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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 135907" data-attributes="member: 524">Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Brazil_floods" target="_blank">2024 Brazil floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from ongoing heavy rains in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Sul" target="_blank">Rio Grande do Sul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a>, increases to 56, with 67 people still missing and nearly 25,000 displaced. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salgado_Filho_Porto_Alegre_International_Airport" target="_blank">airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto_Alegre" target="_blank">Porto Alegre</a>, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, suspends all flights until further notice. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-rains-southern-brazil-climbs-56-some-70-still-missing-2024-05-04/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 14 people are killed by floods and landslides in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sulawesi" target="_blank">South Sulawesi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/floods-indonesias-south-sulawesi-kill-14-2024-05-04/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">Indian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_%28India%29" target="_blank">Minister of External Affairs</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Jaishankar" target="_blank">S. Jaishankar</a> rejects comments made by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_President" target="_blank">US President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> saying that India's economic growth was being held back by &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia" target="_blank">xenophobia</a>&quot;. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-foreign-minister-rejects-bidens-xenophobia-comment-2024-05-04/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">German</a> member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament" target="_blank">European Parliament</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Ecke" target="_blank">Matthias Ecke</a> is &quot;seriously injured&quot; in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden" target="_blank">Dresden</a>, Germany, in what is suspected to be a politically-motivated attack. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-denounces-rising-political-violence-after-mep-seriously-hurt-2024-05-04/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_London_mayoral_election" target="_blank">2024 London mayoral election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_Khan" target="_blank">Sadiq Khan</a> wins re-election as mayor of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" target="_blank">London</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>, with 43.8% of the vote, becoming the first London mayor to be elected to a third term. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68952475" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Olympics_Committee" target="_blank">International Olympics Committee</a> (IOC) bans <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwait</a>'s Sheikh <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Al-Fahad_Al-Ahmed_Al-Sabah" target="_blank">Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah</a> from all positions within the committee for 15 years over ethics breaches. Sheik Ahmad was previously banned by the IOC for three years in 2023 over his alleged interference in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Council_of_Asia" target="_blank">Olympic Council of Asia</a> elections, as well as for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgery" target="_blank">forgery</a> and a fake <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitration" target="_blank">arbitration</a> procedure. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/ioc-bans-sheikh-ahmad-15-years-2024-05-04/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_4" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 135907, member: 524"] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Brazil_floods']2024 Brazil floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from ongoing heavy rains in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Sul']Rio Grande do Sul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL], increases to 56, with 67 people still missing and nearly 25,000 displaced. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salgado_Filho_Porto_Alegre_International_Airport']airport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto_Alegre']Porto Alegre[/URL], the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, suspends all flights until further notice. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-rains-southern-brazil-climbs-56-some-70-still-missing-2024-05-04/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 14 people are killed by floods and landslides in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sulawesi']South Sulawesi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/floods-indonesias-south-sulawesi-kill-14-2024-05-04/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']Indian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_%28India%29']Minister of External Affairs[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Jaishankar']S. Jaishankar[/URL] rejects comments made by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_President']US President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL] saying that India's economic growth was being held back by "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia']xenophobia[/URL]". [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-foreign-minister-rejects-bidens-xenophobia-comment-2024-05-04/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']German[/URL] member of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament']European Parliament[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Ecke']Matthias Ecke[/URL] is "seriously injured" in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden']Dresden[/URL], Germany, in what is suspected to be a politically-motivated attack. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-denounces-rising-political-violence-after-mep-seriously-hurt-2024-05-04/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_London_mayoral_election']2024 London mayoral election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_Khan']Sadiq Khan[/URL] wins re-election as mayor of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London']London[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL], with 43.8% of the vote, becoming the first London mayor to be elected to a third term. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68952475'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Olympics_Committee']International Olympics Committee[/URL] (IOC) bans [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait']Kuwait[/URL]'s Sheikh [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Al-Fahad_Al-Ahmed_Al-Sabah']Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah[/URL] from all positions within the committee for 15 years over ethics breaches. Sheik Ahmad was previously banned by the IOC for three years in 2023 over his alleged interference in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Council_of_Asia']Olympic Council of Asia[/URL] elections, as well as for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgery']forgery[/URL] and a fake [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitration']arbitration[/URL] procedure. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/ioc-bans-sheikh-ahmad-15-years-2024-05-04/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_4"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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