User:Khronicle I
Lists are the best thing since sliced bread, even though lists are older than sliced bread. Anyway pretty much the only thing I edit is lists and typos here and there
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| Pronouns | They/them |
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| Languages | English |
| Race | im not a fan of exercise |
| Hair | yes |
| Eyes | probably |
| Handedness | blue |
| Blood type | friendly |
| Sexuality | reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee |
| IQ | i am an intelligent |
| Personality type | the letter 3 wrapped in a pancake |
| Family and friends | |
| Pets | got a cat |
| Hobbies, favourites and beliefs | |
| Religion | just kinda sitting here |
| Politics | Very |
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| Joined | March 2020 |
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todo list
- add proper lists to the lists of Ukrainian oblast governors
- add proper lists to the lists of Afghan province governors (Balkh done)
Pages I've created
it ain't much, but it's honest work
- Russ Kun
the Russ Kun page was originally a redirect to another politician called Russell Kun, ends up Russ is a separate person - 2023 Sudanese Armed Forces-Rapid Support Forces confrontation
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- 12 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Seven Russian civilians are killed when a downed Ukrainian missile hits a Russian apartment block in Belgorod. (Reuters)
- Vladimir Putin reassigns Russian Defense minister Sergei Shoigu to the National Security Council. (The Washington Post)
- 12 May 2024 – 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
- The death toll from the ongoing flooding in northern Afghanistan rises to 315, with more than 1,600 people injured and 1,000 houses destroyed. (Reuters)
- 12 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the ongoing flooding in southern Brazil rises to 143, with 125 people still missing. The Brazilian government has announced R$12.1 billion in emergency spending for the crisis. (Reuters)
- 12 May 2024 –
- A shopping mall burns down in Warsaw raising suspicions of an arson. Many of the venues were minority-owned. (Daily Mail) (Puls Biznesu)
- 12 May 2024 – Elections in Lithuania
- 2024 Lithuanian presidential election
- Lithuanians head to the polls to elect the President of Lithuania. (ABC News)
- 2024 Lithuanian constitutional referendum
- Lithuanians vote on a constitutional amendment to allow dual citizenship. (lnk.lt)
- 12 May 2024 – 2024 Catalan regional election
- Catalans head to the polls to elect the new Parliament of Catalonia, in Spain. (AP)
- 12 May 2024 – 2024 North Macedonian presidential election
- Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova is sworn in as the first female President of North Macedonia. (Bloomberg in Macedonian)
- 12 May 2024 –
- Forty-nine Vatican Museums employees start an unprecedented labor dispute over unfair and poor working conditions against the Vatican's Pontifical Commission. (Reuters)
- Hundreds of protesters march in Tunis, Tunisia, to demand the release of imprisoned journalists, activists, and opposition figures. (Reuters)
- 11 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Three people are killed in a Ukrainian strike in Donetsk. Separately, two people are killed in Ukrainian strikes in Belgorod and Kursk Oblasts, Russia. (Reuters)
- 11 May 2024 – Eurovision Song Contest 2024
- Switzerland's entry, "The Code" by Nemo, wins this year's Eurovision contest. (DW)
- Dutch musician Joost Klein is disqualified from the Eurovision final over reported verbal threats, which are under investigation by Swedish authorities. This is the first time that a performer has been disqualified during the festival. (Aftonbladet)
- The Norwegian announcer for Eurovision, Alessandra Mele, announces that she will withdraw from announcing votes while declaring support for Palestine in the ongoing war. (Times of Israel)
- 11 May 2024 – 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
- The death toll from the ongoing flooding in northern Afghanistan increases to 300, with more than 1,000 houses destroyed. (AP)
- 11 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 136, with 125 still missing, and more than 300,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
- 11 May 2024 –
- At least 28 people are killed after heavy rains in the Agam and Tanah Datar districts in West Sumatra, Indonesia, which triggered a flash flood and cold lava flow from Mount Marapi. (Al Jazeera)
- Eleven people are killed and 53 others are injured when a bus crashes in West Java, Indonesia. (AP)
- 11 May 2024 – 2023–2024 Georgian protests
- Fifty thousand people march in Tbilisi, Georgia, in protest of the proposed Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2024 Kharkiv offensive
- Russian forces launch an attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, near the town of Vovchansk, opening up a new front. (Reuters)
- A Ukrainian strike against oil infrastructure kills three in Luhansk. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
- Hundreds of Islamic State-linked fighters attack the town of Macomia, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. (Al Jazeera)
- 10 May 2024 – Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Indian security forces kill 12 Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
- Over 200 people are killed by floods in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. (NDTV)
- 10 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 126, with 141 still missing and more than 300,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 –
- Seven people are killed and six others are injured when a passenger bus plunges from the Potseluev Bridge into the Moyka river in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Reuters)
- At least 60 people are injured when a passenger train collides with a locomotive in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – Demographics of Italy
- Amid record low birth rates and an aging population, Pope Francis urges Italians to have more children. The Italian government also expands a campaign to encourage at least 500,000 births annually by 2033. (AP)
- 10 May 2024 – Palestine and the United Nations
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/23
- The United Nations General Assembly votes 143–9 with 25 abstentions to approve a resolution granting Palestine new rights and privileges, and to reconsider Palestine's request to become a UN member. The nine countries that opposed the resolution were Argentina, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea and the United States. (AP) (The National)
- 10 May 2024 – Colombian conflict
- Catatumbo campaign
- A Colombian court in Bogota grants conditional release to former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso. He was held at La Picota prison while being accused of war crimes and human rights violations. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, 2024 Indian general election
- The Supreme Court of India grants Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail for 21 days in connection with the Delhi liquor policy money laundering case, thereby permitting Kejriwal to campaign in the ongoing general election. (The Hindustan Times)
- 10 May 2024 –
- A Pennsylvania jury orders ExxonMobil to pay $725.5 million to a former mechanic who claimed that the company's gasoline and solvents caused him to develop leukemia. (Reuters)
- Peruvian authorities launch an investigation into President Dina Boluarte for disbanding a police force that was investigating her brother Nicanor Boluarte, who was arrested for alleged influence peddling. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
- Police dismantle encampments and arrest dozens of students protesting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Reuters)
- Academic staff of The New School in New York City hold the first faculty-led solidarity encampment in the United States. (The Guardian)
- 10 May 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifies to appear on the ballot in Oklahoma for the 2024 United States presidential election as an independent candidate. (Yahoo! News)
- 10 May 2024 – 2024 Polish farmers' protests
- Thousands of protesters march through Warsaw, Poland, against the European Union's environmental regulations. (Euronews)
- 10 May 2024 –
- Emir of Kuwait Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dissolves the National Assembly and suspends some articles of the Constitution. (Reuters)
- Eight hundred protesters storm the Tesla plant in Grünheide, Germany, in protest of the environmental impact of the company's expansion. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – May 2024 solar storms
- A geomagnetic storm hits Earth, reaching G5 intensity and causing widespread aurorae, with NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issuing its first G4-level storm watch since 2005. (NOAA)
- 9 May 2024 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israel–Hamas war
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli tanks and warplanes strike eastern Rafah. 80,000 people have fled Rafah throughout the week. (Reuters)
- United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
- U.S. President Joe Biden threatens to withhold weapons from Israel if it launches a major invasion of Rafah. (Reuters)
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- Red Sea crisis
- The Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on three container ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli far-right extremists launch two arson attacks on the perimeter of the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem, forcing it to temporarily close down. (The Guardian)
- 9 May 2024 – Russo-Ukrainian War
- Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires the head of the state guards Serhiy Rud after allegations that two members of the guards were involved in an assassination plot against Zelenskyy. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
- 9 May 2024 – Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Iran–Israel relations
- Iran warns that it will build a nuclear weapon if Israel continues to target its nuclear facilities. (Al Jazeera)
- 9 May 2024 –
- Air India Express cancels 85 flights due to staff calling in sick at the last minute, which is related to a protest against working conditions imposed by the airline's new owner Tata Group. (Al Jazeera)
- Air Vanuatu cancels all of its flights as the Vanuatu Government considers putting the airline into voluntary administration. (ABC News Australia)
- 9 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 107, with at least 136 people still missing and 165,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
- 9 May 2024 –
- Two Boeing 737 planes are involved in accidents involving takeoff and landing in Senegal and Turkey. (Al Jazeera)
- 9 May 2024 – Australia–Tuvalu relations
- Australia and Tuvalu sign a new security agreement, whereby Australia agrees to protect Tuvalu during natural disasters, pandemics, or military aggression. (AP)
- 9 May 2024 –
- Former Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama is sentenced to one year in prison for perverting the course of justice. (ABC News Australia)
- 9 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests
- Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmö, Sweden, against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Among the protesters is Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. (AP)
- 9 May 2024 –
- Trade unions in Argentina launch a general strike against President Javier Milei's planned reforms and budget cuts. (Reuters)
- Bayer Leverkusen breaks Benfica's record of 48 undefeated games in modern European men's club association football. (The Athletic)
- 8 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Al-Shifa Hospital siege
- A third mass grave holding at least 49 bodies is discovered in Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital. (Al Jazeera) (The Hill)
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- Israel reopens the Kerem Shalom border crossing, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. However, the UN states that no aid has entered. (AP)
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli troops reach the outskirts of Rafah with Hamas saying that heavy fighting is underway. The Israeli military says that it has "uncovered terrorist infrastructure" and killed a number of Hamas militants as it advances. (BBC News)
- 8 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, injuring three people and damaging critical infrastructure. Ukraine says that it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 drones. (AP) (Bloomberg News)
- Kharkiv strikes
- At least seven people, including four children, are injured in a Russian airstrike on Kharkiv. (Reuters)
- Russia occupies the villages of Novokalynove in Donetsk Oblast and Kyslivka in Kharkiv Oblast. (Anadolu Agency)
- 8 May 2024 – Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- A motorcycle bombing kills three Taliban security personnel in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters)
- 8 May 2024 –
- A statue of the late African American civil rights leader Daisy Bates is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, D.C., representing the state of Arkansas. (Reuters)
- 8 May 2024 – Tornadoes of 2024
- Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 2024
- Dozens of tornadoes strike the United States over the past three days, killing five people and leaving multiple others injured. (The New York Times)
- 8 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 100, with 128 people still missing and 163,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
- 8 May 2024 –
- Rolling blackouts occur in several cities in Mexico amid an ongoing heatwave in the country. (The New York Times)
- A Boeing 767 operated by FedEx is forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after the front landing gear fails to deploy. (The Guardian)
- A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16C fighter jet crashed at Tengah Air Base after the pilot experienced issues during take-off. The pilot ejected successfully and is receiving medical attention. The RSAF has temporarily suspended training for the F-16 fleet until investigations show that it is safe to resume. (The Straits Times) (MINDEF Singapore)
- 8 May 2024 – COVID-19 vaccine
- AstraZeneca withdraws its marketing authorizations in Europe and withdraws its COVID-19 vaccines worldwide due to low demand, after finding that the vaccines can very rarely lead to blood clots. (The Telegraph)
- 8 May 2024 – Human trafficking in India
- The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation arrests four people linked to a network of human traffickers who have been luring young men to go to Russia with the promise of jobs or university admission, then forcing them to fight in the war in Ukraine. The Ministry of External Affairs is working with Russia to secure discharges for 20 Indian nationals in the Russian Army. (Al Jazeera)
- 8 May 2024 –
- Two Cambodian and Chinese people are deported from Singapore after being convicted of laundering over S$3 billion (US$2.2 billion), Singapore's largest ever money laundering case. (VnExpress)
- 8 May 2024 – Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
- British Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to the opposition Labour Party, citing the Sunak government's failure to stop the English Channel migrant crisis. (Reuters)
- 8 May 2024 –
- The United States House of Representatives vote 359–43 to keep Mike Johnson as House Speaker, defeating an initiative by Marjorie Taylor Greene to have him removed. (Al Jazeera)
- Researchers at Google DeepMind announce the development of AlphaFold 3, an AI model that can predict the structures of almost all biological molecules and model the interactions between them. (Time) (Nature)
- 8 May 2024 – 2024 Summer Olympics torch relay
- The ship Belem arrives in Marseille, France, with the Olympic flame. (AP)