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'''Armed conflicts and attacks''' '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
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⚫ ***Thirty-three more ] civilians are killed after other airstrikes are executed by ] in ], bringing the death toll to 65. Among the victims there are a five-year-old child and their parents who died as a residential building collapsed, while five more are farmers killed at their farm. At least a total of 335 others are injured. The number of children killed rise to sixteen. The main Palestinian headquarters and all the police stations in Gaza are destroyed by the strikes. Protests also erupt in the ], resulting in the death of three protestors.
⚫ ***Two more people are killed by ]' rockets in ], bringing the Israeli civilian death toll to 5, while an IDF soldier is killed as a military jeep outside Gaza is bombed.
⚫ ***The ] says it has conducted a "complex and first-of-its-kind operation" in the ], killing several senior members of Hamas.
⚫ ***] ] declares a ] in the city of ] following rioting between ] and ]. It is the first use of emergency powers over an Arab community in Israel since 1966.
⚫ ***] ] announces that the ] will send ] to help defuse tensions. Blinken also defends Israel’s right to exist and condemned ] for firing rockets.
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***Mullah Mannan Niazi, the deputy leader of a splinter group of Taliban led by Mullah Rasul, was wounded after attackers targeted the area where he lived in ]. Mullah Niazi is in a coma and three of his men were killed and four others were wounded in the clash. ***Mullah Mannan Niazi, the deputy leader of a ] of ] led by ] Rasul, is wounded and left in a coma after attackers target the area where he lived in ]. Three of Niazi's men are also killed and four others wounded during the clash.
**Afghan officials confirm that ], in ], has fallen to the ] the previous day as the group seized the district building and torched it after days of intense siege. Attacks by the group have significantly increased as ] ] with the final deadline of September 11. ***Afghan officials confirm that ], in ], was captured by the Taliban yesterday as the group seized the district building and set it on fire after days of intense siege. Attacks by the group have significantly increased as ] have ] before the final deadline of September 11.
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⚫ **Thirty-seven more ] civilians are killed after further ]s are executed by ] in the ], thereby bringing the death toll to 69. Among the victims are a five-year-old child and their parents, who died when a residential building collapsed, while five more are farmers killed at their farms. The number of children killed rises to seventeen. At least 390 people have also been injured. The main Palestinian headquarters and all of the police stations in Gaza are destroyed by the strikes. Protests also erupt in the ], resulting in the deaths of three protesters.
⚫ **Three additional people are killed by ]' rockets in ], while an IDF soldier is killed as a military jeep outside Gaza is bombed, thereby bringing the Israeli death toll to seven.
⚫ **The ] says that it has conducted a "complex and first-of-its-kind operation" in the Gaza Strip, killing several senior members of Hamas.
⚫ **] ] declares a ] in the city of ] following rioting between ] and ]. It is the first use of emergency powers over an Arab community in Israel since 1966.
⚫ **] ] announces that the ] will send ] to help defuse tensions. Blinken also defends Israel's right to exist and condemns Hamas for firing rockets.
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**] ] announces that 65 officers have been given disciplinary actions for acts of brutality allegedly committed while repressing demonstrations. Of the actions, 8 were for homicide, 27 for abuse of authority, 11 for physical assault, and 19 for other (mis)behaviors. **] ] announces that 65 officers have been given disciplinary actions for acts of brutality allegedly committed while repressing demonstrations. Of the actions, eight were for homicide, 27 for abuse of authority, and 11 for physical assaults.
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***Five villagers are killed and two more wounded as militants storm the village of Fantio, in the ], ], during ] celebrations.


'''Business and economy''' '''Business and economy'''
*] wins a legal dispute against a ] order to pay back taxes of 250 million Euros ($303 million). The setback renewed calls from EU lawmakers for a global corporate tax deal and for several to voice their support for the ]'s proposed 21% minimum tax rate on multinationals. *] wins a legal dispute against a ] order to pay back taxes of ]250 million (]303 million). The setback renewed calls from EU lawmakers for a global corporate tax deal and for several to voice their support for the ]'s proposed 21% minimum tax rate on multinationals.
*] announces they will no longer accept ] as payment.


'''Health and environment''' '''Health and environment'''
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****] reports 4,205 new deaths from ], the highest 24-hour ] thus far. This number surpasses the previous record of 4,187 deaths reported on Friday. It also pushes the nationwide death toll to 254,197. ****] reports a record 4,205 deaths from ] in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 254,197.
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⚫ ****The ] says the B.1.617 variant first found in India in October had been detected in more than 4,500 samples uploaded to an open-access database from 44 countries.
****A total of 52 bodies have been found floating in the ] in the ] district with suspicions that villages may simply be disposing of pandemic deaths in the river. *****A total of 52 bodies have been found floating in the ] in the state of ] with suspicions that villages may simply be disposing of pandemic deaths in the river.
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****] signs an agreement with the ] to purchase ] ] by ].
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****] reports a record 39 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 1,761. ****] reports a record 39 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 1,761.
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****] reports a record 34 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 486. ****] imposes a night travel ban from 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. until May 31 in order to combat the rise of COVID-19 cases.
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****] reports a record 16 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,231. ****] reports a record 16 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,231.
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****] reports a record 34 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 486.
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⚫ ****The ] ] approves the creation of a ] health pass to enable international travel and organization of large events. ]s also agree to end the ] on June 1 and replace it with a transitional period that will last until the end of September, which will allow the prime minister to extend the 9 p.m. curfew until June 30.
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****] announces that hospitals are resuming elective surgeries, which had been suspended during the pandemic. However, due to the workload, altered circumstances, the vaccination campaign, and other factors, waiting list times have effectively doubled and now amount to 1-2 years for most patients. (Ex: 260 days for cataract surgery, 546 days for a hip replacement, and 674 days for a knee replacement) ****] announces that hospitals are resuming elective surgeries, which had been suspended during the pandemic. However, due to the workload, altered circumstances, the vaccination campaign, and other factors, waiting list times have effectively doubled and are now one to two years for most patients.
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****] ] announces that ] will remove ] ] from its ] due to risk of rare ]s. ****] ] announces that ] will remove the ] ] from its ] due to the risk of rare ]s.
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****] initiates its mass vaccination campaign for around 1.7 million people, using its locally-developed ] and ] ]s, both of which have yet to complete its ] clinical trials.
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****The ] advisory panel votes to recommend the use of ] ] for children aged 12 to 15 years.
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⚫ ***The ] says that the B.1.617 variant first detected in India in October has now been detected in more than 4,500 samples from 44 countries that were uploaded to an open-access database.
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**A study published in ] estimates that during the ] low-to-mid latitude land surfaces at low elevation cooled on average by 5.8 ± 0.6 degrees C vs their present day temperatures. The study was based on an analysis of noble gases dissolved in groundwater rather than examinations of species abundances that have been used in the past. **A study published in '']'' estimates that during the ], low-to-mid latitude land surfaces at low elevation cooled on average by 5.8 °C relative to their present day temperatures. The study was based on an analysis of noble gases dissolved in groundwater rather than examinations of species abundances that have been used in the past.


'''Law and crime''' '''Law and crime'''
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⚫ **The ] ] approves the creation of a ] health pass to enables international travel and attend a large events. The ]s also agree to end the ] on June 1 and replacing it with transitional period that lasts until the end of September, which allows prime minister to keep a 9:00 p.m. ] until June 30.
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**Twenty-nine men are charged with the sexual exploitation and rape of a teenage girl over a seven-year period in ] and ] between 2003 and 2010. **Twenty-nine men are charged with the ] and ] of a teenage girl over a seven-year period in ] and ], ], between 2003 and 2010.
*The ] of ] decides to push for the abolition of ].
*] ] is investigated by anti-corruption prosecutors for allegedly lying to ] about his role in the ]. Kurz denies the charges.
*UK ] ] reports that war criminal and former ] ] will serve the rest of his life sentence in the ]. Karadžić was handed the sentence by ] in 2019 for ] committed during the ].

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**Protesters gather in ], ], in support of ] following attacks on the ] and ]. During the protest, police dispersed crowds.
**Protests break out in ], ], at the ] in opposition to Israel's occupation.
**In ], protesters gather near ] sculpture in opposition to Israel's occupation.
*] ] vote to remove ] representative ] as ], following her critical statements about former ] ].
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Latest revision as of 07:42, 28 July 2022

May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy

  • Amazon wins a legal dispute against a European Union order to pay back taxes of €250 million ($303 million). The setback renewed calls from EU lawmakers for a global corporate tax deal and for several to voice their support for the Biden administration's proposed 21% minimum tax rate on multinationals. (Reuters)
  • Tesla announces they will no longer accept Bitcoin as payment. (AP)

Health and environment

Law and crime

Politics and elections

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