August 17, 2022 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russia launches missile strikes on Odesa and Mykolaiv in Southern Ukraine in response to sabotage bombings of military facilities in Crimea.

(MSN)

Southern Ukraine campaign2022 Russian invasion of UkraineRusso-Ukrainian War

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Twenty-one people are killed and 33 others are injured by a mosque bombing in Kabul.

(BBC News)

August 2022 Kabul mosque bombingAfghanistan conflict

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A Russian missile hits a dormitory in Kharkiv, killing seven civilians and injuring 16 others, according to the city's mayor and top military administrator.

(Ukrainska Pravda), (The Guardian)

Battle of Kharkiv (2022)Northeastern Ukraine campaign2022 Russian invasion of UkraineRusso-Ukrainian War

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Business and economy

Inflation in the United Kingdom increases to 10.1%, the highest level since February 1982, due to increasing fuel and food prices.

(The Guardian)

2021–2022 inflation surge

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Disasters and accidents

The death toll from the August 6 fire at a supertanker port in Matanzas, Cuba, rises to 16. All the deceased were firefighters who were battling the blaze.

(BBC News)

Matanzas oil storage facility explosion

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Twenty-six people are killed by wildfires in Algeria, mostly in the city of El Taref. .

(BBC News)

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International relations

Israel and Turkey restore full diplomatic relations for the first time since 2018.

(Axios)

Israel–Turkey relations

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Law and crime

The High Court of Australia rules that Google is not liable for defamatory material within hyperlinks that it serves as part of its search results.

(Axios)

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Police in Tokyo, Japan, arrest a former member of the 2020 Summer Olympics organising committee after prosecutors accused him of graft and bribery.

(Reuters)

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Science and technology

Archaeologists discover one of the largest megalithic sites in Europe on a farm in southern Spain. The site dates back 7,000 years and contains more than 500 standing stones.

(The Times)

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