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Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
  - 2024 Kostiantynivka supermarket missile attack
    - A Russian missile attack on a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, kills 10 people and injures 35 others. (Reuters)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Ukraine launches a "massive" drone attack on Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, with Lipetsk air base reportedly being on fire. Several villages are evacuated. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283
- An ATR 72 aircraft operated by ian airline Voepass Linhas Aéreas crashes in São Paulo state, Brazil, killing all the 62 people on board. (AP) (G1 Globo)

Law and crime

In China, multiple funeral directors are charged with selling more than four thousand corpses over decades to two major medical companies who are subsidiaries of a state-owned company. The news was posted by lawyer Yi Shengua online, noting corpses were primarily from Sichuan, Guangxi, and Shandong provinces. Police seized 18 tonnes of bones and 34,000 semi-finished products according to the online documents, while the thieves earned 380 million yuan ($53 million) selling dental grafts before they were caught. (SCMP) (NOS) (Newsweek)

International relations

Foreign relations of Mali, Foreign relations of Sweden, Mali–Russia relations
- Mali orders the Swedish ambassador to leave within 72 hours, days after Sweden announced that development aid to Mali would be suspended over Mali's support to Russia. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

2024 Venezuelan presidential election
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro suspends the X social network in Venezuela for 10 days, accusing X's owner Elon Musk of promoting hatred.(AP)
The Austrian interior minister announce the arrest of an Iraqi suspect in connection with a foiled terror attack at a Taylor Swift concert. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

Hundreds of people protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, against violence targeting the Hindu minority. (Reuters)

Sports

2024 Summer Olympics
- Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics
  - French police arrest Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed in Paris for alleged sexual assault. (BBC)

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 '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
+*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
-*[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
-**[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
+**[[Eastern Ukraine campaign]]
-***[[Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
-****[[Ukraine]] launches a "massive" [[Drone warfare|drone attack]] on [[Lipetsk Oblast]], [[Russia]], with [[Lipetsk air base]] reportedly being on fire. Several villages are evacuated. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-lipetsk-region-comes-under-massive-drone-attack-governor-says-2024-08-09/ (Reuters)]
 ***[[2024 Kostiantynivka supermarket missile attack]]
-****A Russian missile attack on a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, kills 10 people and injures 35 others. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-killed-17-injured-russian-strike-supermarket-ukraines-east-2024-08-09 (Reuters)]
+****A Russian missile attack on a supermarket in [[Kostiantynivka]], [[Donetsk Oblast]], kills 10 people and injures 35 others. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-killed-17-injured-russian-strike-supermarket-ukraines-east-2024-08-09 (Reuters)]
+**[[Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
-*Hundreds of people protests in the [[Bangladesh]]i capital [[Dhaka]] against violence targeting the Hindu minority. Since former prime minister [[Sheikh Hasina]] quit and fled the country, a school teacher was killed and at least 45 people injured as homes, businesses, and temples of Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh were targeted following Hasina's resignation. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hundreds-protest-dhaka-over-violence-against-hindus-bangladesh-2024-08-09/ (Reuters)]
+***[[Ukraine]] launches a "massive" [[Drone warfare|drone attack]] on [[Lipetsk Oblast]], [[Russia]], with [[Lipetsk air base]] reportedly being on fire. Several villages are evacuated. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-lipetsk-region-comes-under-massive-drone-attack-governor-says-2024-08-09/ (Reuters)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
 *[[Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283]]
-**An [[ATR 72]] operated by the airline [[Voepass Linhas Aéreas]] crashes in the [[Brazil|Brazilian]] state of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], killing all the 62 people on board. [https://apnews.com/article/brazil-plane-crash-sao-paulo-394427322513643f4eaf517e4ac4c85e (AP)] [https://g1.globo.com/sp/campinas-regiao/noticia/2024/08/09/acidente-aviao-vinhedo.ghtml (G1 Globo)]
+**An [[ATR 72]] aircraft operated by [[Brazil|ian]] airline [[Voepass Linhas Aéreas]] crashes in [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo state]], Brazil, killing all the 62 people on board. [https://apnews.com/article/brazil-plane-crash-sao-paulo-394427322513643f4eaf517e4ac4c85e (AP)] [https://g1.globo.com/sp/campinas-regiao/noticia/2024/08/09/acidente-aviao-vinhedo.ghtml (G1 Globo)]
 '''Law and crime'''
-* In [[China]], multiple funeral directors have been charged with selling more than 4000 corpses over decades to two major medical companies, subsidiaries of a state-owned company. The news was posted by lawyer Yi Shengua online, noting corpses were primarily from [[Sichuan]], [[Guangxi]], and [[Shandong]] provinces. Police seized 18 tonnes of bones and 34,000 semi-finished products according to the online documents, while the thieves earned 380 million yuan ($53 million) selling dental grafts before they were caught. [https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3273761/chinese-crime-ring-accused-stealing-thousands-corpses-use-bones-dental-grafts?module=top_story&pgtype=homepage (SCMP)] [https://nos.nl/artikel/2532521-lijkenschandaal-in-china-duizenden-lichamen-verkocht-aan-medische-sector (NOS)] [https://www.newsweek.com/china-thousands-corpses-smuggled-bone-graft-medical-health-scandal-1936276 (Newsweek)]
+* In [[China]], multiple funeral directors are charged with selling more than four thousand corpses over decades to two major medical companies who are subsidiaries of a state-owned company. The news was posted by lawyer Yi Shengua online, noting corpses were primarily from [[Sichuan]], [[Guangxi]], and [[Shandong]] provinces. Police seized 18 tonnes of bones and 34,000 semi-finished products according to the online documents, while the thieves earned 380 million yuan ($53 million) selling dental grafts before they were caught. [https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3273761/chinese-crime-ring-accused-stealing-thousands-corpses-use-bones-dental-grafts?module=top_story&pgtype=homepage (SCMP)] [https://nos.nl/artikel/2532521-lijkenschandaal-in-china-duizenden-lichamen-verkocht-aan-medische-sector (NOS)] [https://www.newsweek.com/china-thousands-corpses-smuggled-bone-graft-medical-health-scandal-1936276 (Newsweek)]
 '''International relations'''
-*[[Foreign relations of Mali]]
+*[[Foreign relations of Mali]], [[Foreign relations of Sweden]], [[Mali–Russia relations]]
 **[[Mali]] orders the [[List of ambassadors of Sweden to Mali|Swedish ambassador]] to leave within 72 hours, days after [[Sweden]] announced that development aid to Mali would be suspended over Mali's support to [[Russia]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/9/mali-orders-swedish-ambassador-to-leave-within-72-hours (Al Jazeera)]
 '''Law and crime'''
+*[[2024 Venezuelan presidential election]]
-*The [[Austria]]n interior minister announce the arrest of an [[Iraq]]i suspect in connection with a foiled terror attack at a [[Taylor Swift]] concert. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/09/teenager-arrested-foiled-taylor-swift-concert-attack-vienna (The Guardian)]
-*[[Venezuela]]n President [[Nicolás Maduro]] suspends the X social network in Venezuela for 10 days after exchange with [[Elon Musk]]. [https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-elections-suspension-x-elon-musk-59bb734bdd0c8cc4082d6a0cb0f5af25 (AP)]
+**[[President of Venezuela| Venezuelan President]] [[Nicolás Maduro]] suspends the [[Twitter|X]] social network in [[Venezuela]] for 10 days, accusing X's owner [[Elon Musk]] of promoting hatred.[https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-elections-suspension-x-elon-musk-59bb734bdd0c8cc4082d6a0cb0f5af25 (AP)]
+*The [[Austria]]n [[Ministry of the Interior (Austria)|interior minister]] announce the arrest of an [[Iraq]]i suspect in connection with a foiled terror attack at a [[Taylor Swift]] concert. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/09/teenager-arrested-foiled-taylor-swift-concert-attack-vienna (The Guardian)]
+'''Politics and elections'''
+*Hundreds of people protest in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]], against violence targeting the [[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hindu minority]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hundreds-protest-dhaka-over-violence-against-hindus-bangladesh-2024-08-09/ (Reuters)]
 '''Sports'''
 *[[2024 Summer Olympics]]
 **[[Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
-***French police arrest Egyptian Olympic wrestler [[Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed]] for allegedly touching a woman's buttocks at a cafe. [https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c8dpmrrj6ggo (BBC)]
+***[[French police]] arrest [[Egypt]]ian wrestler [[Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed]] in [[Paris]] for alleged [[sexual assault]]. [https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c8dpmrrj6ggo (BBC)]
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