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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 92145" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure" target="_blank">2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> launches a wave of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile" target="_blank">cruise missile</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone strikes</a> across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. Among the targets hit was an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_park" target="_blank">industrial zone</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlohrad" target="_blank">Pavlohrad</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Dnipropetrovsk Oblast</a>, where a large <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosion" target="_blank">explosion</a> damaged or destroyed 19 apartment buildings and 25 homes, with 34 people reportedly injured. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian forces</a> say they have shot down 15 of 18 missiles launched by Russia, including from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bomber" target="_blank">strategic bombers</a> over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian_Sea" target="_blank">Caspian Sea</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/01/ukraine-ammunition-depot-reportedly-hit-in-wave-of-russian-missile-attacks" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bakhmut" target="_blank">Battle of Bakhmut</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ukrainian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_general" target="_blank">colonel general</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Syrskyi" target="_blank">Oleksandr Syrskyi</a> says <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Ukrainian troops</a> have recaptured parts of central <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakhmut" target="_blank">Bakhmut</a>, but that the situation on the ground &quot;remains difficult&quot;. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-defenders-oust-russian-forces-some-positions-bakhmut-ukraine-general-2023-05-01/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A 17-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> boy is killed during an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterterrorism" target="_blank">counterterrorism</a> raid near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho" target="_blank">Jericho</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-teen-killed-west-bank-a434b00ac19b049747cd3ccee72ee379" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A bomb was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detonate" target="_blank">detonated</a> on the road between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia" target="_blank">Sofia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samokov" target="_blank">Samokov</a>, near the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kovachevtsi%2C_Sofia_Province" target="_blank">Kovachevtsi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria" target="_blank">Bulgaria</a>. The target is supposed to have been the Chief Public <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecutor" target="_blank">Prosecutor</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria" target="_blank">Bulgaria</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Geshev" target="_blank">Ivan Geshev</a>, whose motorcade was travelling on the road at this time. No people were injured. The explosion is designated as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist" target="_blank">terrorist</a> incident by officials. The perpetrator and motive are currently unknown. <a href="https://bntnews.bg/news/opit-za-pokushenie-sreshtu-glavniya-prokuror-obzor-1231970news.html" target="_blank">(BNT)</a></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_global_banking_crisis" target="_blank">2023 global banking crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation" target="_blank">FDIC</a> seizes control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Republic_Bank" target="_blank">First Republic Bank</a>, while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase" target="_blank">JPMorgan Chase</a> agrees to buy &quot;a substantial majority of assets and assumed the deposits and certain other liabilities&quot; of the bank. It makes First Republic the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_bank_failures_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">second-largest</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_failure" target="_blank">bank failure</a> in US history. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/business/first-republic-purchase-hnk-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Liaocheng_chemical_plant_explosion" target="_blank">2023 Liaocheng chemical plant explosion</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed, one is injured and another is reported missing after an explosion at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_plant" target="_blank">chemical plant</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liaocheng" target="_blank">Liaocheng</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong" target="_blank">Shandong</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/five-killed-sinochem-chemical-plant-shandong-province-2023-05-01/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least six people are killed and 30 others are injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" target="_blank">Illinois</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, after a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_storm" target="_blank">dust storm</a> causes a crash involving 70 to 90 vehicles on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_55" target="_blank">Interstate 55</a>. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/us/illinois-dust-storm-crashes/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Paraguayan_general_election" target="_blank">2023 Paraguayan general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Pe%C3%B1a" target="_blank">Santiago Peña</a> is declared the winner of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguayan_president" target="_blank">Paraguayan presidential</a> election. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65445154" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_World_Snooker_Championship" target="_blank">2023 World Snooker Championship</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_Brecel" target="_blank">Luca Brecel</a> wins his first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Snooker_Championship" target="_blank">World Snooker Championship</a> title, defeating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Selby" target="_blank">Mark Selby</a> by 18–15 in the final at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucible_Theatre" target="_blank">The Crucible</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield" target="_blank">Sheffield</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>. Brecel becomes the first player from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Europe" target="_blank">continental Europe</a> to win the tournament. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/65443284" target="_blank">(BBC Sport)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_May_1" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 92145, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure']2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] launches a wave of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile']cruise missile[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strikes[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. Among the targets hit was an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_park']industrial zone[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlohrad']Pavlohrad[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast']Dnipropetrovsk Oblast[/URL], where a large [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosion']explosion[/URL] damaged or destroyed 19 apartment buildings and 25 homes, with 34 people reportedly injured. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian forces[/URL] say they have shot down 15 of 18 missiles launched by Russia, including from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bomber']strategic bombers[/URL] over the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian_Sea']Caspian Sea[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/01/ukraine-ammunition-depot-reportedly-hit-in-wave-of-russian-missile-attacks']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bakhmut']Battle of Bakhmut[/URL] [LIST] [*]Ukrainian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_general']colonel general[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Syrskyi']Oleksandr Syrskyi[/URL] says [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Ground_Forces']Ukrainian troops[/URL] have recaptured parts of central [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakhmut']Bakhmut[/URL], but that the situation on the ground "remains difficult". [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-defenders-oust-russian-forces-some-positions-bakhmut-ukraine-general-2023-05-01/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]A 17-year-old [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian']Palestinian[/URL] boy is killed during an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterterrorism']counterterrorism[/URL] raid near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho']Jericho[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-teen-killed-west-bank-a434b00ac19b049747cd3ccee72ee379'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A bomb was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detonate']detonated[/URL] on the road between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia']Sofia[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samokov']Samokov[/URL], near the village of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kovachevtsi%2C_Sofia_Province']Kovachevtsi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria']Bulgaria[/URL]. The target is supposed to have been the Chief Public [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecutor']Prosecutor[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria']Bulgaria[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Geshev']Ivan Geshev[/URL], whose motorcade was travelling on the road at this time. No people were injured. The explosion is designated as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist']terrorist[/URL] incident by officials. The perpetrator and motive are currently unknown. [URL='https://bntnews.bg/news/opit-za-pokushenie-sreshtu-glavniya-prokuror-obzor-1231970news.html'](BNT)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_global_banking_crisis']2023 global banking crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation']FDIC[/URL] seizes control of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Republic_Bank']First Republic Bank[/URL], while [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase']JPMorgan Chase[/URL] agrees to buy "a substantial majority of assets and assumed the deposits and certain other liabilities" of the bank. It makes First Republic the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_bank_failures_in_the_United_States']second-largest[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_failure']bank failure[/URL] in US history. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/business/first-republic-purchase-hnk-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Liaocheng_chemical_plant_explosion']2023 Liaocheng chemical plant explosion[/URL] [LIST] [*]Five people are killed, one is injured and another is reported missing after an explosion at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_plant']chemical plant[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liaocheng']Liaocheng[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong']Shandong[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/five-killed-sinochem-chemical-plant-shandong-province-2023-05-01/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least six people are killed and 30 others are injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois']Illinois[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], after a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_storm']dust storm[/URL] causes a crash involving 70 to 90 vehicles on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_55']Interstate 55[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/us/illinois-dust-storm-crashes/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Paraguayan_general_election']2023 Paraguayan general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Pe%C3%B1a']Santiago Peña[/URL] is declared the winner of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguayan_president']Paraguayan presidential[/URL] election. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65445154'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_World_Snooker_Championship']2023 World Snooker Championship[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_Brecel']Luca Brecel[/URL] wins his first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Snooker_Championship']World Snooker Championship[/URL] title, defeating [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Selby']Mark Selby[/URL] by 18–15 in the final at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucible_Theatre']The Crucible[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield']Sheffield[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL]. Brecel becomes the first player from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Europe']continental Europe[/URL] to win the tournament. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/65443284'](BBC Sport)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_May_1"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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