2024-08-22 43458baacdc99c2a7057ed6f8e06f3d343bda7ae 27 Afghanistan 116 /wiki/afghanistan Human rights in Afghanistan 1 /wiki/human%20rights%20in%20afghanistan Richard Bennett 14 /wiki/richard%20bennett%20(un) Taliban 2 /wiki/taliban United Nations special rapporteur 37 /wiki/united%20nations%20special%20rapporteur human rights 71 /wiki/human%20rights Afghanistan Human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett Taliban United Nations special rapporteur human rights Human rights in Afghanistan /feed/2024/08/22/the-taliban-prohibits-richard-bennett-the-united-nations-special-rapporteur-on-human-rights-in-afghanistan-from-enteri DW 22 88b0964ad5961caddd32c5ce60e2a08a17fd751e 8 https://www.dw.com/en/taliban-ban-un-human-rights-rapporteur-in-afghanistan/a-70011037 2024 The Taliban prohibits Richard Bennett, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, from entering the country, accusing him of spreading propaganda. 2024-08-22 e19202dfbeee5669289e4911c43461cef54ebd07 25 2024 Venezuelan presidential election 1 /wiki/2024%20venezuelan%20presidential%20election Edmundo González Urrutia 71 /wiki/edmundo%20gonzalez%20urrutia Supreme Court of Venezuela 2 /wiki/supreme%20court%20of%20venezuela opposition 37 /wiki/unitary%20platform presidential 14 /wiki/president%20of%20venezuela 2024 Venezuelan presidential election Edmundo González Urrutia Supreme Court of Venezuela opposition presidential 2024 Venezuelan presidential election /feed/2024/08/22/the-supreme-court-of-venezuela-certifies-the-results-of-the-2024-presidential-election-denying-claims-that-opposition-c AP 22 c2887951f963934d37ec57c65b5aee7e79b04379 8 https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-election-supreme-court-certifies-maduro-39d9f3b9beb0fe96fa052e4d2a3c106b 2024 The Supreme Court of Venezuela certifies the results of the 2024 presidential election, denying claims that opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia won the election. 2024-08-22 d7cbf284be90a2134a1fe902c2ceff37e7898b80 24 2024 Indonesian local election law protests 1 /wiki/2024%20indonesian%20local%20election%20law%20protests Parliament 71 /wiki/people's%20consultative%20assembly Police 2 /wiki/indonesian%20national%20police tear gas 14 /wiki/tear%20gas water cannon 37 /wiki/water%20cannon 2024 Indonesian local election law protests Parliament Police tear gas water cannon 2024 Indonesian local election law protests /feed/2024/08/22/police-fire-tear-gas-and-water-cannons-at-protesters-attempting-to-storm-the-house-of-representatives-prompting-the-par AP 22 c0bd712d2d90d5b2a50aa6b353979a433c07f716 8 https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-protest-jokowi-widodo-345949895cc83bd18abcd90f2d1a9715 2024 Police fire tear gas and water cannons at protesters attempting to storm the House of Representatives, prompting the Parliament to delay and eventually cancel the vote on the proposed changes. 2024-08-22 e903639d71fe07a26a4025fd2fb7de533914d33c 23 2024 Indonesian local election law protests 1 /wiki/2024%20indonesian%20local%20election%20law%20protests Constitutional Court 116 /wiki/constitutional%20court%20of%20indonesia House of Representatives 2 /wiki/house%20of%20representatives%20(indonesia) Indonesia 37 /wiki/indonesia Jakarta 14 /wiki/jakarta the ruling coalition 71 /wiki/advanced%20indonesia%20coalition 2024 Indonesian local election law protests Constitutional Court House of Representatives Indonesia Jakarta the ruling coalition 2024 Indonesian local election law protests /feed/2024/08/22/thousands-of-people-gather-outside-the-house-of-representatives-in-jakarta-indonesia-as-well-as-in-other-major-cities BBC News 22 4a58af743f79182b7d9098eb2b18a8dbebd027ce 8 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8er13zy1gxo 2024 Thousands of people gather outside the House of Representatives in Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as in other major cities across the country, to protest attempted changes to local elections law that would benefit the ruling coalition, in defiance of two recent Constitutional Court decisions. 2024-08-22 befed80a45a18456b33c87dbbfba572faf24a75f 21 Supreme Leader 37 /wiki/supreme%20leader%20of%20afghanistan Taliban 2 /wiki/taliban Treatment of women by the Taliban 1 /wiki/treatment%20of%20women%20by%20the%20taliban combat "vice" and promote "virtue" 71 /wiki/enjoining%20good%20and%20forbidding%20wrong veil 14 /wiki/veil Supreme Leader Taliban Treatment of women by the Taliban combat "vice" and promote "virtue" veil Treatment of women by the Taliban /feed/2024/08/22/the-taliban-bans-women-from-singing-reciting-poetry-or-reading-aloud-in-public-and-mandates-that-women-must-wear-a-vei Al Arabiya 22 b2284ff4686edc96dce23d78f4ef42d26b4c128c 8 https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/22/taliban-bans-women-s-voices-bare-faces-in-public-under-new-vice-laws-in-afghanistan 2024 The Taliban bans women from singing, reciting poetry, or reading aloud in public and mandates that women must wear a veil in public under new laws approved by the Supreme Leader as part of efforts to combat "vice" and promote "virtue". 2024-08-22 311e6f39e44e13bb4cfee046c5caac4efcd3b39b 20 Belarus 2 /wiki/belarus Belarus–China relations 1 /wiki/belarus-china%20relations Chinese 14 /wiki/china Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area 71 /wiki/guangdong-hong%20kong-macao%20greater%20bay%20area industrial supply chains 37 /wiki/supply%20chain Belarus Belarus–China relations Chinese Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area industrial supply chains Belarus–China relations /feed/2024/08/22/belarus-and-china-agree-to-greatly-strengthen-mutual-trade-financial-energy-and-security-cooperation-which-includes Reuters 22 5976d41705d449e8a5f6a4ed08e9fbdf37def997 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/china-belarus-agree-strengthen-cooperation-trade-security-2024-08-23/ 2024 Belarus and China agree to greatly strengthen mutual trade, financial, energy, and security cooperation, which includes enhancing industrial supply chains and collaboration with the Guangdong-Hong 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2024 Burundi reports 171 new mpox cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 572 cases. 2024-08-22 cda7847fd53e027eb4f07b24f86379f0ec63897e 17 Bucheon 1 /wiki/bucheon Gyeonggi Province 13 /wiki/gyeonggi%20province South Korea 36 /wiki/south%20korea Bucheon Gyeonggi Province South Korea Bucheon /feed/2024/08/22/seven-people-are-killed-and-12-others-are-injured-after-a-fire-at-a-hotel-in-bucheon-gyeonggi-province-south-korea The Nation Thailand 22 aaa1f55f88c69cf7e56f0f1227a5a4528c293db8 8 https://www.nationthailand.com/news/world/40040844 2024 Seven people are killed and 12 others are injured after a fire at a hotel in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. 2024-08-22 122eb81c364e48aebf8e0020957b84e315fb2c4c 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70 /wiki/bosnia%20and%20herzegovina Drina 1 /wiki/drina Serbia 36 /wiki/serbia river 13 /wiki/river Bosnia and Herzegovina Drina Serbia river Drina /feed/2024/08/22/eleven-people-are-killed-after-a-boat-carrying-migrants-capsize-while-trying-to-cross-the-drina-river-from-serbia-to-bos Reuters 22 6088d79f865ad8e1bd5e1d902d09dfd399164ab4 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/death-toll-rises-11-after-boat-capsized-between-bosnia-serbia-media-say-2024-08-23/ 2024 Eleven people are killed after a boat carrying migrants capsize while trying to cross the Drina river from Serbia to Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2024-08-22 c4d3dea261755ae1b074e0184b859b70e3b1b0d3 15 Bangkok 71 /wiki/bangkok Cessna 208 Caravan 2 /wiki/cessna%20208%20caravan Chachoengsao 14 /wiki/chachoengsao Suvarnabhumi Airport 37 /wiki/suvarnabhumi%20airport Thai Flying Service Flight 209 1 /wiki/thai%20flying%20service%20flight%20209 Thailand 116 /wiki/thailand Bangkok Cessna 208 Caravan Chachoengsao Suvarnabhumi Airport Thai Flying Service Flight 209 Thailand Thai Flying Service Flight 209 /feed/2024/08/22/nine-people-are-killed-when-a-cessna-208-caravan-crashes-into-a-mangrove-forest-in-chachoengsao-shortly-after-taking-off AP 22 260527af595d534a3ba1123776665d531d68a674 8 https://apnews.com/article/thailand-plane-crash-cessna-chachoengsao-bangkok-airport-6997869f9000749f953fa5a54dc227ae 2024 The Nation Thailand 22 54c88033b8dc2fb6c3a8242a63d36eadb8f0874b 8 https://www.nationthailand.com/news/general/40040814 2024 Nine people are killed when a Cessna 208 Caravan crashes into a mangrove forest in Chachoengsao shortly after taking off from Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. 2024-08-22 1b4c3189db2e2043a1b256f020e791e781834403 14 2023–2024 South American drought 1 /wiki/2023-2024%20south%20american%20drought Brazil 71 /wiki/brazil Porto Velho 14 /wiki/porto%20velho Rondônia 37 /wiki/rondonia firefighters 2 /wiki/firefighter 2023–2024 South American drought Brazil Porto Velho Rondônia firefighters 2023–2024 South American drought /feed/2024/08/22/nearly-1500-firefighters-are-dispatched-to-contain-intense-wildfires-that-are-causing-dense-hazardous-smoke-to-fully-e The Guardian 22 a7789a77a1cb755fcc4b5afcb265ef1dde0e9e60 8 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/22/brazil-sends-1400-firefighters-to-the-amazon-amid-devastating-blazes 2024 Nearly 1,500 firefighters are dispatched to contain intense wildfires that are causing dense hazardous smoke to fully "engulf" Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil, with the total number of wildfires in Brazil reaching 59,000 since the start of the year. 2024-08-22 6a3e06692124a8a5e617139db1b45c5d21855d06 12 2024 Canada railway shutdown 1 /wiki/2024%20canada%20railway%20shutdown Canadian labour minister 2 /wiki/minister%20of%20labour%20(canada) Steven MacKinnon 14 /wiki/steven%20mackinnon binding arbitration 37 /wiki/binding%20arbitration 2024 Canada railway shutdown Canadian labour minister Steven MacKinnon binding arbitration 2024 Canada railway shutdown /feed/2024/08/22/in-response-to-the-railway-stoppage-canadian-labour-minister-steven-mackinnon-refers-the-two-disputes-to-binding-arbitr CBC News 22 95223f027c2503122b8aa919b9a7513a63572159 8 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cn-railway-cpkc-lockout-job-action-negotiations-1.7301419 2024 In response to the railway stoppage, Canadian labour minister Steven MacKinnon refers the two disputes to binding arbitration. 2024-08-22 7a479b5e48eb874771323e364366a2ac00502d9c 11 2024 Canada railway shutdown 1 /wiki/2024%20canada%20railway%20shutdown C$ 406 /wiki/canadian%20dollar Canada 116 /wiki/canada Canadian National Railway 2 /wiki/canadian%20national%20railway Canadian Pacific Kansas City 14 /wiki/canadian%20pacific%20kansas%20city North America 172 /wiki/north%20america economy of Canada 317 /wiki/economy%20of%20canada industrial supply chains 239 /wiki/supply%20chain railroad workers 71 /wiki/rail%20transport unionized 37 /wiki/trade%20union 2024 Canada railway shutdown C$ Canada Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Kansas City North America economy of Canada industrial supply chains railroad workers unionized 2024 Canada railway shutdown /feed/2024/08/22/canadian-national-railway-and-canadian-pacific-kansas-city-lock-out-roughly-10000-unionized-railroad-workers-in-canada Reuters 22 b8caf832e45850820a84c632788dde42ca25907c 8 https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/canadian-national-railways-canadian-pacific-lock-out-teamsters-union-workers-2024-08-22/ 2024 Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City lock out roughly 10,000 unionized railroad workers in Canada, leading to a railway stoppage that impacts many North American supply chains and may cost the economy of Canada C$341 million per day. 2024-08-22 8fc6713694620e0b81ffec4012fd355d1fff8733 10 Karowe diamond mine 70 /wiki/karowe%20diamond%20mine Lucara diamond and mining company 36 /wiki/lucara%20diamond government of Botswana 1 /wiki/government%20of%20botswana raw diamond 13 /wiki/raw%20diamond the second largest in the world 115 /wiki/list%20of%20largest%20rough%20diamonds Karowe diamond mine Lucara diamond and mining company government of Botswana raw diamond the second largest in the world Government of Botswana /feed/2024/08/22/the-government-of-botswana-presents-to-the-public-a-2492-carat-raw-diamond-discovered-by-the-lucara-diamond-and-minin AP 22 a5d474384376dfee65539edce89213b1139a0e37 8 https://apnews.com/article/diamond-botswana-largest-carats-mining-0a736574d7cadaa8d9fe23c651ece97a 2024 The Guardian 22 7618e75ab38048ac40aafaf14fe5446f5af30936 8 https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/22/diamond-found-in-botswana-could-be-worlds-second-largest-gem 2024 The government of Botswana presents to the public a 2,492-carat raw diamond, discovered by the Lucara diamond and mining company from the Karowe diamond mine, and said to be the second largest in the world. 2024-08-22 76c6bc2925b46b3031cfb2e808692e2f8d20dbfe 9 Pakistan 70 /wiki/pakistan Punjab 36 /wiki/punjab,%20pakistan Rahim Yar Khan 13 /wiki/rahim%20yar%20khan police officers 1 /wiki/law%20enforcement%20in%20pakistan Pakistan Punjab Rahim Yar Khan police officers Police officers /feed/2024/08/22/at-least-eleven-police-officers-are-killed-in-an-ambush-on-a-convoy-by-armed-attackers-near-rahim-yar-khan-punjab-paki Sky News 22 7da8a62078b046943070449b8bf8cec9a6fb69b4 8 https://news.sky.com/story/attackers-armed-with-guns-and-rpgs-kill-11-police-officers-in-pakistan-ambush-13201225 2024 At least eleven police officers are killed in an ambush on a convoy by armed attackers near Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. 2024-08-22 38827b590cc3a5e3ebe8ac7d95f076ed213d1791 8 Boko Haram 2 /wiki/boko%20haram Boko Haram insurgency 1 /wiki/boko%20haram%20insurgency Niger State 37 /wiki/niger%20state Nigeria 71 /wiki/nigeria Shiroro 14 /wiki/shiroro Boko Haram Boko Haram insurgency Niger State Nigeria Shiroro Boko Haram insurgency 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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/iaeas-grossi-visit-kursk-nuclear-plant-after-drone-attack-2024-08-22/ 2024 The International Atomic Energy Agency announces an investigation of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant following accusations from Russia that a Ukrainian drone targeted the power plant. 2024-08-22 505848f86a6d7f7581a82e28590e640196495666 6 Krasnodar Krai 14 /wiki/krasnodar%20krai Russia 37 /wiki/russia Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 /wiki/russian%20invasion%20of%20ukraine Ukraine 71 /wiki/ukraine port of Kavkaz 2 /wiki/port%20kavkaz Krasnodar Krai Russia Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine port of Kavkaz Russian invasion of Ukraine /feed/2024/08/22/a-ferry-carrying-30-fuel-tanks-sinks-in-the-port-of-kavkaz-in-krasnodar-krai-russia-following-a-ukrainian-attack Reuters 22 d80e69c7617fa908eb8a5b467bdff0209f12912e 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/fire-breaks-out-russian-port-after-ukrainian-attack-ferry-2024-08-22/ 2024 A ferry carrying 30 fuel tanks sinks in the port of Kavkaz, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, following a Ukrainian attack. 2024-08-22 a82186de52939ed0ac46a4d42f16b76fad37a16b 4 Beit Lahiya 37 /wiki/beit%20lahiya Gaza Strip 71 /wiki/gaza%20strip Israel 14 /wiki/israel Israel–Hamas war 1 /wiki/israel-hamas%20war Palestinian 2 /wiki/palestinian Beit Lahiya Gaza Strip Israel Israel–Hamas war Palestinian Israel–Hamas war /feed/2024/08/22/eleven-palestinians-are-killed-and-six-others-are-injured-in-an-israeli-strike-on-a-residential-building-in-beit-lahiya DW 22 61f7c7237395ec733619745a1365a02861662408 8 https://p.dw.com/p/4jmKE 2024 Eleven Palestinians are killed and six others are injured in an Israeli strike on a residential building in Beit Lahiya in the Gaza Strip. 2024-08-22 beae0b514efd5fb864d3fd194fe20927d8c880f0 2 Israel 2 /wiki/israel Israeli 172 /wiki/israel%20defense%20forces Israel–Hamas war 1 /wiki/israel-hamas%20war Palestinians 37 /wiki/palestinians Tulkarm 71 /wiki/tulkarm West Bank 116 /wiki/west%20bank drone attack 14 /wiki/drone%20warfare Israel Israeli Israel–Hamas war Palestinians Tulkarm West Bank drone attack Israel–Hamas war /feed/2024/08/22/an-israeli-drone-strike-kills-three-palestinians-in-tulkarm-in-the-west-bank-during-a-raid-where-idf-soldiers-set-fire Al Jazeera 22 125c63fcc2e94bdefcb1dd08542fb872d41d237e 8 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/22/what-is-israel-doing-to-palestinians-in-tulkarem 2024 An Israeli drone strike kills three Palestinians in Tulkarm in the West Bank, during a raid where IDF soldiers set fire to civilian homes and used bulldozers to destroy residential areas.