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**The death toll from a dam collapse in [[Laos]] on 23 July rises to 36, while 98 people are still missing. [https://wap.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/death-toll-reaches-36-in-laos-dam-collapse-98-missing-118081300164_1.html (''Business Standard'')] |
**The death toll from a dam collapse in [[Laos]] on 23 July rises to 36, while 98 people are still missing. [https://wap.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/death-toll-reaches-36-in-laos-dam-collapse-98-missing-118081300164_1.html (''Business Standard'')] |
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*Authorities in [[India]] confirm that |
*Authorities in [[India]] confirm that 774 people have been killed so far during [[monsoon]] rains. [https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/monsoon-in-india-staggering-774-people-died-due-to-heavy-rains-floods-in-these-states/1278828/ (''Financial Express'')] |
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*At least nine people are killed and 16 others injured after a fire breaks out in a ward on the seventh floor of a hospital in [[New Taipei City]], [[Taiwan]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45166240 (BBC)] |
*At least nine people are killed and 16 others injured after a fire breaks out in a ward on the seventh floor of a hospital in [[New Taipei City]], [[Taiwan]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45166240 (BBC)] |
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*More than 300 people are injured, five seriously, after a section of wooden jetty collapsed at an urban sports and music festival in [[Vigo]], [[Spain]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45165660 (BBC)] |
*More than 300 people are injured, five seriously, after a section of wooden jetty collapsed at an urban sports and music festival in [[Vigo]], [[Spain]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45165660 (BBC)] |
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Revision as of 01:10, 14 August 2018
August 13, 2018 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan, Ghazni offensive
- More than 100 Afghan soldiers and police, 13 civilians and hundreds of Taliban are killed during the ongoing offensive in Ghazni. (BBC)
Business and economy
- Turkish currency and debt crisis, 2018
- Asian stock prices sink as Turkey’s financial turmoil fuels fears contagion might spread to other emerging markets. (Market Watch)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Laos dam collapse
- The death toll from a dam collapse in Laos on 23 July rises to 36, while 98 people are still missing. (Business Standard)
- Authorities in India confirm that 774 people have been killed so far during monsoon rains. (Financial Express)
- At least nine people are killed and 16 others injured after a fire breaks out in a ward on the seventh floor of a hospital in New Taipei City, Taiwan. (BBC)
- More than 300 people are injured, five seriously, after a section of wooden jetty collapsed at an urban sports and music festival in Vigo, Spain. (BBC)
- 12 fans of Ecuadorean football team Barcelona SC are killed and 30 others injured after the bus they were traveling on overturns in Azuay, Ecuador. (Xinhua)
- Three Russian climbers and two Tajik pilots die while 12 other people are injured in a helicopter crash in Tajikistan. (Tampa Bay Times)
International relations
- North Korea–South Korea relations
- North Korea and South Korea officials begin high-level negotiations, with reports suggesting that Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in could be planning for a summit in Pyongyang later this month. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)
- The lawyer of Peter Strzok, a former agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who was removed from Robert Mueller's Special Counsel investigation, announces that his client has been fired by the FBI. (The Washington Post via MSN)