Portal:Current events/2024 May 15
May 15, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Shooting of Robert Fico
- Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is injured in a shooting which is being treated as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been apprehended. (BBC News) (Wall Street Journal)
Business and economy
- American pharmacy chain Walgreens says that it will sell a generic version of the anti-overdose medication naloxone for ten dollars cheaper than the brand-name version, Narcan, also available on its shelves. (NBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- The death toll from the flash flood and lahar in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 62, with 25 others still missing. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Lawrence Wong is sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong. (BBC News) CNA