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October 9, 2022 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Zaporizhzhia residential building airstrike
    - A Russian missile attack kills at least 13 people and injures 89 others in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (Reuters)
  - Crimean Bridge explosion
    - Russian president Vladimir Putin formally accuses Ukraine, and specifically the Security Service of Ukraine, of being behind the explosion on the Crimean Bridge that killed three people and partially destroyed part of the bridge, saying that the explosion was an "act of terrorism". (BBC News)
2018–2022 Haitian protests
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres proposes a "rapid action force" of several countries that could intervene in Haiti in order to help the Haitian National Police restore control of the country and remove the threat posed by "armed gangs". (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Julia makes landfall overnight in Laguna de Perlas, Nicaragua. (Reuters)
- A landslide caused by days of torrential rain kills at least 22 people in Santos Michelena, Venezuela. (AP)
Three people are killed when a wooden tourist boat carrying 14 people capsizes in Gdańsk, Poland. (BBC News)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal
  - Nepalese president Bidya Devi Bhandari tests positive for COVID-19 one day after being hospitalized. (Xinhua)
An investigation is launched in the Gambia into the deaths of 66 children during the past three months, which have been linked to four brands of imported cough syrup. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

2022 Austrian presidential election
- Austrians head to the polls to elect their president. (ABC News)
- Incumbent president Alexander van der Bellen secures reelection after receiving more than 50% of the votes. (UPI)

Sports

2022 Supercars Championship
- 2022 Bathurst 1000
  - Shane van Gisbergen of New Zealand, partnered with Garth Tander of Australia, win the Bathurst 1000 in a Triple Eight Race Engineering run in a Holden Commodore ZB. (The Guardian)
2022 Astana Open – Singles
- Novak Djoković wins the Astana Open in Kazakhstan with a straight sets (6-3, 6-4) victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas. (Tennis.com)
2022 Ostrava Open – Singles
- Barbora Krejčíková wins the Ostrava Open in the Czech Republic (5–7, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3) against world number 1 Iga Świątek. (WP-SF)
2022 Formula One World Championship
- Max Verstappen wins the Japanese Grand Prix to take the 2022 Formula One World Championship. (Sky Sports)

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+'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
+*[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
+**[[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
+***[[Zaporizhzhia residential building airstrike]]
+****A [[Russian Armed Forces|Russian]] [[missile]] attack kills at least 13 people and injures 89 others in [[Zaporizhzhia]], [[Ukraine]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-ria-state-agency-reports-fuel-tank-fire-kerch-bridge-crimea-2022-10-08/ (Reuters)]
+***[[2022 Crimean Bridge explosion|Crimean Bridge explosion]]
+****[[President of Russia|Russian president]] [[Vladimir Putin]] formally accuses [[Ukraine]], and specifically the [[Security Service of Ukraine]], of being behind the explosion on the [[Crimean Bridge]] that killed three people and partially destroyed part of the bridge, saying that the explosion was an "act of terrorism". [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63195504 (BBC News)]
+*[[2018–2022 Haitian protests]]
+**[[Secretary-General of the United Nations|UN Secretary-General]] [[António Guterres]] proposes a "rapid action force" of several countries that could intervene in [[Haiti]] in order to help the [[Haitian National Police]] restore control of the country and remove the threat posed by "armed gangs". [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/un-chief-urges-security-council-consider-haiti-request-specialized-armed-force-2022-10-09/ (Reuters)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
 *[[2022 Atlantic hurricane season]]
 **[[Hurricane Julia (2022)|Hurricane Julia]] makes landfall overnight in [[Laguna de Perlas]], [[Nicaragua]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hurricane-julia-makes-landfall-nicaragua-us-nhc-says-2022-10-09/ (Reuters)]
+**A [[landslide]] caused by days of torrential rain kills at least 22 people in [[Santos Michelena Municipality|Santos Michelena]], [[Venezuela]]. [https://apnews.com/article/floods-venezuela-caribbean-caracas-bdc6eadb4e770001294ef77ba94a7bf0 (AP)]
+*Three people are killed when a [[wood]]en tourist boat carrying 14 people capsizes in [[Gdańsk]], [[Poland]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-63192740 (BBC News)]
+'''Health and environment'''
+*[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
+**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal]]
+***[[President of Nepal|Nepalese president]] [[Bidya Devi Bhandari]] tests positive for [[COVID-19]] one day after being hospitalized. [http://english.news.cn/20221009/68e0cc63fcb347839fa1ebfd791450c0/c.html (Xinhua)]
+*An investigation is launched in [[the Gambia]] into the deaths of 66 children during the past three months, which have been linked to four brands of imported [[Cold medicine|cough syrup]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-63191406 (BBC News)]
 '''Politics and elections'''
 *[[2022 Austrian presidential election]]
 **[[Austrians]] head to the polls to elect their [[President of Austria|president]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/austrias-president-hopes-reelection-runoff-91234415 (ABC News)]
+**Incumbent president [[Alexander van der Bellen]] secures reelection after receiving more than 50% of the votes. [https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/10/09/alexander-van-der-bellen-wins-reelection-austria-presidential-race/8171665334786/ (UPI)]
+'''Sports'''
+*[[2022 Supercars Championship]]
+**[[2022 Bathurst 1000]]
+***[[Shane van Gisbergen]] of [[New Zealand]], partnered with [[Garth Tander]] of [[Australia]], win the [[Bathurst 1000]] in a [[Triple Eight Race Engineering]] run in a [[Holden Commodore ZB]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/09/shane-van-gisbergen-wins-bathurst-1000-after-brutal-start-in-supercars (''The Guardian'')]
+*[[2022 Astana Open – Singles]]
+**[[Novak Djoković]] wins the [[Astana Open]] in [[Kazakhstan]] with a straight sets (6-3, 6-4) victory over [[Stefanos Tsitsipas]]. [https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/novak-djokovic-defeats-stefanos-tsitsipas-to-triumph-at-astana-open (Tennis.com)]
+*[[2022 Ostrava Open – Singles]]
+**[[Barbora Krejčíková]] wins the [[Ostrava Open]] in the [[Czech Republic]] (5–7, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 6–3) against world number 1 [[Iga Świątek]]. [https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/tenis/1025065/co-za-boj-ze-zwrotami-akcji-trzysetowa-uczta-swiatek-z-krejcikova (WP-SF)]
+*[[2022 Formula One World Championship]]
+**[[Max Verstappen]] wins the [[Japanese Grand Prix]] to take the [[2022 Formula One World Championship]]. [https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12716228/japanese-gp-max-verstappen-crowned-world-champion-after-winning-rain-shortened-suzuka-race (Sky Sports)]
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