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Revision as of 13:53, 8 August 2020
August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks- Somali Civil War
- A suicide bombing at a military base in Mogadishu, kills at least eight people and injures fourteen. The group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- MV Wakashio oil spill
- Mauritius declares a state of environmental emergency after the Japanese-owned ship MV Wakashio ran aground offshore days ago and began spilling tons of fuel. (The New York Times)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Poland
- The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Dunja Mijatović urges Polish authorities to "immediately release" an LGBT rights activist detained on Friday. The activist was arrested on charges of hooliganism and vandalism. Yesterday, 48 pro-LGBT protesters were also arrested when they tried to stop police from detaining the activist. (The First News)
- 2019–2020 Lebanese protests, 2020 Beirut explosions