Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 993 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Feb 28, 2023 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict An Israeli-American man is killed in a drive-by shooting on a highway in the city of Jericho, in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera) Islamic State–Taliban conflict The Taliban announce that the leader of operations and intelligence of Islamic State – Khorasan Province was killed during a raid in Kabul. (The Express Tribune) Business and economy 2021–2023 inflation surge United Kingdom cost of living crisis Grocery price inflation in the United Kingdom rises to a record high of 17.1%, according to market research group Kantar Worldpanel, amid high levels of inflation, supply chain issues and high energy costs impacting the economy. (Sky News) Disasters and accidents A passenger train and a freight train collide in Thessaly, Greece, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (BNO News) Politics and elections 2023 Nigerian presidential election Opposition parties call for a rerun of this year's presidential election after the Independent National Electoral Commission projected Bola Tinubu of the incumbent All Progressives Congress to be the next president, claiming voting irregularities and electoral violence. (BBC) (NPR) Science and technology Censorship of TikTok Canada bans social media platform TikTok from all government-issued devices, citing "an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security" from the Chinese-owned app. (BBC News) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict An Israeli-American man is killed in a drive-by shooting on a highway in the city of Jericho, in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera) Islamic State–Taliban conflict The Taliban announce that the leader of operations and intelligence of Islamic State – Khorasan Province was killed during a raid in Kabul. (The Express Tribune) Business and economy 2021–2023 inflation surge United Kingdom cost of living crisis Grocery price inflation in the United Kingdom rises to a record high of 17.1%, according to market research group Kantar Worldpanel, amid high levels of inflation, supply chain issues and high energy costs impacting the economy. (Sky News) Disasters and accidents A passenger train and a freight train collide in Thessaly, Greece, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (BNO News) Politics and elections 2023 Nigerian presidential election Opposition parties call for a rerun of this year's presidential election after the Independent National Electoral Commission projected Bola Tinubu of the incumbent All Progressives Congress to be the next president, claiming voting irregularities and electoral violence. (BBC) (NPR) Science and technology Censorship of TikTok Canada bans social media platform TikTok from all government-issued devices, citing "an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security" from the Chinese-owned app. (BBC News) Continue reading...