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*Two people are killed and three others are injured during a [[mass shooting]] at a care home in Molensingel, [[Alblasserdam]], [[Netherlands]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61347237 (BBC News)] |
*Two people are killed and three others are injured during a [[mass shooting]] at a care home in Molensingel, [[Alblasserdam]], [[Netherlands]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61347237 (BBC News)] |
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*Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of Belarusian activist [[Roman Protasevich]], with whom she was detained when [[Ryanair Flight 4978|their flight]] was diverted by the [[Belarusian Air Force]] last year, is sentenced to six years in prison for "inciting social hatred". The exiled [[Belarusian opposition]] condemns the verdict. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-hands-six-year-jail-sentence-dissidents-girlfriend-after-forced-plane-2022-05-06/ (Reuters)] |
*Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of Belarusian activist [[Roman Protasevich]], with whom she was detained when [[Ryanair Flight 4978|their flight]] was diverted by the [[Belarusian Air Force]] last year, is sentenced to six years in prison for "inciting social hatred". The exiled [[Belarusian opposition]] condemns the verdict. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-hands-six-year-jail-sentence-dissidents-girlfriend-after-forced-plane-2022-05-06/ (Reuters)] |
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*A [[Georgia (US state)|Georgia]] administrative judge recommends to dismiss an eligibility challenge against [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] brought under [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution#Section 3: Disqualification from office for insurrection or rebellion|Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment]] for her role in the [[January 6 Capitol attack]]. Fellow [[GOP|Republican]] [[Brad Raffensperger]], the [[Georgia Secretary of State|secretary of state]], will now decide if he will allow Greene to run on the ballot. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/05/06/marjorie-taylor-greene-should-stay-on-midterms-ballot-georgia-judge-recommends/ (Forbes)] |
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'''Politics and elections''' |
'''Politics and elections''' |
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Revision as of 00:38, 7 May 2022
May 6, 2022 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Eleven people are killed and nine others are injured in Islamist attacks in Loroum and Sanmatenga provinces, Burkina Faso. (AP)
Business and economy
- Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk
- The Orlando Police Pension Fund files a class-action lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court against Twitter Inc and Elon Musk, seeking to delay the acquisition of Twitter to 2025. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Madrid explosion
- Saratoga Hotel explosion
- At least 18 people are killed and at least 64 others are injured by an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba. (CNN)
- Two people die and over one hundred migrants are rescued after their boat runs aground in southern Italy. (AP)
International relations
- Iran–Sweden relations
- Iran detains a Swedish man who was travelling as a tourist, allegedly in response to Sweden prosecuting Hamid Nouri, an Iranian official considered to be responsible for the mass killings of political prisoners in 1988. (AP)
- Iran–United States relations
- The U.S. Senate passes a non-binding resolution barring the Biden administration from removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. (Haaretz)
Law and crime
- Two people are killed and three others are injured during a mass shooting at a care home in Molensingel, Alblasserdam, Netherlands. (BBC News)
- Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of Belarusian activist Roman Protasevich, with whom she was detained when their flight was diverted by the Belarusian Air Force last year, is sentenced to six years in prison for "inciting social hatred". The exiled Belarusian opposition condemns the verdict. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Sri Lankan protests
- The Sri Lankan government declares a state of emergency in response to massive anti-government protests. (Reuters)