clubs and their players against participating in the proposed European Super League, threatening them with a ban from all FIFA-sanctioned competitions. (AFP via Scroll)

Current events of January 20, 2021 (2021-01-20) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Afghanistan
  • 2021 Afghanistan attacks
    • Three Afghan soldiers are killed and four others are wounded in an attack on their vehicle by unidentified gunmen in Herat Province. (Tolo News)

Arts and culture

• Events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
  • Dublin cancels their annual Saint Patrick's Day festival for the second year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will instead be held virtually on a special online TV channel. (RTÉ)
  • Cork, Limerick, and Ennis have all cancelled their respective Saint Patrick's Day parades for the second year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (RTÉ)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Madrid explosion
  • An explosion caused by a gas leak at a residence for priests in Madrid, Spain results in four fatalities and injures ten others. It also partially destroys the residence. (Reuters)
• A boat carrying migrants from West Africa capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, resulting in 43 fatalities. (France24)
• An explosion caused by coal dust and air in a thermal power plant in Angren, Uzbekistan kills three workers and leaves three others injured. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
      • The Netherlands bans all flights from the United Kingdom, South Africa and all South American countries beginning January 23 in order to reduce the spread of more contagious variants of SARS-CoV-2. (NL Times)
      • Prime Minister Mark Rutte issues a statement that would ask the parliament to vote regarding a weekend curfew from 8.30 pm to 4.30 am in a parliamentary debate that will begin tomorrow. (Dutch News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra
      • Andorra begins its vaccination campaign against COVID-19. (Periòdic d'Andorra)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
      • Portugal reports a record 14,647 new confirmed cases and 219 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide totals to 581,605 confirmed cases and 9,465 deaths. (Bloomberg) (SIC Notícias)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • The Russian Direct Investment Fund files the registration of the Sputnik V vaccine with the European Medicines Agency with the first review expected in February. (The Moscow Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
      • Spain reports a record 41,576 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,412,318. (Eldiario.es)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The United Kingdom reports a record 1,820 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 93,290. (ITV)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in India
      • India begins exporting the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Bhutan and Maldives. (Hindustan Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • Indonesia reports a record 9,755 recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of recoveries to 763,703. (Okezone)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon
      • Lebanon reports a record 61 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 2,084. (The961)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • The government reaches an agreement with Pfizer for an additional 12 million doses of their vaccine. (The Japan Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, Variant of Concern 202012/01
      • Beijing impose a partial lockdown in five neighbourhoods after two cases in Daxing were linked to B.1.1.7 variant found in the United Kingdom. (AFP via Barron's)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
      • The Philippines surpasses 10,000 deaths from COVID-19. (GMA News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, 501.V2 variant
      • Acting Health Director-General Patrick Amoth confirms the first cases of the variant found in South Africa. The patients are two people who had traveled to that country. (Kenyans.co.ke)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
      • Zimbabwe's International Trade and Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo dies due to complications from COVID-19. (News24)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • President Joe Biden signs a executive order mandating face masks on federal property and during interstate travel. (Reuters)
    • The United States reports a record 4,409 deaths in the past 24 hours. (Financial Times)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
    • Chile approves the CoronaVac vaccine developed by Sinovac for emergency use in the country. (MedicalXpress)
• 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
  • Iraq reports an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu in the city of Samarra. (Reuters)

International relations

• China–United States relations
  • The Chinese foreign ministry places sanctions on 28 members of the outgoing Trump administration, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former National Security Advisor John Bolton, and former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon. The sanctions are believed to be in response to Pompeo's announcement on Tuesday that the internment of Muslim Uyghurs constitutes genocide. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Presidency of Joe Biden
  • Inauguration of Joe Biden
    • Joe Biden is officially sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. (BBC)
    • Kamala Harris is officially sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the United States, making her the first woman, first Indian American in United States history to hold the office. (The Washington Post)
    • Donald Trump becomes the first outgoing president to refuse to attend his successor's inauguration since Andrew Johnson, who did not attend Ulysses S. Grant's inauguration in 1869. (The New York Times)
  • Cabinet of Joe Biden
    • The Senate votes to confirm Avril Haines, Biden's nominee for United States Director of National Intelligence (DNI), 84-10. Haines is the first Biden appointee to be confirmed by the Senate, and the first woman to serve in the DNI. (CBS News)
  • Biden signs his first executive orders reversing several Trump administration decisions, including rejoining the Paris Agreement and the World Health Organization, repealing 2017 travel bans, ending funding for the United States–Mexico border wall, and revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. (BBC) (NBC News) (The Guardian)
• 117th United States Congress
  • 2020 United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 United States Senate special election in Georgia
    • Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock of Georgia are officially sworn in as Senators of the United States Senate. (USA Today)
  • Alex Padilla of California is officially sworn in as Senator of the United States Senate, as an appointee replacing Kamala Harris. (LA Times)

Current events of January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19) (Tuesday)

Arts and culture

• Events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
  • Taiwan cancels the upcoming Taiwan Lantern Festival for the first time since 1990, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases on the island. (The Straits Times)

Business and economy

• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States orders Ford Motor Company to recall about three million of its vehicles containing airbags manufactured by Takata, citing "potential future rupture risks". (AFP via Business Times)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
        • COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
          • Andrew Yang, a candidate for Mayor of New York City in the upcoming mayoral election, will quarantine after one of his staffers tested positive for COVID-19. (The New York Times)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Vermont
        • Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Health Commissioner Mark Levine, and other officials quarantine after a contractor that Levine was in contact with tested positive for COVID-19. (WPTZ-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
        • A memorial at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is held, honoring the 400,000 Americans who have died as a result of COVID-19. Additionally, bells are rung at the Washington National Cathedral and a moment of silence is held. (Reuters) (NBC News)
      • The United States surpasses 400,000 deaths from COVID-19, just five weeks after passing 300,000 deaths. (CBS News) (NPR)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
      • Mexico reports a record 1,584 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to nearly 143,000. (The Washington Post)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
      • Portugal reports a new record for the second consecutive day, of 218 deaths, bringing the nationwide death toll to 9,246. At the same time, the nationwide number of ICU patients reaches a record 670, just below the maximum allocation capacity of 672 ICU beds set the day before. (DGS) (Reuters)
      • Portuguese Economy Minister Pedro Siza Vieira tested positive for COVID-19. (TSF)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra
      • The first 30,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are sent from Spain to Andorra after both governments reached an agreement earlier today. (Euro Weekly News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of all 16 states agree to extend the nationwide lockdown until February 14, due to the threat of new variants of SARS-CoV-2. They also agree to mandate medical masks for all passengers on public transport. (Taggeschau)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
      • Ireland reports a record 93 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 2,708. (Irish Examiner)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The United Kingdom reports a record 1,610 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 91,470. (ITV)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong extends their work from home arrangements for civil servants until January 27, as the city attempts to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. (Reuters via Financial Post)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
      • Israel extends their third nationwide lockdown until January 31 as the country reports its highest number of cases since the pandemic began. They will also require all travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test result within 72 hours of arrival or face a fine of NIS 2,500 ($772). (The Times of Israel)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, Variant of Concern 202012/01
      • The Shizuoka prefectural government issues an emergency alert after three cases of the more contagious variant from the UK are reported in people with no known travel history. (Kyodo News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait, Variant of Concern 202012/01
      • Kuwait reports their first cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in two women who travelled from the United Kingdom. (Gulf News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia's Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announces the extension of the second movement control order to six states from January 22 at 12:01 am. local time until February 4. This means that all states and federal territories except Sarawak will be placed under tighter restrictions. (CNA)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
    • The New Zealand government imposes a mandatory requirement for all travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test result before departing for New Zealand, beginning January 25. This requirement does not include residents of Australia, Antarctica and most Pacific Island countries. (NZ Herald)

International relations

• Uganda–United States relations
  • A Ugandan government spokesman accuses the U.S. government of "subversion" after ambassador Natalie E. Brown tried to visit opposition leader Bobi Wine at his home, where he is under house arrest. Brown said that she wanted to check on the "health and safety" of Wine. (Reuters)
• China–United States relations, Uyghur genocide
  • The outgoing Trump administration declares that China has committed genocide against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minority groups. (CBS News)

Law and crime

• COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
  • Grafton vaccine incident, COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin
    • Wisconsin pharmacist Steven Brandenburg is charged with attempted misdemeanor property damage for deliberately trying to defrost doses of Moderna's vaccine. (AP)
• Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
  • Three members of the Oath Keepers far-right militia group are arrested by federal prosecutors for conspiring to breach the United States Capitol. (New York Daily News) (CNN)
• 2020 congressional insider trading scandal
  • The United States Department of Justice closes an insider trading probe into U.S. Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina without making him face any criminal charges. (MarketWatch)
• Protests against Rodrigo Duterte
  • The Philippine Department of National Defense terminates a 32-year-old accord with the University of the Philippines, the country's national university, that limits the access of police and military personnel into the university's campuses. Faculty members, students, and activists protest the move, calling it "a violation of academic freedom" and claiming that it would aid the government's attempts at red-tagging people. (South China Morning Post)
• A 65-year-old Thai woman is sentenced to 43 years in prison for insulting the Thai monarchy in online posts in 2014. Her sentence, initially for 87 years, was reduced after she plead guilty to the charges. It is the longest punishment for lèse-majesté handed down in Thai history. (Reuters on MSN)
• Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Diocese of Toledo issues statements on the deaths of a suspect and police officer, and the vandalism and arson at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo, Ohio. (CNS)

Science and technology

• Internet regulation in Turkey
  • Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority bans advertisements on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest after these companies failed to appoint local representatives under a new social media law. (Reuters)
• Discoveries of exoplanets
  • Scientists discover that WASP-107b is a super-puff. WASP-107b is an exoplanet the same size as Jupiter but with one tenth the mass, located 212 light years away from Earth. (CBS News) (Sci-News)

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Ongoing events

Business

• COVID-19 recession

Disasters

• COVID-19 pandemic
• 2020–21 European windstorm season
• 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
• 2018–20 Southern Africa drought
• Yemeni famine

Politics

• Afghan peace process
• Armenian protests
• Belarusian protests
• Bulgarian protests
• Hong Kong protests
• Indian farmers protests
• Indonesia omnibus law protests
• Kashmir lock-down
• Libyan peace process
• Nicaraguan protests
• Nigerian protests
• Persian Gulf crisis
• Russian Protests
• Second Arab Spring
• Sudanese protests
• Thai protests
• United States election protests
• United States racial unrest
• Venezuelan presidential crisis
• Yellow vests movement

Elections and referendums

Recent

• January
  • 10: Kazakhstan, Majilis
  • 10: Kyrgyzstan, President, Constitutional referendum
  • 14: Uganda, President, Parliament
  • 24: Portugal, President

Upcoming

• February
  • 7: Ecuador, President (1st), National Assembly
  • 7: Liechtenstein, Landtag

Trials

Recently concluded

• France: Charlie Hebdo shooting
• Vanuatu: Charlot Salwai

Ongoing

• Argentina: Rodolfo Martín Villa
• Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
• Colombia: Álvaro Uribe
• France: Nicolas Sarkozy
• Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
• Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
• Malta: Yorgen Fenech
• South Africa: Jacob Zuma
• Spain: 2017 Catalonia attacks
• Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
• United States: Varsity Blues scandal
• International: The Gambia v. Myanmar

Upcoming

• Indonesia: Edhy Prabowo, Juliari Batubara, Muhammad Rizieq Shihab
• Kosovo: Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli
• Lesotho: Maesiah Thabane
• Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina
• United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Elizabeth Holmes, Meng Wanzhou, R. Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell
• Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo

Sport

• Association football
  • 2020–21 Premier League
  • 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  • 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
  • 2020 Copa Libertadores
  • 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage
  • 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage
• Women's association football
  • 2020–21 Champions League
  • 2020–21 Division 1 Féminine
  • 2020–21 FA WSL
• American football
  • 2020 NFL season
  • 2020 NCAA Division I FBS
• Baseball
  • 2021 MLB season
• Basketball
  • 2020–21 NBA season
  • 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
  • 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
• Golf
  • 2020–21 PGA Tour
• Ice hockey
  • 2020–21 KHL season
  • 2020–21 NHL season
• Motorsport
  • 2020 Formula One Championship
  • 2020 Rally Championship
• Rugby union
  • 2020–21 Premiership Rugby
  • 2020–21 Pro14
  • 2019–20 Top 14
• Other sports seasons
  • 2020–21 international cricket season
  • 2020–21 snooker season
  • 2020–21 curling season

More details – current sports events

Recent deaths

January 2021

• 24: George Armstrong
• 24: Gunnel Lindblom
• 23: Walter Bernstein
• 23: Tony Ferrer
• 23: Larry King
• 22: Hank Aaron
• 21: Henry Chmielewski
• 20: Mira Furlan
• 20: Sibusiso Moyo
• 20: Peter Swan
• 20: Ted Thompson
• 19: V. Shanta
• 18: Jean-Pierre Bacri
• 18: Lubomir Kavalek
• 18: Jimmie Rodgers
• 18: Don Sutton
• 17: Nikolay Antoshkin
• 17: Sammy Nestico
• 16: Salleh Abas
• 16: Michael Bryce
• 16: Chris Murphy
• 16: Phil Spector
• 15: Benjamin de Rothschild
• 14: Peter Mark Richman
• 14: Joanne Rogers
• 13: Tim Bogert
• 13: Siegfried Fischbacher
• 13: Sylvain Sylvain
• 13: Philip Tartaglia
• 12: Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud
• 11: Sheldon Adelson
• 11: Eve Branson
• 11: Shashikumar Chitre
• 11: Don Miller
• 11: Prentice E. Sanders
• 11: Stacy Title
• 10: Nancy Walker Bush Ellis
• 10: Theo English
• 9: John Lutz
• 9: Ved Mehta
• 9: Ezra Nawi
• 9: John Reilly
• 8: Ed Bruce
• 8: Steve Carver
• 8: Diana Millay
• 7: Michael Apted
• 7: Tommy Lasorda
• 7: Jamie O'Hara
• 7: Marion Ramsey
• 7: Neil Sheehan
• 6: Bobby Few
• 6: Danilo Lim
• 5: John Richardson
• 4: Jonas Neubauer
• 4: Alexi Laiho
• 4: Lee Heung-kam
• 4: Tanya Roberts
• 4: M. R. Schunker
• 4: Barbara Shelley
• 4: Gregory Sierra
• 4: Gordon "Butch" Stewart
• 3: Dick Kulpa
• 3: Gerry Marsden

Ongoing conflicts

Africa

• Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
  • Maghreb insurgency
• Cameroon
  • Anglophone Crisis
• Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
  • Boko Haram insurgency
• Central African Republic
  • Civil War
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kivu conflict
  • Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
  • Ituri conflict
  • Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
• Ethiopia
  • Tigray conflict
• Mali
  • Mali War
• Mozambique
  • Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
• Nigeria
  • Communal conflicts in Nigeria
• Somalia
  • Civil war
• Sudan
  • War in Darfur
  • South Kordofan conflict
  • Sudanese nomadic conflicts (incl. South Sudan)
• Western Sahara
  • Western Sahara conflict
    • 2020 Western Saharan clashes

Americas

• Colombia
  • Colombian conflict
• Mexico
  • Mexican War on Drugs
• Peru
  • Internal conflict in Peru

Asia-Pacific

• Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan War
• China
  • Xinjiang conflict
• India
  • Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
  • Insurgency in Northeast India
• India and Pakistan
  • Kashmir conflict
    • Border skirmishes
• Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
  • Moro conflict
    • Cross border attacks in Sabah
• Indonesia
  • Papua conflict
• Myanmar
  • Internal conflict in Myanmar
    • Kachin conflict
    • Karen conflict
    • Rohingya conflict
• Pakistan
  • Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Insurgency in Balochistan
• Philippines
  • Communist rebellion in the Philippines
  • Philippine Drug War
• Thailand
  • South Thailand insurgency

Europe

• Armenia and Azerbaijan
  • Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
• Ukraine
  • War in Donbass
    • Russo-Ukrainian War

Middle East

• Egypt
  • Sinai insurgency
• Iran and the Persian Gulf
  • Iran–Israel proxy conflict
  • Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
• Iraq
  • American-led intervention in Iraq
  • Iranian intervention in Iraq
• Iraq and Syria (map)
  • International military intervention against ISIL
• Israel and Gaza
• Israel and Syria
  • Israeli-Syrian border conflict
• Syria
  • American-led intervention in Syria
  • Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
• Turkey
  • Kurdish–Turkish conflict
• Yemen and Saudi Arabia
  • Yemeni Civil War
  • Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
  • Second Saudi–Yemeni War

Further information: List of ongoing armed conflicts

2021 events and developments by topic

Arts

Architecture – Comics – Film – Home video – Literature – Music (Country, Rock, Metal, UK, US) – Radio – Television (UK, US) – Video games

Politics and government

Elections – International leaders – Sovereign states – Sovereign state leaders – Territorial governors

Science and technology

Archaeology – Biotechnology – Computing – Palaeontology – Quantum computing and communication – Space/Astronomy – Spaceflight

Environment and environmental sciences

Birding/Ornithology – Climate change

Transportation

Aviation – Rail transport

Establishments and disestablishments categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

Works and introductions categories

Works – Introductions – Works entering the public domain