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October 24, 2021
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2021-10-24
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Somali Civil War
Clashes between the
Somali National Army
and
Sufi
paramilitary
group
Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a
in
Galmudug
kill at least 30 people and injure more than 100 others.
(Reuters)
2021 Uganda bombings
IS
claims responsibility for yesterday's bombing at a bar in
Kampala
, which killed one person and injured three others.
(Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
The
Canadian Coast Guard
and local
firefighters
combat a fire on board the MV
Zim Kingston
, off
Victoria, British Columbia
. The fire, which started yesterday, is focused on ten containers as authorities say that the ship itself is not on fire.
(
The Washington Post
)
Four
mountain climbers
are killed by an
avalanche
on the
Chimborazo
volcano in the
Andes
in
Ecuador
.
(AFP via RFI)
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
Eastern Europe
surpasses 20 million cases of
COVID-19
, with
Russia
,
Ukraine
and
Romania
reporting the most
deaths
.
(Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
2021 Uzbek presidential election
Uzbeks
head to the polls to elect their president. Analysts say that incumbent
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
has his victory for a second term secured as the country struggles with its
tourism
industry and security issues on the
Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border
since the
Taliban
takeover of
Afghanistan
.
(Deutsche Welle)
Guatemala
imposes a month-long dawn to dusk
curfew
on the eastern
Izabal Department
following two days of protests over a new
mining
project in the region.
(
The Washington Post
)
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