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August 8, 2017 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Battle of Marawi
- The Pentagon is considering conducting airstrikes in Marawi, which if approved would later put U.S. troops on the ground to battle the ISIS-affiliated Maute group as well as related Islamist terror groups. A spokesperson later denied the claims as well as clarified that the Philippines has yet to make a request. (NBC News)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake
- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Sichuan in southwest China, killing at least thirteen people and injuring more than 175. (BBC) (Reuters)

International relations

2017 North Korea crisis
- U.S. President Donald Trump promises "fire and fury like the world has never seen" if North Korea threatens the United States. (NBC News)
- Hours after Trump made this remark, North Korea says it is "carefully examining" a missile strike against United States territory of Guam. (CNBC)

Law and crime

Burial of Ferdinand Marcos
- The Supreme Court of the Philippines has junked all petitions against the burial of former President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, re-affirming its earlier ruling on 8 November 2016. (CNN Philippines)

Politics and elections

Kenyan general election, 2017
- Voters in Kenya go to the polls to elect the President, as well as members of the National Assembly and Senate. (BBC)
Corruption in South Africa
- President Jacob Zuma survives his eighth no-confidence motion in parliament via a 198–177 secret ballot vote with nine abstentions. The rand fell by 1 percent on the announcement of the outcome. (Reuters)

Sports

PGA Championship
- In golf, the PGA of America and the PGA Tour jointly announce that the PGA Championship, currently the last of the four men's major championships to be held each year, will move from its current August date to May effective in 2019. In the same year, The Players Championship will move from May to March. (Reuters via The New York Times)

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+;Armed conflicts and attacks
+*[[Battle of Marawi]]
+**[[United States Department of Defense|The Pentagon]] is considering conducting airstrikes in [[Marawi]], which if approved would later put U.S. troops on the ground to battle the ISIS-affiliated [[Maute group]] as well as related Islamist terror groups. A spokesperson later denied the claims as well as clarified that the [[Philippines]] has yet to make a request. [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-may-begin-airstrikes-against-isis-philippines-n790271 (NBC News)]
+;Disasters and accidents
+*[[2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake]]
+**A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes [[Sichuan]] in southwest [[China]], killing at least thirteen people and injuring more than 175. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40869028 (BBC)] [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-quake-idUSKBN1AP005 (Reuters)]
+;International relations
+*[[2017 North Korea crisis]]
+**U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] promises "fire and fury like the world has never seen" if North Korea threatens the United States. [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-vows-north-korea-could-be-met-fire-fury-n790896 (NBC News)]
+**Hours after Trump made this remark, North Korea says it is "carefully examining" a missile strike against United States territory of [[Guam]]. [https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/08/north-korea-seriously-considering-strike-on-guam-reports-citing-state-media.html (CNBC)]
 ;Law and crime
-* [[Burial of Ferdinand Marcos]]
+*[[Burial of Ferdinand Marcos]]
-** The [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]] has junked all petitions against the burial of former [[President of the Philippines]] [[Ferdinand Marcos]] at the [[Heroes' Cemetery|Libingan ng mga Bayani]], re-affirming its earlier ruling on 8 November 2016. [https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/08/08/SC-affirms-ruling-marcos-burial.html (CNN Philippines)]
+**The [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]] has junked all petitions against the burial of former [[President of the Philippines]] [[Ferdinand Marcos]] at the [[Heroes' Cemetery|Libingan ng mga Bayani]], re-affirming its earlier ruling on 8 November 2016. [https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/08/08/SC-affirms-ruling-marcos-burial.html (CNN Philippines)]
 ;Politics and elections
+*[[Kenyan general election, 2017]]
+**Voters in [[Kenya]] go to the polls to elect the [[President of Kenya|President]], as well as members of the [[National Assembly (Kenya)|National Assembly]] and [[Senate of Kenya|Senate]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-40855040 (BBC)]
 *[[Corruption in South Africa]]
-**[[President of South Africa|President]] [[Jacob Zuma]] survives his eighth no-confidence motion in parliament via a 198-177 secret ballot vote with four abstentions. The [[South African rand|rand]] fell by 1 percent on the announcement of the outcome.  [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-politics-idUSKBN1AN2JY?il=0 (Reuters)]
+**[[President of South Africa|President]] [[Jacob Zuma]] survives his eighth no-confidence motion in parliament via a 198–177 secret ballot vote with nine abstentions. The [[South African rand|rand]] fell by 1 percent on the announcement of the outcome.  [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-politics-idUSKBN1AN2JY?il=0 (Reuters)]
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+;Sports
+*[[PGA Championship]]
+**In [[golf]], the [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA of America]] and the [[PGA Tour]] jointly announce that the [[PGA Championship]], currently the last of the four [[men's major golf championships|men's major championships]] to be held each year, will move from its current August date to May effective in 2019. In the same year, [[The Players Championship]] will move from May to March. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/sports/golf/pga-championship-may.html (Reuters via ''The New York Times'')]
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