Portal:Current events/2018 August 29
Disasters and accidents
- A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. (Stuff)
- The Swar Chaung dam bursts in Yedashe Township, Bago Region, Myanmar, flooding around a hundred villages and forcing roughly 50,000 people to flee their homes. One person is missing and the country's main highway is flooded. (The Guardian)
- The BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15) runs aground on the disputed Half Moon Shoal in the South China Sea. (ABC News)
International relations
- Germany–Namibia relations
- tens of thousands killed by the German Empire between 1904 and 1908. (Al Jazeera)
- Bolivarian diaspora
- A meeting is held in International Red Cross. Yesterday, there was a similar meeting in Bogotá. A larger meeting has been set-up to be held in Quito in early September, to be attended by representatives from 14 countries and 10 international organisations. (Bloomberg)
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Law and crime
- Air Canada reports a data breach in which passport information was accessed. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Pension Fund of the Russian Federation
- Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a softening of the pension plan presented in June. The plan's original announcement has led to protests and a dip in Putin's approval ratings. (AP via News 13)
Sports
- 2018 NFL season
- The Cleveland Browns release linebacker Mychal Kendricks following charges of insider trading. (Bleacher Report) (CBS News)