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October 24, 2014
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2014-10-24
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Sinai insurgency
:
Two attacks
by militants on Egyptian military positions in the
Sinai Peninsula
kill at least 33 security personnel.
(Reuters)
Law and crime
2014 Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting
A student and a student gunman of
Marysville Pilchuck High School
in
Marysville, Washington
, are fatally shot along with six others injured.
(CNN)
2014 shooting of Sacramento police officers
A gunman kills two sheriff's deputies and wounds an officer and a bystander in
Sacramento County, California
, then is arrested.
(FOXNews)
International relations
The
European Union
reaches a landmark climate deal to cut emissions by 40 percent by 2030.
(AFP/Reuters via ABC News)
Politics and elections
Botswana election
Voters in
Botswana
go to the polls for a general election with the ruling
Botswana Democratic Party
of
President
Ian Khama
winning 33 of 57 seats.
(Reuters)
Science and technology
Chinese space program
The
China National Space Administration
launches the unmanned
Chang'e 5-T1
spacecraft to fly around the moon and back to earth.
(AP)
Alan Eustace
sets a parachuting record of 135,000 feet.
(Daily Mail)
Lockheed Martin
announces that it plans to have a functioning prototype
fusion reactor
operational in 3 years.
(Voice of America)
Sports
In
Major League Baseball
, the
Kansas City Royals
take a 2–1 lead in the
2014 World Series
after defeating the
San Francisco Giants
3–2 at
AT&T Park
in
San Francisco
.
(AP via ESPN)
In
rugby union
,
SANZAR
announces that
Japan
has beaten out
Singapore
for an Asian
Super Rugby
franchise. The Japan franchise will join the
Southern Kings
from
South Africa
and a team from
Argentina
as new teams when Super Rugby expands from 15 sides to 18 in 2016.
(AFP via
The Sydney Morning Herald
)
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