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This article covers daily news and events in August 2021 . An overview of articles on thematic "long-running hits" and on longer-lasting events can be found on the page on current events .

Daily events

Sunday 1st August 2021

• Frankfurt / Germany : Hansi Flick succeeds Joachim Löw as coach of the national soccer team .
• Naypyidaw / Myanmar : Ruler Min Aung Hlaing extends the state of emergency until August 2023 , when elections would also take place. Meanwhile, protests against the military have continued since its coup six months ago.
• New York City / United States : Christian Schmidt succeeds Valentin Inzko as High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina .
• Paradise / United States : The final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup will take place at Allegiant Stadium .
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  Kryszina Zimanouskaja (2019)
  Tokyo / Japan : The Belarusian sprinter Kryszina Zimanouskaja announces that she should be brought back to Minsk from Tokyo against her will during the Summer Olympics due to public criticism of sports officials in her country and asks for protection from the Tokyo police. She then receives a humanitarian visa for Poland and can travel there in the following days.
• Wellington / New Zealand : In a speech, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expresses regret about the treatment of immigrants from Pacific island states in the 1970s.

Monday, August 2, 2021

• Steyr / Austria : As part of the awarding of the Austrian Music Theater Prize , the Salzburg Festival is awarded in five categories, including the special prize for courage and encouragement in the pandemic .
• Wilhelmshaven / Germany : The frigate Bavaria is leaving for a mission in the Indo-Pacific .

Tuesday 3rd August 2021

Ebrahim Raisi (2021)

• Kabul / Afghanistan : At least 13 people are killed and 20 injured when a car bomb explodes in the Afghan capital. The bomb explodes near the guest house of the incumbent defense minister, where several politicians are meeting to deliberate on a counter-offensive against the advance of the Taliban in northern Afghanistan. The Taliban are committed to the terrorist attack.
• Tehran / Iran : Ebrahim Raisi succeeds Hassan Rohani as President of the country .

Wednesday 4th August 2021

• Milavče / Czech Republic : Several people are killed in a railway accident.

Thursday 5th August 2021

• Berlin / Germany : The federal electoral committee decides that the Saarland state association of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen may not participate in the upcoming federal elections with its list . In order to uphold the women's statute within the party after internal party differences, a woman should be at the top of the list, which necessitates a second list. Delegates from a local association that was under the leadership of the original top candidate were excluded from this after a decision by the party's federal arbitration court, which, in the opinion of the state and federal electoral authorities, constitutes a violation of the principle of democracy, as the excluded delegates represented a third of the assembly members and could have had a decisive influence on the list.
• Ketchikan / United States : In Alaska , a DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver seaplane crashes during a sightseeing flight, killing the pilot and five passengers of the cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam .

Friday 6th August 2021

Natalia Gavrilița (2019)

• Chișinău / Moldova : The Moldovan parliament accepts President Maia Sandu's proposal and elects Natalia Gavrilița as head of government.
• Suva / Fiji : The Pacific Islands Forum is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of its predecessor organization. US President Joe Biden, invited by Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama , is a guest at an online summit . The states of the Micronesia region are invited to rejoin the forum. More pronounced regionalism led to their departure and thus to the greatest crisis since the Pacific Islands Forum was founded.

Saturday 7th August 2021

• Hamhŭng / North Korea : According to reports from the state television broadcaster KCTV, extreme rain leads to floods. The province of Hamgyŏng-namdo has been particularly hard hit , where houses are being destroyed and large parts of the agricultural area are under water. Around 5,000 people had to be evacuated.
• Yakutsk / Russia : The forest fires in Russia continue to spread. Around 250 different fires are counted. The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is particularly hard hit . A state of emergency has been declared in a total of eight regions. The cause of the forest fires is a heat wave.

Sunday 8th August 2021

• Gao / Mali : At least 51 civilians are killed in Islamist attacks when three villages in the Gao region are attacked at the same time in the evening.
• Kabul / Afghanistan : In the war in Afghanistan , after the end of NATO's Resolute Support mission, the Taliban took the provincial capitals Saranj , Scheberghan , Sar-i Pul , Kunduz , Taloqan , Aybak and Farah within a few days.
• Pemba / Mozambique : With Rwandan help, troops of the Mozambican armed forces fight Islamist militias in the strategically important port city of Mocímboa da Praia in the province of Cabo Delgado and liberate the city.
• Tokyo / Japan : With the graduation ceremony go the Olympics ended.

Monday, August 9, 2021

• Geneva / Switzerland : The United Nations Intergovernmental Committee on Climate Change (“ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change”) presents the first section of its Sixth Assessment Report . It updates the state of scientific knowledge on climate change since the last report.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

• Addis Ababa / Ethiopia : Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed calls on the population to support the Ethiopian military in the fight for the northern region of Tigray .
• Albany / USA : The Governor of the State of New York , Andrew Cuomo said after allegations of sexual harassment his resignation.
• Tizi Ouzou / Algeria : 25 deployed soldiers are killed in attempts to extinguish bush and forest fires in Kabylia .
• Vilnius / Lithuania : In the context of the Taiwan conflict, the People's Republic of China withdraws its ambassador from Lithuania and at the same time calls on the Lithuanian ambassador to the People's Republic to leave the country. The background to this is that Taiwan shortly before opened its own foreign agency under the name "Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania" in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.

Wednesday 11th August 2021

• Beirut / Lebanon : The Lebanese central bank is introducing a credit line for the import of crude oil, which is based on world market prices. In fact, a subsidy for the oil price ends, which leads to a sharp rise in fuel prices.
• Buka / Papua New Guinea : The President of the autonomous region of Bougainville , Ishmael Toroama , declares that a holistic approach is required as a necessary step in order to be able to achieve the independence of Papua New Guinea, which is aimed for after the non-binding referendum in 2019 .
• Tripoli / Libya : Libyan military forces issue an execution warrant to arrest Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi , the son of the former dictator and potential candidate for the next election, due to involvement in the Wagner group , a military company that supports General Haftar in Libya .

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Hakainde Hichilema (2014)

• Ankara / Turkey : After violent riots against Syrian refugees, particularly in the Altindag district in Ankara, over 100 people are arrested.
• Lusaka / Zambia : In the general election , opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema prevails for the office of president in the sixth attempt and is successful against incumbent Edgar Lungu . Before the ballot, there were violent clashes between supporters of the two camps, whereupon Lungu dispatched the military - this move was viewed by critics as an attempt to intimidate.

Friday 13th August 2021

• Kabul / Afghanistan : During their campaign of conquest against the Afghan armed forces, the Taliban take other provincial capitals, including Herat and Kandahar, the second and third largest cities in the country. 18 of the 34 provincial capitals are now controlled by the Taliban. Norway , Germany and the United States have announced plans to reduce their respective embassy staff in Kabul. The latter are sending around 5,000 soldiers for this purpose.
• Mönchengladbach / Germany : Start of the first match day of the 2021/22 season of the Bundesliga

Saturday 14 August 2021

• Halba / Lebanon : At least 28 people are killed and 79 others are injured in the explosion of a fuel tank in the province of Akkar . The treatment of the injured with the most severe burns had to take place abroad because Lebanon did not have the necessary treatment equipment, said Health Minister Hamad Hassan .
• Kabul / Afghanistan : As the Taliban advance, they take other provincial capitals, including Mazar-e Sharif , and advance into the suburbs and outskirts of Kabul. Western states are evacuating their embassy staff from Kabul.
• Les Cayes / Haiti : At 8:29 am local time, a major earthquake struck Haiti . The level IX quake on the modified Mercalli scale (7.2 MW) claims more than 2,100 lives and injures over 12,000. 7,000 residential buildings have been destroyed, and many more functional buildings such as offices, hospitals, schools and churches have been damaged.
• Locarno / Switzerland : Last day of the film festival
• Summit Camp / Greenland : For the first time since weather records began, precipitation on the Summit, the summit of the Greenland Ice Sheet , comes down as rain.

Sunday 15th August 2021

• Kabul / Afghanistan : The Taliban take over the provincial capital Jalalabad without resistance , move into Kabul and occupy the presidential palace there. The Afghan government collapses. Previously, President Ashraf Ghani conceded the military defeat and agreed to a coordination council for the peaceful takeover of power, to which the former President Hamid Karzai should also belong. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and his vice Amrullah Saleh flee, the first abroad, presumably to Tajikistan , the second in the Panjshir Province -Tal to avoid unnecessary bloodshed and not to have to work with the Taliban. Taliban spokesman Mohammed Naeem declares the war in Afghanistan over and calls for peaceful relations with the international community. The first communication channels have been opened for this purpose. The Taliban do not want to live in isolation, their system of government would become clearer in the near future. Human rights, especially those of women and girls, would be respected. It promises security for civilians and members of international diplomatic missions.
• New York City / United States : After the Taliban came to power, the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres , called on them to respect human rights, especially those of women and girls.

Monday, August 16, 2021

• Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia : The Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet resign after losing the parliamentary majority.
• Niamey / Niger : Niger announces two days of national mourning after armed rebels murdered 37 civilians in a massacre in the village of Darey-Daye in the Tillabéri region .

Tuesday 17th August 2021

• Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler / Germany : The district administrator of the Ahrweiler district , Jürgen Pföhler (CDU), who was criticized after the floods in Rhineland-Palatinate , will no longer exercise his office according to the CDU district parliamentary group. The Koblenz public prosecutor's office is investigating Pföhler on suspicion of negligent homicide and negligent bodily harm through negligence.
• Kabul / Afghanistan : In the first press conference since their de facto takeover of power in the emirate of Afghanistan , Taliban spokesman Sabiullah Mujahid announced a general amnesty for employees of foreign security forces such as translators and even soldiers who fought with them in the past. The security of the city of Kabul and the embassies was guaranteed. Women's rights would be protected under Sharia law. Media content should be politically neutral in line with the values ​​of Islam. The cultivation and smuggling of drugs should be stopped. The international community is asked for support for alternative crops. From his retreat in the Punschir province , the previous Vice President Amrullah Saleh declared himself the legal interim president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Ahmad Massoud , politician and son of the national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud , declares the same region an opposition area for the Taliban, gathers units of the Afghan armed forces there and hoists the flag of the Northern Alliance .

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

• Jalalabad / Afghanistan : During demonstrations against the de facto takeover of power by the Taliban , three demonstrators are killed in shootings and twelve others are wounded.
• Ouagadougou / Burkina Faso : Dozens of people are killed in various Islamist attacks in northern Burkina Faso.

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Hibatullah Achundsada (2018)

• Kabul / Afghanistan : The Taliban officially proclaim the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan . Taliban leader Hibatullah Achundsada is the new emir with the title of commander of the faithful and thus ruler .
• Yaoundé / Cameroon : A total of 32 people are killed in 19 villages in violent clashes between cattle herders from the Choa Arab tribe and fishermen from the Musgum ethnic group in northern Cameroon.

Friday 20th August 2021

• Kabul / Afghanistan : According to reports from the United Nations, Taliban fighters are specifically looking for members of the opposition and journalists from house to house. There was growing concern that vengeance would be taken.
• Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia : King Abdullah Shah appoints Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the new Prime Minister.
• Moscow / Russia : On her farewell visit to President Vladimir Putin , Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for the release of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny .

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Ismail Sabri Yaakob

• Brussels / Belgium : EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirms that the European Union has not recognized the Taliban as the new ruler in Afghanistan and that no political talks are being held with them.
• Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia : Ismail Sabri Yaakob is sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister.
• Lhasa / China : The world's highest expressway between Lhasa and Nagqu in Tibet is opened.

Sunday 22nd August 2021

• Berlin / Germany : BILD TV starts broadcasting.
• Kabul / Afghanistan : Ahmad Massoud , one of the leaders of the resistance in Panjshir Province -Tal against the Taliban , rejects a capitulation to the Taliban, and reaffirms that a war is inevitable, the Taliban should refuse a dialogue on the formation of a broad government .
• Nashville / United States : In Tennessee floods caused by record levels of rainfall , 21 people are killed and 20 more are missing.

Monday 23 August 2021

• Nouméa / New Caledonia : Supporters and opponents start their respective campaigns for the planned independence referendum in December.
• Tunis / Tunisia : Despite international pressure, President Kais Saied extends the suspension of parliament until further notice.
• Warsaw / Poland : Due to the massive increase in illegal border crossings from Belarus to Poland, the Ministry of Defense is increasing the number of its security forces at the common border. A resolution provides for the construction of a 508-kilometer border fence.

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Kathy Hochul

• Albany / United States : Kathy Hochul succeeds Andrew Cuomo as New York State Governor .
• Lusaka / Zambia : The previous opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema is sworn in as the seventh President of Zambia.
• Tokyo / Japan : Start of the Summer Paralympics (until September 5)

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

• Diffa / Niger : In an armed attack by hundreds of militant supporters from Boko Haram on a military post in the Diffa region , 16 soldiers are killed and nine others wounded. In the following battle, 50 Islamists are killed.

Thursday, August 26, 2021

• Istanbul / Turkey : UEFA Champions League group stage draw
• Kabul / Afghanistan : Two terrorist attacks at Kabul airport by alleged suicide bombers by representatives of the terrorist organization Islamic State and four explosions lead to at least 170 deaths, mostly Afghan citizens, but also 13 US soldiers.
• Odessa / Ukraine : During construction work for the planned expansion of Odessa Airport , a mass grave with 5000 to 8000 skeletons from the time of the Stalin Purges in the 1930s is discovered.
• South Tarawa / Kiribati : Kiribati confirms its decision to withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum , although several oceanic states have called for it to remain.

Friday, August 27, 2021

• Hoffenheim / Germany : Beginning of the first match day of the new season of the Flyeralarm - Women's Soccer League
• Istanbul / Turkey : UEFA Europa League group stage draw
• Kabul / Afghanistan : The Taliban appoint Khalil Haqqani, a terrorist wanted by the United States with a head premium of 5 million US dollars, as head of security for the capital Kabul.
• Lima / Peru : Congress approves President Pedro Castillo's cabinet proposal by 73 votes to 50 .
• Marl / Germany : Awarding of the Grimme Prizes
• Vienna / Austria : The former Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache is sentenced by the Vienna Regional Court to 15 months imprisonment for taking bribes due to a purchase of the law, which is suspended. Strache had helped the befriended owner of a private clinic to change the law in an advantageous manner, for which donations were received to the FPÖ party , which Strache was chairman at the time. The verdict is not yet legally binding.

Saturday, August 28, 2021

• Munich / Germany : Marilyn Douala Bell , Toshio Hosokawa and Wen Hui receive the Goethe Medal .
• Münster / Germany : Alexis Tsipras , Zoran Zaev and Plant-for-the-Planet are awarded the International Peace Prize of Westphalia .
• Murcia / Spain : In protest against a renewed mass extinction of fauna in the Spanish Mar Menor, 70,000 people symbolically embrace Europe's largest saltwater lagoon.

Sunday 29th August 2021

• Aden / Yemen : In an attack of Huthi -Rebellen the largest military base of Saudi Arabia supported coalition forces in Lahij Governorate least 30 soldiers were killed and wounded 60th
• Nuremberg / Germany : Nils Politt wins the Germany Tour .
• São Tomé / São Tomé and Príncipe : runoff of the presidential election

Monday, August 30, 2021

• New York City / United States : Start of the US Open (until September 12)
• Nairobi / Kenya : The UN environmental program announces the end of leaded petrol around the world after 100 years . The last supplies were used up in Algeria in July .
• Kabul / Afghanistan : With the withdrawal of the last soldiers from Afghanistan, the longest war in its history ends for the USA after almost 20 years; the last US military aircraft leaves Kabul airport one minute before midnight (local time).

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

• Calgary / Canada : Final game of the women's ice hockey world championship
• Tallinn / Estonia : Alar Karis is the President elected .

See also

• Nekrolog August 2021 for deaths this month
• List of annually recurring commemorative and action days in August
• Category for commemorative days, holidays or action days in August

Web links

Commons : August 2021  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ Anne Armbrecht: Belarus apparently wanted to force a sprinter to leave. In: Spiegel online. August 1, 2021, accessed August 1, 2021 . 
3. ↑ New Zealand's government apologizes for racist raids. In: Spiegel online. August 1, 2021, accessed August 6, 2021 . 
4. ^ Austrian Music Theater Prize: Rain of trophies for the Salzburg Festival. In: Wiener Zeitung . August 2, 2021, accessed August 2, 2021 . 
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6. ↑ Frigate takes off for the Indo-Pacific - cast off into highly political waters. Second German television, August 2, 2021, accessed on August 2, 2021 . 
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