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October 4, 2014
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2014-10-04
)
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Armed conflicts
Syrian civil war
The Kurdish city of
Kobane
in the Raqqa governate is on the brink of catastrophe as ISIL fighters besiege the city.
(The Guardian)
International relations
Sweden
's new centre-left government creates a surprise by announcing that the country will
recognise the state of Palestine
, and becomes the first European country to do so while a member of the
European Union
.
(Euronews)
Politics and elections
After counting
special votes
from the 20 September
New Zealand general election
, the
National Party
loses its one-seat majority after losing a seat to the
Green Party
. With the support of
ACT
and
United Future
, National still forms a government, albeit a
minority government
.
(
NZ Herald
)
Latvian parliamentary election, 2014
Latvia
votes in a parliamentary election;
Laimdota Straujuma
's centre-right government keeps its majority.
(Euronews)
Jean-Claude Duvalier
(Baby Doc), leader of
Haiti
from his
father's
death in 1971 until his overthrow by a popular uprising in 1986, dies of a heart attack.
(CNN)
Sports
Despite ending their 22-match unbeaten streak after losing to
South Africa
,
New Zealand
win the
2014 Rugby Championship
in
rugby union
. Also on the final day of the tournament,
Argentina
defeat
Australia
for their first win in the competition since joining it in
2012
.
(BBC, South Africa–New Zealand)
(BBC, Argentina–Australia)
The
2014 Asian Games
concludes in
Incheon
,
South Korea
with
China
gaining the most medals.
(The Express Tribune)
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