The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency says that a foreign vessel has been attacked off the coast of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
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May 19, 2022 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Jihadist fighters raid a military base in Madjoari Department, Burkina Faso, killing eleven soldiers and wounding 24 more.
Business and economy
Sri Lanka defaults on its debt for the first time in the country's history as it struggles with its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years.
The United States Senate votes 86-11 to pass a $40 billion package aimed at sending aid to Ukraine. The legislation will head to U.S. President Joe Biden for his signature.
Disasters and accidents
Health and environment
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) votes to recommend a third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 years old.
Bavarian Nordic announces that it will supply the Imvanex vaccine to Europe in response to the monkeypox outbreak.
International relations
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip ErdoÄźan reiterates that he will vote against the admittance of Finland and Sweden into NATO, effectively preventing their accession. ErdoÄźan has accused the two countries of supporting the Kurdistan Workers Party and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units, which Turkey considers to be terrorist organizations.
Law and crime
Two people are killed and seven wounded during a mass shooting near a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Science and technology
An unusually cold spell of weather hits southern Brazil. A meteorological station in Gama noted the lowest temperature since the beginning of weather observations (1963) in the Federal District, which contains the capital, BrasĂlia, at 1.4 °C (34.5 °F). Several locations in the area have also seen snowfall, which is very rare in the country.
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