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	*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)\|War in Afghanistan]]		*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)\|War in Afghanistan]]
	**A suicide bomber kills two American troops near the [[Kandahar International Airport]] in Afghanistan. The [[Taliban insurgency]] claims responsibility. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attack-nato-idUSKBN1AI14S (Reuters)]		**A suicide bomber kills two American troops near the [[Kandahar International Airport]] in [[Afghanistan]]. The [[Taliban insurgency]] claims responsibility. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attack-nato-idUSKBN1AI14S (Reuters)]

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	**A suicide bomber kills two American troops near the [[Kandahar International Airport]] in Afghanistan. The [[Taliban insurgency]] claims responsibility. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attack-nato-idUSKBN1AI14S (Reuters)]		**A suicide bomber kills two American troops near the [[Kandahar International Airport]] in Afghanistan. The [[Taliban insurgency]] claims responsibility. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attack-nato-idUSKBN1AI14S (Reuters)]

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	*[[List of British consorts\|British royal consorts]]		*[[List of British consorts\|British royal consorts]]
	**[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], retires from public appearances at the age of 96, after having completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-03/prince-philip-queen-elizabeth-royal-husband-retires/8769254 (''ABC News (Australia)'')]		**[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], retires from public appearances at the age of 96, after having completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-03/prince-philip-queen-elizabeth-royal-husband-retires/8769254 (ABC News (Australia))]

	;Business and economy		;Business and economy
	*[[Affirmative action in the United States]]		*[[Affirmative action in the United States]]
	**The [[United States Department of Justice\|U.S. Justice Department]] announces internally that it is to start investigating colleges which have admissions policies that are seen as unfair to [[Asian Americans]]. [http://www.newsweek.com/affirmative-action-college-admissions-explained-645482 (''Newsweek'')], [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-universities.html (''The New York Times'')]		**The [[United States Department of Justice\|U.S. Justice Department]] announces internally that it is to start investigating colleges which have admissions policies that are seen as unfair to [[Asian Americans]]. [http://www.newsweek.com/affirmative-action-college-admissions-explained-645482 (''Newsweek'')] [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-universities.html (''The New York Times'')]

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	**At a news briefing in [[London]], the CEO of [[Smartmatic]], the Venezuelan-owned multinational company that provided the [[Electronic voting\|election system]] used in Sunday's election, says the number of those participating in the poll was tampered with, off by at least one million. [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/02/541129956/venezuelan-poll-tampered-with-says-voting-system-company (NPR)]		**At a news briefing in [[London]], the CEO of [[Smartmatic]], the Venezuelan-owned multinational company that provided the [[Electronic voting\|election system]] used in Sunday's election, says the number of those participating in the poll was tampered with, off by at least one million. [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/02/541129956/venezuelan-poll-tampered-with-says-voting-system-company (NPR)]
	*[[Immigration policy of Donald Trump]]		*[[Immigration policy of Donald Trump]]
	**[[United States]] President [[Donald Trump]], together with Senators [[Tom Cotton]] and [[David Perdue]], unveils the [[RAISE Act]], a plan that would, if passed, reduce [[immigration to the United States\|legal immigration to the U.S.]] by half each year, and implement a "merit-based system" prioritizing skilled workers, instead of the current family-based [[chain migration]] system. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/02/trump-gop-senators-to-introduce-bill-to-slash-legal-immigration-levels/ (''The Washington Post'')], [https://www.npr.org/2017/08/02/541104795/trump-to-unveil-legislation-limiting-legal-immigration (NPR)]		**[[United States]] President [[Donald Trump]], together with Senators [[Tom Cotton]] and [[David Perdue]], unveils the [[RAISE Act]], a plan that would, if passed, reduce [[immigration to the United States\|legal immigration to the U.S.]] by half each year, and implement a "merit-based system" prioritizing skilled workers, instead of the current family-based [[chain migration]] system. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/02/trump-gop-senators-to-introduce-bill-to-slash-legal-immigration-levels/ (''The Washington Post'')] [https://www.npr.org/2017/08/02/541104795/trump-to-unveil-legislation-limiting-legal-immigration (NPR)]

	;Science and technology		;Science and technology
	*[[Effects of global warming on South Asia]]		*[[Effects of global warming on South Asia]]
	**New research suggests that large parts of [[South Asia\|Southern]] [[Southeast Asia\|Asia]] may be uninhabitable by 2100 due to levels of [[humidity]] dangerous to ~~[[human]]s~~. [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/south-asia-heat-waves-temperature-rise-global-warming-climate-change/ (''National Geographic'')]		**New research suggests that large parts of [[South Asia\|Southern]] [[Southeast Asia\|Asia]] may be uninhabitable by 2100 due to levels of [[humidity]] dangerous to humans. [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/south-asia-heat-waves-temperature-rise-global-warming-climate-change/ (''National Geographic'')]
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	**New research suggests that large parts of [[South Asia\|Southern]] [[Southeast Asia\|Asia]] may be uninhabitable by 2100 due to levels of [[humidity]] dangerous to [[human]]s. [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/south-asia-heat-waves-temperature-rise-global-warming-climate-change/ (''National Geographic'')]		**New research suggests that large parts of [[South Asia\|Southern]] [[Southeast Asia\|Asia]] may be uninhabitable by 2100 due to levels of [[humidity]] dangerous to [[human]]s. [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/south-asia-heat-waves-temperature-rise-global-warming-climate-change/ (''National Geographic'')]
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Enterlousy at 16:52, 27 March 2019

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	**A suicide bomber kills two American troops near the [[Kandahar International Airport]] in Afghanistan. The [[Taliban insurgency]] claims responsibility. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attack-nato-idUSKBN1AI14S (Reuters)]		**A suicide bomber kills two American troops near the [[Kandahar International Airport]] in Afghanistan. The [[Taliban insurgency]] claims responsibility. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attack-nato-idUSKBN1AI14S (Reuters)]

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	*[[Genome editing\|Gene editing]]		*[[Genome editing\|Gene editing]]
	**Teams of [[United States]]-based researchers, composed of American, [[China\|Chinese]] and [[South Korea]]n scientists, successfully [[genome editing\|edit]] a piece of faulty [[DNA]] that causes a deadly form of [[Cardiovascular disease\|heart disease]] from [[cell (biology)\|cells]] in [[human]] [[embryo]]s. [~~http~~://www.bbc.com/news/health-40802147 (BBC)] [http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/02/health/crispr-human-embryos-gene-editing-study/index.html (CNN)] [https://www.sciencenews.org/article/crispr-gene-editing-human-embryos (''Science News Magazine'')] [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/embryo-gene-editing-experiment-reignites-ethical-debate/ (''Scientific American'')]		**Teams of [[United States]]-based researchers, composed of American, [[China\|Chinese]] and [[South Korea]]n scientists, successfully [[genome editing\|edit]] a piece of faulty [[DNA]] that causes a deadly form of [[Cardiovascular disease\|heart disease]] from [[cell (biology)\|cells]] in [[human]] [[embryo]]s. [https://www.bbc.com/news/health-40802147 (BBC)] [http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/02/health/crispr-human-embryos-gene-editing-study/index.html (CNN)] [https://www.sciencenews.org/article/crispr-gene-editing-human-embryos (''Science News Magazine'')] [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/embryo-gene-editing-experiment-reignites-ethical-debate/ (''Scientific American'')]

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	**The [[parliament]] of [[Papua New Guinea]] [[Incumbent\|re-elects]] [[Peter O'Neill]] as [[Prime Minister]], ending a chaotic election campaign marred by violence, which analysts fear may continue amid widespread voter unrest. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-papua-election-idUSKBN1AI0MF?il=0 (Reuters)]		**The [[parliament]] of [[Papua New Guinea]] [[Incumbent\|re-elects]] [[Peter O'Neill]] as [[Prime Minister]], ending a chaotic election campaign marred by violence, which analysts fear may continue amid widespread voter unrest. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-papua-election-idUSKBN1AI0MF?il=0 (Reuters)]
	*[[Venezuelan Constitutional Assembly election, 2017]]		*[[Venezuelan Constitutional Assembly election, 2017]]
	**At a news briefing in [[London]], the CEO of [[Smartmatic]], the Venezuelan-owned multinational company that provided the [[Electronic voting\|election system]] used in Sunday's election, says the number of those participating in the poll was tampered with, off by at least one million. [~~http~~://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/02/541129956/venezuelan-poll-tampered-with-says-voting-system-company (NPR)]		**At a news briefing in [[London]], the CEO of [[Smartmatic]], the Venezuelan-owned multinational company that provided the [[Electronic voting\|election system]] used in Sunday's election, says the number of those participating in the poll was tampered with, off by at least one million. [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/02/541129956/venezuelan-poll-tampered-with-says-voting-system-company (NPR)]
	*[[Immigration policy of Donald Trump]]		*[[Immigration policy of Donald Trump]]
	**[[United States]] President [[Donald Trump]], together with Senators [[Tom Cotton]] and [[David Perdue]], unveils the [[RAISE Act]], a plan that would, if passed, reduce [[immigration to the United States\|legal immigration to the U.S.]] by half each year, and implement a "merit-based system" prioritizing skilled workers, instead of the current family-based [[chain migration]] system. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/02/trump-gop-senators-to-introduce-bill-to-slash-legal-immigration-levels/ (''The Washington Post'')], [~~http~~://www.npr.org/2017/08/02/541104795/trump-to-unveil-legislation-limiting-legal-immigration (NPR)]		**[[United States]] President [[Donald Trump]], together with Senators [[Tom Cotton]] and [[David Perdue]], unveils the [[RAISE Act]], a plan that would, if passed, reduce [[immigration to the United States\|legal immigration to the U.S.]] by half each year, and implement a "merit-based system" prioritizing skilled workers, instead of the current family-based [[chain migration]] system. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/02/trump-gop-senators-to-introduce-bill-to-slash-legal-immigration-levels/ (''The Washington Post'')], [https://www.npr.org/2017/08/02/541104795/trump-to-unveil-legislation-limiting-legal-immigration (NPR)]

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	**[[President of the United States]] [[Donald Trump]] signs the [[Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act]]. [[Prime Minister of Russia]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]] calls it a "trade war". [~~http~~://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-idUSKBN1AI1Y4 (Reuters)]		**[[President of the United States]] [[Donald Trump]] signs the [[Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act]]. [[Prime Minister of Russia]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]] calls it a "trade war". [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-idUSKBN1AI1Y4 (Reuters)]

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	*[[Papua New Guinean general election, 2017]]		*[[Papua New Guinean general election, 2017]]
	**The [[parliament]] of [[Papua New Guinea]] [[Incumbent\|re-elects]] [[Peter O'Neill]] as [[Prime Minister]], ending a chaotic election campaign marred by violence, which analysts fear may continue amid widespread voter unrest. [~~http~~://www.reuters.com/article/us-papua-election-idUSKBN1AI0MF?il=0 (Reuters)]		**The [[parliament]] of [[Papua New Guinea]] [[Incumbent\|re-elects]] [[Peter O'Neill]] as [[Prime Minister]], ending a chaotic election campaign marred by violence, which analysts fear may continue amid widespread voter unrest. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-papua-election-idUSKBN1AI0MF?il=0 (Reuters)]
	*[[Venezuelan Constitutional Assembly election, 2017]]		*[[Venezuelan Constitutional Assembly election, 2017]]
	**At a news briefing in [[London]], the CEO of [[Smartmatic]], the Venezuelan-owned multinational company that provided the [[Electronic voting\|election system]] used in Sunday's election, says the number of those participating in the poll was tampered with, off by at least one million. [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/02/541129956/venezuelan-poll-tampered-with-says-voting-system-company (NPR)]		**At a news briefing in [[London]], the CEO of [[Smartmatic]], the Venezuelan-owned multinational company that provided the [[Electronic voting\|election system]] used in Sunday's election, says the number of those participating in the poll was tampered with, off by at least one million. [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/02/541129956/venezuelan-poll-tampered-with-says-voting-system-company (NPR)]

FallingGravity at 01:54, 28 October 2017

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	**[[President of the United States]] [[Donald Trump]] signs the [[Countering ~~America’s~~ Adversaries Through Sanctions Act]]. [[Prime Minister of Russia]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]] calls it a "trade war". [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-idUSKBN1AI1Y4 (Reuters)]		**[[President of the United States]] [[Donald Trump]] signs the [[Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act]]. [[Prime Minister of Russia]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]] calls it a "trade war". [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-idUSKBN1AI1Y4 (Reuters)]

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Shwcz: Typo

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Typo

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	*[[Affirmative action in the United States]]		*[[Affirmative action in the United States]]
	**The [[United States Department of Justice\|U.S. Justice Department]] announces internally that it is to start investigating colleges which have admissions policies that are seen as unfair to [[~~Asia~~ Americans]]. [http://www.newsweek.com/affirmative-action-college-admissions-explained-645482 (''Newsweek'')], [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-universities.html (''The New York Times'')]		**The [[United States Department of Justice\|U.S. Justice Department]] announces internally that it is to start investigating colleges which have admissions policies that are seen as unfair to [[Asian Americans]]. [http://www.newsweek.com/affirmative-action-college-admissions-explained-645482 (''Newsweek'')], [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-universities.html (''The New York Times'')]

	;Disasters and accidents		;Disasters and accidents