Portal:Current events/2018 July 19
July 19, 2018
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2018-07-19
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2015–2018 Iraqi protests
Protests that began last week in
Iraq
continue amid widespread anger over poor public services, high unemployment, and pollution.
(CNBC)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Fourteen civilians are killed in an airstrike near
Kunduz
.
(Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake is felt in
Mexico City
as buildings shake mildly and some residents evacuate homes and office buildings.
(NASDAQ)
Table Rock Lake duck boat accident
At least 17 people are killed and an unknown number of others missing after a
duck boat
carrying 31 people capsizes and sinks on
Table Rock Lake
in
Branson, Missouri
,
United States
.
(News 5 Cleveland)
International relations
Equipment of the Iranian Army
Iran
states that it intends to manufacture and upgrade up to 800 tanks.
(
Business Insider
)
Law and crime
Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People
The
Israeli Parliament
passes a
Basic Law
declaring that the
Land of Israel
is the historical homeland of the
Jewish people
and that the right to exercise national self-determination in the State of Israel is unique to the Jewish people, and also removes
Arabic
as an official language.
(NPR)
(
The Times of Israel
)
Politics and elections
The head of
Peru's
Supreme Court
resigns amid allegations of accepting bribes.
(BBC)
Science and technology
Airbus
transport aircraft
Airbus Beluga XL
makes its maiden flight in
France
.
(Euronews)
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