Current events: 2024-01-07

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Disasters and accidents

• Two people are killed and nine others are injured in a 35-car pileup on Interstate 5 in Bakersfield, California, United States. (USA Today)
• A fire in Kutupalong refugee camp leaves nearly 7000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh homeless as it destroys hundreds of shelters and facilities. (Dhaka Tribune) (The Washington Post)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Bangladeshi general election
  • Citizens of Bangladesh vote in the general election with a boycott from opposition parties. (Al Jazeera)
• Philippine President Bongbong Marcos signs a law that permits electronic tax filing in the country. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2024 ATP Tour, 2024 WTA Tour
  • 2024 United Cup
    • In tennis, Germany wins the second United Cup after defeating Poland 2–1 in the final. (PA Media via The Guardian)

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