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'''Armed conflicts and attacks''' '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
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***Two missiles are fired at the joint U.S.—Iraqi ].
****At least five ] are injured when two missiles strike the joint ]–]i ] in ], Iraq.
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***] returns 89 ], unidentifiable ] bodies to the ].
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**A Hezbollah militant and a Lebanese paramedic are killed in Israeli airstrikes on ], ], ] and an alleged Hezbollah weapons storage facility in ].
**Hezbollah launches a drone to an IDF site near ] which was intercepted.
⚫ **Ahead of expected retaliation against ] for the ], ] issues a ], advising aircraft to change their routes over the country due to potential dangers en route.
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**Nearly 100 ] officers flee to ] as fighting between ] rebels and the ] intensifies. **Nearly 100 ] officers flee to ] as fighting between ] rebels and the ] intensifies.
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**] shoot and kill a ]er helicopter pilot in ] province, ], shortly after landing in the village of Alama. The four ] onboard the aircraft are later released.
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**The ]s claim an attack on a ]-flagged container ship ''MV Groton'' in the ]. **The ]s claim an attack on the ]-flagged container ship MV ''Groton'' in the ].
⚫ *] issues a flight warning notice to pilots, advising aircrafts to change their routes over the country due to dangers en route.


'''Arts and culture'''
*The metropolitan Archbishop of the ], His Eminence, Cardinal ], O.F.M.Cap., retires after 20 years of service to the Church in ] and more than 15 years as a Cardinal. Pope Francis, in response, names the Bishop of ], ], to succeed him.
'''Business and economy''' '''Business and economy'''
*]'s ] ] falls by more than 12%, suffering its worst two-day decline ever and its largest daily percentage drop since ] in October 1987.
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**]'s ] ] falls by over 12%, suffering its worst two-day decline in history and its largest daily percent drop since ] in October 1987. *The ], the ], and the ] all fall by 3%, registering their biggest three-day declines since June 2022.

'''Disasters and accidents'''
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***At least six people are killed in ], ], by severe weather caused by Hurricane Debby.
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**At least thirteen people are killed by a rainfall-triggered ] in ], ].


'''International relations''' '''International relations'''
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***The ] joins the ] and several ] nations in refusing to accept the claimed ] victory of Incumbent President ].
**] becomes the representative of the interests of ] and ] in ], after Venezuela expels the Argentinian and Peruvian diplomats following tensions in the aftermath of the presidential election.

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**The ] halts all arms exports to ]. **The ] provisionally suspends all arms exports to ], pending a policy review.


'''Law and crime''' '''Law and crime'''
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⚫ *] arrests and charges fourteen ]n opposition officials and lawmakers with ] charges for their participation in anti-] and anti-] protests last month.
**Rioting takes place in ] and ], ], while ] are attacked with ]s in ], ], as the number of people arrested rises to 400.
⚫ *The ] finds ] guilty of violating the ].
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**] ] opens a criminal investigation into opposition officials ] and ] for calling on the ] to abandon their support for ] ] throughout the protests and riots in the country.
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⚫ **] ] ] finds ] guilty of violating the ] by illegally maintaining a ] over ].
⚫ *] arrest and charge fourteen ]n opposition officials and lawmakers with ] charges for participating in anti-] and anti-] protests last month.
*The ] People's Court in ] sentences ] chairman and real estate business ] ] to 21 years in prison for ] investors of 3.6 trillion ] (US$144 million).


'''Politics and elections''' '''Politics and elections'''
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***] ] resigns and flees to ], ], as protestors storm the ] in ]. ***] ] resigns and flees to ], ].
***] ] announces the formation of an ] in Bangladesh and vows to launch an investigation into the government crackdowns. ***Protestors storm the ] and the ] building in ], ].
***] ] announces the formation of an ] in Bangladesh and vows to launch an investigation into the government crackdowns.


'''Sports''' '''Sports'''
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***]'s ] wins his second consecutive gold medal, breaking his own ] with a jump of {{convert|6.25|m|ftin}}.
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***] wins the silver medal in ], earning ] its first ever medal in ]. ***] wins the silver medal in ], earning ] its first ever medal in ].
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***] withdraws from the ] triathlon event after triathlete ] falls ill days after she swam in the ] during the ]. ***] withdraws from the ] triathlon event after triathlete ] becomes ill days after she swam in the ] river during the ].
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***] wins the silver medal in the ] ] event, earning ] its first medal in the ].
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August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05) (Monday)

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