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Revision as of 22:32, 3 August 2024 editExoplanetaryscience (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers18,176 edits Misleading statement; the temperature anomalies are already normalized to antarctic winter, so it's no surprise that they happened during winter.← Previous edit Latest revision as of 07:19, 9 August 2024 edit undoBajaria (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users719 editsNo edit summary 
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'''Armed conflicts and attacks''' '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
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⚫ **The ] in ], ], urges its citizens to leave the country amid soaring tensions in the ].
***At least fifteen people are killed in an ]i attack on a school sheltering ] in the ] neighbourhood of ].
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**One killed and six were injured in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
**Hezbollah launches rockets at ] in northern Israel which are intercepted by Israel's ] and misses an Israeli airforce plane in Lebanese airspace.
⚫ **The ], ], urges its citizens to leave the country amid increasing tensions in the ].
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**The ] takes two ]n citizens hostage in Mbanga, ].

'''Business and economy''' '''Business and economy'''
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***] downgrades ]'s ] to "SD" for 'selective' ] after being unable to pay a ]34 million ] payment, while stating that Ukraine's credit rating would fall to "D" representing a complete default following restructuring of Ukraine's debt. ***] downgrades ]'s ] to "SD" for 'selective' ] after Ukraine was unable to pay a ]34 million ] payment, and also stating that Ukraine's credit rating could fall to "D", which would represent a complete default following restructuring of Ukraine's debt.


'''Disasters and accidents''' '''Disasters and accidents'''
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**A record prolonged ] persists over ], with temperatures reaching {{conv|50|F}} higher than average in areas during the middle of ]. **A record prolonged ] persists over ], with temperatures reaching {{conv|50|F-change}} higher than average in some areas during the middle of ].
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**The ] issues excessive heat warnings for 37 of 47 ] in the midst of ]s that have killed at least 59 people from ] since April. **The ] issues excessive heat warnings for 37 of the 47 ] amid ]s where at least 59 people have died from ] since April.


'''Politics and elections''' '''Politics and elections'''
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**The ] provisionally suspends all ] allowing ], ], ], and ] to enter and stay in the ] for up to two years following suspicions of ] by several migrant financial sponsors. **The ] provisionally suspends all ] allowing ], ], ], and ] to enter and stay in the ] for up to two years following suspicions of ] by several migrant financial sponsors.
⚫ *The ] elects ] ] as the new ] of the ], succeeding ], who died on July 19.
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⚫ **The ] elects ] ] as the new ] of the ], succeeding ], who died on 19 July 2024.


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***] wins the gold medal in the ], earning ] its ] Olympic medal. ***] wins the gold medal in the ], earning ] its ] Olympic medal.
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***American swimmer ] wins her ninth gold medal, tying with ] ] ]'s ] of most gold medals by a female Olympian.
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August 3, 2024 (2024-08-03) (Saturday)

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