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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 103220" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Zaporizhzhia_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Bombing of Zaporizhzhia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least one person is killed and 14 others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K720_Iskander" target="_blank">Iskander</a> missile strike on a hotel in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-attacked-civilian-building-zaporizhzhia-officials-2023-08-10/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russian forces attack <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toretsk" target="_blank">Toretsk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar" target="_blank">mortars</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_bomb" target="_blank">aerial bombs</a>, injuring at least six people. <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russian-air-strike-against-toretsk-donetsk-oblast-injures-6/" target="_blank">(The Kyiv Independent)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Hollywood_labor_disputes" target="_blank">2023 Hollywood labor disputes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Television_Arts_%26_Sciences" target="_blank">Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences</a> postpones the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/75th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" target="_blank">75th Primetime Emmy Awards</a> until January 2024, due to the ongoing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_action" target="_blank">strikes</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike" target="_blank">Writers Guild of America</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_SAG-AFTRA_strike" target="_blank">SAG-AFTRA</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230810-emmys-postponed-until-january-over-hollywood-strikes" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwait</a> bans the film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_%28film%29" target="_blank">Barbie</a> over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual" target="_blank">homosexual</a> content, with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_%28Lebanon%29" target="_blank">Lebanese Minister of Culture</a> proposing a similar ban. <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/barbie-banned-kuwait-homosexuality-1235560252/amp/" target="_blank">(The Hollywood Reporter)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/8/10/kuwait-bans-barbie-movie-as-lebanese-minister-calls-for-action-over-film" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfires_in_2023" target="_blank">Wildfires in 2023</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Hawaii_wildfires" target="_blank">2023 Hawaii wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire" target="_blank">wildfires</a> increases to 36, all in the town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahaina%2C_Hawaii" target="_blank">Lahaina</a> in western <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui" target="_blank">Maui</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66460401" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui_County%2C_Hawaii" target="_blank">Maui County</a> officials report that the wildfire is 80% contained. <a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/10/breaking-news/maui-recovery-efforts-continue-after-fires-kill-dozens-destroy-communities/amp/" target="_blank">(Honolulu Star-Advertiser)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> approves a national disaster emergency declaration for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii" target="_blank">Hawaii</a>. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/10/maui-fire-hawaii-biden-00110692" target="_blank">(Politico)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Canadian_wildfires" target="_blank">2023 Canadian wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" target="_blank">Alaska</a> reports its worst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_quality" target="_blank">air quality</a> in recorded history after extreme amounts of smoke enter the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state" target="_blank">state</a>. <a href="https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/video/timelapse-shows-wildfire-smoke-blanket-224114685.html" target="_blank">(Yahoo! News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Hans" target="_blank">Storm Hans</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">After several days of heavy rains in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" target="_blank">Norway</a>, the town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamar" target="_blank">Hamar</a> floods the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_skating" target="_blank">speed skating</a> rink at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikingskipet" target="_blank">Vikingskipet</a> arena in order to relieve the flooding in other parts of the town. <a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2486111-noorse-hamar-laat-ijsbaan-onderlopen-vanwege-stijgend-water-in-meer" target="_blank">(NOS)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_grave" target="_blank">mass grave</a> is discovered near the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzyarzhynsk" target="_blank">Dzyarzhynsk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus" target="_blank">Belarus</a>, which is believed to contain either the remains of a former church cemetery, the inhabitants of the city's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_ghettos_established_by_Nazi_Germany" target="_blank">Jewish ghetto</a>, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvinism" target="_blank">Calvinists</a>. <a href="https://nashaniva.com/323727" target="_blank">(Nasha Niva)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Iran–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> announces that it has signed a agreement with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> to repatriate five American citizens in exchange for access to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">$</a>6 million in blocked funds. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/iran-american-prisoners-house-arrest/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Poland_relations" target="_blank">Belarus–Poland relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Poland</a> sends 10,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Land_Forces" target="_blank">troops</a> to guard <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Poland_border" target="_blank">its border with Belarus</a>. <a href="https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/news,1607026,szef-mon-10-tysiecy-zolnierzy-na-granicy-polsko-bialoruskiej.html" target="_blank">(Polish Press Agency)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Fernando_Villavicencio" target="_blank">Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorian_President" target="_blank">Ecuadorian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Lasso" target="_blank">Guillermo Lasso</a> declares a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" target="_blank">state of emergency</a> following the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination" target="_blank">assassination</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ecuadorian_general_election%23Presidential_candidates" target="_blank">presidential candidate</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Villavicencio" target="_blank">Fernando Villavicencio</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quito" target="_blank">Quito</a>. <a href="https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2023/08/10/64d48e7ce9cf4ad7718b45a3.html" target="_blank">(El Mundo)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Malaysia" target="_blank">LGBT rights in Malaysia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia" target="_blank">Malaysia</a> bans the use of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch" target="_blank">Swatch</a> products featuring or containing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ" target="_blank">LGBTQ</a> elements with users of these products facing up to three years in prison. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/malaysia-makes-owning-lgbtq-swatch-punishable-3-years-jail-rcna99193" target="_blank">(AP via NBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_10" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 103220, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Zaporizhzhia_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Bombing of Zaporizhzhia[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least one person is killed and 14 others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K720_Iskander']Iskander[/URL] missile strike on a hotel in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia']Zaporizhzhia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-attacked-civilian-building-zaporizhzhia-officials-2023-08-10/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Russian forces attack [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toretsk']Toretsk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL], with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar']mortars[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_bomb']aerial bombs[/URL], injuring at least six people. [URL='https://kyivindependent.com/russian-air-strike-against-toretsk-donetsk-oblast-injures-6/']([I]The Kyiv Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Hollywood_labor_disputes']2023 Hollywood labor disputes[/URL] [LIST] [*]The American [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Television_Arts_%26_Sciences']Academy of Television Arts & Sciences[/URL] postpones the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/75th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards']75th Primetime Emmy Awards[/URL] until January 2024, due to the ongoing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_action']strikes[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike']Writers Guild of America[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_SAG-AFTRA_strike']SAG-AFTRA[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230810-emmys-postponed-until-january-over-hollywood-strikes'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait']Kuwait[/URL] bans the film [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_%28film%29']Barbie[/URL][/I] over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual']homosexual[/URL] content, with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_%28Lebanon%29']Lebanese Minister of Culture[/URL] proposing a similar ban. [URL='https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/barbie-banned-kuwait-homosexuality-1235560252/amp/']([I]The Hollywood Reporter[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/8/10/kuwait-bans-barbie-movie-as-lebanese-minister-calls-for-action-over-film'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfires_in_2023']Wildfires in 2023[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Hawaii_wildfires']2023 Hawaii wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire']wildfires[/URL] increases to 36, all in the town of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahaina%2C_Hawaii']Lahaina[/URL] in western [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui']Maui[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66460401'](BBC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui_County%2C_Hawaii']Maui County[/URL] officials report that the wildfire is 80% contained. [URL='https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/10/breaking-news/maui-recovery-efforts-continue-after-fires-kill-dozens-destroy-communities/amp/']([I]Honolulu Star-Advertiser[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL] approves a national disaster emergency declaration for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii']Hawaii[/URL]. [URL='https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/10/maui-fire-hawaii-biden-00110692'](Politico)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Canadian_wildfires']2023 Canadian wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska']Alaska[/URL] reports its worst [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_quality']air quality[/URL] in recorded history after extreme amounts of smoke enter the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state']state[/URL]. [URL='https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/video/timelapse-shows-wildfire-smoke-blanket-224114685.html'](Yahoo! News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Hans']Storm Hans[/URL] [LIST] [*]After several days of heavy rains in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway']Norway[/URL], the town of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamar']Hamar[/URL] floods the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_skating']speed skating[/URL] rink at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikingskipet']Vikingskipet[/URL] arena in order to relieve the flooding in other parts of the town. [URL='https://nos.nl/artikel/2486111-noorse-hamar-laat-ijsbaan-onderlopen-vanwege-stijgend-water-in-meer'](NOS)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_grave']mass grave[/URL] is discovered near the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzyarzhynsk']Dzyarzhynsk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus']Belarus[/URL], which is believed to contain either the remains of a former church cemetery, the inhabitants of the city's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_ghettos_established_by_Nazi_Germany']Jewish ghetto[/URL], or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvinism']Calvinists[/URL]. [URL='https://nashaniva.com/323727'](Nasha Niva)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Iran–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] announces that it has signed a agreement with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] to repatriate five American citizens in exchange for access to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']$[/URL]6 million in blocked funds. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/iran-american-prisoners-house-arrest/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Poland_relations']Belarus–Poland relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Poland[/URL] sends 10,000 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Land_Forces']troops[/URL] to guard [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Poland_border']its border with Belarus[/URL]. [URL='https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/news,1607026,szef-mon-10-tysiecy-zolnierzy-na-granicy-polsko-bialoruskiej.html'](Polish Press Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Fernando_Villavicencio']Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorian_President']Ecuadorian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Lasso']Guillermo Lasso[/URL] declares a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency']state of emergency[/URL] following the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination']assassination[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ecuadorian_general_election%23Presidential_candidates']presidential candidate[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Villavicencio']Fernando Villavicencio[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quito']Quito[/URL]. [URL='https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2023/08/10/64d48e7ce9cf4ad7718b45a3.html']([I]El Mundo[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Malaysia']LGBT rights in Malaysia[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia']Malaysia[/URL] bans the use of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch']Swatch[/URL] products featuring or containing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ']LGBTQ[/URL] elements with users of these products facing up to three years in prison. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/malaysia-makes-owning-lgbtq-swatch-punishable-3-years-jail-rcna99193'](AP via NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_10"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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