Portal:Current events/2016 August 4
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian Civil War
- At least 40 government air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Aleppo city and nearby towns, including on a camp for displaced people in Atareb, south-west of Aleppo, killing at least two people. (The National)
- Jan Egeland, an adviser to the UN’s special envoy to Syria, says that there were 44 attacks on hospitals, clinics and health posts around Syria in July alone. (The National)
Business and economy
- As markets have expected, the Bank of England cuts the key interest rate to 0.25, the first cut since 2009. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2016 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Earl makes landfall in Belize near Belize City early today. (NHC)
- 2016 Nevada wildfire
- Wildfires in seven U.S. states are keeping thousands of firefighters at bay. (Fox News)
International relations
- THAAD anti-ballistic missile system. (The Wall Street Journal)
- Cross-Strait relations
- One-China principle. (Focus Taiwan) (Taipei Times)
Law and crime
- Philippine Drug War
- Sinaloa cartel and the Chinese triad are active in the Philippine narcotic trade. (The Manila Standard)
Politics and elections
- South African municipal elections, 2016
- With more than half the vote counted, the ruling Port Elizabeth. Final results are expected Friday. (Press TV) (Financial Times)
- With more than half the vote counted, the ruling
- In Prime Minister. (The Himalayan Times)
Science
- China's unmanned lunar rover Yutu shuts down after exploring the Moon for 31 months. (BBC)
Sport
- 2016 Summer Olympics
- The International Olympic Committee rules that 271 of the 389 athletes nominated by the Russian Olympic Committee will be eligible to participate in the 2016 summer Olympics. (IOC)