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October 9, 2022 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

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)
Three people are killed when a wooden tourist boat carrying 14 people capsizes in Gdańsk, Poland. (BBC News)
A landslide caused by days of torrential rain kills at least 22 people in Santos Michelena, Venezuela. (AP)

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

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 ***[[2022 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)]
-***[[10 October 2022 missile strikes on Ukraine]]
-****russian army of petulant subhuman degenerates launches some eighty missiles, primarily at civilian infrastructure, in retaliation for their shitty bridge. May Allah smite this fucking shithole known as russia. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/explosions-rock-kyiv-in-first-attack-on-ukraines-capital-in-months-11665384662 (''The Wall Street Journal'')]
 *[[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)]