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Jun
19
Politics / Government

Former state commissioner Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress defeats former Governor Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party in the gubernato

Former state commissioner Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress defeats former Governor Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party in the gubernatorial election. Oyebanji's win means that the APC has become the first party ever to win consecutive Ekiti gubernatorial elections. (Daily Trust)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 19, 2022
Jun
20
Politics / Government

Belgium–Democratic Republic of the Congo relations The Belgian government repatriates Congolese independence leader and former prime minister Patrice Lumumba's

Belgium–Democratic Republic of the Congo relations The Belgian government repatriates Congolese independence leader and former prime minister Patrice Lumumba's remains, consisting of a tooth, through an official ceremony attended by his family at the Egmont Palace in Brussels. (NBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 20, 2022
Jun
29
Politics / Government

2022 NATO Madrid summit At the NATO summit, U.S.

2022 NATO Madrid summit At the NATO summit, U.S. President Joe Biden announces that a new permanent U.S. military base will be established in Poland - the 5th Army's Headquarters - which has had a forward command post in the city of Poznań since last year. Poland's government has long requested such a base. (Notes from Poland) (DoD)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 29, 2022
Jun
29
Politics / Government

At the NATO summit, U.S.

At the NATO summit, U.S. President Joe Biden announces that a new permanent U.S. military base will be established in Poland - the 5th Army's Headquarters - which has had a forward command post in the city of Poznań since last year. Poland's government has long requested such a base. (Notes from Poland) (DoD)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 29, 2022
Jul
05
Politics / Government

The International Mathematical Union awards the Fields Medal to mathematicians Hugo Duminil-Copin of France, June Huh of the United States, James Maynard of the

The International Mathematical Union awards the Fields Medal to mathematicians Hugo Duminil-Copin of France, June Huh of the United States, James Maynard of the United Kingdom, and Maryna Viazovska of Ukraine, at the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians in Helsinki, Finland. (The New York Times)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 5, 2022
Jul
13
Politics / Government

2022 Sri Lankan protests Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe confirms that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country to the Maldives and declares

2022 Sri Lankan protests Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe confirms that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country to the Maldives and declares a state of emergency and a curfew as the military fires tear gas at the protesters. (Al Jazeera) (ANINews) Protesters storm the Prime Minister's office in Colombo, demanding Wickremesinghe's immediate resignation. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 13, 2022
Jul
14
Politics / Government

Bolivian justice minister Iván Lima announces that the government will seek more charges against former president Jeanine Áñez for her alleged role in massacres

Bolivian justice minister Iván Lima announces that the government will seek more charges against former president Jeanine Áñez for her alleged role in massacres perpetrated in Senkata and Sacaba in 2019. Añez is already serving a 10-year sentence on other charges. (Página/12)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 14, 2022
Jul
17
Politics / Government

Croatia–Serbia relations Croatia refuses to allow a private visit from the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić to the site of the Jasenovac concentration camp

Croatia–Serbia relations Croatia refuses to allow a private visit from the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić to the site of the Jasenovac concentration camp due to the Government of Croatia not being formally notified of the visit. (The Washington Post)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 17, 2022
Jul
19
Politics / Government

COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania COVID-19 pandemic in Kiribati The United States donates nearly 20,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Kir

COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania COVID-19 pandemic in Kiribati The United States donates nearly 20,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Kiribati through the COVAX initiative. (US embassy Fiji) COVID-19 pandemic in the Pitcairn Islands The Pitcairn Islands reports the territory's first case of COVID-19 in a Pitcairn Islander who returned from medical treatment abroad. (RNZ) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The U.S. CDC votes unanimously to recommend the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18 years. (CNBC)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 19, 2022
Jul
21
Politics / Government

A man attempts to stab Lee Zeldin, a U.S.

A man attempts to stab Lee Zeldin, a U.S. Representative and the Republican Party nominee in the upcoming New York gubernatorial election, during a campaign event in Perinton, New York, United States. Zeldin is not hurt during the incident, and the man is taken into custody. (WIVB-TV)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 21, 2022
Jul
22
Politics / Government

Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack Former White House Chief Strategist S

Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon is found guilty of contempt of Congress after defying the January 6 committee that investigates the riot at the United States Capitol. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 22, 2022
Jul
24
Politics / Government

The Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of Paraguay is summoned in an emergency session to debate the impeachment of Attorney General Sandra Quiñónez, in respon

The Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of Paraguay is summoned in an emergency session to debate the impeachment of Attorney General Sandra Quiñónez, in response to accusations that Quiñónez covered up former president Horacio Cartes's alleged corruption, following Cartes's designation as "significantly corrupt" by the United States. (ABC Color Paraguay)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 24, 2022
Jul
26
Politics / Government

Philippines–Russia relations The Philippine government announces the termination of a US$227-million deal to procure 16 Mil Mi-17 military helicopters from Russ

Philippines–Russia relations The Philippine government announces the termination of a US$227-million deal to procure 16 Mil Mi-17 military helicopters from Russia, citing the risk of a potential imposition of sanctions by the United States under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. (ABC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 26, 2022
Jul
26
Politics / Government

The Philippine government announces the termination of a US$227-million deal to procure 16 Mil Mi-17 military helicopters from Russia, citing the risk of a pote

The Philippine government announces the termination of a US$227-million deal to procure 16 Mil Mi-17 military helicopters from Russia, citing the risk of a potential imposition of sanctions by the United States under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. (ABC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 26, 2022
Jul
28
Politics / Government

2020–present global chip shortage The United States Congress passes the Chips and Science Act of 2022 in order to boost semiconductor production in the United S

2020–present global chip shortage The United States Congress passes the Chips and Science Act of 2022 in order to boost semiconductor production in the United States and also boost competition with China. The bill will head to President Joe Biden for his signature. (CNBC)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 28, 2022
Aug
18
Politics / Government

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says that China will oppose any trade deals with the Taiwanese government and also told the U.S.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says that China will oppose any trade deals with the Taiwanese government and also told the U.S. government to "stop making misjudgements". Commerce Ministry spokesperson Shu Jueting also says that China will take steps to safeguard its interests. (Bloomberg) (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 18, 2022
Aug
18
Politics / Government

Deputy U.S.

Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi and Taiwanese minister John Deng announce that Taiwan and the United States will seek formal trade relations with each other, including cooperation on agricultural and digital trade, harmonizing anti-corruption standards, and addressing "significant distortions" caused by state-owned enterprises. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 18, 2022
Aug
20
Politics / Government

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nine civilians, including four children, are inju

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nine civilians, including four children, are injured by Russian shelling on a residential building in Voznesensk, Mykolaiv Oblast, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. (The Washington Post) Russia says that a number of its soldiers in Zaporizhzhia have been poisoned by Ukraine, with tests showing Botulinum toxin type B present in their bodies. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 20, 2022
Aug
20
Politics / Government

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nine civilians, including fou

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nine civilians, including four children, are injured by Russian shelling on a residential building in Voznesensk, Mykolaiv Oblast, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. (The Washington Post) Russia says that a number of its soldiers in Zaporizhzhia have been poisoned by Ukraine, with tests showing Botulinum toxin type B present in their bodies. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 20, 2022
Aug
20
Politics / Government

Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nine civilians, including four children, are injured by Russian shelling on a resi

Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nine civilians, including four children, are injured by Russian shelling on a residential building in Voznesensk, Mykolaiv Oblast, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. (The Washington Post) Russia says that a number of its soldiers in Zaporizhzhia have been poisoned by Ukraine, with tests showing Botulinum toxin type B present in their bodies. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 20, 2022
Aug
26
Politics / Government

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zapor

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has resumed supplying electricity to Ukraine's power grid after being disconnected yesterday from it for the first time in history. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) A traffic police deputy chief is killed by a bombing in the Russian-occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian authorities accuse the Ukrainian forces of the attack. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 26, 2022
Aug
26
Politics / Government

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Powe

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has resumed supplying electricity to Ukraine's power grid after being disconnected yesterday from it for the first time in history. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) A traffic police deputy chief is killed by a bombing in the Russian-occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian authorities accuse the Ukrainian forces of the attack. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 26, 2022
Aug
26
Politics / Government

Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has resumed supplying ele

Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has resumed supplying electricity to Ukraine's power grid after being disconnected yesterday from it for the first time in history. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) A traffic police deputy chief is killed by a bombing in the Russian-occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian authorities accuse the Ukrainian forces of the attack. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 26, 2022
Aug
27
Politics / Government

Hunter Biden laptop controversy, Censorship in the United States In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Facebook

Hunter Biden laptop controversy, Censorship in the United States In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Facebook restricted posts about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy during the 2020 United States presidential election after receiving misinformation warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 27, 2022
Aug
27
Politics / Government

In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Facebook restricted posts about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy durin

In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Facebook restricted posts about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy during the 2020 United States presidential election after receiving misinformation warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 27, 2022
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