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August 25, 2016
(
2016-08-25
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Philippine Drug War
The death toll in
Rodrigo Duterte
's war on drugs reaches 1,900 people killed.
(Al Jazeera)
Syrian Civil War
Turkey
sends more tanks into northern
Syria
to continue its
offensive
against
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
and Kurdish
People's Protection Units
(YPG).
(Reuters)
Business and economy
Miners in the
Philippines
criticize the government after a crackdown on
mining
closed more
nickel
and
copper
mines.
(
Gulf Times
)
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(
Jakarta Globe
)
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Disasters and accidents
August 2016 Central Italy earthquake
The search continues for survivors in
central Italy
with the death toll now 241. An aftershock of 4.7
MMS
hits further east in the province near
Norcia
.
(AFP via ABC News Australia)
(
USA Today
)
(USGS)
(
Financial Times
)
Health
2015–16 Zika virus epidemic
Hong Kong
's
Centre for Health Protection
confirms Hong Kong's first case of
Zika virus
in a 38-year-old woman and says it will report the case to the
World Health Organization
(WHO).
(Channel News Asia)
Law and Crime
Three people are killed and two are injured after a
crossbow
attack in
Scarborough
,
Toronto
. A suspicious package was also found in another linked event.
(CBC)
Politics and elections
Impeachment process against Dilma Rousseff
Brazil
's
Federal Senate
begins the impeachment trial of suspended
President
Dilma Rousseff
.
(Reuters)
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