2021-07-18 53a254e3d177906085df9135c52f5e87decc2b34 28 Khuzestan province 2 /wiki/khuzestan%20province Water crisis in Iran 1 /wiki/water%20crisis%20in%20iran Khuzestan province Water crisis in Iran Water crisis in Iran /feed/2021/07/18/people-in-khuzestan-province-iran-take-to-the-streets-for-the-third-consecutive-day-to-protest-water-shortages Iran International 18 61cf5022bd2e12e3429082ada11b36425be3cd40 7 https://iranintl.com/en/iran/protests-irans-oil-rich-region-reignite-third-consecutive-night 2021 People in Khuzestan Province, Iran, take to the streets for the third consecutive day to protest water shortages. 2021-07-18 e97eeedc5f917b695fd76aeef915f0c771a18461 26 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Rwanda 2 /wiki/rwanda COVID-19 pandemic Rwanda COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/07/18/rwanda-reports-a-record-1997-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-total-of-confi Xinhuanet 18 2428bd8b0e01e964529e9460b1452b3126c9f74e 7 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2021-07/18/c_1310068763.htm 2021 Rwanda reports a record 1,997 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 54,549. 2021-07-18 f31e1fa700832dd6db7c6e32601fdaef88a315ac https://www.repstatic.it/content/nazionale/img/2021/07/18/123944777-5e6c9044-252c-4a7d-914d-2c0a90776b60.jpg https://www.repstatic.it/content/nazionale/img/2021/07/18/123944777-5e6c9044-252c-4a7d-914d-2c0a90776b60.jpg 24 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Italy 2 /wiki/italy COVID-19 pandemic Italy COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/07/18/italy-reports-three-deaths-from-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-which-is-the-lowest-daily-death-toll-since-august-2020 La Repubblica 18 f01f5dcd7538e13166b574d4293cce2f67e9f60e 7 https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2021/07/18/news/coronavirus_italia_il_bollettino_di_oggi_18_luglio-310750564/ 2021 Italy reports three deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest daily death toll since August 2020. 2021-07-18 bb01c33e00a99364a905f77f0c3f67df751633f5 https://static.euronews.com/articles/stories/05/88/87/04/1000x563_cmsv2_2774b837-614f-5a66-8804-ff27e65a6f0a-5888704.jpg <04c5e2c4b2b1e07b8b9a36a874a0e3e08bfa6476>https://static.euronews.com/articles/stories/05/88/87/04/1000x563_cmsv2_2774b837-614f-5a66-8804-ff27e65a6f0a-5888704.jpg 22 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic COVID-19 testing 14 /wiki/covid-19%20testing Cyprus 37 /wiki/cyprus France 2 /wiki/france Greek 71 /wiki/greece Netherlands 116 /wiki/netherlands Portugal 172 /wiki/portugal SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant 406 /wiki/sars-cov-2%20delta%20variant Spain 239 /wiki/spain United Kingdom 317 /wiki/united%20kingdom COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 testing Cyprus France Greek Netherlands Portugal SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant Spain United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/07/18/france-imposes-a-mandatory-requirement-for-a-negative-covid-19-test-result-from-the-previous-24-hours-for-unvaccinated-p Euronews 18 04c5e2c4b2b1e07b8b9a36a874a0e3e08bfa6476 7 https://www.euronews.com/2021/07/17/france-tightens-covid-test-rules-for-travellers-from-uk-and-several-eu-countries 2021 Unvaccinated travellers from the UK, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and the Netherlands will need to show a negative COVID-19 test taken within 24 hours of departure. France imposes a mandatory requirement for a negative COVID-19 test result from the previous 24 hours for unvaccinated people travelling from Cyprus, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom due to concerns over the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. 2021-07-18 bb43e079fdc75838457df8eed904e6608aeab2f0 https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/7/18/164275_3958709711342981_hanoi.jpeg <723737eb3fd038d747008c6b48ae26b9a19f8e4e>https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/7/18/164275_3958709711342981_hanoi.jpeg 18 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Vietnam 2 /wiki/vietnam COVID-19 pandemic Vietnam COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/07/18/vietnam-reports-a-record-5926-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-total-of-conf Viet Nam News 18 723737eb3fd038d747008c6b48ae26b9a19f8e4e 7 https://vietnamnews.vn/society/994959/viet-nam-reports-record-daily-increase-of-5926-new-cases-of-covid-19-on-sunday.html 2021 Việt Nam on Sunday reported highest daily spike of 5,926 COVID cases, putting the total cases in the country at 53,830 cases. Vietnam reports a record 5,926 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 53,830. 2021-07-18 8eb205a140f0b36d1f26f7b64992c0415c52bf59 https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AP21195284542996.jpg?resize=1200%2C630 <7e47b3daa532a742a2560c22ba96f4fcb0e559bd>https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AP21195284542996.jpg?resize=1200%2C630 16 Ayutthaya 37 /wiki/phra%20nakhon%20si%20ayutthaya%20province COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Chachoengsao 71 /wiki/chachoengsao%20province Chonburi province 14 /wiki/chonburi%20province Thailand 2 /wiki/thailand province 116 /wiki/provinces%20of%20thailand Ayutthaya COVID-19 pandemic Chachoengsao Chonburi province Thailand province COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/07/18/thailand-extends-its-covid-19-related-restrictions-that-include-a-curfew-from-9-pm-to-4-am-closure-of-shopping-mall Al Jazeera 18 7e47b3daa532a742a2560c22ba96f4fcb0e559bd 7 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/18/thailand-expands-lockdown-as-covid-cases-continue-to-rise 2021 Thailand extends its COVID-19-related restrictions that include a curfew from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., closure of shopping malls, and travel restrictions, to Chonburi, Ayutthaya, and Chachoengsao provinces after the country reports a record for the third consecutive day of 11,397 new cases of COVID-19. The restrictions in these provinces will be in effect beginning on Tuesday. 2021-07-18 550f219a072286ec43b8f5c6191545a05b33b61f 14 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Malaysia 2 /wiki/malaysia COVID-19 pandemic Malaysia COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/07/18/malaysia-reports-a-record-for-the-second-consecutive-day-of-153-deaths-from-covid-19-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-de Malay Mail 18 e370ac015f6df6a138be969e52f80e20b1fb5d08 7 https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/07/18/health-ministry-covid-19-daily-death-tally-climbs-to-new-record-high-at-153/1990872 2021 Malaysia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 153 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,019. 2021-07-18 ce24ed4c0356127e678d112b40161bab60b6eac1 https://laotiantimes-com.laocdn.com/2021/05/Laotian-Times-Covid-19-Update-NEW.jpg <973a7454b30465c1d68e5577b9f72453441dc905>https://laotiantimes-com.laocdn.com/2021/05/Laotian-Times-Covid-19-Update-NEW.jpg 12 COVID-19 14 /wiki/covid-19 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Laos 2 /wiki/laos COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic Laos COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/07/18/laos-reports-a-record-131-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-total-of-confirmed The Laotian Times 18 973a7454b30465c1d68e5577b9f72453441dc905 7 https://laotiantimes.com/2021/07/18/laos-confirms-131-new-cases-of-covid-19/?amp 2021 Laos has confirmed 131 new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases to 3,426. Laos reports a record 131 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,425. 2021-07-18 f7c1d883204a8996e6c53282dbf717b2b278ad0b 9 Liberia 13 /wiki/liberia Monrovia 36 /wiki/monrovia cargo ship 1 /wiki/cargo%20ship Liberia Monrovia cargo ship Cargo ship /feed/2021/07/18/a-cargo-ship-which-was-banned-from-sailing-for-failing-to-comply-with-basic-security-measures-sinks-off-the-coast-of-l Reuters 18 0af8b9f6aa27698e2a505115505a5c5a869a4ef8 7 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-seven-missing-after-ship-sinks-off-liberian-coast-2021-07-18/ 2021 At least seven people are missing after a cargo ship that had been barred from sailing sank off the coast of Liberia, the country's Maritime Commissioner said on Sunday. A cargo ship, which was banned from sailing for failing to comply with basic security measures, sinks off the coast of Liberia, leaving at least seven people missing. The ship had departed Liberia's capital Monrovia on Saturday and was heading to a port in the south of the country. 2021-07-18 8893cac910f01ce97d2f9f7e079420b6419cdacd https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/162FD/production/_119477809_kenyafire_976549.png https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/162FD/production/_119477809_kenyafire_976549.png 8 Busia 36 /wiki/busia,%20kenya Kenya 70 /wiki/kenya Kisumu 13 /wiki/kisumu petrol tanker 1 /wiki/petrol%20tanker Busia Kenya Kisumu petrol tanker Petrol tanker /feed/2021/07/18/at-least-13-people-are-killed-and-24-more-are-injured-when-a-petrol-tanker-overturns-and-catches-fire-between-kisumu-and BBC News 18 c028089b5bf043330cd6567626bbd6ff6949ffe9 7 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57879278 2021 People rushed to the scene of the crash to siphon petrol when the explosion occurred. At least 13 people are killed and 24 more are injured when a petrol tanker overturns and catches fire between Kisumu and Busia, Kenya. 2021-07-18 9a3b2810fe83acc288a284686f55715613cb775e https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AP21199238063914.jpg?resize=1200%2C630 <49e58c261e40922f62055635a8ee80d269ebcbd0>https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AP21199238063914.jpg?resize=1200%2C630 7 Floods in India 1 /wiki/floods%20in%20india India 36 /wiki/india Mumbai 13 /wiki/mumbai landslide 70 /wiki/landslide Floods in India India Mumbai landslide Floods in India /feed/2021/07/18/heavy-floods-in-mumbai-india-result-in-the-deaths-of-20-people-in-the-first-incident-a-landslide-causes-a-wall-to-co Al Jazeera 18 49e58c261e40922f62055635a8ee80d269ebcbd0 7 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/18/landslides-kill-several-in-indias-mumbai-after-monsoon-rains 2021 Deaths caused by mudslides and a wall collapse following heavy rain in the country’s most populous city, Mumbai. Heavy floods in Mumbai, India, result in the deaths of 20 people. In the first incident, a landslide causes a wall to collapse, killing fourteen people. In the second, six people are killed when landslides damage homes. 2021-07-18 028074e0f4dc16733f9307ed813a3daa8761b627 https://img.br.de/11300bb2-dd51-47da-985a-f5c938fa31bb.png <918fa4a86446743745d2821897f79d2c953acc94>https://img.br.de/11300bb2-dd51-47da-985a-f5c938fa31bb.png 6 2021 European floods 1 /wiki/2021%20european%20floods Austria 2 /wiki/austria Saalbach-Hinterglemm 14 /wiki/saalbach-hinterglemm 2021 European floods Austria Saalbach-Hinterglemm 2021 European floods /feed/2021/07/18/heavy-floods-occur-in-several-cities-in-austria-and-also-result-in-the-death-of-a-man-in-saalbach-hinterglemm Bayrischer Rundfunk 18 918fa4a86446743745d2821897f79d2c953acc94 7 https://www.br.de/nachrichten/meldung/hochwasser-in-oesterreich-verlagert-sich-nach-tirol,3003d873e 2021 Heavy floods occur in several cities in Austria and also result in the death of a man in Saalbach-Hinterglemm. 2021-07-18 a6294d142ff2e614c1c6a3b5fc87745a25db3be8 https://www.reuters.com/resizer/xPKq2SGcy7rT_nM9wbPYJLaUNvk=/1200x628/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/ZJLU64EZRVMS5FARJWFWJKXFHU.jpg https://www.reuters.com/resizer/xPKq2SGcy7rT_nM9wbPYJLaUNvk=/1200x628/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/ZJLU64EZRVMS5FARJWFWJKXFHU.jpg 5 2021 European floods 1 /wiki/2021%20european%20floods Bavaria 37 /wiki/bavaria Belgium 14 /wiki/belgium German 2 /wiki/germany 2021 European floods Bavaria Belgium German 2021 European floods /feed/2021/07/18/the-death-toll-from-flooding-in-europe-increases-to-188-of-which-157-died-in-germany-and-31-more-in-belgium-the-floodi Reuters 18 b1b9c61f41ddc63b5fcde4950450a7cbf624da00 7 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/bavaria-hit-by-floods-german-death-toll-climbs-156-2021-07-18/ 2021 German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as "terrifying" on Sunday after the death toll across the region rose to 184 as a district of Bavaria was battered by the extreme weather. The death toll from flooding in Europe increases to 188, of which 157 died in Germany and 31 more in Belgium. The flooding is also spreading into Bavaria. 2021-07-18 063c10ff8d1f5f56d741655fada7604df72c5964 https://gdb.rferl.org/9EBAE637-9561-4558-87D0-5DA62017A494_cx0_cy14_cw0_w1200_r1.jpg <9ec844201a0da9fa1302a2b0eed8313790e14521>https://gdb.rferl.org/9EBAE637-9561-4558-87D0-5DA62017A494_cx0_cy14_cw0_w1200_r1.jpg 4 OPEC+ 1 /wiki/opec Russia 115 /wiki/russia Saudi Arabia 13 /wiki/saudi%20arabia United Arab Emirates 36 /wiki/united%20arab%20emirates price 70 /wiki/price%20of%20oil OPEC+ Russia Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates price OPEC+ /feed/2021/07/18/opec-members-particularly-saudi-arabia-and-the-united-arab-emirates-reach-an-agreement-to-increase-oil-production-en RFE/RL 18 9ec844201a0da9fa1302a2b0eed8313790e14521 7 https://www.rferl.org/a/opec-agreement-oil-output/31364977.html 2021 Major oil-producing nations have reached an agreement on an increase in output, ending a dispute that sent prices to a six-year high earlier this month. OPEC+ members, particularly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, reach an agreement to increase oil production, ending disputes that caused prices to reach their highest level since 2014. Per the terms of the agreement, Russia will increase its production from 11 million barrels to 11.5 million by May 2022, while the other members will increase their production by 400,000 barrels per day starting in August. 2021-07-18 4a0b47b8924c91b6f539b114f0bd84203b01e79c https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AP_20256373382347.jpg?resize=1200%2C630 <0600cfad191e81aabc45681af716cb76830fb511>https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AP_20256373382347.jpg?resize=1200%2C630 3 Afghan government 37 /wiki/afghan%20government Hibatullah Akhundzada 14 /wiki/hibatullah%20akhundzada Taliban 2 /wiki/taliban War in Afghanistan 1 /wiki/war%20in%20afghanistan Afghan government Hibatullah Akhundzada Taliban War in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan /feed/2021/07/18/taliban-leader-hibatullah-akhundzada-says-that-he-strenuously-favors-a-political-settlement-to-the-conflict-between-th Al Jazeera 18 0600cfad191e81aabc45681af716cb76830fb511 7 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/18/taliban-leader-favours-political-settlement-to-afghan-conflict 2021 Announcement comes amid group’s military advances and as peace talks between Afghan gov’t and Taliban resume in Doha. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada says that he "strenuously favors" a political settlement to the conflict between the group and the Afghan Government despite recent advancement and territorial gains by the Taliban, saying that "in spite of the military gains and advances, the Islamic Emirate [of Afghanistan]" favors a stable solution to the issue.