November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08) (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
- Ukraine's oldest English language newspaper the Kyiv Post suspends publication after 26 years in print following a dispute between its owner and journalists. All of the newspaper's journalists have been fired with immediate effect. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
- Austria restricts access to restaurants, bars, hotels and social and cultural events to only those who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID-19 due to an increase in the number of new cases and hospitalizations. (EURACTIV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
- COVID-19 pandemic in France, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- Greece reports a record 7,335 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 792,239. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia lifts its nationwide week-long paid holiday in most regions, which aimed to reduce the spread of COVID-19, despite still reporting high numbers of new cases and deaths. (The Times of India)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia
- Slovakia closes hotels, bars, fitness centers, and restaurants, as well as limiting gatherings to 100 fully vaccinated people in 36 counties amid a record increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- 2020–2021 H5N8 outbreak
- The WHO and UNICEF launch a four-day polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan backed by the Taliban, which aims to address the 3.3 million children who have not been vaccinated against polio since 2018. (Al Jazeera)
International relations
Politics and elections