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	**Seven ] servicemen have died and 13 were wounded in skirmishes with pro-Russian separatists in the past day.		**Seven ] servicemen have died and 13 were wounded in skirmishes with pro-Russian separatists in the past day.

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	*] will stop selling the ] and other semi-automatic rifles because of sluggish customer demand.		*] will stop selling the ] and other semi-automatic rifles because of sluggish customer demand.
	*] will stop making ] for phones and cameras in ], ] with a cut of 1,300 jobs. The company will instead refocus on higher-margin products such as ] batteries.		*] will stop making ] for phones and cameras in ], ] with a cut of 1,300 jobs. The company will instead refocus on higher-margin products such as ] batteries.
	*The ] ] ruling in the ] case expanded the definition of ] when determining if a ] shares responsibility for ] hired by a ] or ].		*The ], through its appointment of a majority of board members on the ] ] and a 3-2 ruling alone party lines, holds that the ] case expanded the definition of ] when determining if a ] shares responsibility for ] hired by a ] or ]. The Republican-controlled US Congress is expected to appeal to the courts.
	*Oilfield services provider ] agrees to acquire construction company ] in a ]12.71 billion deal.		*Oilfield services provider ] agrees to acquire construction company ] in a ]12.71 billion deal.

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	**Four people are killed on the ] island of ] as a result of floods and landslides caused by ].		**Four people are killed on the ] island of ] as a result of floods and landslides caused by ].

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	*], the CEO and chairman of ], along with a fellow confidant, are ordered to pay ]148 million for misleading directors and shareholders.		*], the CEO and chairman of ], along with a fellow confidant, are ordered to pay ]148 million for misleading directors and shareholders.

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	*], the head of the ], is appointed as interim ] for the duration of the ]. She is the first woman to hold the post.		*], the head of the ], is appointed as interim ] for the duration of the ]. She is the first woman to hold the post.

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Current events of August 27, 2015 (2015-08-27) (Thursday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Iraq War (2014–present)
- Two generals of the Iraqi Army and 3 soldiers are killed and 10 wounded when an Islamic State suicide bomber detonates in northern Ramadi. (Los Angeles Times)
Gaza–Israel conflict
- In retaliation to a rocket attack on Southern Israel, Israel Defence Forces destroy a Hamas weapons manufacturing facility located within the Gaza Strip. (Haaretz)
The Government of India deploys the Army to Gujarat state after two days of caste-related violence results in seven deaths. (Reuters via Daily Mail)
War in Donbass
- Seven Ukraine servicemen have died and 13 were wounded in skirmishes with pro-Russian separatists in the past day. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Walmart will stop selling the AR-15 and other semi-automatic rifles because of sluggish customer demand. (Reuters)
Panasonic will stop making lithium-ion batteries for phones and cameras in Beijing, China with a cut of 1,300 jobs. The company will instead refocus on higher-margin products such as electric car batteries. (Reuters)
The Obama Administration, through its appointment of a majority of board members on the U.S. National Labor Relations Board and a 3-2 ruling alone party lines, holds that the Browning Ferris case expanded the definition of joint employer when determining if a parent company shares responsibility for employees hired by a subcontractor or franchisee. The Republican-controlled US Congress is expected to appeal to the courts. (Wall Street Journal) (International Business Times)
Oilfield services provider Schlumberger agrees to acquire construction company Cameron International in a $12.71 billion deal. (AP via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Disasters and accidents

European migrant crisis
- Two boats carrying migrants capsize off of the coast of Zuwarah, Libya, with hundreds feared dead. (BBC)
- Austrian police discover as many as 50 dead refugees in a truck. (Reuters)
A sinkhole in China swallows five people. (AP)
2015 Atlantic hurricane season
- Four people are killed on the Caribbean island of Dominica as a result of floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Erika. (WRAL)

Law and crime

David H. Murdock, the CEO and chairman of Dole Food Company, along with a fellow confidant, are ordered to pay $148 million for misleading directors and shareholders. (AP via Washington Post)

Politics and elections

Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, the head of the Court of Cassation, is appointed as interim Prime Minister of Greece for the duration of the upcoming election. She is the first woman to hold the post. (AP via Roanoke)
Thousands of protesters joined a Guatemalan national strike Thursday demanding the resignation of President Otto Pérez Molina for corruption. Five of 13 cabinet ministers have resigned since Friday, and Tuesday, the Supreme Court unanimously approved a motion to impeach the president. (Bloomberg) (Bayou Buzz) (The Weather Space)

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