Portal:Current events/2024 April 8
April 8, 2024 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Chasiv Yar
- Heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops occurs around the city of Chasiv Yar, with Ukraine describing the situation as "difficult" and "tense". (Al Jazeera)
- Shelling kills three civilians in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. (Al Jazeera)
- Battle of Chasiv Yar
- War in Sudan
- Humanitarian impact of the war in Sudan
- Khartoum, Sudan, reports 384 cases of dengue fever which are attributed to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan. (Al Taghyeer)
- Over 100 civilians in South Kordofan, Sudan, are killed after allies of the Rapid Support Forces launch attacks in villages across the state. (Dabanga Sudan)
- Humanitarian impact of the war in Sudan
Business and economy
- 99 Cents Only Stores files for bankruptcy in Delaware, with the intention to liquidate. (Reuters).
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Mozambique boat disaster
- A ferry travelling from Lunga in Mossuril District to the Island of Mozambique capsizes off the coast of Nampula Province, Mozambique, killing at least 94 people and leaving 26 others missing. (The Guardian)
Science and technology
- Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
- Millions of people across North America witness a total solar eclipse for the first time since 2017. It is the last solar eclipse visible in the contiguous United States until 2044. (Fox Weather)
Sports
- 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- In college basketball, Connecticut repeats as national champions, becoming the first program to do so since the Florida Gators did so in 2006 and 2007. (Patch)