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Current events of
August 12, 2011
(
2011-08-12
)
(Friday)
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Armed conflict and attacks
Two bombers kill themselves in an attempted attack in the
Philippines
city of
Kidapawan
in
Cotabato province
.
(Philippines Star)
2011 Syrian uprising
: Massive protests are planned against the
President
Bashar al-Assad
, after recent raids by the
Army
.
(Al Arabiya)
Business and economy
Chinese
Bullet trains
on the
Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway
are withdrawn and all sections of track are inspected following a recent crash.
(
Wall Street Journal
)
Law and crime
The
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
strikes down the
health insurance mandate
of
President
Barack Obama
's
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
.
(AP via
Washington Post
)
Sport
In
rugby league
,
Darren Lockyer
of the
Brisbane Broncos
plays his 350th match in first grade setting a new record for the
National Rugby League
.
(
Sydney Morning Herald
)
Disasters
A passenger train
derails
at
Baby, Piotrków County
, Poland. One passenger is killed and 45 are injured.
(BBC)
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