News Round Up – August 2024

Ukraine News

03 Aug: Two more charged over alleged Russian-linked arson attack on Ukrainian business in London

03 Aug: Russian submarine sunk in Crimean port, Ukraine claims

04 Aug: Zelensky says Ukraine has received first F-16 jets

07 Aug: Moscow says Ukraine has launched cross-border attack inside Russia

09 Aug: Russia declares an emergency in Kursk, under attack by Ukraine. 14 die in a Russian strike on a mall

11 Aug: Ukraine and Russia trade blame for fire at occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

13 Aug: This is Ukraine’s boldest and riskiest move this year, where does it go next?

14 Aug: Rosenberg: Ukraine’s advance undermines Putin’s image as ‘Mr Security’

16 Aug: Nord Stream sabotage: How are the key players reacting?

18 Aug: UK ‘should be proud’ to see British weapons used by Ukraine despite incursion, Defence Secretary says

18 Aug: Ukrainian troops have struck 2 key bridges in Russia’s Kursk area. Could it mean they plan to stay?

18 Aug: Ukraine: Deteriorating safety at Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant following drone blast nearby

23 Aug: Pokrovsk: Ukraine’s vital eastern town in Russian sights

27 Aug: Russia targets cities and infrastructure in largest air attack since war began, Ukraine says

27 Aug: Ukraine counts on new long-range weapon to bypass Western restrictions and hit deep into Russia

29 Aug: Top Ukrainian pilot killed when US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed

30Aug: Zelensky fires Ukraine’s air force commander after deadly F-16 crash

Middle East

12 Aug: U.S. sends submarine to Middle East amid fears of escalation

16 Aug: Gaza records first polio case as UN calls for truce to tackle virus

22 Aug: Greek oil tanker on fire and adrift after multiple attacks in Red Sea

31 Aug: 15 suspected ISIS militants killed in joint U.S., Iraq raid

News

02 Aug: ‘Disgusting’ smell at Lough Neagh as algae spreads

03 Aug: More than 30 killed in Somalia beach attack claimed by Al-Shabaab

05 Aug: More than 500 people fell ill with norovirus on a Canary Islands cruise

09 Aug: Third suspect arrested over foiled terror plot targeting Taylor Swift concerts

09 Aug: Jermaine Grant deported: UK terror suspect arrested on return from Kenya after jail stint

09 Aug: Massive blast on Yang Ming container ship in Ningbo

09 Aug: Prisoner arrested over bomb threat to Taoiseach’s Co Wicklow home

12 Aug: Far-right extremist convicted of terrorism offences

12 Aug: RSV vaccination roll-out begins in Scotland for pregnant women and older people

12 Aug: Central California prison employee dies after coming into contact with ‘unknown substance’

13 Aug: Wren Road, Dagenham chemical leak – cause revealed

13 Aug: Auckland: Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from potentially lethal amount of meth

13 Aug: US Army analyst pleads guilty to selling military secrets to China

14 Aug: Major incident in West Midlands after sodium cyanide spill into Walsall canal

14 Aug: Canadian immigration minister looking into revoking terror suspect’s citizenship

14 Aug: Mpox is officially a global emergency. Here’s everything you need to know.

16 Aug: Sweden confirms first case of Mpox strain outside Africa

16 Aug: Walsall Council: Toxic chemical spill in Walsall – FAQs

16 Aug: Chief Vet reminds farmers of bluetongue risk

16 Aug: Woman, 19, and man, 18, appear in court accused of preparing terrorism acts

16 Aug: Sutton Coldfield: Man charged after people sprayed with substance

16 Aug: Germany: No sabotage detected at Cologne military base

16 Aug: Old Bailey: Man appears in court on terror charges over Charlie Hebdo posts

17 Aug: Lincoln: Men arrested on explosives charge released on bail

18 Aug: Newtownards: Over 400 homes evacuated as PSNI continue to deal with suspected WW2 bomb

18 Aug: Phone taps, sabotage and an assassination plot: Is Germany in Cold War 2.0?

19 Aug: River Medway has dangerous levels of cancer causing toxic chemicals

21 Aug: Oxford Ice Rink cordoned off following chemical leak

21 Aug: Residents of Rivenwood housing development return home after explosion of Second World War bomb

21 Aug: Former nuclear power station site sold for £6.5m

22 Aug: Aflatoxin contaminated corn linked to deaths of 400 dogs in Zambia

23 Aug: Taiwan sentences 8 military officers to prison for spying for China

24 Aug: Be Blue-Green Algae aware this summer

24 Aug: Dr. Anthony Fauci was briefly hospitalized with West Nile virus

25 Aug: Three held and taken to hospital after chemical incident in Brighton

25 Aug: French police arrest suspect over fire attack on synagogue

25 Aug: Deadly mosquito virus has Mass. towns urging people to stay in at night

26 Aug: Defence firms ‘need reassuring’ that big orders will be long-term

27 Aug: Japan says China airspace incursion ‘serious violation of our sovereignty’

27 Aug: ONR serves two improvement notices on Sellafield Limited

27 Aug: Mpox jabs arrive on African soil after red-tape delays

29 Aug: Wembley: Nine children rushed to hospital after chlorine leak in leisure centre learner pool

29 Aug: Bugs, mold and mildew found in Boar’s Head plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Technology

22 Jul: Mako: A Hypersonic Missile That’s More Than Ready

06 Aug: Health-threat ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with 3D-printed ceramic ink

06 Aug: Nezha-SeaDart: China tests air-sea hybrid drone with flight, dive capabilities

06 Aug: Northrop Grumman: Gunning for Missiles

07 Aug: Electric Bandage Holds Promise for Treating Chronic Wounds

08 Aug: Optica: Lens-free fluorescence instrument detects deadly microorganisms in drinking water

08 Aug: US Air Force proved a low-cost, air-delivered method for defeating surface vessels through a QUICKSINK demonstration

12 Aug: Switzerland: Prize money for ideas to recover munitions from lakes

12 Aug: Soldiers test drive autonomous equipment decontamination system at MSPIX 24

13 Aug: Mizzou scientists achieve more than 98% efficiency removing nanoplastics from water

15 Aug: LR and CORE POWER to conduct next-generation nuclear container ship regulatory study

17 Aug: Britain launches new military spy satellite

21 Aug: UK: Military ‘silent hangar’ to help protect against foreign GPS jamming

21 Aug: WSU: Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories

21 Aug: A new pandemic could ride in on animals we eat, researchers warn

21 Aug: High-dose and adjuvanted flu vaccines provided better protection for seniors

22 Aug: How worried should we be about mpox?

22 Aug: Smallpox vaccination in childhood could offer protection against monkeypox clade II viruses, study finds

22 Aug: Universal flu vaccine candidate protects against infection in mice

23 Aug: NWU: Spike mutations help SARS-CoV-2 infect the brain

23 Aug: NWU: To mask or not to mask: That is still the question

26 Aug: Nuclear reactors a mile underground promise safe, cheap power

27 Aug: How much microplastic are you drinking? New UBC tool can tell you in minutes

28 Aug: ETH: Iron as an inexpensive storage medium for hydrogen

28 Aug: UBC engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy ‘forever chemicals’

29 Aug: Model 437 Vanguard conducts first flight: the newest Scaled Composites Experimental Aircraft

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