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Revision as of 17:49, 5 May 2023
May 5, 2023 (2023-05-05) (Friday)Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Donbas
- Battle of Bakhmut
- Leader of the PMC Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announces that due to the lack of ammunition, they will leave Bakhmut on 10 May 2023 and hand over its positions to units of the Russian Defense Ministry. (Meduza)
- Battle of Bakhmut
- Battle of Donbas
Business and economy
- Economy of Bolivia
- The Senate of Bolivia approves legislation aimed at monetizing gold reserves for international trade amid concerns for a shortage of dollars. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Ishikawa earthquake
- One person is killed and 22 others are injured in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. (AP)
- 2023 East Africa floods
- At least 227 people are killed during heavy floods in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- The World Health Organization announces that COVID-19 is no longer considered a global health emergency. (ABC News)
International relations
- Azerbaijan–Iran relations
- The Iranian government expels four Azerbaijani diplomats, in response to recent expulsions of Iranian diplomats by the Azerbaijani government. (Tasnim)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Myanmar
- Myanmar's military junta commutes 38 death sentences to life imprisonment as part of a wider amnesty. (Al Jazeera)
- Belgian authorities arrest an Iraqi Al-Qaeda member and charge him with murder, terrorism, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, for his role in the deaths of at least 376 people and the wounding of over 2,300 others more than a decade ago in Iraq. (AP)