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Current events of
November 18, 2013
(
2013-11-18
)
(Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A gunman
attacks
the offices of the newspaper
Libération
and the bank
Société Générale
in
Paris
, three days after attacking the offices of the news channel
BFM TV
.
(BBC)
Disasters and accidents
Typhoon Haiyan
:
Philippine President
Benigno Aquino III
encamps in
Tacloban
to oversee the rescue and relief operations after receiving criticism for his disorganized response early into the tragedy.
(
USA Today
)
At least twenty people are dead after an
Egyptian
train collides with a
minibus
and other vehicles south of
Cairo
.
(BBC)
Mounts Merapi
and
Sinabung
erupt in
Indonesia
forcing residents of
Central Java
and
North Sumatra
to flee.
(Fox News)
International relations
Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons
Belgium
ruled itself out as a candidate to host the destruction of Syria's
chemical weapons stockpile
and said it would prefer the arsenal to be eradicated close to
Syria
itself.
(AP)
Indonesia
recalls its ambassador to
Australia
and will "review" Australian diplomatic positions in
Jakarta
following revelations that Australia had tapped the phone of the
President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
and his wife.
(
Sydney Morning Herald
)
Science and technology
NASA
successfully launches its
MAVEN
space probe
on a mission to study
Mars' atmosphere
.
(
The Verge
)
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