Current events: 2023-01-01

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Afghanistan conflict
  • 2023 Kabul airport bombing
    • Several people are killed by a bombing outside the military airport in Kabul. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• At least nine people are killed and many others are injured during a stampede at a concert in Kampala, Uganda. (Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Australia and Canada announce that they will require travelers from China to present a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter their countries from January 5. (CTV News) (Sydney Morning Herald)

Politics and elections

• Enlargement of the eurozone
  • Croatia and the euro
    • Croatia adopts the euro and enters the Schengen Area. (AFP via Macau Business)
• Third inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is sworn-in as President of Brazil, replacing Jair Bolsonaro. (Télam)

Science and technology

• 2023 Philippine airspace closure
  • The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines closes the country's airspace for nearly six hours due to a power outage in its air traffic management center, affecting around 282 commercial flights and over 56,000 passengers. (Bloomberg)

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