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{{*mp|August 24}} [[Al-Shabaab]] militants [[Muna hotel attack|'''storm a hotel''']] killing dozens, including parlamentarians, amid [[Battle of Mogadishu (2010)|'''heavy fighting''']] in [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]]. |
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{{*mp|August 23}} Ten people, including the hostage-taker, are killed in a '''[[2010 Manila hostage crisis|hostage crisis]]''' on board a bus in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]. |
{{*mp|August 23}} Ten people, including the hostage-taker, are killed in a '''[[2010 Manila hostage crisis|hostage crisis]]''' on board a bus in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]. |
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{{*mp|August 22}} Thirty-three miners are found alive but trapped, three weeks after a '''[[2010 Copiapó mining accident|mine collapse]]''' near [[Copiapó]], [[Chile]]. |
{{*mp|August 22}} Thirty-three miners are found alive but trapped, three weeks after a '''[[2010 Copiapó mining accident|mine collapse]]''' near [[Copiapó]], [[Chile]]. |
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{{*mp|August 22}} [[Kenya]]n runner '''[[David Lekuta Rudisha]]''' ''(pictured)'' breaks a 13-year-old [[800 metres world record progression|world record]] in the [[800 metres]] at the [[Internationales Stadionfest|ISTAF]] [[IAAF World Challenge]] in [[Berlin]]. |
{{*mp|August 22}} [[Kenya]]n runner '''[[David Lekuta Rudisha]]''' ''(pictured)'' breaks a 13-year-old [[800 metres world record progression|world record]] in the [[800 metres]] at the [[Internationales Stadionfest|ISTAF]] [[IAAF World Challenge]] in [[Berlin]]. |
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{{*mp|August 21}} A '''[[Australian federal election, 2010|federal election]]''' is held in [[Australia]], with results indicating a [[hung parliament]] with neither the incumbent [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] nor the [[Coalition (Australia)|Liberal/National Coalition]] able to form a majority government. |
{{*mp|August 21}} A '''[[Australian federal election, 2010|federal election]]''' is held in [[Australia]], with results indicating a [[hung parliament]] with neither the incumbent [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] nor the [[Coalition (Australia)|Liberal/National Coalition]] able to form a majority government. |
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{{*mp|August 21}} [[Iran]] begins loading [[nuclear fuel|fuel]] into its first '''[[Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant|nuclear power plant]]''' in [[Bushehr]], preparing it to begin producing electricity. |
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Revision as of 14:03, 24 August 2010
- Al-Shabaab militants storm a hotel killing dozens, including parlamentarians, amid heavy fighting in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- Ten people, including the hostage-taker, are killed in a hostage crisis on board a bus in Manila, Philippines.
- Thirty-three miners are found alive but trapped, three weeks after a mine collapse near Copiapó, Chile.
- Kenyan runner David Lekuta Rudisha (pictured) breaks a 13-year-old world record in the 800 metres at the ISTAF IAAF World Challenge in Berlin.
- A federal election is held in Australia, with results indicating a hung parliament with neither the incumbent Labor Party nor the Liberal/National Coalition able to form a majority government.
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