## [2024-11-5](/feed/2024/11/5/index.md)

##### Kyoto University
### [Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan launch LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite constructed without screws or glue, into space. It will orbit Earth for six months. ](/feed/2024/11/5/researchers-at-kyoto-university-in-japan-launch-lignosat-the-world-s-first-wooden-satellite-constructed-without-screws.md)
##### Fukushima nuclear accident
### [A remote-controlled robot retrieves a piece of melted fuel from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the first time a piece of melted fuel has been retrieved from a nuclear meltdown. ](/feed/2024/11/5/a-remote-controlled-robot-retrieves-a-piece-of-melted-fuel-from-the-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-power-plant-the-first-tim.md)
##### Protests against the firing of Yoav Gallant
### [Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses defense minister Yoav Gallant following disagreements over the execution of the war in the Gaza Strip which subsequently results in nationwide protests. ](/feed/2024/11/5/prime-minister-of-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-dismisses-defense-minister-yoav-gallant-following-disagreements-over-the-exe.md)
##### Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse
### [Thousands of protesters demonstrate in Novi Sad, Serbia, to protest the deadly collapse of a railway station canopy on Friday, leading to violent confrontations with police and vandalism of the city hall. ](/feed/2024/11/5/thousands-of-protesters-demonstrate-in-novi-sad-serbia-to-protest-the-deadly-collapse-of-a-railway-station-canopy-on-f.md)
##### 2024 Qatari constitutional referendum
### [Qataris hold a referendum to amend the 2004 constitution, voting to strengthen the emir's political power and to abolish elections for members of the Consultative Assembly. ](/feed/2024/11/5/qataris-hold-a-referendum-to-amend-the-2004-constitution-voting-to-strengthen-the-emir-s-political-power-and-to-abolish.md)
##### 2024 Palauan general election
### [Citizens of Palau vote for a President and members of the National Congress. ](/feed/2024/11/5/citizens-of-palau-vote-for-a-president-and-members-of-the-national-congress.md)
##### 2024 Boeing machinists strike
### [Boeing machinists vote to end the 53-day labor strike, agreeing to a 38% pay increase over four years. ](/feed/2024/11/5/boeing-machinists-vote-to-end-the-53-day-labor-strike-agreeing-to-a-38-pay-increase-over-four-years.md)
##### 2024 United States elections
### [In New Jersey, Democrat Andy Kim defeats Republican Curtis Bashaw to replace former Senator Bob Menendez, making him the first Korean American to be elected to the Senate. ](/feed/2024/11/5/in-new-jersey-democrat-andy-kim-defeats-republican-curtis-bashaw-to-replace-former-senator-bob-menendez-making-him-the.md)
### [Multiple hoax bomb threats linked to Russian email domains target polling places in U.S. battleground states. ](/feed/2024/11/5/multiple-hoax-bomb-threats-linked-to-russian-email-domains-target-polling-places-in-us-battleground-states.md)
### [U.S. citizens vote in federal, state and local elections, including the presidential election. ](/feed/2024/11/5/us-citizens-vote-in-federal-state-and-local-elections-including-the-presidential-election.md)
### [Voters in several U.S. states vote on abortion rights on the ballot. Amendments are passed in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, and New York. ](/feed/2024/11/5/voters-in-several-us-states-vote-on-abortion-rights-on-the-ballot-amendments-are-passed-in-arizona-colorado-marylan.md)
##### Chinese nationals
### [Two Chinese nationals are shot by a security guard at a textile mill in Karachi, Pakistan. ](/feed/2024/11/5/two-chinese-nationals-are-shot-by-a-security-guard-at-a-textile-mill-in-karachi-pakistan.md)
##### Swedish court
### [A Swedish court sentences Danish-Swedish politican Rasmus Paludan to four months in jail for inciting hatred against Muslims at two protests in 2022. ](/feed/2024/11/5/a-swedish-court-sentences-danish-swedish-politican-rasmus-paludan-to-four-months-in-jail-for-inciting-hatred-against-mus.md)
##### French
### [French and Dutch police raid Netflix offices in Paris and Amsterdam as part of an investigation into tax fraud and unreported employment practices. ](/feed/2024/11/5/french-and-dutch-police-raid-netflix-offices-in-paris-and-amsterdam-as-part-of-an-investigation-into-tax-fraud-and-unrep.md)
##### Personal Information Protection Commission
### [The Personal Information Protection Commission of South Korea fines Meta Platforms ₩21.6 billion (US$15 million) for illegally collecting personal information on Facebook users and sharing it with advertisers. ](/feed/2024/11/5/the-personal-information-protection-commission-of-south-korea-fines-meta-platforms-w216-billion-us-15-million-for-ill.md)
##### Equatoguinean
### [Equatoguinean vice-president Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue warns that politicians caught having sex in their offices could face harsh consequences after a civil servant was caught having sex with multiple women while on the job. ](/feed/2024/11/5/equatoguinean-vice-president-teodoro-nguema-obiang-mangue-warns-that-politicians-caught-having-sex-in-their-offices-coul.md)
##### Railway
### [Railway workers launch an eight-hour strike in Italy after a train manager was stabbed and critically injured on a train near Rivarolo Ligure, Genoa, yesterday. Several trains are canceled, with only 30% of services guaranteed. ](/feed/2024/11/5/railway-workers-launch-an-eight-hour-strike-in-italy-after-a-train-manager-was-stabbed-and-critically-injured-on-a-train.md)
##### Germany
### [Seven men from the "Saxonian Separatists" group are arrested in Germany and another is arrested in Poland for plotting ethnic cleansing terrorist attacks and for plotting to take control of several areas of Saxony. ](/feed/2024/11/5/seven-men-from-the-saxonian-separatists-group-are-arrested-in-germany-and-another-is-arrested-in-poland-for-plotting-e.md)
##### English Channel migrant crossings
### [A court in Lille, France, convicts 18 people, including nine in absentia, for participating in an international human smuggling network that transported migrants across the English Channel. The sentences range from two to fifteen years in prison. ](/feed/2024/11/5/a-court-in-lille-france-convicts-18-people-including-nine-in-absentia-for-participating-in-an-international-human-sm.md)
##### Somalia–United States relations
### [The United States and Somalia reaches an agreement to write off over $1.1 billion of Somalian debt. ](/feed/2024/11/5/the-united-states-and-somalia-reaches-an-agreement-to-write-off-over-11-billion-of-somalian-debt.md)
##### Egyptian Air Force
### [Two Egyptian Air Force officers are killed when a helicopter crashes during a training exercise in Suez Governorate, Egypt. ](/feed/2024/11/5/two-egyptian-air-force-officers-are-killed-when-a-helicopter-crashes-during-a-training-exercise-in-suez-governorate-egy.md)
##### Flash flood
### [At least five people, including two election poll workers are killed by flash flooding in the U.S. state of Missouri, caused by torrential rain. ](/feed/2024/11/5/at-least-five-people-including-two-election-poll-workers-are-killed-by-flash-flooding-in-the-us-state-of-missouri-ca.md)
##### 2024 European floods
### [Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez announces a €10.6 billion (US$11.5 billion) aid package to families affected by the flooding in the country, primarily in the Valencian Community, including a package of €5 billion (US$5.5 billion) in state-guaranteed loans. ](/feed/2024/11/5/spanish-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-announces-a-eur106-billion-us-115-billion-aid-package-to-families-affected-by-t.md)
##### Israel–Hezbollah conflict
### [Thirty people are killed after an Israeli airstrike against a residential building in Barja, Lebanon. ](/feed/2024/11/5/thirty-people-are-killed-after-an-israeli-airstrike-against-a-residential-building-in-barja-lebanon.md)
##### Russo-Ukrainian War
### [Six people are killed and at least 20 others are injured in a Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. ](/feed/2024/11/5/six-people-are-killed-and-at-least-20-others-are-injured-in-a-russian-missile-strike-on-zaporizhzhia-ukraine.md)
##### Israel–Hamas war
### [At least 29 Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on several refugee camps across the Gaza Strip. ](/feed/2024/11/5/at-least-29-palestinians-are-killed-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-several-refugee-camps-across-the-gaza-strip.md)
## [Previous Day ...](/feed/2024/11/4/index.md)