Portal:Current events/2015 August 14

Current events of August 14, 2015 (2015-08-14) (Friday)

Business and economy Greek government-debt crisis The Hellenic Parliament approves (with 222 yes votes) Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras's bailout package, despite opposition by almost one-third of his Syriza party. This third bailout plan is almost identical to the one rejected by the Greek people in the referendum. Tsipras will seek a vote of confidence following the country's August 20th payment to the European Central Bank. (The Guardian), (The International New York Times) Ministers at Eurogroup's lengthy meeting today approve Greece's 85 billion euro bailout. (Forex), (The Guardian) International relations Cuban Thaw, Cuba–United States relations U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry officially reopens the American embassy in Havana. Eight congressional lawmakers involved in the policy change also attend. (AP via Global News), (CNN), (The Washington Post) The United States flag is raised at the embassy for the first time in 54 years. (NBC) Disasters and accidents A road accident near the Indian city of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand state kills thirteen pilgrims killed and leaves 11 injured. (The International Business News Live) Law and crime Masked gunmen kill 19 people and wound seven others at multiple locations of São Paulo's suburbs Thursday night. (BBC), (ABC) Science and technology Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new type of "tiling the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. (NPR)