Portal:Current events/2014 August 29

August 29, 2014 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War:
- The United Nations estimates that three million Syrians live as refugees overseas while another 6.5 million are displaced within Syria. (Reuters)
- Syrian rebels attack the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights and capture 42 Fijian peacekeepers while surrounding a base manned by 75 Filipino soldiers. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

Brazil's economy falls into recession. (BBC)
Malaysian Airlines announces plans to lay off 6000 staff as a result of a restructuring following the loss of two aircraft in disasters this year. (Bloomberg)
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sues Valve and video game giant Steam over its policy of not giving refunds. (Sydney Herald Sun)

Disasters and accidents

Mount Tavurvur, part of the Rabaul caldera near the town of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province, erupts. (ABC News Australia)
The death toll from a landslide in a village near Fuquan in Guizhou province on Wednesday rises to 15. (AFP via Business Recorder)

Health

2014 West Africa Ebola virus outbreak
- The first case of Ebola virus is reported in Senegal. (AP)

International relations

The United Kingdom raises its terror threat level from "substantial" to "severe" in response to conflicts in Iraq and Syria. (BBC)

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