A WEEK IN BRIEF
A Week in Brief: Volume XXVI
A Week in Brief: Sunday, 9 Oct. to Saturday, 15 Oct. 2022
Saturday, 15 Oct. 2022…
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
Gunfire breaks out amid a fire at the Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran.
Disasters and Accidents…
Twenty people are killed and 14 others are injured after a bus flips over while travelling between Pasto and Popayan, Colombia.
Health and Environment…
Namibia reports an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the northeastern region of Zambezi.
On this Day in History…
- On this day, in 1066, Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later.
- On this day, in 1878, the Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
- On this day, in 1989, Eight of those convicted in South Africa’s Rivonia Trial are released from prison.
Friday, 14 Oct. 2022…
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
Two people are killed and five others are injured in an exchange of fire between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants in Jenin, West Bank, following a raid conducted by the former. The Israeli soldiers aimed to capture a Hamas operative suspected of involvement in recent shootings; he was subsequently detained and taken into custody.
Disasters and Accidents…
Forty-one people are killed and eleven more are injured by an explosion at a coal mine in Amasra, Bartın Province, Turkey.
Politics and Elections…
Two Just Stop Oil activists enter the National Gallery in London, pour two cans of Heinz tomato soup on the fourth version of Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers, and glue their hands to the wall in an effort to bring attention to the United Kingdom’s oil and gas projects.
On this Day in History…
- On this day, in 1066, the Norman conquest of England began. It started with the Battle of Hastings.
- On this day, in 1808, France annexed Republic of Ragusa.
- On this day, in 1982, U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed a War on Drugs.
Thursday, 13 Oct. 2022…
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
The jihadist group Tahrir al-Sham captures the city of Afrin in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, following days of clashes with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
International Relations…
Canada imposes sanctions on 17 Iranian entities over human rights abuses, including former Foreign Relations Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Law and Crime…
Five people are killed and two others injured in a mass shooting at several locations in a suburban neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The suspect, a 15-year-old boy, is later taken into custody and is in critical condition from injuries sustained during the shooting.
On this Day in History…
- On this day, in 1399, Coronation of Henry IV of England at Westminster Abbey.
- On this day, in 1892, Edward Emerson Barnard discovered the first comet by photographic means.
- On this day, in 1972, Aeroflot Flight 217 crashed outside Moscow, killing 174.
Wednesday, 12 Oct. 2022…
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will send radar and air defense systems to Ukraine “in the coming weeks”.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence announces that it will donate AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to Ukraine in the coming weeks. The missiles are capable of intercepting cruise missiles. A further 18 howitzers will also be donated to the Ukrainian military.
Business and Economy…
The economy of the United Kingdom, according to the Office of National Statistics, shrank 0.3% in August 2022. The cost of living crisis continues to affect many industries.
Politics and Elections…
Amid increasing pressure over an audio recording where she made racist and denigrating remarks, councilwoman Nury Martinez announces her resignation from the Los Angeles City Council, two days after stepping down from the council presidency.
On this Day in History…
- On this day, in 1773, America’s first insane asylum opens.
- On this day, in 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the “Executive Mansion” to the White House.
- On this day, in 1992, a 5.8 earthquake occurred in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died.
Tuesday, 11 Oct. 2022…
Disasters and Accidents…
Fourteen people in Guatemala and ten in El Salvador are killed as Hurricane Julia causes torrential rain in both countries.
International Relations…
It is announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a United States-brokered agreement that will allow both countries to exploit gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, thereby ending decades of maritime border disputes between the two nations.
Science and Technology…
NASA says that its DART spacecraft has successfully altered the orbit of the 520 feet (160 m) asteroid Dimorphos by around 32 minutes in a demonstration of asteroid impact avoidance.
On this Day in History…
- On this day, in 1797, the Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars.
- On this day, in 1976, George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.
- On this day, in 1987, the AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
Monday, 10 Oct. 2022…
Business and Economy…
Americans Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences “for research on banks and financial crises”.
International Relations…
Poland advises its citizens to leave Belarus by “commercial or private means” amid deteriorating relations between the two countries.
Sports…
Kenyans Benson Kipruto and Ruth Chepngetich win the Chicago Marathon, with Chepngetich defending her title.
On this Day in History…
- On this day, in 1868, the Ten Years’ War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.
- On this day, in 1913, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.
- On this day, in 1963, the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect.
Sunday, 9 Oct. 2022…
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
Russian president Vladimir Putin formally accused Ukraine, and specifically the Security Service of Ukraine, of being behind the explosion on the Crimean Bridge that killed three people and partially destroyed part of the bridge, saying that the explosion was an “act of terrorism”.
Disasters and Accidents…
A landslide caused by days of torrential rain kills at least 22 people in Santos Michelena, Venezuela.
Health and Environment…
An investigation is launched in the Gambia into the deaths of 66 children during the past three months, which have been linked to four brands of imported cough syrup.
On this Day in History…
- On this day, in 1594, Troops of the Portuguese Empire are defeated on Sri Lanka, bringing an end to the Campaign of Danture.
- On this day, in 1900, the Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.
- On this day, in 1980, Pope John Paul II greets the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.
