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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 103727" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sudan_conflict" target="_blank">2023 Sudan conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nyala" target="_blank">Battle of Nyala</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout" target="_blank">shootout</a> along with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelling" target="_blank">shelling</a> begins south of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyala%2C_Sudan" target="_blank">Nyala</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Darfur" target="_blank">South Darfur</a>, at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Wahda_Hospital" target="_blank">El Wahda Hospital</a> killing 3 people and wounding 30. <a href="https://allafrica.com/stories/202308150102.html" target="_blank">(AllAfrica)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Clashes begin again in Nyala, with at least 43 people confirmed dead along with dozens injured. <a href="https://allafrica.com/stories/202308150102.html" target="_blank">(AllAfrica)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_security_forces" target="_blank">Israeli security forces</a> shoot two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> in a raid in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho" target="_blank">Jericho</a> in the occupied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-west-bank-raid-9e552961589904c64caf30820cf1a831" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<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/2022%E2%80%932023_Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure" target="_blank">2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> launches a large-scale <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv" target="_blank">Lviv</a> and northwestern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volyn_Oblast" target="_blank">Volyn Oblast</a>, killing at least three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a> and wounding more than a dozen others. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-strikes-western-ukraine-large-scale-air-attack-officials-2023-08-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_western_Russia_attacks" target="_blank">2022–2023 western Russia attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryansk_Oblast" target="_blank">Bryansk Oblast</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Bryansk_Oblast" target="_blank">Governor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bogomaz" target="_blank">Alexander Bogomaz</a> says <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Russian soldiers</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Security_Service" target="_blank">security services</a> stopped a Ukrainian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabotage" target="_blank">sabotage</a> group from infiltrating the border near the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurkovichi" target="_blank">Kurkovichi</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/08/15/Russia-prevented-Ukrainian-saboteur-group-from-crossing-into-Bryansk-region-Governor" target="_blank">(AFP via Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_China" target="_blank">Economy of China</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bureau_of_Statistics_of_China" target="_blank">national statistics office</a> announces that retail sales increased by 2.5 percent year on year in July, while industrial production increased by 3.7% and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_in_China" target="_blank">unemployment</a> increased to 5.3%. The future release of statistics on age-specific data will be suspended. <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/china-stops-releasing-youth-jobs-data-economic-figures-disappoint-3699656" target="_blank">(AFP via CNA)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Bank_of_China" target="_blank">central bank</a> lowers the medium-term lending facility rate, the interest rate on one-year loans to financial institutions, to 2.5%. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/china-economy-rates/china-central-bank-cuts-rates-for-second-time-in-three-months-to-support-economy-idUSKBN2ZQ02R" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Brazil_blackout" target="_blank">2023 Brazil blackout</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a> is affected by a nationwide blackout, with all of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Brazil" target="_blank">states</a> connected to the national energy system impacted. The state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roraima" target="_blank">Roraima</a> is unaffected as it has its own energy system. The cause of the outage is still unknown. <a href="https://brazilian.report/liveblog/politics-insider/2023/08/15/mystery-power-outage/" target="_blank">(The Brazilian Report)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">First Lady</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Biden" target="_blank">Jill Biden</a> announces that they plan to visit <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui" target="_blank">Maui</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii" target="_blank">Hawaii</a>, in an effort to help the island recover from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire" target="_blank">wildfires</a>. This comes amidst criticism over his response to the wildfires including his &quot;no comment&quot; remarks. <a href="https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/biden-announces-hawaii-visit-after-backlash-over-sunday-comments-president-white-house-trump-politics-washington-maui-fires-wildfires" target="_blank">(KEYE-TV)</a> <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-visit-maui-wildfire-aftermath-pledges-support-long/story?id=102285674" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Pacific_typhoon_season" target="_blank">2023 Pacific typhoon season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Lan_%282023%29" target="_blank">Typhoon Lan</a> makes landfall in western <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/asia/typhoon-lan-japan.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_North_India_floods" target="_blank">2023 North India floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 65 people are killed and 20 others are missing after flooding and landslides in northern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230815-search-for-survivors-after-indian-floods-landslides-kill-58" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ecuadorian_general_election" target="_blank">2023 Ecuadorian general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pedro Briones, a local leader of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Revolution_Movement" target="_blank">Citizen Revolution Movement</a>, is assassinated by gunmen in the northern province of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmeraldas_Province" target="_blank">Esmeraldas</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-crime-political-killing-election-villavicencio-14a5fd781e52d31855f3fc4e9711ff84" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Child welfare advocates file a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_judiciary_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">federal lawsuit</a> to require the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Biden administration</a> to block imports of products with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_bean" target="_blank">cocoa</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labour" target="_blank">harvested by children</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Africa" target="_blank">West Africa</a>, alleging that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection" target="_blank">Customs and Border Protection</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" target="_blank">Department of Homeland Security</a> ignored evidence of the existence of these imports. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/child-labor-lawsuit-cocoa-human-rights-africa-f8d3c8c74d66b5745e1d77e1dfc178d0" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers" target="_blank">New York Rangers</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winger_%28ice_hockey%29" target="_blank">winger</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemi_Panarin" target="_blank">Artemi Panarin</a> is fined by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizhny_Novgorod_Oblast_Police" target="_blank">Novgorod police</a> for shooting a gun in a non-designated area. He is also found guilty of a gun offense. <a href="https://www.amny.com/news/rangers-artemi-panarin-guilty-gun-offense/" target="_blank">(Amny)</a> <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/new-york-rangers/report-artemi-panarin-fined-for-firing-gun-in-a-place-not-designated-for-it" target="_blank">(The Hockey News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_15" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 103727, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sudan_conflict']2023 Sudan conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nyala']Battle of Nyala[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout']shootout[/URL] along with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelling']shelling[/URL] begins south of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyala%2C_Sudan']Nyala[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Darfur']South Darfur[/URL], at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Wahda_Hospital']El Wahda Hospital[/URL] killing 3 people and wounding 30. [URL='https://allafrica.com/stories/202308150102.html'](AllAfrica)[/URL] [*]Clashes begin again in Nyala, with at least 43 people confirmed dead along with dozens injured. [URL='https://allafrica.com/stories/202308150102.html'](AllAfrica)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_security_forces']Israeli security forces[/URL] shoot two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] in a raid in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho']Jericho[/URL] in the occupied [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-west-bank-raid-9e552961589904c64caf30820cf1a831'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure']2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] launches a large-scale [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv']Lviv[/URL] and northwestern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volyn_Oblast']Volyn Oblast[/URL], killing at least three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL] and wounding more than a dozen others. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-strikes-western-ukraine-large-scale-air-attack-officials-2023-08-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_western_Russia_attacks']2022–2023 western Russia attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryansk_Oblast']Bryansk Oblast[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Bryansk_Oblast']Governor[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bogomaz']Alexander Bogomaz[/URL] says [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces']Russian soldiers[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Security_Service']security services[/URL] stopped a Ukrainian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabotage']sabotage[/URL] group from infiltrating the border near the village of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurkovichi']Kurkovichi[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/08/15/Russia-prevented-Ukrainian-saboteur-group-from-crossing-into-Bryansk-region-Governor'](AFP via Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_China']Economy of China[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bureau_of_Statistics_of_China']national statistics office[/URL] announces that retail sales increased by 2.5 percent year on year in July, while industrial production increased by 3.7% and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_in_China']unemployment[/URL] increased to 5.3%. The future release of statistics on age-specific data will be suspended. [URL='https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/china-stops-releasing-youth-jobs-data-economic-figures-disappoint-3699656'](AFP via CNA)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Bank_of_China']central bank[/URL] lowers the medium-term lending facility rate, the interest rate on one-year loans to financial institutions, to 2.5%. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/article/china-economy-rates/china-central-bank-cuts-rates-for-second-time-in-three-months-to-support-economy-idUSKBN2ZQ02R'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Brazil_blackout']2023 Brazil blackout[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL] is affected by a nationwide blackout, with all of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Brazil']states[/URL] connected to the national energy system impacted. The state of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roraima']Roraima[/URL] is unaffected as it has its own energy system. The cause of the outage is still unknown. [URL='https://brazilian.report/liveblog/politics-insider/2023/08/15/mystery-power-outage/'](The Brazilian Report)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Hawaii_wildfires']2023 Hawaii wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_United_States']First Lady[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Biden']Jill Biden[/URL] announces that they plan to visit [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui']Maui[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii']Hawaii[/URL], in an effort to help the island recover from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire']wildfires[/URL]. This comes amidst criticism over his response to the wildfires including his "no comment" remarks. [URL='https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/biden-announces-hawaii-visit-after-backlash-over-sunday-comments-president-white-house-trump-politics-washington-maui-fires-wildfires'](KEYE-TV)[/URL] [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-visit-maui-wildfire-aftermath-pledges-support-long/story?id=102285674'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Pacific_typhoon_season']2023 Pacific typhoon season[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Lan_%282023%29']Typhoon Lan[/URL] makes landfall in western [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/asia/typhoon-lan-japan.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_North_India_floods']2023 North India floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 65 people are killed and 20 others are missing after flooding and landslides in northern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230815-search-for-survivors-after-indian-floods-landslides-kill-58'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ecuadorian_general_election']2023 Ecuadorian general election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Pedro Briones, a local leader of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Revolution_Movement']Citizen Revolution Movement[/URL], is assassinated by gunmen in the northern province of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmeraldas_Province']Esmeraldas[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-crime-political-killing-election-villavicencio-14a5fd781e52d31855f3fc4e9711ff84'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Child welfare advocates file a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_judiciary_of_the_United_States']federal lawsuit[/URL] to require the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Joe_Biden']Biden administration[/URL] to block imports of products with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_bean']cocoa[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labour']harvested by children[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Africa']West Africa[/URL], alleging that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection']Customs and Border Protection[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security']Department of Homeland Security[/URL] ignored evidence of the existence of these imports. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/child-labor-lawsuit-cocoa-human-rights-africa-f8d3c8c74d66b5745e1d77e1dfc178d0'](AP)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers']New York Rangers[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winger_%28ice_hockey%29']winger[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemi_Panarin']Artemi Panarin[/URL] is fined by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizhny_Novgorod_Oblast_Police']Novgorod police[/URL] for shooting a gun in a non-designated area. He is also found guilty of a gun offense. [URL='https://www.amny.com/news/rangers-artemi-panarin-guilty-gun-offense/'](Amny)[/URL] [URL='https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/new-york-rangers/report-artemi-panarin-fined-for-firing-gun-in-a-place-not-designated-for-it']([I]The Hockey News[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_15"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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