Portal:Current events/2015 August 3

August 3, 2015 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- A Syrian fighter jet crashes into a marketplace in the town of Ariha leaving at least 31 people dead and dozens injured. (TC via AP), (ABC), (YNET News)

Business and economy

British bank HSBC agrees to sell its Brazilian banking business to Banco Bradesco for $5.2 billion. (AFP via Yahoo)
Nokia sells its mapping application Here to German car makers BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz for 2.8 billion euros. (AFP via Yahoo)
The Athens Stock Exchange reopens after more than a month with share values falling by 22 percent in early trading. (AP)
Puerto Rico fails to make a scheduled payment of US$58 million to service its debts of $72 billion. Moody's considers the commonwealth in default. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains has caused over 100 deaths in India over the past week with tens of thousands of people taking shelter in refugee camps. (BBC)
Two cranes overturn on several houses while installing a part of the Julianabrug at Alphen aan den Rijn in the Netherlands leaving twenty people injured. (The Netherlands Times), (BBC)
After days of heavy rain, a fifty-year-old building collapses in the Indian city of Thane killing at least twelve people with many more feared trapped in the rubble. (NDTV), (AP)

Law and crime

2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting
- In a unanimous decision, the jury rules that James Holmes, having already been convicted for the shooting, is still eligible for the death penalty. (CNN)

Sports

2015 World Aquatics Championships
- Katie Ledecky of the United States breaks her own world record for the 1,500 metres (4,900 feet) freestyle clocking 15:27.71 in the final in Kazan, Russia. (Sportsmole)

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