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*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] |
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**The [[Cabinet of Germany|German government]] decides not to supply Ukraine with [[Taurus KEPD 350|Taurus cruise missiles]] for the time being, which Ukraine had long asked Germany for. [https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/ukraine-krieg-vorerst-keine-taurus-lieferungen-fuer-kiew-a-d6a9d627-0ddd-4159-8bc1-1b5fc084e197 (Spiegel)] [https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/taurus-scholz-ukraine-100.html (Tagesschau)] |
**The [[Cabinet of Germany|German government]] decides not to supply Ukraine with [[Taurus KEPD 350|Taurus cruise missiles]] for the time being, which Ukraine had long asked Germany for. [https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/ukraine-krieg-vorerst-keine-taurus-lieferungen-fuer-kiew-a-d6a9d627-0ddd-4159-8bc1-1b5fc084e197 (Spiegel)] [https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/taurus-scholz-ukraine-100.html (Tagesschau)] |
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**Ukraine claims to have destroyed a Russian air defense system including radar installation in the Russian [[Belgorod Oblast|oblast of Belgorod]]. The Russian Defense Ministry, on the other hand, reports that it has successfully repelled a Ukrainian air strike in the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions, which was allegedly carried out with 31 drones. [https://www.tagesschau.de/newsticker/liveblog-ukraine-mittwoch-290.html (Tagesschau)] |
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'''Business and economy''' |
'''Business and economy''' |
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*[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Rishi Sunak]] announces the cancellation of Phase 2 of the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[High-speed rail|high-speed rail]] project [[High Speed 2]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-67001483 (BBC News)] |
*[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Rishi Sunak]] announces the cancellation of Phase 2 of the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[High-speed rail|high-speed rail]] project [[High Speed 2]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-67001483 (BBC News)] |
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Revision as of 14:50, 5 October 2023
October 4, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The German government decides not to supply Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles for the time being, which Ukraine had long asked Germany for. (Spiegel) (Tagesschau)
Business and economy
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces the cancellation of Phase 2 of the United Kingdom's high-speed rail project High Speed 2. (BBC News)
- Over 75,000 workers from Kaiser Permanente, an integrated managed care consortium in the United States, go on strike. (The New York Times)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Sikkim flash floods
- At least 14 people are killed and 100 others are missing after a cloudburst caused severe flooding in Sikkim, India.(CNN)
- The Lhonak Lake burst its banks causing major flooding and impacted 22,000 people. It’s the worst such disaster in the region in over 50 years. (Reuters)
- Large parts of the Teesta Dam have been washed away. Also multiple large bridges have been destroyed. (NOS)
International relations
- The United States and Russia test their emergency population warning systems. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova is sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in absentia for interrupting a news broadcast with anti-war slogans. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- Moungi Bawendi, Louis E. Brus, and Alexey Ekimov are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on quantum dots. (BBC News)
Sports
- Spain–Portugal–Morocco 2030 FIFA World Cup bid
- In association football, FIFA awards the 2030 FIFA World Cup to Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, making it the first FIFA World Cup tournament to be hosted in North Africa. The opening ceremony will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, to mark the 100th anniversary of the competition. (Bloomberg) (FIFA)