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'''Business and economy''' |
'''Business and economy''' |
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*[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] announces that |
*[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] announces that it will recall more than 870,000 [[Ford F-150|F-150]] [[pickup truck]]s due to concerns about possible [[parking brake]] malfunctions. [https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ford-recall-f150-parking-brake-nhtsa/ (CBS News)] |
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'''Disasters and accidents''' |
'''Disasters and accidents''' |
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*[[2023 Pacific typhoon season]] |
*[[2023 Pacific typhoon season]] |
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**[[Typhoon Doksuri (2023)|Typhoon Doksuri]] |
**[[Typhoon Doksuri (2023)|Typhoon Doksuri]] |
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***The death toll from Typhoon Doksuri's [[landfall]] in the [[Philippines]] rises to 39, with about 42,000 people displaced. [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/typhoon-doksuri-leaves-39-dead-in-philippines-triggers-evacuation-in-china/2956340 (AA)] |
***The death toll from Typhoon Doksuri's [[landfall]] in the [[Philippines]] rises to 39, with about 42,000 [[internally displaced person|people displaced]]. [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/typhoon-doksuri-leaves-39-dead-in-philippines-triggers-evacuation-in-china/2956340 (AA)] |
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***At least one person is killed and 68 others are injured as Typhoon Doksuri makes landfall in [[Taiwan]]. [https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/28/asia/typhoon-doksuri-china-landfall-intl-hnk/index.html (CNN)] |
***At least one person is killed and 68 others are injured as Typhoon Doksuri makes landfall in [[Taiwan]]. [https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/28/asia/typhoon-doksuri-china-landfall-intl-hnk/index.html (CNN)] |
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*Six people are killed when a small plane |
*Six people are killed when a small [[plane crash]]es in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/six-people-dead-after-small-plane-crashes-calgary-2023-07-30/ (Reuters)] |
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*Four people are missing and feared dead after a helicopter crashes off the coast of [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/four-feared-dead-australia-after-military-helicopter-crashes-2023-07-28/ (Reuters)] |
*Four people are missing and feared dead after a helicopter crashes off the coast of [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/four-feared-dead-australia-after-military-helicopter-crashes-2023-07-28/ (Reuters)] |
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*A [[Cessna Citation III]] goes missing with three people near [[Veracruz]], [[Mexico]]. All three occupants are feared dead. Search and rescue operations ongoing. [https://xeu.mx/policiaca/1282694/reportan-desplome-de-avioneta-frente-al-puerto-de-veracruz (XEU Noticias)] |
*A [[Cessna Citation III]] goes missing with three people near [[Veracruz]], [[Mexico]]. All three occupants are feared dead. Search and rescue operations ongoing. [https://xeu.mx/policiaca/1282694/reportan-desplome-de-avioneta-frente-al-puerto-de-veracruz (XEU Noticias)] |
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**The [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]] orders [[U.S. government]] personnel and their families to leave [[Haiti]], citing "[[kidnapping]], crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure" in the country. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-orders-government-personnel-family-members-depart-haiti-2023-07-28/ (Reuters)] |
**The [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]] orders [[U.S. government]] personnel and their families to leave [[Haiti]], citing "[[kidnapping]], crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure" in the country. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-orders-government-personnel-family-members-depart-haiti-2023-07-28/ (Reuters)] |
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*[[Taiwan–United States relations]] |
*[[Taiwan–United States relations]] |
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**The [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] announces the provision of a $345 million [[United States military aid|military aid]] package to Taiwan. [https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/asia-pacific/1690606662-u-s-announces-345-mn-military-aid-package-for-taiwan (AFP via i24 News)] |
**The [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] announces the provision of a $345 million [[United States military aid|military aid]] package to [[Taiwan]]. [https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/asia-pacific/1690606662-u-s-announces-345-mn-military-aid-package-for-taiwan (AFP via i24 News)] |
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'''Law and crime''' |
'''Law and crime''' |
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*[[Capital punishment in Singapore]] |
*[[Capital punishment in Singapore]] |
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**[[Singapore]] executes [[Saridewi Djamani]], the first woman to be executed in the country in nearly twenty years. Djamani was found guilty of [[illegal drug trade|trafficking]] 30 grams of [[heroin]] in 2018. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66333776 (BBC News)] |
**[[Singapore]] [[executes]] [[Saridewi Djamani]], the first woman to be executed in the country in nearly twenty years. Djamani was found guilty of [[illegal drug trade|trafficking]] 30 grams of [[heroin]] in 2018. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66333776 (BBC News)] |
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*''[[Disney v. DeSantis]]'' |
*''[[Disney v. DeSantis]]'' |
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**A judge in [[Florida]], U.S., denies a request by entertainment conglomerate [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] to dismiss a lawsuit filed by [[Governor of Florida|Governor]] [[Ron DeSantis]] against their effort to neutralize the [[Walt Disney World]] district takeover in [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]]. [https://apnews.com/article/disney-world-governing-district-lawsuit-2ec316b19599a7aae7c0ca44a9d53c8e (AP)] |
**A judge in [[Florida]], U.S., denies a request by entertainment conglomerate [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] to dismiss a lawsuit filed by [[Governor of Florida|Governor]] [[Ron DeSantis]] against their effort to neutralize the [[Walt Disney World]] district takeover in [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]]. [https://apnews.com/article/disney-world-governing-district-lawsuit-2ec316b19599a7aae7c0ca44a9d53c8e (AP)] |
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*Three people are killed and two others are injured during a [[spree killer|spree shooting]] in [[Langweid am Lech]], Germany. [https://apnews.com/article/germany-fatal-shooting-langweid-51278f20d8978e3c9934e088ea1e8f86 (AP)] |
*[[2023 Langweid am Lech shooting]] |
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**Three people are killed and two others are injured during a [[spree killer|spree shooting]] in [[Langweid am Lech]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]. [https://apnews.com/article/germany-fatal-shooting-langweid-51278f20d8978e3c9934e088ea1e8f86 (AP)] |
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*At least thirteen people are killed during a police operation in [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], Brazil, in response to the killing of a police officer of the [[Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar]] unit. [https://noticias.r7.com/sao-paulo/sobe-para-13-o-numero-de-mortos-em-operacao-da-policia-em-guaruja-01082023 (R7)] |
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'''Sports''' |
'''Sports''' |
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*[[2023 WNBA season]] |
*[[2023 WNBA season]] |
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**In [[basketball]], the [[Dallas Wings]]' [[Satou Sabally]] records |
**In [[basketball]], the [[Dallas Wings]]' [[Satou Sabally]] records her first [[triple-double]] with 14 [[Point (basketball)|points]], 11 [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounds]], and 10 [[Assist (basketball)|assists]] in the Wings' 90–62 win over the [[Washington Mystics]]. This is the Wings' first triple-double since 2005, and the first since the franchise moved to Dallas in 2016. [https://apnews.com/sports/basketball-satou-sabally-minnesota-golden-gophers-arike-ogunbowale-teaira-mccowan-9f138140f59f5059de4f4a5b767e0120 (AP)] [https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/38091392/sabally-1st-ever-triple-double-leads-wings-win-more-mvp-buzz (ESPN)] |
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Latest revision as of 20:46, 3 August 2023
July 28, 2023
(Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Nine civilians are injured in a Russian missile strike on a residential complex and a nearby building of the SBU in Dnipro. (Reuters)
- At least four civilians are injured in a Russian shelling of a residential area in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin. (CNN)
- 2022–2023 western Russia attacks
- Russia claim to have shot down two Ukrainian S-200 missiles, with the debris injuring at least nine civilians in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast. (The New York Times)
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2023 Nigerien coup d'état
- Nigerien army general Abdourahamane Tchiani declares himself the new President of Niger following Wednesday's coup d'état. (BBC News)
- The United Nations suspends humanitarian aid to Niger in response to the coup. (AA via TRT World)
Business and economy
- Ford announces that it will recall more than 870,000 F-150 pickup trucks due to concerns about possible parking brake malfunctions. (CBS News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Pacific typhoon season
- Typhoon Doksuri
- The death toll from Typhoon Doksuri's landfall in the Philippines rises to 39, with about 42,000 people displaced. (AA)
- At least one person is killed and 68 others are injured as Typhoon Doksuri makes landfall in Taiwan. (CNN)
- Typhoon Doksuri
- Six people are killed when a small plane crashes in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Reuters)
- Four people are missing and feared dead after a helicopter crashes off the coast of Queensland, Australia. (Reuters)
- A Cessna Citation III goes missing with three people near Veracruz, Mexico. All three occupants are feared dead. Search and rescue operations ongoing. (XEU Noticias)
Health and environment
- 2023 heat waves
- Preliminary data by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals that the North Atlantic Ocean's temperature has hit an all-time high of 24.8 °C (76.6 °F), reaching this peak several weeks earlier than usual in the year. (AFP via Manila Bulletin)
International relations
- Haiti–United States relations, Haitian crisis
- The Biden administration orders U.S. government personnel and their families to leave Haiti, citing "kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure" in the country. (Reuters)
- Taiwan–United States relations
- The U.S. Department of Defense announces the provision of a $345 million military aid package to Taiwan. (AFP via i24 News)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Singapore
- Singapore executes Saridewi Djamani, the first woman to be executed in the country in nearly twenty years. Djamani was found guilty of trafficking 30 grams of heroin in 2018. (BBC News)
- Disney v. DeSantis
- A judge in Florida, U.S., denies a request by entertainment conglomerate Disney to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Governor Ron DeSantis against their effort to neutralize the Walt Disney World district takeover in Orange County. (AP)
- 2023 Langweid am Lech shooting
- Three people are killed and two others are injured during a spree shooting in Langweid am Lech, Bavaria, Germany. (AP)
- At least thirteen people are killed during a police operation in São Paulo, Brazil, in response to the killing of a police officer of the Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar unit. (R7)
Sports
- 2023 WNBA season
- In basketball, the Dallas Wings' Satou Sabally records her first triple-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Wings' 90–62 win over the Washington Mystics. This is the Wings' first triple-double since 2005, and the first since the franchise moved to Dallas in 2016. (AP) (ESPN)