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**The [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] blocks a proposed [[Purdue Pharma]] bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded members of the [[Sackler family]] from civil lawsuits relating to the [[opioid epidemic]], citing issues regarding the protection of third parties from lawsuits. [https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/politics/purdue-pharma-supreme-court-opioid-settlement/index.html (CNN)] |
**The [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] blocks a proposed [[Purdue Pharma]] bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded members of the [[Sackler family]] from civil lawsuits relating to the [[opioid epidemic]], citing issues regarding the protection of third parties from lawsuits. [https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/politics/purdue-pharma-supreme-court-opioid-settlement/index.html (CNN)] |
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*The [[Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party]] expels former [[Minister of National Defense (China)| |
*The [[Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party]] expels former [[Minister of National Defense (China)|defense ministers]] [[Li Shangfu]] and [[Wei Fenghe]] from the [[Chinese Communist Party|party]] following charges of corruption against them. [https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-former-defence-minister-li-shangfu-expelled-communist-party-4439876 (CNA)] |
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*[[President of Ukraine|Ukrainian president]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] signs a law establishing [[English language|English]] as an official language of international communication in [[Ukraine]]. [https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-signs-law-on-use-of-english-in-ukraine/ (''The Kyiv Independent'')] |
*[[President of Ukraine|Ukrainian president]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] signs a law establishing [[English language|English]] as an official language of international communication in [[Ukraine]]. [https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-signs-law-on-use-of-english-in-ukraine/ (''The Kyiv Independent'')] |
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*The [[U.S. Justice Department]] charges 193 people, including 76 medical professionals, with participating in healthcare [[fraud]] schemes totalling $2.75 billion, which include unlawful distribution of [[Adderall]] and fraudulent drug addiction treatment. [https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-justice-department-charges-193-defendants-275-billion-health-care-fraud-bust-2024-06-27/ (Reuters)] |
*The [[U.S. Justice Department]] charges 193 people, including 76 medical professionals, with participating in healthcare [[fraud]] schemes totalling $2.75 billion, which include unlawful distribution of [[Adderall]] and fraudulent drug addiction treatment. [https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-justice-department-charges-193-defendants-275-billion-health-care-fraud-bust-2024-06-27/ (Reuters)] |
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Revision as of 05:23, 28 June 2024
June 27, 2024 (Thursday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Pakistan heat wave
- At least 568 people have died from heat-related illnesses due to extreme temperatures and humidity in southern Pakistan. (The Independent) (BBC News)
- 2024 Sudan famine
- An Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report states that over 755,000 people in Sudan face the most severe IPC level of extreme hunger as well as the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded in the country. (Al Jazeera)
- Five people are killed and five others are injured when a train collides with a bus near Nové Zámky, Slovakia. (Reuters)
- Three people are killed and 40 others are injured in a train derailment amid heavy rains in Komi, Russia. (AP)
- The Russian satellite Resurs-P No.1 breaks up into over 100 pieces of debris near the International Space Station. (Reuters)
International relations
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- According to an anonymous South Korean government official, North Korea is preparing to send engineering forces to the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine in July. (NK News)
- Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Law and crime
- Opioid epidemic in the United States
- The United States Supreme Court blocks a proposed Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded members of the Sackler family from civil lawsuits relating to the opioid epidemic, citing issues regarding the protection of third parties from lawsuits. (CNN)
- The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party expels former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe from the party following charges of corruption against them. (CNA)
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a law establishing English as an official language of international communication in Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent)
- The U.S. Justice Department charges 193 people, including 76 medical professionals, with participating in healthcare fraud schemes totalling $2.75 billion, which include unlawful distribution of Adderall and fraudulent drug addiction treatment. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Kenya Finance Bill protests
- Thousands of people protest in cities across Kenya, calling for the removal of President William Ruto. (Al Jazeera)
- The leaders of the European Union member states agree to nominate Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the next High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and also elect former Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa as the next President of the European Council. (Euronews)