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;Armed conflicts and attacks ;Armed conflicts and attacks
*] *]
**] Chairman ] announces ] within eight months, and promises that ] will be tried in Libya.
**] vows to fight until "death or victory" despite the capture of his ] compound in southern ]. **] vows to fight until "death or victory" despite the capture of his ] compound in southern ].
**A former ] weapons inspector warns that a research centre near ] has materials that could be used to make a nuclear ]. **A former ] weapons inspector, Olli Heinonen, warns that a research centre near ] has materials that could be used to make a nuclear ].
*Air strikes kill 30 ] linked militants near ] in ]'s ] with eight ] soldiers killed in fighting. *Air strikes kill 30 ] linked militants near ] in ]'s ] with eight ] soldiers killed in fighting.
;Business and economy ;Business and economy
*] ] agency downgrades ] to Aa3 due to weak ] prospects and high levels of ]. *] ] agency downgrades ] to Aa3 due to weak ] prospects and high levels of ].
*] resigns as the CEO of ]. ] took over the CEO position for the company.


;Disasters ;Disasters
*] *]
**Hurricane Irene strengthens to Category 2 status as it heads towards ] and ] and then the ]. . **Hurricane Irene strengthens to Category 3 status as it heads towards ] and ] and then the ]. .
**Thousands of people on ] off the US state of ] are told to evacuate ahead of the arrival of the hurricane later in the week. **Thousands of people on ] off the U.S. state of ] are told to evacuate ahead of the arrival of the hurricane later in the week. {{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits near the Amazon region of Peru


;International relations ;International relations
*] indicates it is ready to bring about a self-imposed moratorium on ]. *] indicates it is ready to bring about a self-imposed moratorium on ].


;Law and crime ;Law and crime
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;Sport ;Sport
*In ], ] of ] is elected unopposed to another term as President of the ]. *In ], ] of ] is elected unopposed to another term as President of the ].

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*A ] resupply vehicle destined for the ] experiences a catastrophic engine failure and fails to reach orbit impacting in the ].

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