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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 136325" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> reopens the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerem_Shalom_border_crossing" target="_blank">Kerem Shalom border crossing</a>, allowing humanitarian aid into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>. However, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN" target="_blank">UN</a> states that no aid has entered. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-05-08-2024-495e6dabfdddc5587bd20e71b6ad421d" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_offensive" target="_blank">Rafah offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli troops</a> reach the outskirts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah" target="_blank">Rafah</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> saying that heavy fighting is underway. The Israeli military says that it has &quot;uncovered terrorist infrastructure&quot; and killed a number of Hamas militants as it advances. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68975398" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<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/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">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 href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">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>, injuring three people and damaging <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_infrastructure" target="_blank">critical infrastructure</a>. Ukraine says that it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 drones. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-5-8-2024-e4b4507e3f17965a8ad69fdfb8dfa48d" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/ukraine-s-kyiv-lviv-under-attack-after-more-than-1-month-pause" target="_blank">(Bloomberg News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State%E2%80%93Taliban_conflict" target="_blank">Islamic State–Taliban conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A motorcycle bombing kills three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban" target="_blank">Taliban</a> security personnel in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badakhshan_Province" target="_blank">Badakhshan Province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> claims responsibility for the attack. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blast-north-afghanistan-kills-three-taliban-security-personnel-2024-05-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A statue of the late <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans" target="_blank">African American</a> civil rights leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Bates_%28activist%29" target="_blank">Daisy Bates</a> is unveiled at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Capitol" target="_blank">U.S. Capitol</a> building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C." target="_blank">Washington, D.C.</a>, representing the state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas" target="_blank">Arkansas</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/civil-rights-leader-daisy-bates-be-honored-with-statue-us-capitol-2024-05-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Rio_Grande_do_Sul_floods" target="_blank">2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a> increases to 100, with 128 people still missing and 163,000 people displaced. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-heavy-rains-brazil-hits-100-2024-05-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_blackouts" target="_blank">Rolling blackouts</a> occur in several cities in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a> amid an ongoing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heatwave" target="_blank">heatwave</a> in the country. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/world/americas/mexico-blackout-heat-wave.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccine" target="_blank">COVID-19 vaccine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstraZeneca" target="_blank">AstraZeneca</a> withdraws its marketing authorizations in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" target="_blank">Europe</a> and withdraws its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford%E2%80%93AstraZeneca_COVID-19_vaccine" target="_blank">vaccines</a> worldwide due to low demand, after admitting that the vaccines can cause blood clots. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/astrazeneca-withdraw-covid-vaccine-worldwide-telegraph-reports-2024-05-07/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elected_British_politicians_who_have_changed_party_affiliation" target="_blank">Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">British</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_%28UK%29" target="_blank">Conservative</a> MP <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Elphicke" target="_blank">Natalie Elphicke</a> defects to the opposition <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29" target="_blank">Labour Party</a>, citing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunak_ministry" target="_blank">Sunak government</a>'s failure to stop the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel_migrant_crossings_%282018%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">English Channel migrant crisis</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/another-british-conservative-lawmaker-defects-opposition-labour-party-2024-05-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Researchers at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_DeepMind" target="_blank">Google DeepMind</a> announce the development of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlphaFold" target="_blank">AlphaFold 3</a>, an AI model that can predict the structures of almost all biological molecules and model the interactions between them. <a href="https://time.com/6975934/google-deepmind-alphafold-3-ai/" target="_blank">(Time)</a> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07487-w" target="_blank">(Nature)</a></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay" target="_blank">2024 Summer Olympics torch relay</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The ship <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belem_%28ship%29" target="_blank">Belem</a> arrives in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marseille" target="_blank">Marseille</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>, with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_flame" target="_blank">Olympic flame</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/paris-olympics-torch-arrival-marseille-d954536cfeef8e000b36260c5a5f1853" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_8" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 136325, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] reopens the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerem_Shalom_border_crossing']Kerem Shalom border crossing[/URL], allowing humanitarian aid into [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL]. However, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN']UN[/URL] states that no aid has entered. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-05-08-2024-495e6dabfdddc5587bd20e71b6ad421d'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_offensive']Rafah offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces']Israeli troops[/URL] reach the outskirts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah']Rafah[/URL] with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] saying that heavy fighting is underway. The Israeli military says that it has "uncovered terrorist infrastructure" and killed a number of Hamas militants as it advances. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68975398'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] launches [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strikes[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], injuring three people and damaging [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_infrastructure']critical infrastructure[/URL]. Ukraine says that it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 drones. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-5-8-2024-e4b4507e3f17965a8ad69fdfb8dfa48d'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/ukraine-s-kyiv-lviv-under-attack-after-more-than-1-month-pause'](Bloomberg News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State%E2%80%93Taliban_conflict']Islamic State–Taliban conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]A motorcycle bombing kills three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban']Taliban[/URL] security personnel in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badakhshan_Province']Badakhshan Province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] claims responsibility for the attack. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blast-north-afghanistan-kills-three-taliban-security-personnel-2024-05-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*]A statue of the late [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans']African American[/URL] civil rights leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Bates_%28activist%29']Daisy Bates[/URL] is unveiled at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Capitol']U.S. Capitol[/URL] building in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C.']Washington, D.C.[/URL], representing the state of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas']Arkansas[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us/civil-rights-leader-daisy-bates-be-honored-with-statue-us-capitol-2024-05-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Rio_Grande_do_Sul_floods']2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL] increases to 100, with 128 people still missing and 163,000 people displaced. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-heavy-rains-brazil-hits-100-2024-05-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_blackouts']Rolling blackouts[/URL] occur in several cities in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL] amid an ongoing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heatwave']heatwave[/URL] in the country. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/world/americas/mexico-blackout-heat-wave.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccine']COVID-19 vaccine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstraZeneca']AstraZeneca[/URL] withdraws its marketing authorizations in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe']Europe[/URL] and withdraws its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19']COVID-19[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford%E2%80%93AstraZeneca_COVID-19_vaccine']vaccines[/URL] worldwide due to low demand, after admitting that the vaccines can cause blood clots. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/astrazeneca-withdraw-covid-vaccine-worldwide-telegraph-reports-2024-05-07/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elected_British_politicians_who_have_changed_party_affiliation']Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']British[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_%28UK%29']Conservative[/URL] MP [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Elphicke']Natalie Elphicke[/URL] defects to the opposition [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29']Labour Party[/URL], citing the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunak_ministry']Sunak government[/URL]'s failure to stop the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel_migrant_crossings_%282018%E2%80%93present%29']English Channel migrant crisis[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/another-british-conservative-lawmaker-defects-opposition-labour-party-2024-05-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*]Researchers at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_DeepMind']Google DeepMind[/URL] announce the development of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlphaFold']AlphaFold 3[/URL], an AI model that can predict the structures of almost all biological molecules and model the interactions between them. [URL='https://time.com/6975934/google-deepmind-alphafold-3-ai/']([I]Time[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07487-w']([I]Nature[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay']2024 Summer Olympics torch relay[/URL] [LIST] [*]The ship [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belem_%28ship%29']Belem[/URL] arrives in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marseille']Marseille[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL], with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_flame']Olympic flame[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/paris-olympics-torch-arrival-marseille-d954536cfeef8e000b36260c5a5f1853'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_8"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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