The economy officially enters a recession for the first time since 1991 after the Bureau of Statistics reports a 7% decline in GDP over the second quarter, the largest fall since records began in 1959. (9 News)
Mauritius asks Japan to pay $34 million in reparations for the disaster and demands the money to "support local fishermen whose livelihoods were adversely impacted by an oil leak last month", according to a Mauritian government document. (DW)
Minnesota reports the first death tied to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, which drew hundreds of thousands of bikers despite COVID-19 concerns. The patient was a male biker in his 60s. At least 50 cases in Minnesota have been linked to Sturgis. (CBS News)
India bans 118 apps linked to Chinese companies including popular Tencent-backed video game PUBG Mobile, stating they are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India". (Bloomberg)
Eight people are killed and 14 others injured after gunmen open fire on a group of people gathered to mourn the death of a youth who was killed in a motorcycle accident in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. (BBC News)