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Portal:Current events/2022 March 4

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy

  • Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Economy of Brazil
  • The government announces that Brazil's economy has grown by 4.6%, the largest increase since 2011, after suffering a slump in 2020 due to the COVID-19 recession. [https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/brazils-economy-grows-by-4-6-in-2021-more-than-offsetting-the-slump-in-2020/amp/ (The Rio Times)]
  • 2022 Russian financial crisis
  • The Moscow Stock Exchange will extend its closure until at least March 8. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-04/russia-keeps-stock-trading-closed-in-nation-s-longest-shutdown (Bloomberg)]
  • JPMorgan Chase warns that the current financial crisis in Russia might be similar or even greater in consequences than the 1998 crisis, when Russia defaulted on its obligations. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-04/jpmorgan-warns-russia-headed-for-1998-like-collapse-in-economy?srnd=premium-europe (Bloomberg)]
  • Yandex, the Russian equivalent of Google, announces that it might be heading for default. [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/04/tech/yandex-russia-internet-warning/index.html (CNN)]
  • 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
  • Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, stops all sales of advertisements in Russia, following similar actions by Twitter and Snap Inc., as Russian regulators demand that the company stop showing "false political information" about Ukraine that they claim is misinforming the Russian public. [https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-pauses-all-ad-sales-russia-2022-03-04/ (Reuters)]

Disasters and accidents

  • Wildfires in 2022
  • A wildfire occurs near the Hanul Nuclear Power Plant in Uljin County, South Korea, prompting authorities to issue a national emergency alert and evacuate residents from the area. [http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220304000644 (Korea Herald)] [https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220304006452315?section=national/national (Yonhap)]
  • South Korean President Moon Jae-in orders an effort to protect the power plant amid wildfire concerns. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/skoreas-moon-orders-protection-nuclear-power-plant-amid-wildfire-2022-03-04/ (Reuters)]

Health and environment

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections

Science and technology

Sports

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