TIL Date: 2022-08
87 headlines found.
- Trailblazing Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols dies at 89
August 1, 2022 - NBA legend Bill Russell dies at 88
August 1, 2022 - Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike.
August 2, 2022 - Chinese influencer who ate great white shark investigated by police.
August 2, 2022 - Pelosi visits Taiwan in defiance of Chinese warnings.
August 2, 2022 - Kansas votes to keep right to abortion.
August 3, 2022 - Putin's reported girlfriend Alina Kabaeva hit with US sanctions.
August 3, 2022 - Antony Gormley's 'phallic' statue may damage our reputation, say students.
August 3, 2022 - China launches ballistic missiles during Taiwan drills.
August 4, 2022 - Damaging Alex Jones texts mistakenly sent to Sandy Hook family's lawyers.
August 4, 2022 - Brittney Griner: US basketball star jailed for nine years on drug charges.
August 4, 2022 - Alex Jones must pay $4m in damages for Sandy Hook hoax claims.
August 5, 2022 - Biden administration declares the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
August 5, 2022 - George Miller, 75, becomes oldest Commonwealth Games gold medallist in history. Miller part of Scotland team to beat Wales 16-9 in lawn bowls mixed pairs B2/B3 final.
August 5, 2022 - Paraplegic shooting suspect can avoid trial and end his life, Spanish court says. Man who allegedly injured former co-workers before being shot by police is entitled to assisted dying
August 5, 2022 - A jury in Texas ruled the Alex Jones, radio host must pay $45.2m in punitive damages, in addition to $4.1m in compensatory damages they awarded a day earlier
August 6, 2022 - Anne Heche in critical condition following fiery car crash.
August 6, 2022 - Jeff Bezos $500M yacht Towed away, incomplete, because the people of Rotterdam refused his demand they disassemble a historic bridge to let it pass.
August 6, 2022 - Russia-Ukraine war live: International Atomic Energy Agency raises grave concerns over shelling at nuclear power plant.
August 7, 2022 - France whale: Lost mammal stuck in River Seine to get vitamin boost.
August 7, 2022 - Covid-19: North Korea claims to have recovered from outbreak.
August 7, 2022 - Russia using Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as army base.
August 8, 2022 - Losses at SoftBank's Vision Funds have consumed nearly all their historical gains.
August 8, 2022 - Hollywood icons joined fans worldwide to mourn the loss of Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer and "Grease" star, who died Monday at her ranch in Southern California at age 73.
August 8, 2022 - Donald Trump says FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago Florida home.
August 9, 2022 - Serena Williams announces she will 'evolve away from tennis' after upcoming US Open.
August 9, 2022 - Ukraine war must end with liberation of Crimea – Zelensky.
August 10, 2022 - France whale: Rescue operation begins to save beluga stuck in Seine.
August 10, 2022 - STEVEN SEAGAL POSES AT RUSSIAN-CONTROLLED PRISON Where 50 Ukrainians Were Killed.
August 10, 2022 - Beluga whale rescued from Seine River euthanized in transit, French authorities say.
August 10, 2022 - Kim Jong-un fell 'seriously ill' during North Korea Covid crisis, his sister says.
August 11, 2022 - Ukraine war: Crimea airbase badly damaged, satellite images show.
August 11, 2022 - Dozens hurt in Legoland rollercoaster crash in Germany.
August 11, 2022 - Authorities are in a standoff with an armed suspect who tried to enter the FBI's Cincinnati office.
August 11, 2022 - FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago home for classified nuclear weapons documents.
August 12, 2022 - Actor Anne Heche dies a week after car crash
August 12, 2022 - Novelist Salman Rushdie stabbed in neck on stage.
August 12, 2022 - Salman Rushdie on ventilator after being stabbed on stage at New York state event.
August 13, 2022 - Trump under investigation for potential violations of Espionage Act, warrant reveals
August 13, 2022 - Ukraine says it has taken out another bridge that is vital for Russian forces occupying the southern Kherson region.
August 13, 2022 - Salman Rushdie off ventilator and able to talk.
August 14, 2022 - Five state-owned Chinese companies to delist from New York Stock Exchange.
August 14, 2022 - Poll of Tory members gives Liz Truss 22-point lead to be next prime minister.
August 14, 2022 - Iran has "categorically" denied any link with Salman Rushdie's attacker – but blamed the writer himself.
August 15, 2022 - Russia vows to expand relations with North Korea.
August 15, 2022 - William Ruto declared winner of Kenya presidential election amid dispute.
August 15, 2022 - Sacheen Littlefeather: Oscars apologises to actress after 50 years.
August 16, 2022 - Justice Department asks not to disclose affidavit behind Mar-a-Lago search
August 16, 2022 - Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 6 more years in prison
August 16, 2022 - Ukraine war: Explosions rock Russian base in Ukraine's Crimea.
August 16, 2022 - Liz Cheney: Trump arch-enemy ousted in Wyoming election
August 17, 2022 - American Airlines agrees to purchase 20 supersonic jets.
August 17, 2022 - Chinese authorities are attempting to induce rainfall in parts of central and southwest China amid a severe drought and record-breaking heatwave.
August 17, 2022 - US pharmacy chains ordered to pay $650m in Ohio opioids suit
August 18, 2022 - Ukraine war: Drone pilots mark targets for new offensive.
August 18, 2022 - Israeli forces raid offices of six Palestinian human rights groups.
August 18, 2022 - Russia-Ukraine war: Putin losing information war in Ukraine, UK says; explosions in Russia and Crimea.
August 19, 2022 - Finnish PM says videos of her 'boisterous' partying shouldn't have been made public.
August 19, 2022 - Sanna Marin: Finnish PM reveals she has taken drug test..
August 19, 2022 - Rare golden algae may have caused fish deaths in Oder River, says minister.
August 19, 2022 - Josephine Tewson: Keeping Up Appearances actress dies at 91
August 19, 2022 - Russia to allow inspectors at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – Putin.
August 20, 2022 - More drone attacks against Russia in Crimea.
August 20, 2022 - US supreme court backs Black voters challenging Georgia election rules.
August 20, 2022 - A Ukrainian drone hit the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet in Crimea this weekend, the latest assault on a region Moscow once considered an impregnable fortress.
August 20, 2022 - Darya Dugina: Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow blast.
August 21, 2022 - Imran Khan: Pakistan police charge ex-PM under terrorism act
August 22, 2022 - CIA unable to corroborate Israel's 'terror' label for Palestinian rights groups
August 22, 2022 - Trump sues US government over FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.
August 23, 2022 - Trump appears to concede he illegally retained official documents in filing.
August 24, 2022 - Ukraine marks 31 years since it became independent from Moscow, and six months since Russia invaded.
August 24, 2022 - Biden cancels $10,000 in student loan debts.
August 24, 2022 - Uvalde police chief fired for fumbled response to school shooting.
August 25, 2022 - Sewage in sea: French appeal to EU over UK discharges of waste.
August 25, 2022 - Paul Allen: Largest art auction ever to sell Microsoft co-founder's $1bn collection.
August 26, 2022 - Emergency diesel generators activated at Zaporizhzhia plant to avoid "radiation disaster".
August 26, 2022 - FBI cites 'evidence of obstruction' in Trump Florida home search.
August 27, 2022 - Princess Diana's Ford Escort sells for £650K at auction.
August 27, 2022 - US warships sail through Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi visit.
August 28, 2022 - Amazon activists mourn death of "man of the hole", last of his tribe.
August 28, 2022 - Pakistan floods: plea for help amid fears monsoon could put a third of country underwater.
August 29, 2022 - EU foreign ministers expected to suspend Russian tourist visa facilitation.
August 29, 2022 - Artemis: Nasa calls off new Moon rocket launch.
August 29, 2022 - Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin-appointed Kherson leader reportedly flees to Russia; first grain ship docks in Africa.
August 30, 2022 - Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91
August 30, 2022 - Nord Stream 1: Russia switches off gas pipeline citing maintenance.
August 31, 2022 - EU foreign ministers agree to suspend visa travel deal with Russia.
August 31, 2022