April 3, 2024 (Wednesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukraine lowers the age of conscription from 27 years to 25.

(The Guardian), (The New York Times)

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Business and economy

The United States Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging the San Juan Bay in Puerto Rico to open space for a new natural gas terminal that is expected to add $400 million to the local economy.

(ABC News)

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Disasters and accidents

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, including four by rockfalls, with more than 930 others injured.

(AP), (Al Jazeera)

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International relations

The Philippines says that it will respond to any Chinese attempts to interfere with its resupply of troops in the South China Sea.

(Reuters)

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The National Defense Ministry of Taiwan says that more than 30 Chinese PLA Air Force warplanes have entered Taiwanese airspace and that at least nine PLA Navy warships have been detected around Taiwan. The ROC Armed Forces are deployed in response to the violation.

(Times Now News)

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