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July 22, 2023 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
The Ministry of Communications and Digital cancels a music festival in Sepang, Selangor, after Matty Healy, the lead vocalist of English band the 1975, openly criticized the country's anti-LGBT laws and kissed his male bandmate on stage.
Disasters and accidents
Health and environment
President Bongbong Marcos formally ends the declaration of COVID-19 as a public health emergency in the country.
About 2,000 Magellanic penguins are found dead along Uruguay's eastern coast, with their cause of death remaining undetermined, although the environment ministry has ruled out avian influenza. Advocates point to overfishing and a recent subtropical cyclone as potential factors, while additional marine wildlife deaths, including sea turtles and sea lions, are also reported in the region.
The National Observatory of Athens reports that Greece faces its longest-ever heat wave, with temperatures expected to exceed 40 °C (104 °F), marking a possible 16–17-day wave. The country remains on an alert state.
NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt states that July 2023 is anticipated to be the hottest month recorded "in hundreds, if not thousands, of years", attributing the trend to continuous greenhouse gas emissions.
International relations
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei states that people who desecrate the Quran should face the "most severe punishment", and that Sweden has "gone into battle-array for war on the Muslim world".
Protests in Copenhagen, Denmark, involving Quran desecration, responding to similar protests in Sweden, trigger unrest in Iraq, leading to an attempted breach of Baghdad's Green Zone and armed attacks on Danish Refugee Council facilities in Basra.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo announces plans to "monitor" aid agencies operating in the country due to reported security issues and concerns over potential subversive activities amid ongoing armed conflict.
Law and crime
Eleven people are killed in an arson attack at a bar in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico. The perpetrator was thrown out by the bar shortly before the attack for being heavily drunk and harassing women.
Sports
In chess, Ju Wenjun wins her fourth Women's World Chess Championship title after a victory in the 12th game of the match against challenger Lei Tingjie.
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