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Global IT outages impact a variety of businesses and organisations across the world. [160] 75 people are killed during the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement. The government of Bangladesh imposes a curfew. [161] July 21 – Incumbent United States President Joe Biden ends his candidacy in the 2024 United States presidential election. [162]
She also announces the release of a new album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19, 2024. Disasters and accidents. 2024 Chile wildfires. The death toll from major wildfires in Valparaíso, Chile, increases to at least 112 people, with between 3,000 and 6,000 houses damaged in the fires. Politics and elections
2024 Formula One World Championship. In auto racing, McLaren wins the World Constructors' Championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, its first title since 1998. In professional baseball, the New York Mets sign Dominican outfielder Juan Soto to a $765 million, 15-year contract, the largest contract in Major League Baseball history.
Major Nigerian unions Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress begin an indefinite general strike, causing closures of schools, public offices, and airports, as well as a shutdown of the national power grid amid a cost-of-living crisis and record low minimum wages in Nigeria.
In tennis, Jannik Sinner defeats Daniil Medvedev in the final, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3, to win the men's singles title at the 2024 Australian Open. It is Sinner's first major singles title and the first for an Italian player at the tournament. 2023 NFL season
Those conflicts will expand in 2024, but it’s a third “war”—the United States versus itself—that poses the greatest global risk. And, as always, there will be new stories that deserve ...
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 Sudan famine. The Global Famine Review Committee declares a famine in Darfur, Sudan, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. International relations. 2024 Russian prisoner exchange, Germany–Russia relations, Russia–United States relations