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August 17, 2019 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

17 August 2019 Kabul bombing; War in Afghanistan
- 63 people are killed and 182 wounded in a suicide attack at a wedding party in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attacker set off explosives among the invitees. (Al Arabiya)

Politics and elections

Aftermath of the 2018–19 Sudanese protests
- The ruling military and the civilian opposition formally sign a power-sharing deal establishing a three-year transition period towards the election of a civilian government. (Al Jazeera)
2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests
- Thousands of school teachers join an 11th weekend of anti-government protests in Hong Kong. (Reuters)
A rally of far-right groups such as the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer is met by Antifa in Portland, Oregon. (The New York Times)
The Argentinian Minister of the Treasury, Nicolás Dujovne, resigns. (Bloomberg)

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 **Thousands of school teachers join an 11th weekend of anti-government protests in [[Hong Kong]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-police/hong-kongers-rally-against-government-under-stormy-skies-idUSKCN1V703O (Reuters)]
 *A rally of [[radical right (United States)|far-right]] groups such as the [[Proud Boys]] and [[Patriot Prayer]] is met by [[Antifa (United States)|Antifa]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/us/portland-oregon-protests.html (''The New York Times'')]
+*The [[Ministry of the Treasury (Argentina)|Argentinian Minister of the Treasury]], [[Nicolás Dujovne]], resigns. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-17/argentina-economy-minister-dujovne-resigns-after-peso-plunge (Bloomberg)]
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