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Revision as of 22:19, 8 August 2020

August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents
  • MV Wakashio oil spill
  • A fire at an 13-story apartment complex in Bohumín, Czech Republic, kills at least eleven people and leaves ten others injured. Rescue workers say all those who died resided on the 11th and 12th floors of the building, with five of them jumping from the windows "in a panic". (ABC News)

Health and environment

Law and crime

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