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| ***Ukrainian forces capture most of the town of ]. | |||
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| **Former ] ] returns to ] after seven years of "self-exile", defying the arrest warrant issued by the ]. ] ] subsequently institute tight controls on traffic in and out of the city, in an attempt to catch him. | **Former ] ] returns to ] after seven years of "self-exile", defying the arrest warrant issued by the ]. ] ] subsequently institute tight controls on traffic in and out of the city, in an attempt to catch him. | ||
| **A ] officer is arrested for collaborating in the escape of Puigdemont, following his public appearance in Barcelona. | **A ] officer is arrested for collaborating in the escape of Puigdemont, following his public appearance in Barcelona. | ||
| *The ] announces it has completed the development of ] language and literature classes for the fifth and sixth grades. | |||
| *] is reportedly blocked and slowed down across Russia following the website's blocking of several channels that expressed support for the ]. | |||
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Revision as of 23:04, 8 August 2024
August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08) (Thursday)Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Ukrainian forces capture most of the town of Sudzha. (BBC Russian Service)
- 12 rockets and 14 drones are launched by Ukraine into Russia, according to acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov and the Russian Ministry of Defence. (Deutsche Welle Russian)
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Debby
- Tropical Storm Debby makes its second landfall near Bulls Bay, South Carolina, United States. (AP)
- Hurricane Debby
- 2024 Hyūga-nada earthquake
- A 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. A tsunami advisory is issued for parts of Kyushu and Shikoku islands. (The Japan Times)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Non-cooperation movement
- Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh to lead the interim government. (Reuters)
- Non-cooperation movement
- 2024 Catalan regional election
- Socialists' Party candidate Salvador Illa is elected as the new Catalan government president by the Parliament of Catalonia, becoming the first non-separatist president in over a decade. (Al Jazeera)
- 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis
- Former Catalan government president Carles Puigdemont returns to Barcelona after seven years of "self-exile", defying the arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court. Catalan regional police subsequently institute tight controls on traffic in and out of the city, in an attempt to catch him. (The New York Times) (Cadena SER)
- A Mossos d'Esquadra officer is arrested for collaborating in the escape of Puigdemont, following his public appearance in Barcelona. (Antena 3)
- The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine announces it has completed the development of Crimean Tatar language and literature classes for the fifth and sixth grades. (The New Voice of Ukraine)
- YouTube is reportedly blocked and slowed down across Russia following the website's blocking of several channels that expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Sports
- 2024 Summer Olympics
- Botswana at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Letsile Tebogo wins the gold medal in Men's 200 metres, earning Botswana its first ever gold medal. (Olympics)
- Ecuador at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Lucía Yépez wins the silver medal in the Women's freestyle 53 kg wrestling event, the first medal in the sport for Ecuador. (Olympics)
- Pakistan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Arshad Nadeem wins the gold medal in Men's javelin throw, breaking the Olympic record and earning Pakistan its first ever medal in Athletics and its first ever individual gold medal. (DW)
- Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Cindy Ngamba wins a bronze medal in Women's middleweight boxing, the first ever medal won by a member of the Refugee Olympic Team. (Olympics)
- Botswana at the 2024 Summer Olympics