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July 5, 2024 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy

The European Union imposes tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles of up to 37.6%, prompting the Chinese Ministry of Commerce to investigate possible retaliatory tariffs on European pork and brandy imports. (Reuters)
The Cabinet of Germany agrees on a 2025 budget plan, averting collapse of the current cabinet following party disagreements and pressure from The Greens to forego its "debt brake" to increase emergency borrowing for Ukraine aid. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

Hurricane Beryl
- Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico after killing twelve people in the Caribbean. (AP)
Ten people are killed and 42 others are injured when a bus crashes into a bridge in São Paulo state, Brazil. (Reuters)
Five people are killed and 83 others are injured by a tornado in the province of Shandong, in China. (AP)
The Mount Etna and Mount Stromboli volcanoes on the Italian island of Sicily erupt, forcing a temporary closure of Catania–Fontanarossa Airport. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

Law and crime

Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung
- A district court in Busan, South Korea, sentences the perpetrator in the stabbing of National Assembly member and former opposition leader Lee Jae-myung to 15 years in prison. (Al Jazeera)
Greece passes a law to allow a six-day work week for industries that operate on a 24-hour basis. Workers have the option of working an additional eight hours for 40% additional pay. (CBS News) (NPR)
Catholic Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò is found guilty of schism for denying the legitimacy of Pope Francis and rejecting the Second Vatican Council, and is subsequently excommunicated by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

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 **Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the [[Yucatán Peninsula]] in [[Mexico]] after killing twelve people in the [[Caribbean]]. [https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-beryl-tulum-mexico-resort-4b84e981f62bd53340a385fac42579f5 (AP)]
 *Ten people are killed and 42 others are injured when a [[bus crash]]es into a bridge in [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo state]], [[Brazil]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/least-10-dead-after-bus-crash-brazils-sao-paulo-state-2024-07-05/ (Reuters)]
-*Five person are killed and 83 others are injured by a [[tornado]] in the [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Shandong]], in [[China]]. [https://apnews.com/article/china-shandong-heze-tornadoes-killed-injured-3f52c1df43f26696f4a72ef32e4489a9 (AP)]
+*Five  are killed and 83 others are injured by a [[tornado]] in the [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Shandong]], in [[China]]. [https://apnews.com/article/china-shandong-heze-tornadoes-killed-injured-3f52c1df43f26696f4a72ef32e4489a9 (AP)]
 *The [[Mount Etna]] and [[Stromboli#Volcano|Mount Stromboli]] [[volcano]]es on the [[Italy|Italian]] island of [[Sicily]] erupt, forcing a temporary closure of [[Catania–Fontanarossa Airport]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/5/sicily-closes-airport-as-etna-and-stromboli-volcanoes-erupt (Al Jazeera)]