## [2020-08-14](/feed/2020/08/14/index.md)

##### Politics of Equatorial Guinea
### [Prime Minister Francisco Pascual Obama Asue presents his resignation and that of his entire government without making public the reason. President Teodoro Obiang claims that "he has not met the programmatic objectives, which has undoubtedly caused this crisis situation that today requires us to take urgent measures". ](/feed/2020/08/14/prime-minister-francisco-pascual-obama-asue-presents-his-resignation-and-that-of-his-entire-government-without-making-pu.md)
##### 2020 Bulgarian protests
### [Prime Minister Boyko Borisov pledges to resign if the nation's National Assembly passes his motion to call for a constituent assembly to change the nation's constitution. ](/feed/2020/08/14/prime-minister-boyko-borisov-pledges-to-resign-if-the-nation-s-national-assembly-passes-his-motion-to-call-for-a-constit.md)
##### United States Department of Justice
### [The United States Department of Justice says Yale University is illegally discriminating against White Americans and Asian Americans in its undergraduate admissions process, following a two-year investigation into the university. A Yale spokeswoman "categorically" denies the federal accusations. ](/feed/2020/08/14/the-united-states-department-of-justice-says-yale-university-is-illegally-discriminating-against-white-americans-and-asi.md)
##### 2020 Thai protests
### [Thai police arrest a student leader over an anti-government protest last month. The student was arrested in the outskirts of Bangkok while traveling to a protest. Human Rights Watch reports that he will be charged with breaching multiple laws. Police declined to comment when contacted by Reuters. ](/feed/2020/08/14/thai-police-arrest-a-student-leader-over-an-anti-government-protest-last-month-the-student-was-arrested-in-the-outskirt.md)
##### 2020 Belarusian protests
### [Amnesty International says "widespread torture" is taking place inside detention centres in Belarus, with more than 6,700 people detained since protests against Lukashenko broke out following the disputed presidential election result. Amnesty International says detainees described being stripped naked, beaten and threatened with rape. The BBC also reports evidence of torture, including at the Okrestina detention centre in Minsk. ](/feed/2020/08/14/amnesty-international-says-widespread-torture-is-taking-place-inside-detention-centres-in-belarus-with-more-than-670.md)
##### Sanctions on Iran
### [The United Nations Security Council has resoundingly rejected a United States bid to extend a global arms embargo on Iran. In a Security Council vote, United States only got support from the Dominican Republic for its resolution to indefinitely extend the arms embargo on Iran, leaving it far short of the minimum nine "yes" votes required for adoption. Eleven members on the 15-member body, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom, abstained while Russia and China opposed extending the ban but did not need to use their vetoes. ](/feed/2020/08/14/the-united-nations-security-council-has-resoundingly-rejected-a-united-states-bid-to-extend-a-global-arms-embargo-on-ira.md)
##### Belarus–Lithuania relations
### [Lithuania becomes the first EU state to openly reject the legitimacy of Alexander Lukashenko as President of Belarus. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says "We can not call Mister Lukashenko legitimate because there were no free democratic elections in Belarus". ](/feed/2020/08/14/lithuania-becomes-the-first-eu-state-to-openly-reject-the-legitimacy-of-alexander-lukashenko-as-president-of-belarus-li.md)
##### Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
### [Germany declares all of Spain except for the Canary Islands a high risk region following a spike of COVID-19 cases in the country. Designations as risk regions are typically followed by the German Foreign Ministry warning against touristic travel to those areas and mean people returning from those areas face a test or two weeks' compulsory quarantine. ](/feed/2020/08/14/germany-declares-all-of-spain-except-for-the-canary-islands-a-high-risk-region-following-a-spike-of-covid-19-cases-in-th.md)
##### COVID-19 pandemic
### [Education Secretary Leonor Briones suspends the commencement of the 2020–21 academic year for primary and secondary schools until October 5 due to the continuous rise of cases in the country. ](/feed/2020/08/14/education-secretary-leonor-briones-suspends-the-commencement-of-the-2020-21-academic-year-for-primary-and-secondary-scho.md)
### [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces that the current Alert Level settings will be extended for another 12 days. ](/feed/2020/08/14/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-announces-that-the-current-alert-level-settings-will-be-extended-for-another-12-days.md)
### [Greece announces that they would limit public gatherings to 50 people and impose a midnight curfew on bars and restaurants in Athens and other areas. This measure is to last until August 24 in parts of the country where infection numbers have risen. ](/feed/2020/08/14/greece-announces-that-they-would-limit-public-gatherings-to-50-people-and-impose-a-midnight-curfew-on-bars-and-restauran.md)
### [Amid an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases, the government of Spain closes all nightclubs and bans smoking in public sites in the event that the social distancing is not assured. ](/feed/2020/08/14/amid-an-alarming-increase-in-covid-19-cases-the-government-of-spain-closes-all-nightclubs-and-bans-smoking-in-public-si.md)
### [The government declares Paris and Marseilles as "active zones", or high-risk zones. The move allows local authorities in those designated areas to impose restrictions. ](/feed/2020/08/14/the-government-declares-paris-and-marseilles-as-active-zones-or-high-risk-zones-the-move-allows-local-authorities-in.md)
### [France reports 2,846 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as well as more than 12,300 new cases this week, making it the highest number of cases since the lockdown was eased in May. ](/feed/2020/08/14/france-reports-2846-new-covid-19-cases-in-the-last-24-hours-as-well-as-more-than-12300-new-cases-this-week-making-it.md)
##### 2020 wildfire season
### [The Lake Fire in Santa Clarita and Palmdale grows to over 10,000 acres, prompting evacuations in the Lake Hughes area. ](/feed/2020/08/14/the-lake-fire-in-santa-clarita-and-palmdale-grows-to-over-10000-acres-prompting-evacuations-in-the-lake-hughes-area.md)
##### Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts and cultural heritage
### [New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says that museums and cultural institutions in New York City will be allowed to reopen on August 24 at a 25% capacity. ](/feed/2020/08/14/new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-says-that-museums-and-cultural-institutions-in-new-york-city-will-be-allowed-to-reopen-on.md)
##### Moro conflict
### [Moro National Liberation Front chairman Nur Misuari surrenders Abduljihad Susukan, a sub-commander of the ISIL-affiliated Abu Sayyaf militant group, to the Philippine National Police in Davao City, following the latter's involvement in the 2015 Roseller Lim and Samal Island kidnappings and beheadings. Susukan surrendered to Misuari in April 2020. ](/feed/2020/08/14/moro-national-liberation-front-chairman-nur-misuari-surrenders-abduljihad-susukan-a-sub-commander-of-the-isil-affiliate.md)
##### Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
### [Islamist insurgents kill at least two police officers and injured another in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The attack comes days after the first anniversary of the revocation of Kashmir’s constitutional autonomy. ](/feed/2020/08/14/islamist-insurgents-kill-at-least-two-police-officers-and-injured-another-in-srinagar-jammu-and-kashmir-india-the-att.md)
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