Portal:Current events/2018 July 24

July 24, 2018 (2018-07-24) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Syrian military incidents during the Syrian Civil War
  • The Israel Defense Forces shoot down a Syrian Air Force jet near the Golan Heights after it reportedly crosses into the UNDOF zone near Israeli border. (BBC)

Business and economy

• 2018 lower Puna eruption
  • Hawaii cancels a grant funding the island government's purchase of a recreational land parcel that is now covered by fresh lava. (WRAL)
• Trump tariffs
  • The White House announces $12 billion in bailouts for farmers and ranchers affected by recently imposed retaliatory tariffs. (Sacramento Business Journal)

Disasters and accidents

• 2018 Vietnam floods
  • The death toll from heavy floods in Vietnam rises to 27, while seven other people are missing. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• 2018 in paleontology
  • Researchers at the Imperial College London report the discovery of the Lingwulong genus, a subgroup of Sauropods that lived in China about 174 million years ago, which is 15 million years earlier than any previously-known member of the group. (BBC) (ABC News)

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