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Portal:Current events/2016 August 28

August 28, 2016 (2016-08-28) (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
  • Philippine Drug War
    • The Archbishop of Manila Luis Antonio Tagle condemns the extralegal killings and murders under Rodrigo Duterte. (Rappler)
Politics and elections
  • Political reshuffle in China:
  • German economy minister Sigmar Gabriel claims the TTIP negotiations "have de facto failed", citing a general lack of progress. The U.S. and the European Commission have no immediate response to his comment. (AP)
  • Gabonese presidential election, 2016
    • Both President Ali Bongo Ondimba and his main challenger, former Foreign Minister Jean Ping, say they won yesterday's election for a seven-year term as president. Official results are expected Tuesday. (Reuters)
Science and Technology
  • The Indian Space agency ISRO successfully tests its Scramjet engines. Two scramjet engines were mounted alongside of a two-stage, solid fueled rocket called Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV), which is an advanced sounding rocket. Scramjet engines were then ignited when ATV achieved a speed of Mach 6 (7350 km/hr) at an altitude of 20 km. (The Hindu)
Sport
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