Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 993 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Jan 11, 2023 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Order of battle for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov is appointed commander of the Joint Group of Forces participating in the war with Ukraine. Generals Oleg Salyukov, {{ill|Alexei Kim|ru|Ким, Алексей Ростиславович}}, and Sergei Surovikin, who previously held this position, become his deputies. (Fontanka.ru) Afghanistan conflict Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan bombing An Islamic State suicide bomber blows himself up at the entrance of the foreign ministry offices in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people. (Al Jazeera) Health and environment 2022 Uganda Ebola outbreak Ugandan Health Minister Jane Aceng declares an end to the outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus in the country that has killed 77 people since September. (Reuters) Law and crime Six people are injured during a mass stabbing at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris, France. The attacker is shot by off-duty police, arrested and taken to hospital. (BBC News) Science and technology 2023 FAA system outage in the United States For the first time since 9/11, the FAA issues a nationwide ground stop in the United States following the failure of the FAA's NOTAM system. (CNBC) Launch of an unmanned ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket fails at Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska, United States. The rocket crashed, damaging the launch platform and destroying the rocket and its cargo. (KTOO-TV) The United Kingdom's postal service Royal Mail tells people to stop sending mail abroad due to a "cyber incident" that is causing severe disruption. There is also "minor delays" to mail coming into the UK. (BBC News) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Order of battle for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov is appointed commander of the Joint Group of Forces participating in the war with Ukraine. Generals Oleg Salyukov, {{ill|Alexei Kim|ru|Ким, Алексей Ростиславович}}, and Sergei Surovikin, who previously held this position, become his deputies. (Fontanka.ru) Afghanistan conflict Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan bombing An Islamic State suicide bomber blows himself up at the entrance of the foreign ministry offices in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people. (Al Jazeera) Health and environment 2022 Uganda Ebola outbreak Ugandan Health Minister Jane Aceng declares an end to the outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus in the country that has killed 77 people since September. (Reuters) Law and crime Six people are injured during a mass stabbing at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris, France. The attacker is shot by off-duty police, arrested and taken to hospital. (BBC News) Science and technology 2023 FAA system outage in the United States For the first time since 9/11, the FAA issues a nationwide ground stop in the United States following the failure of the FAA's NOTAM system. (CNBC) Launch of an unmanned ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket fails at Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska, United States. The rocket crashed, damaging the launch platform and destroying the rocket and its cargo. (KTOO-TV) The United Kingdom's postal service Royal Mail tells people to stop sending mail abroad due to a "cyber incident" that is causing severe disruption. There is also "minor delays" to mail coming into the UK. (BBC News) Continue reading...