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*[[Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula]], the [[Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa|Speaker]] of the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]] of [[South Africa]], is arrested and charged with corruption one day after resigning from her office. [https://www.voanews.com/a/south-african-parliament-speaker-resigns-charged-with-corruption/7556627.html (VOA)] |
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*A man stabs the [[Governor of Murmansk Oblast]] [[Andrey Chibis]] at a local meeting in [[Apatity]], [[Murmansk Oblast]], Russia. The attacker has been arrested by police. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/man-stabs-governor-russias-murmansk-region-with-knife-2024-04-04/ (Reuters)] |
*A man stabs the [[Governor of Murmansk Oblast]] [[Andrey Chibis]] at a local meeting in [[Apatity]], [[Murmansk Oblast]], Russia. The attacker has been arrested by police. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/man-stabs-governor-russias-murmansk-region-with-knife-2024-04-04/ (Reuters)] |
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Revision as of 23:22, 4 April 2024
April 4, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kharkiv strikes
- Russia launches multiple Shahed drone strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing at least five people and injuring five others. Several rescue workers are among the dead. (Reuters)
- Russian-installed officials say that Ukrainian shelling has killed two civilians and injured nine others in Donetsk. Four other people are killed in drone attacks in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast. (Reuters)
- Kharkiv strikes
- Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
- Eleven security forces, including five Revolutionary Guards, are killed in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, during an attack against the Revolutionary Guards' headquarters by members of Jaish ul-Adl. Sixteen militants are killed in the ensuing shootout. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- After it was not possible to deactivate a missile system of the frigate Niels Juel, an area up to 7 kilometers from Naval Base Korsør, Denmark in the Great Belt was closed to shipping and the airspace was closed for hours as a precaution that a missile could suddenly be fired. (NOS)
Health and environment
- 2020–2024 H5N1 outbreak
- Scientists from the Federation University Australia report that thousands of Adélie penguins have been found dead in Antarctica amid a surge in bird flu cases among wild bird populations. (Reuters)
- Bird flu spreads to cattle herds in at least six U.S. states, while a dairy farm worker is infected in Texas, becoming the second person to ever become infected with the virus in the United States. (Bloomberg)
Law and crime
- Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa, is arrested and charged with corruption one day after resigning from her office. (VOA)
- A man stabs the Governor of Murmansk Oblast Andrey Chibis at a local meeting in Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The attacker has been arrested by police. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Maltese presidential election
- Myriam Spiteri Debono is sworn in as the new president, succeeding George Vella and becomes the third woman to hold the office. (Times of Malta)
Science and technology
- Researchers at the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument release the largest 3D map of the universe featuring more than six million galaxies. Using this map, they are able to measure the acceleration of the expansion rate of the universe with unprecedented accuracy, detecting hints that it has been changing over time. (The Guardian) (Berkeley Lab)