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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153933" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli forces</a> launch a massive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">aerial bombardment</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a>, with 123 people killed in all of Gaza, amid reports that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli Army</a> is about to enter the city. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyj0dd0qj9o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0813/1528215-israel-gaza/" target="_blank">(RTÉ News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two children and a woman are killed by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_%28weapon%29" target="_blank">mortar</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajaur" target="_blank">Bajaur</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, amidst fighting between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Pakistani military</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehreek-e-Taliban_Pakistan" target="_blank">Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan</a> fighters. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-military-offensive-civilian-deaths-northwest-d9011ffc7ed753c66c9eb70d55f94057" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict" target="_blank">Colombian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three soldiers are killed and four others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attack</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FARC_dissidents" target="_blank">FARC dissidents</a> on members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_Navy" target="_blank">Colombian Navy</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Forces_of_Colombia" target="_blank">Military Forces of Colombia</a> who were manning a checkpoint on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naya_River" target="_blank">Naya River</a> in south-west <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia" target="_blank">Colombia</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypn46k1l5o?xtor=AL-71-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&amp;at_link_id=1397D448-7846-11F0-802A-D9430ADB14A0&amp;at_link_type=web_link&amp;at_campaign_type=owned&amp;at_format=link&amp;at_link_origin=BBCWorld&amp;at_campaign=Social_Flow&amp;at_ptr_name=twitter&amp;at_bbc_team=editorial&amp;at_medium=social" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion" target="_blank">Fashion</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail" target="_blank">retailer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire%27s" target="_blank">Claire's</a> collapses into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administration_%28law%29" target="_blank">administration</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" target="_blank">Ireland</a>, putting more than 2,150 jobs at risk, amid declining sales and strong competition from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_shopping" target="_blank">online shopping</a> services. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8zwdy98k8o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Canadian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_industry" target="_blank">clothing</a> company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gildan" target="_blank">Gildan</a> finalizes the details for its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mergers_and_acquisitions" target="_blank">acquisition</a> of American company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanesbrands" target="_blank">Hanesbrands</a> for US$2.2 billion. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/gildan-hanesbrands-hanes-maidenform-57b14618d7611f4a644af4150049502e" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pacific_typhoon_season" target="_blank">2025 Pacific typhoon season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pacific_typhoon_season%23Typhoon_Podul_%28Gorio%29" target="_blank">Typhoon Podul</a> makes landfall in southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwan</a>, injuring 112 people, leaving one missing, causing hundreds of flight cancellations, thousands of evacuations, school closures and blackouts. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/13/typhoon-podul-intensifies-on-approach-to-southern-taiwan" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202508130024" target="_blank">(Central News Agency)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty-six people are killed and several are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coasts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampedusa" target="_blank">Lampedusa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily" target="_blank">Sicily</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>. <a href="https://www.ansa.it/amp/sito/notizie/cronaca/2025/08/13/barca-di-migranti-si-ribalta-a-lampedusa-almeno-20-morti_aa358403-ad59-44cd-9a7a-ac8ec345c3a8.html" target="_blank">(Ansa)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/migrants-killed-shipwreck-italy-lampedusa-6ad5d9710e8e8f47116111fe6e6fb29d" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least one person is killed and six others are injured when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_air_balloon" target="_blank">hot air balloon</a> carrying 34 people crashes near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Hoeve" target="_blank">De Hoeve</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friesland" target="_blank">Friesland</a>, Netherlands. <a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2578580-een-dode-en-gewonden-bij-ongeluk-met-luchtballon-in-friesland-door-windvlaag" target="_blank">(NOS)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_impact_of_the_Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Humanitarian impact of the Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%932025_Sudanese_cholera_epidemic" target="_blank">2024–2025 Sudanese cholera epidemic</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudanese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_in_Sudan" target="_blank">health authorities</a> launch a 10-day <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera" target="_blank">cholera</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_vaccine" target="_blank">vaccination campaign</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum" target="_blank">Khartoum</a> targeting over 150,000 people to curb an outbreak that has caused more than 83,000 cases and 2,100 deaths nationwide since July 2024. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/sudan-cholera-khartoum-disease-united-nations-vaccine-c4d165a34fc2538fd7b78c886bb6cd57" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93Vanuatu_relations" target="_blank">Australia–Vanuatu relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu" target="_blank">Vanuatu</a> agree to implement A$500 million (US$327 million) deal over the next decade to provide funding for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Vanuatu" target="_blank">economic development</a>, security cooperation, labour mobility, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_resilience" target="_blank">climate resilience</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/australia-vanuatu-agree-325-million-security-economic-pact-amid-china-2025-08-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_in_Uruguay" target="_blank">Euthanasia in Uruguay</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay" target="_blank">Uruguayan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber_of_Representatives_of_Uruguay" target="_blank">Chamber of Representatives</a> votes 64–35 to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_euthanasia" target="_blank">decriminalize</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia" target="_blank">euthanasia</a>. The bill moves to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_Uruguay" target="_blank">Senate</a> for approval. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/uruguays-lower-house-parliament-votes-favor-euthanasia-2025-08-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia" target="_blank">Malaysian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Court_of_Malaysia" target="_blank">Federal Court</a> rules that an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addendum_order" target="_blank">addendum order</a> allegedly allowing former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malaysia" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najib_Razak" target="_blank">Najib Razak</a> to serve the remainder of his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1Malaysia_Development_Berhad_scandal" target="_blank">1MDB</a>-related prison sentence under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest" target="_blank">house arrest</a> exists but refers the matter to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_court_%28Malaysia%29" target="_blank">High Court</a> to determine its validity. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysias-top-court-allows-jailed-ex-pm-najib-pursue-legal-bid-house-arrest-2025-08-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_13" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153933, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli forces[/URL] launch a massive [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_Strip']aerial bombardment[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL], with 123 people killed in all of Gaza, amid reports that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces']Israeli Army[/URL] is about to enter the city. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyj0dd0qj9o'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0813/1528215-israel-gaza/'](RTÉ News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL] [LIST] [*]Two children and a woman are killed by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_%28weapon%29']mortar[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajaur']Bajaur[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL], amidst fighting between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Armed_Forces']Pakistani military[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehreek-e-Taliban_Pakistan']Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan[/URL] fighters. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-military-offensive-civilian-deaths-northwest-d9011ffc7ed753c66c9eb70d55f94057'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict']Colombian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three soldiers are killed and four others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attack[/URL] by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FARC_dissidents']FARC dissidents[/URL] on members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_Navy']Colombian Navy[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Forces_of_Colombia']Military Forces of Colombia[/URL] who were manning a checkpoint on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naya_River']Naya River[/URL] in south-west [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia']Colombia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypn46k1l5o?xtor=AL-71-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_link_id=1397D448-7846-11F0-802A-D9430ADB14A0&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_format=link&at_link_origin=BBCWorld&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_medium=social'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion']Fashion[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail']retailer[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire%27s']Claire's[/URL] collapses into [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administration_%28law%29']administration[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland']Ireland[/URL], putting more than 2,150 jobs at risk, amid declining sales and strong competition from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_shopping']online shopping[/URL] services. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8zwdy98k8o'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]Canadian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_industry']clothing[/URL] company [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gildan']Gildan[/URL] finalizes the details for its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mergers_and_acquisitions']acquisition[/URL] of American company [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanesbrands']Hanesbrands[/URL] for US$2.2 billion. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/gildan-hanesbrands-hanes-maidenform-57b14618d7611f4a644af4150049502e'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pacific_typhoon_season']2025 Pacific typhoon season[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pacific_typhoon_season%23Typhoon_Podul_%28Gorio%29']Typhoon Podul[/URL] makes landfall in southern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan']Taiwan[/URL], injuring 112 people, leaving one missing, causing hundreds of flight cancellations, thousands of evacuations, school closures and blackouts. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/13/typhoon-podul-intensifies-on-approach-to-southern-taiwan'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202508130024'](Central News Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Twenty-six people are killed and several are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coasts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampedusa']Lampedusa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily']Sicily[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ansa.it/amp/sito/notizie/cronaca/2025/08/13/barca-di-migranti-si-ribalta-a-lampedusa-almeno-20-morti_aa358403-ad59-44cd-9a7a-ac8ec345c3a8.html'](Ansa)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/migrants-killed-shipwreck-italy-lampedusa-6ad5d9710e8e8f47116111fe6e6fb29d'](AP)[/URL] [*]At least one person is killed and six others are injured when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_air_balloon']hot air balloon[/URL] carrying 34 people crashes near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Hoeve']De Hoeve[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friesland']Friesland[/URL], Netherlands. [URL='https://nos.nl/artikel/2578580-een-dode-en-gewonden-bij-ongeluk-met-luchtballon-in-friesland-door-windvlaag'](NOS)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_impact_of_the_Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Humanitarian impact of the Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%932025_Sudanese_cholera_epidemic']2024–2025 Sudanese cholera epidemic[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudanese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_in_Sudan']health authorities[/URL] launch a 10-day [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera']cholera[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_vaccine']vaccination campaign[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum']Khartoum[/URL] targeting over 150,000 people to curb an outbreak that has caused more than 83,000 cases and 2,100 deaths nationwide since July 2024. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/sudan-cholera-khartoum-disease-united-nations-vaccine-c4d165a34fc2538fd7b78c886bb6cd57'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93Vanuatu_relations']Australia–Vanuatu relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu']Vanuatu[/URL] agree to implement A$500 million (US$327 million) deal over the next decade to provide funding for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Vanuatu']economic development[/URL], security cooperation, labour mobility, and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_resilience']climate resilience[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/australia-vanuatu-agree-325-million-security-economic-pact-amid-china-2025-08-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_in_Uruguay']Euthanasia in Uruguay[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay']Uruguayan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber_of_Representatives_of_Uruguay']Chamber of Representatives[/URL] votes 64–35 to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_euthanasia']decriminalize[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia']euthanasia[/URL]. The bill moves to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_Uruguay']Senate[/URL] for approval. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/uruguays-lower-house-parliament-votes-favor-euthanasia-2025-08-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia']Malaysian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Court_of_Malaysia']Federal Court[/URL] rules that an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addendum_order']addendum order[/URL] allegedly allowing former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malaysia']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najib_Razak']Najib Razak[/URL] to serve the remainder of his [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1Malaysia_Development_Berhad_scandal']1MDB[/URL]-related prison sentence under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest']house arrest[/URL] exists but refers the matter to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_court_%28Malaysia%29']High Court[/URL] to determine its validity. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysias-top-court-allows-jailed-ex-pm-najib-pursue-legal-bid-house-arrest-2025-08-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_13"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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