Portal:Current events/2023 July 16

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Anglophone Crisis
  • Ten people are killed and two others are injured as gunmen open fire at a busy junction in Bamenda, Northwest Region, Cameroon. (Reuters)
• Transnistrian communist and opposition leader Oleg Khorzhan is assassinated during a stabbing attack in his office. (Newsweek)

Business and economy

• Corporate responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin authorizes a temporary state takeover of French agribusiness Danone and Carlsberg-owned brewer Baltika's shares, as part of a wider response to many private companies, including these two, reducing their business operations in Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. (AFP via SCMP)

Disasters and accidents

• List of earthquakes in 2023
  • A 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Alaska, United States, causing a tsunami warning to be issued for the region. (ABC News)
• Forty-two pilot whales die in a mass beaching incident on a beach in North Tolsta, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, while 12 others are euthanised following failed attempts to refloat them due to adverse conditions. (AFP via WION)
• Six people are killed and three others are injured in a car crash in Tacoma, Washington, United States. (AP)
• At least four people are killed and seven others are hospitalized when a water bus carrying 20 passengers capsizes in the Buriganga River near Dhaka, Bangladesh. A rescue operation is ongoing. (Reuters via Hindustan Times)
• Four people are killed and 13 more injured during a building collapse in Beheira Governorate, Egypt. (Al-Ahram)
• The Office of Civil Defense in the Philippines reports that search and rescue operations are ongoing for nine passengers of a fishing vessel who went missing off Mercedes, Camarines Norte, earlier this week. (Philippine News Agency via Manila Bulletin)

Health and environment

• 2023 Asia heat wave
  • Japan issues heat stroke warnings in 20 of its prefectures due to near-record high temperatures, reaching nearly 40 °C (104 °F) in some areas, with the country's meteorological agency indicating the possibility of surpassing the highest ever recorded temperature of 41.1 °C (106.0 °F). (AFP via The Hindu)
• At an Alzheimer's Association conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands, experts in Alzheimer's disease propose a new seven-point diagnostic scale that incorporates advancements in testing for key Alzheimer's-related proteins and aims to facilitate more personalized treatment strategies. (Reuters)

International relations

• Accession of the United Kingdom to CPTPP
  • Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch formally signs the accession protocol for the United Kingdom to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Nikkei Asia)

Law and crime

• Iranian protests against compulsory hijab
  • Iranian Morality Police resume patrols to enforce hijab compliance. (Al Jazeera)
  • A large protest occurs in the city of Rasht in response to the Morality Police's unsuccessful attempt to arrest three unveiled women. The crowd pushes the police back before security forces intervene with tear gas. (Iran International)
• Andre Longmore, the suspected gunman in a mass shooting in Hampton, Georgia, United States, is shot and killed by police, ending a manhunt for him. (NBC News)

Sports

• 2023 ATP Tour
  • 2023 Wimbledon Championships
    • In tennis, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeats Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final to win the men's singles title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first non-Big Four player to win the tournament since 2002. (USA Today)
• 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
  • In association football, Mexico win their ninth CONCACAF Gold Cup title after defeating Panama 1–0 in the final at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, United States, with Santiago Giménez scoring the winner in the 88th minute. Panama's Adalberto Carrasquilla is awarded the tournament's Golden Ball. (AP)