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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 100631" data-attributes="member: 524">Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">Philippine president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos" target="_blank">Bongbong Marcos</a> signs into law the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharlika_Investment_Fund" target="_blank">Maharlika Investment Fund</a>, the country's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_wealth_fund" target="_blank">sovereign wealth fund</a>, amid warnings and opposition from various sectors. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-18/philippines-marcos-signs-sovereign-wealth-fund-bill-into-law" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comisi%C3%B3n_Nacional_de_los_Mercados_y_la_Competencia" target="_blank">competition commission</a> fines American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tech" target="_blank">technology companies</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_%28company%29" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc." target="_blank">Apple</a> {{Euro|194 million|link=yes}} (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>218 million) for allegedly agreeing to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-competitive_practices" target="_blank">restrict competition</a> by having <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Apple_Inc._products" target="_blank">Apple products</a> sold directly through Amazon's platforms and limiting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_logistics" target="_blank">third-party retailers</a>' opportunities. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/spain-apple-amazon-antitrust-fine-4147c0374681f90746b64fa54039b601" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eight people are killed and more than 115,000 people are displaced after heavy flooding in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam" target="_blank">Assam</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/flash-floods-indian-state-assam-kill-eight-2023-07-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An elderly woman is killed and two other people are injured when a three-story residential building partially collapses in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo" target="_blank">Cairo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a>. <a href="https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1235/505019/Egypt/Urban--Transport/An-elderly-woman-killed-in-a-Cairo-building;s-part.aspx" target="_blank">(Al-Ahram)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_European_heat_waves" target="_blank">2023 European heat waves</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate-General_for_European_Civil_Protection_and_Humanitarian_Aid_Operations%23Emergency_Response_Coordination_Centre_%28ERCC%29" target="_blank">emergency response coordination centre</a> issues red alerts due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_heat" target="_blank">extreme heat</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia" target="_blank">Croatia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro" target="_blank">Montenegro</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia" target="_blank">Serbia</a>, most of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>, and areas of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" target="_blank">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/wmo-warns-risk-heart-attacks-deaths-heatwave-intensifies-2023-07-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease_outbreak" target="_blank">outbreak</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_fever" target="_blank">dengue fever</a> infects over 200 people in a rural region of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qena_Governorate" target="_blank">Qena Governorate</a>. The patients are said to all have mild to moderate symptoms, which include fatigue and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever" target="_blank">fevers</a>. <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com/health-ministry-investigates-dengue-fever-outbreak-in-qena/" target="_blank">(Egyptian Independent)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">South Korea–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kentucky_%28SSBN-737%29" target="_blank">USS Kentucky</a> deploys to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busan" target="_blank">Busan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a>, marking the first time a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_submarine" target="_blank">nuclear-capable missile submarine</a> has been deployed to the region since 1981. <a href="https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/07/18/us-deploys-nuclear-armed-submarine-to-south-korea/" target="_blank">(Navy Times)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An American soldier facing disciplinary action flees across the inter-Korean border into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea" target="_blank">North Korea</a> and is believed to be in North Korean custody. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-national-crosses-military-demarcation-line-into-north-korea-yonhap-2023-07-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_drug_war" target="_blank">Philippine drug war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Appeals Chamber of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" target="_blank">International Criminal Court</a> rejects the appeal of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_government" target="_blank">Philippine government</a> against the resumption of the investigation of the war on drugs under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Rodrigo_Duterte" target="_blank">the presidency</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte" target="_blank">Rodrigo Duterte</a>. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/18/asia/philippines-icc-war-on-drugs-judgment-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An Egyptian court sentences Christian rights activist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_Patrick_Zaki" target="_blank"> Patrick Zaki</a> to three years in prison over an opinion article he wrote in 2019 about discrimination against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copts" target="_blank">Coptic Christians</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/egypt-rights-activist-italy-coptic-christians-a8f13a0f330f52ae58fd641adc59d6a8" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-66236090" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Commonwealth_Games" target="_blank">2026 Commonwealth Games</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Australia" target="_blank">Australian state</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28state%29" target="_blank">Victoria</a> withdraws as host of the 2026 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Games" target="_blank">Commonwealth Games</a> due to the increasing cost projections relative to initial estimations. <a href="https://sports.inquirer.net/519431/commonwealth-games-in-limbo-after-australia-pulls-out-as-2026-host" target="_blank">(AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_July_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 100631, member: 524"] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines']Philippine president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos']Bongbong Marcos[/URL] signs into law the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharlika_Investment_Fund']Maharlika Investment Fund[/URL], the country's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_wealth_fund']sovereign wealth fund[/URL], amid warnings and opposition from various sectors. [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-18/philippines-marcos-signs-sovereign-wealth-fund-bill-into-law'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comisi%C3%B3n_Nacional_de_los_Mercados_y_la_Competencia']competition commission[/URL] fines American [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tech']technology companies[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_%28company%29']Amazon[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.']Apple[/URL] {{Euro|194 million|link=yes}} ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]218 million) for allegedly agreeing to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-competitive_practices']restrict competition[/URL] by having [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Apple_Inc._products']Apple products[/URL] sold directly through Amazon's platforms and limiting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_logistics']third-party retailers[/URL]' opportunities. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/spain-apple-amazon-antitrust-fine-4147c0374681f90746b64fa54039b601'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Eight people are killed and more than 115,000 people are displaced after heavy flooding in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam']Assam[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/india/flash-floods-indian-state-assam-kill-eight-2023-07-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]An elderly woman is killed and two other people are injured when a three-story residential building partially collapses in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo']Cairo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL]. [URL='https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1235/505019/Egypt/Urban--Transport/An-elderly-woman-killed-in-a-Cairo-building;s-part.aspx']([I]Al-Ahram[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_European_heat_waves']2023 European heat waves[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate-General_for_European_Civil_Protection_and_Humanitarian_Aid_Operations%23Emergency_Response_Coordination_Centre_%28ERCC%29']emergency response coordination centre[/URL] issues red alerts due to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_heat']extreme heat[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia']Croatia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro']Montenegro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia']Serbia[/URL], most of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL], and areas of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina']Bosnia and Herzegovina[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/wmo-warns-risk-heart-attacks-deaths-heatwave-intensifies-2023-07-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease_outbreak']outbreak[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_fever']dengue fever[/URL] infects over 200 people in a rural region of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qena_Governorate']Qena Governorate[/URL]. The patients are said to all have mild to moderate symptoms, which include fatigue and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever']fevers[/URL]. [URL='https://www.egyptindependent.com/health-ministry-investigates-dengue-fever-outbreak-in-qena/'](Egyptian Independent)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea%E2%80%93United_States_relations']South Korea–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kentucky_%28SSBN-737%29']USS [I]Kentucky[/I][/URL] deploys to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busan']Busan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL], marking the first time a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_submarine']nuclear-capable missile submarine[/URL] has been deployed to the region since 1981. [URL='https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/07/18/us-deploys-nuclear-armed-submarine-to-south-korea/']([I]Navy Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]An American soldier facing disciplinary action flees across the inter-Korean border into [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea']North Korea[/URL] and is believed to be in North Korean custody. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us-national-crosses-military-demarcation-line-into-north-korea-yonhap-2023-07-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_drug_war']Philippine drug war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The Appeals Chamber of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court']International Criminal Court[/URL] rejects the appeal of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_government']Philippine government[/URL] against the resumption of the investigation of the war on drugs under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Rodrigo_Duterte']the presidency[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte']Rodrigo Duterte[/URL]. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/18/asia/philippines-icc-war-on-drugs-judgment-intl-hnk/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]An Egyptian court sentences Christian rights activist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_Patrick_Zaki'] Patrick Zaki[/URL] to three years in prison over an opinion article he wrote in 2019 about discrimination against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copts']Coptic Christians[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/egypt-rights-activist-italy-coptic-christians-a8f13a0f330f52ae58fd641adc59d6a8']([I]AP[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-66236090'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Commonwealth_Games']2026 Commonwealth Games[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Australia']Australian state[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28state%29']Victoria[/URL] withdraws as host of the 2026 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Games']Commonwealth Games[/URL] due to the increasing cost projections relative to initial estimations. [URL='https://sports.inquirer.net/519431/commonwealth-games-in-limbo-after-australia-pulls-out-as-2026-host'](AFP via [I]Philippine Daily Inquirer[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_July_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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