## [2022-05-31](/feed/2022/05/31/index.md)

##### Tau Herculids
### [The Tau Herculids meteor shower, caused by debris from the 1995 breakup of comet 73P-Schwassmann–Wachmann, peaks. ](/feed/2022/05/31/the-tau-herculids-meteor-shower-caused-by-debris-from-the-1995-breakup-of-comet-73p-schwassmann-wachmann-peaks.md)
##### Poland
### [Workers of the Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) announce that they will go on a general strike beginning on June 27 amid disciplinary dismissal of the leader of the trade union representing ZUS and general poor conditions of employment. ](/feed/2022/05/31/workers-of-the-polish-social-insurance-institution-zus-announce-that-they-will-go-on-a-general-strike-beginning-on-jun.md)
##### Cyberattack
### [A major cyberattack hits the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, forcing the ministry to shut down its digital database and endangering the country's healthcare system. ](/feed/2022/05/31/a-major-cyberattack-hits-the-costa-rican-social-security-fund-forcing-the-ministry-to-shut-down-its-digital-database-an.md)
##### Regulation of electronic cigarettes
### [Mexico bans the sale of electronic cigarettes. ](/feed/2022/05/31/mexico-bans-the-sale-of-electronic-cigarettes.md)
##### 2022 monkeypox outbreak
### [Hungary and Norway report their first cases of monkeypox. ](/feed/2022/05/31/hungary-and-norway-report-their-first-cases-of-monkeypox.md)
##### AIDC AT-3
### [An AIDC AT-3 crashes in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, killing the pilot. In response, the Taiwanese Air Force suspends training operations. ](/feed/2022/05/31/an-aidc-at-3-crashes-in-kaohsiung-taiwan-killing-the-pilot-in-response-the-taiwanese-air-force-suspends-training-ope.md)
##### Zimbabwe
### [Six African countries, on Zimbabwe's initiative, agree to restart trade in ivory as the population of elephants soars beyond sustainable levels. ](/feed/2022/05/31/six-african-countries-on-zimbabwe-s-initiative-agree-to-restart-trade-in-ivory-as-the-population-of-elephants-soars-be.md)
##### International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
### [The United Kingdom and the European Union agree to implement a ban on insuring Russian oil tankers, which will be phased in beginning in 6 months. This will effectively render the vast majority of oil tankers uninsurable as most institutions conducting insurance are located in Western Europe. ](/feed/2022/05/31/the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-agree-to-implement-a-ban-on-insuring-russian-oil-tankers-which-will-be-phased.md)
##### Tigray War
### [The United Nations says that the Eritrean Defence Forces shelled the Ethiopian border town of Sheraro over the weekend, killing a 14-year-old girl and injuring 18 others. ](/feed/2022/05/31/the-united-nations-says-that-the-eritrean-defence-forces-shelled-the-ethiopian-border-town-of-sheraro-over-the-weekend.md)
##### Internal conflict in Myanmar
### [Seven people are injured after military forces shell a monastery in Natmyaung, Sagaing Region. ](/feed/2022/05/31/seven-people-are-injured-after-military-forces-shell-a-monastery-in-natmyaung-sagaing-region.md)
### [A bombing kills one person and injures nine others near the Sule Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. State media accuses the People's Defence Force of responsibility, which the PDF denies. ](/feed/2022/05/31/a-bombing-kills-one-person-and-injures-nine-others-near-the-sule-pagoda-in-yangon-myanmar-state-media-accuses-the-peop.md)
##### Russo-Ukrainian War
### [A Russian missile hits an apartment in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, killing three people and injuring six others. ](/feed/2022/05/31/a-russian-missile-hits-an-apartment-in-sloviansk-donetsk-oblast-killing-three-people-and-injuring-six-others.md)
### [Ukraine says that Russian forces have taken control of most of Sievierodonetsk after launching a full-scale assault on the city. Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai says that 60% of structures in the city have been destroyed in the fighting. ](/feed/2022/05/31/ukraine-says-that-russian-forces-have-taken-control-of-most-of-sievierodonetsk-after-launching-a-full-scale-assault-on-t.md)
### [An airstrike hits a tank filled with nitric acid in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, prompting the region's governor to ask residents to remain inside bomb shelters due to the risk of exposure to toxic fumes. ](/feed/2022/05/31/an-airstrike-hits-a-tank-filled-with-nitric-acid-in-sievierodonetsk-luhansk-oblast-prompting-the-region-s-governor-to.md)
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