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'''Armed conflicts and attacks''' '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
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***Two missiles strike the joint American–Iraqi ].
****At least five ] are injured when two missiles strike the joint ]–]i ] in ], Iraq.
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⚫ **Ahead of expected retaliation against ] for the ], ] issues a ], advising aircraft to change their routes over the country due to dangers en route.
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***] returns 89 ], unidentifiable ] bodies to the ].
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**A Hezbollah militant and a Lebanese paramedic are killed in Israeli airstrikes on ], ], ] and an alleged Hezbollah weapons storage facility in ].
**Hezbollah launches a drone to an IDF site near ] which was intercepted.
⚫ **Ahead of expected retaliation against ] for the ], ] issues a ], advising aircraft to change their routes over the country due to potential dangers en route.
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**Nearly 100 ] officers flee to ] as fighting between ] rebels and the ] intensifies. **Nearly 100 ] officers flee to ] as fighting between ] rebels and the ] intensifies.
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**] shoot and kill a ]er helicopter pilot in ] province, ], shortly after landing in the village of Alama. The four ] onboard the aircraft are later released.
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**The ]s claim an attack on the ]-flagged container ship MV ''Groton'' in the ]. **The ]s claim an attack on the ]-flagged container ship MV ''Groton'' in the ].

'''Business and economy''' '''Business and economy'''
*]'s ] ] falls by more than 12%, suffering its worst two-day decline ever and its largest daily percentage drop since ] in October 1987.
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**]'s ] ] falls by over 12%, suffering its worst two-day decline in history and its largest daily percent drop since ] in October 1987. *The ], the ], and the ] all fall by 3%, registering their biggest three-day declines since June 2022.


'''Disasters and accidents''' '''Disasters and accidents'''
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***At least four people in ] are killed as a result of severe weather caused by ]. ***At least six people are killed in ], ], by severe weather caused by Hurricane Debby.
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**At least thirteen people are killed by a rainfall-triggered ] in ] in southern ]. **At least thirteen people are killed by a rainfall-triggered ] in ], ].


'''International relations''' '''International relations'''
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***The ] joins the ] and several ] nations in refusing to accept the claimed ] victory of Incumbent President ].
⚫ **] becomes the representative of the interests of ] and ] in ], after Venezuela expels the Argentinian and Peruvian diplomats following tensions in the aftermath of the presidential election.

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**The ] provisionally halts all arms exports to ], pending policy review. **The ] provisionally suspends all arms exports to ], pending a policy review.
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⚫ **] becomes the representative of the interests of ] and ] in ], after Venezuela ejected Argentina's and Peru's diplomats from the country following tensions in the aftermath of the presidential election.


'''Law and crime''' '''Law and crime'''
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**Rioting takes place in ] and ], ], while ] are attacked with ]s in ], ], as the number of people arrested rises to 400.
⚫ **The ] finds ] guilty of violating the ].
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⚫ *] arrests and charges fourteen ]n opposition officials and lawmakers with ] charges for their participation in anti-] and anti-] protests last month.
**] ] opens a criminal investigation into opposition officials ] and ] for calling on the ] to abandon their support for ] ] throughout the protests and riots in the country.
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⚫ **] ] ] finds ] guilty of violating the ] by illegally maintaining a ] over ].
⚫ *] arrest and charge fourteen ]n opposition officials and lawmakers with ] charges for participating in anti-] and anti-] protests last month.
*The ] People's Court in ] sentences ] chairman and real estate business ] ] to 21 years in prison for ] investors of 3.6 trillion ] (US$144 million).


'''Politics and elections''' '''Politics and elections'''
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***] ] resigns and flees to ], ]. ***] ] resigns and flees to ], ].
***Protestors storm the ] and the ] building in ]. ***Protestors storm the ] and the ] building in ], ].
***] ] announces the formation of an ] in Bangladesh and vows to launch an investigation into the government crackdowns. ***] ] announces the formation of an ] in Bangladesh and vows to launch an investigation into the government crackdowns.


'''Sports''' '''Sports'''
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***]'s ] wins his second consecutive gold medal, breaking his own ] with a jump of {{convert|6.25|m|ftin}}.
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***] wins the silver medal in ], earning ] its first ever medal in ]. ***] wins the silver medal in ], earning ] its first ever medal in ].
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***] withdraws from the ] triathlon event after triathlete ] falls ill days after she swam in the ] during the ]. ***] withdraws from the ] triathlon event after triathlete ] becomes ill days after she swam in the ] river during the ].
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***] wins the silver medal in the ] ] event, earning ] its first medal in the ].
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 10 January 2025

August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05) (Monday)

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