Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 1,015 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Apr 17, 2024 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks War in Sudan (2023–present) Taqaddum leader Abdalla Hamdok meets with Emmanuel Macron in Paris. (Dabanga Sudan) Russian invasion of Ukraine Chernihiv strikes At least 17 people are killed and 60 injured in a Russian missile strike, which hit an eight-storey building in a densely populated area in Chernihiv. (BBC News) (Reuters) Business and economy Vietnam mounts a $24 billion rescue for the Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, which is currently involved in a massive fraud case. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2024 Persian Gulf floods Dubai suffers flooding as it is hit with the heaviest rainfall in 75 years; at least one person dies. (The Guardian) (Reuters) Hundreds of people are evacuated after the Ruang volcano erupts in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters) Politics and elections Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas The United States Senate votes to dismiss both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. (Reuters) 2024 Croatian parliamentary election Voters go to the polls to elect members to the Sabor. (The Guardian) Science and technology Scientists find in the Westbury Formation fossil remains of the Ichthyotitan, the largest marine reptile ever. (NOS) Sports The NBA announces that it has banned Jontay Porter, a two-way player under contract to the Toronto Raptors and their G League affiliate Raptors 905, for multiple major violations of the league's gambling policy. (NBA) (ESPN) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks War in Sudan (2023–present) Taqaddum leader Abdalla Hamdok meets with Emmanuel Macron in Paris. (Dabanga Sudan) Russian invasion of Ukraine Chernihiv strikes At least 17 people are killed and 60 injured in a Russian missile strike, which hit an eight-storey building in a densely populated area in Chernihiv. (BBC News) (Reuters) Business and economy Vietnam mounts a $24 billion rescue for the Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, which is currently involved in a massive fraud case. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2024 Persian Gulf floods Dubai suffers flooding as it is hit with the heaviest rainfall in 75 years; at least one person dies. (The Guardian) (Reuters) Hundreds of people are evacuated after the Ruang volcano erupts in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters) Politics and elections Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas The United States Senate votes to dismiss both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. (Reuters) 2024 Croatian parliamentary election Voters go to the polls to elect members to the Sabor. (The Guardian) Science and technology Scientists find in the Westbury Formation fossil remains of the Ichthyotitan, the largest marine reptile ever. (NOS) Sports The NBA announces that it has banned Jontay Porter, a two-way player under contract to the Toronto Raptors and their G League affiliate Raptors 905, for multiple major violations of the league's gambling policy. (NBA) (ESPN) Continue reading...