Portal:Current events/2018 July 24
July 24, 2018
(
2018-07-24
)
(Tuesday)
edit
history
watch
Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli–Syrian military incidents during the Syrian Civil War
The
Israel Defense Forces
shoot down a
Syrian Air Force
jet near the
Golan Heights
after it reportedly crosses into the
UNDOF
zone near
Israeli
border.
(BBC)
Business and economy
2018 lower Puna eruption
Hawaii
cancels a grant funding the
island
government's purchase of a recreational land parcel that is now covered by fresh lava.
(WRAL)
Trump tariffs
The
White House
announces
$
12 billion in bailouts for farmers and ranchers affected by recently imposed retaliatory
tariffs
.
(
Sacramento Business Journal
)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Vietnam floods
The death toll from heavy floods in
Vietnam
rises to 27, while seven other people are missing.
(Reuters)
Science and technology
2018 in paleontology
Researchers at the
Imperial College London
report the discovery of the
Lingwulong
genus
, a subgroup of
Sauropods
that lived in
China
about
174 million years ago
, which is 15 million years earlier than any previously-known member of the group.
(BBC)
(ABC News)
Month
July 2018
Previous day
July 23
Next day
July 25