Armed conflicts and attacks

A Doctors Without Borders office in Pokrovsk is completely destroyed by a Russian missile strike. Five civilians are injured in the attack. (The Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/05/russia-ukraine-war-drones-attack-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskiy?page=with:block-66100a8c8f089151b4b243a6#block-66100a8c8f089151b4b243a6

Business and economy

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe launches a new currency, Zimbabwe Gold, backed on gold reserves and foreign currencies amid depreciation of its current currency, the Zimbabwean dollar. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/zimbabwe-new-currency-inflation-us-dollar-06a656260462d9651112e394e125c5e6

Disasters and accidents

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes northwestern New Jersey, causing tremors throughout the East Coast of the United States. (ABC News)

• https://abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-world/55-magnitude-earthquake-hits-new-york-city-area-north-plainfield-philadelphia-new-york-city-nyc-baltimore-washington-long-island