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August 12, 2018 (Sunday)

Disasters and accidents

August 2018 Lombok earthquake
- The BNPB spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho confirmed that the death toll from the earthquake in Lombok rises to 436. (Tempo.co)
A report by the SOHR says that the explosion of an arms depot in Sarmada, Idlib Governorate, Syria, kills at least 69 people, including 17 children. The cause of the blast is "not yet clear". Most of the victims were reportedly family members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants. (Reuters)
At least 15 people die after a bus falls into a ravine in the western region of Ancash, in Peru. (Xinhua)

International relations

Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea
- After more than 20 years of negotiations, the five countries bordering the Caspian Sea sign an agreement in Aktau, Kazakhstan, on its shared use and the distribution of its resources. The convention legally defines the body of water as a sea rather than a lake, but with special provisions. (Deutsche Welle)
Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Foreign relations of South Africa
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa meets with President Joseph Kabila of DR Congo in Kinshasa, praising him for his "respect for the constitution" by agreeing to step down and not take part in the upcoming December 2018 Congolese general election. (The South African)

Law and crime

Moss Side mass shooting
- Ten people are injured in a mass shooting in Manchester, United Kingdom. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Unite the Right 2
- Around twenty white nationalists hold a protest march in Washington, D.C. on the first anniversary of the Unite the Right rally, with thousands of counter-protesters. (AP via CBC News)

Science and technology

NASA launches the Parker Solar Probe, an unpiloted spacecraft designed to study the sun. (BBC)

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+*[[August 2018 Lombok earthquake]]
-*A report by the [[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|SOHR]] says that the explosion of an arms depot in [[Sarmada]], [[Idlib Governorate]], [[Syria]], kills at least 39 people. The cause of the blast is "not yet clear". Most of the victims were reportedly family members of [[Hayat Tahrir al-Sham]] militants. [https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/39-including-children-killed-in-arms-depot-blast-in-syrias-idlib-1899341 (NDTV)]
+**The BNPB spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho confirmed that the death toll from the earthquake in [[Lombok]] rises to 436. [https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2018/08/13/055920764/Lombok-Quake-Death-Toll-Reaches-392-Lives (Tempo.co)]
+*A report by the [[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|SOHR]] says that the explosion of an arms depot in [[Sarmada]], [[Idlib Governorate]], [[Syria]], kills at least 69 people, including 17 children. The cause of the blast is "not yet clear". Most of the victims were reportedly family members of [[Hayat Tahrir al-Sham]] militants. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-toll/death-toll-in-syria-blast-climbs-to-69-observatory-idUSKBN1KY0VT (Reuters)]
+*At least 15 people die after a bus falls into a ravine in the western region of [[Ancash]], in [[Peru]]. [http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/13/c_137385758.htm (Xinhua)]
 ;International relations
 *[[Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea]]
 **After more than 20 years of negotiations, the five countries bordering the [[Caspian Sea]] sign an agreement in [[Aktau]], [[Kazakhstan]], on its shared use and the distribution of its resources. The convention legally defines the body of water as a [[sea]] rather than a [[lake]], but with special provisions. [https://www.dw.com/en/russia-iran-and-other-states-agree-on-caspian-sea-access/a-45051799 (Deutsche Welle)]
+*[[Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Foreign relations of South Africa]]
+**[[President of South Africa|South African President]] [[Cyril Ramaphosa]] meets with [[President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|President]] [[Joseph Kabila]] of [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]] in [[Kinshasa]], praising him for his "respect for the [[Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|constitution]]" by agreeing to step down and not take part in the upcoming [[Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2018|December 2018 Congolese general election]]. [https://www.thesouthafrican.com/ramaphosa-praises-kabilas-respect-for-dr-congo-constitution/ (''The South African'')]
 ;Law and crime
-*10 people are injured in a [[mass shooting]] in [[Manchester]], [[United Kingdom]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45160462 (BBC)]
+*[[Moss Side mass shooting]]
+**Ten people are injured in a [[mass shooting]] in [[Manchester]], [[United Kingdom]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45160462 (BBC)]
+;Politics and elections
+*[[Unite the Right 2]]
+**Around twenty white nationalists hold a protest march in [[Washington, D.C.]] on the first anniversary of the [[Unite the Right rally]], with thousands of counter-protesters. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/charlottesville-year-later-washington-1.4782450 (AP via CBC News)]
 ;Science and technology
-*[[NASA]] launches the [[Parker Solar Probe]], an [[unmanned spacecraft]] designed to study the [[sun]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45160722 (BBC)]
+*[[NASA]] launches the ''[[Parker Solar Probe]]'', an [[unpiloted spacecraft]] designed to study the [[sun]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45160722 (BBC)]
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