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Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine lowers the age of conscription from 27 years to 25. (The Guardian) (The New York Times)Business and economy. The United States Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging the San Juan Bay in Puerto Rico to open space for a new natural gas terminal that is expected to add $400 million to the local economy.
2024 Kenya floods. Widespread flooding occurs in Nairobi, Kenya, with tens of thousands of people affected. Law and crime. National Security Act, 2024. Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. US President Joe Biden signs the PAFACA Act into law.
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Fort Worth, Texas, April 8, 2024. / Credit: AP Photo/LM Otero A rare total solar eclipse was witnessed across North America ...
2023–2024 El Niño event. 2024 Kenya floods. Floods caused by weeks of heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 38 people, according to the Red Cross. (The Washington Post) Floods and landslides have killed at least 155 people in Tanzania, according to Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. International relations. Russia–NATO relations
2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is arrested while participating in a pro-Palestine protest at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Hawai'i becomes the first US state to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure. Russia launches drone strikes across Ukraine. Critical infrastructure is damaged in Kherson Oblast and a fire occurs at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia causing around half a tonne of oil products to leak into the Dnieper river.
The year 2024 was one for the history books, and 538's visual journalists and reporters were hard at work explaining the data behind the news with visualizations and interactives. From 538’s ...
2024 Kenya floods. The death toll from ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 169, with 91 people reported missing. (The Washington Post) Nine people are killed and two more injured during an explosion caused by a gas leak at a restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon. (The National News)