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*9:58 GMT: [[President of Russia]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]] announced that the operation of Russian forces in South Ossetia is completed. He added that 'the [[Battle of Tskhinvali| agressor]] is punished and has suffered substantial defeats' and 'its armed forces are desorganised'. Medvedev also ordered the Russian Defence Ministry to consider awarding the peacekeepers and military personnel that have 'showed their best' during the operation. [http://interfax.ru/politics/txt.asp?id=26711 (InterFax)] |
*9:58 GMT: [[President of Russia]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]] announced that the [[2008 South Ossetia war| operation of Russian forces in South Ossetia]] is completed. He added that 'the [[Battle of Tskhinvali| agressor]] is punished and has suffered substantial defeats' and 'its armed forces are desorganised'. Medvedev also ordered the Russian Defence Ministry to consider awarding the peacekeepers and military personnel that have 'showed their best' during the operation. [http://interfax.ru/politics/txt.asp?id=26711 (InterFax)] |
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*[[Michael Phelps]] of the [[United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics|United States]] wins his third and fourth gold medals of the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in the 200-meter freestyle setting a new [[world record]] and the 200-meter butterfly respectively. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/sports/olympics/12phelpsweb.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin (''New York Times'')] |
*[[Michael Phelps]] of the [[United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics|United States]] wins his third and fourth gold medals of the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in the 200-meter freestyle setting a new [[world record]] and the 200-meter butterfly respectively. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/sports/olympics/12phelpsweb.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin (''New York Times'')] |
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- 9:58 GMT: President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev announced that the operation of Russian forces in South Ossetia is completed. He added that 'the agressor is punished and has suffered substantial defeats' and 'its armed forces are desorganised'. Medvedev also ordered the Russian Defence Ministry to consider awarding the peacekeepers and military personnel that have 'showed their best' during the operation. (InterFax)
- Michael Phelps of the United States wins his third and fourth gold medals of the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200-meter freestyle setting a new world record and the 200-meter butterfly respectively. (New York Times)
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