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Current events of June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04) (Friday)
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Health and environment
  • COVID-19 pandemic
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
      • Some lockdown restrictions are lifted in regional Victoria as health authorities are confident the current outbreak is limited to the state capital of Melbourne. Travel restrictions are removed (other than to Melbourne), public gatherings of up to 10 are permitted, and schools and some businesses reopened in a reduced capacity. Masks will remain mandatory in most settings and private gatherings are still banned. However, restrictions will remain in place in Greater Melbourne for another week. A 5 km (3.1 mi) travel radius is extended to 10 km (6.2 mi), and QR check ins at public places become mandatory. (The Guardian)
Current events of June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03) (Thursday)
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Current events of June 2, 2021 (2021-06-02) (Wednesday)
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Current events of June 1, 2021 (2021-06-01) (Tuesday)
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  • Lebanese liquidity crisis
    • A report released by the World Bank warns that the current economic crisis in Lebanon risks becoming one of the three most severe since the mid-19th century if its "bankrupt economic system, which benefited a few for so long" isn't reformed. (Al Jazeera English)
  • Amazon quietly changes its terms of service to allow customers to file lawsuits after plaintiffs that were barred from filing a class action lawsuit filed 75,000 individual arbitration demands on behalf of Echo users. This resulted in a bill for tens of millions of dollars in filing fees, according to lawyers involved, which would be payable by Amazon under its own policies. (Fox Business)
  • American food processing company JBS USA is hit by a massive ransomware attack, temporarily shutting down its operations in the United States, Canada, and Australia. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre claims the attack is Russian in origin, and the FBI is currently investigating. (BBC News)
  • eBay prohibits sellers from using PayPal, now mandating that all funds will be transferred directly to and from their bank accounts. (BBC News)

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  • Belarusian prisoner Stepan Latypov, detained in a crackdown on protests, attempted to cut his own throat with a pen during a court hearing on Tuesday after telling his family that he had been held in a torture cell for 51 days and being informed by police that his relatives and neighbors would be prosecuted under criminal law if he did not confess. (Reuters) (South China Morning Post)

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  • Australian and Chinese researchers announce the discovery of two new, distinct species of woolly flying squirrel in the Himalayas: the Tibetan woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus tibetensis) and the Yunnan woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus nivamons). (Mirage News)
Current events of May 31, 2021 (2021-05-31) (Monday)
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Current events of May 29, 2021 (2021-05-29) (Saturday)
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  • A car explodes outside an apartment block in Arad, Romania. The driver, Ioan Crișan, a well-known fish farmer and businessman, was killed, and several windows were shattered. The authorities suspect foul play. (G4 Media)
  • A major Austrian Muslim organization files a lawsuit against the government for publishing a map on Thursday listing the location of the country's mosques and Islamic associations, saying it "represents an unprecedented crossing of boundaries". The Islamic Religious Community in Austria, the Turkish Foreign Ministry, and members of the ruling Green Party have also criticized the map's publication. (DW)

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  • A team at Cardiff University has created the first 3D replica of a spin-ice material that allows for the generation of magnetic monopoles-like quasi-particles. Magnetic force microscopy was then used to visualize the magnetic charges present on the device, allowing the team to track the movement of the single-pole magnets across the 3D structure. (Phys.org)

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