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**Five people are killed when a barge rams a bridge in [[Guangzhou]], [[Guangdong]], in southern [[China]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/china/two-killed-after-barge-hits-bridge-near-chinas-guangzhou-plunging-vehicles-water-2024-02-22/ (Reuters)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/world/asia/china-bridge-collapse-ship.html (''The New York Times'')] |
**Five people are killed when a barge rams a bridge in [[Guangzhou]], [[Guangdong]], in southern [[China]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/china/two-killed-after-barge-hits-bridge-near-chinas-guangzhou-plunging-vehicles-water-2024-02-22/ (Reuters)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/world/asia/china-bridge-collapse-ship.html (''The New York Times'')] |
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*A 14-storey residential building in [[Valencia]], [[Spain]], is engulfed in flames, killing at least four people and injuring at least 14 others. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68374811 (BBC News)] |
*A 14-storey residential building in [[Valencia]], [[Spain]], is engulfed in flames, killing at least four people and injuring at least 14 others. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68374811 (BBC News)] |
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'''Law and crime''' |
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*[[Murder of Kathleen Jo Henry]] |
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**An Alaskan jury finds Brian Smith guilty of the murder of Alaska Native woman Kathleen Jo Henry, as well as the murder of another woman. [https://abcnews.go.com/US/verdict-reached-double-murder-trial-2-native-alaskan/story?id=107453758 (ABC News)] |
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'''Science and technology''' |
'''Science and technology''' |
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Revision as of 01:10, 23 February 2024
February 22, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israel–Hamas war
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- Red Sea crisis
- A Palau-flagged cargo ship en route to Egypt is set ablaze after being hit by an anti-ship missile in the Gulf of Aden, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. No casualties are reported. (AP)
- Red Sea crisis
- Forty people are killed and 100 others are injured during Israeli airstrikes against residential buildings in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- One Israeli is killed and 11 others are severely injured in a shooting attack by three Palestinians near Ma'ale Adumim in the West Bank. Two gunmen are killed by Israeli soldiers, while a third is injured and arrested. (The National News), (Times of Israel)
- Israel–Hamas war
- War in Sudan
- The World Food Programme releases a report stating over 95% of Sudan's population cannot afford a meal a day. (Barron's)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Guangzhou bridge collapse
- Five people are killed when a barge rams a bridge in Guangzhou, Guangdong, in southern China. (Reuters) (The New York Times)
- A 14-storey residential building in Valencia, Spain, is engulfed in flames, killing at least four people and injuring at least 14 others. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Murder of Kathleen Jo Henry
- An Alaskan jury finds Brian Smith guilty of the murder of Alaska Native woman Kathleen Jo Henry, as well as the murder of another woman. (ABC News)
Science and technology
- 2024 AT&T outage
- More than 71,000 customers of US carrier AT&T suffer from network outages. The outage was acknowledged but no reason was given for their occurrence. (CNN)
- Smaller outages are reported by some customers of US carriers Verizon and T-Mobile. Both carriers report no outages on their networks and say the reported outages are customers trying to reach users on other carriers. (NBC News)
- Exploration of the Moon
- Intuitive Machines Nova-C lunar lander Odysseus successfully touches down on the Moon, near the lunar south pole, making it the first private company to successfully land a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. (BBC News)