## [2021-03-12](/feed/2021/03/12/index.md)

##### 2019 Bolivian political crisis
### [The Bolivian office of the Prosecutor General issues an arrest order for former interim President Jeanine Áñez, five former members of the national cabinet and the former leadership of the Armed Forces, accusing them of the crimes of sedition and terrorism. ](/feed/2021/03/12/the-bolivian-office-of-the-prosecutor-general-issues-an-arrest-order-for-former-interim-president-jeanine-anez-five-for.md)
##### Death of Sarah Everard
### [A Metropolitan Police officer is charged with kidnapping and murder. ](/feed/2021/03/12/a-metropolitan-police-officer-is-charged-with-kidnapping-and-murder.md)
##### Killing of George Floyd
### [The family of George Floyd, the man killed while in police custody last May, settles their lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis for $27 million. ](/feed/2021/03/12/the-family-of-george-floyd-the-man-killed-while-in-police-custody-last-may-settles-their-lawsuit-against-the-city-of-m.md)
##### Hong Kong national security law
### [An upper court in Hong Kong denies bail for a second time to 11 of the 47 defendants in the case, citing national security risks. Among those who were again denied bail are prominent activists and politicians such as Leung Kwok-hung, Claudia Mo, Jimmy Sham, Lester Shum, and Fergus Leung. The remaining defendants either withdrew their bail application or remain in custody under other circumstances. ](/feed/2021/03/12/an-upper-court-in-hong-kong-denies-bail-for-a-second-time-to-11-of-the-47-defendants-in-the-case-citing-national-securi.md)
##### Greece–United Kingdom relations
### [In an interview with Greek newspaper "Ta Nea", UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain is the legitimate and legal owner of the historic 2,500-year-old Elgin Marbles amid growing calls to return the marbles to Greece. ](/feed/2021/03/12/in-an-interview-with-greek-newspaper-ta-nea-uk-prime-minister-boris-johnson-says-britain-is-the-legitimate-and-legal.md)
##### COVID-19 pandemic
### [The World Health Organization grants emergency use approval for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, becoming the third vaccine to be approved after the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. ](/feed/2021/03/12/the-world-health-organization-grants-emergency-use-approval-for-the-single-dose-johnson-johnson-vaccine-becoming-the.md)
### [Auckland returns to alert level 1 and lifts all COVID-19-related restrictions aside from their face mask requirement on public transport after no community cases were found. ](/feed/2021/03/12/auckland-returns-to-alert-level-1-and-lifts-all-covid-19-related-restrictions-aside-from-their-face-mask-requirement-on.md)
### [Brazil reports 85,663 new confirmed cases and 2,216 more deaths from COVID-19, surpassing India as the country with the second-highest number of cases in the world, and also bringing Brazil's total cases to 11,363,380. ](/feed/2021/03/12/brazil-reports-85663-new-confirmed-cases-and-2216-more-deaths-from-covid-19-surpassing-india-as-the-country-with-the.md)
### [The United States surpasses 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that have been administered. ](/feed/2021/03/12/the-united-states-surpasses-100-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-that-have-been-administered.md)
### [New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul receives a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Catholic Health in Buffalo. ](/feed/2021/03/12/new-york-lieutenant-governor-kathy-hochul-receives-a-dose-of-the-johnson-johnson-vaccine-at-catholic-health-in-buffalo.md)
### [Arizona reports its first three case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which originated in Brazil. ](/feed/2021/03/12/arizona-reports-its-first-three-case-of-the-lineage-p1-variant-which-originated-in-brazil.md)
### [Thailand postpones the public vaccination of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of side-effects in some vaccinated people. ](/feed/2021/03/12/thailand-postpones-the-public-vaccination-of-prime-minister-prayut-chan-o-cha-and-his-cabinet-using-the-oxford-astrazene.md)
### [Sri Lanka reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant, which originated in South Africa, in a person who travelled from Tanzania and is currently staying at a quarantine centre. ](/feed/2021/03/12/sri-lanka-reports-its-first-case-of-the-501v2-variant-which-originated-in-south-africa-in-a-person-who-travelled-from.md)
### [Pakistan surpasses 600,000 cases of COVID-19. ](/feed/2021/03/12/pakistan-surpasses-600000-cases-of-covid-19.md)
### [Mongolia receives 14,400 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through COVAX initiative. ](/feed/2021/03/12/mongolia-receives-14400-doses-of-the-oxford-astrazeneca-vaccine-through-covax-initiative.md)
### [Japanese health authorities reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a traveler aged 60s from the Philippines. The variant is different from the Brazil, South African, and UK variants. ](/feed/2021/03/12/japanese-health-authorities-reports-its-first-case-of-a-new-variant-of-sars-cov-2-in-a-traveler-aged-60s-from-the-philip.md)
### [Azerbaijan approves general use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. ](/feed/2021/03/12/azerbaijan-approves-general-use-of-the-russian-sputnik-v-vaccine.md)
### [Turkey reports 14,941 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, and brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,850,930. ](/feed/2021/03/12/turkey-reports-14941-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-last-24-hours-which-is-the-highest-single-day-total-this-year-and-b.md)
### [Belarus reports 1,186 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 300,146 cases. ](/feed/2021/03/12/belarus-reports-1186-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-bringing-the-total-number-of-cases-to-300146-cases.md)
### [The Italian Medicines Agency approves the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. ](/feed/2021/03/12/the-italian-medicines-agency-approves-the-use-of-the-single-dose-johnson-johnson-vaccine.md)
### [A lockdown will start on March 15 and last until April 6 for the Italian regions of Lombardy, Apulia, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Piedmont, Lazio, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, and Marche, thereby bringing the total number of regions under lockdown in the country to 11. The Autonomous Province of Trento is also placed under a lockdown, while strict measures are imposed for eight more regions. Between April 3–5, the entire country will be placed under a lockdown. ](/feed/2021/03/12/a-lockdown-will-start-on-march-15-and-last-until-april-6-for-the-italian-regions-of-lombardy-apulia-friuli-venezia-giu.md)
### [France surpasses four million cases and 90,000 deaths of COVID-19. ](/feed/2021/03/12/france-surpasses-four-million-cases-and-90000-deaths-of-covid-19.md)
### [The French Haute Autorité de Santé approves the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. ](/feed/2021/03/12/the-french-haute-autorite-de-sante-approves-the-use-of-the-single-dose-johnson-johnson-vaccine.md)
### [Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announces the suspension of the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine following the death of a 57-year-old woman from Plovdiv after she received her dose. ](/feed/2021/03/12/prime-minister-boyko-borisov-announces-the-suspension-of-the-use-of-the-oxford-astrazeneca-vaccine-following-the-death-o.md)
##### Kaduna kidnapping
### [Thirty students and several staff members are kidnapped from a school in Kaduna State, Nigeria, by a group of gunmen. ](/feed/2021/03/12/thirty-students-and-several-staff-members-are-kidnapped-from-a-school-in-kaduna-state-nigeria-by-a-group-of-gunmen.md)
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