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**The [[Korean Central News Agency]] reports that [[North Korea]] has conducted drills simulating a [[Tactical nuclear weapon|missile strike]] on [[South Korea]], in protest at [[Republic of Korea Armed Forces| |
**The [[Korean Central News Agency]] reports that [[North Korea]] has conducted drills simulating a [[Tactical nuclear weapon|missile strike]] on [[South Korea]], in protest at [[Republic of Korea Armed Forces|ROK]]-[[United States Armed Forces|USAF]] [[Military exercise|military drills]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-says-it-conducted-tactical-nuclear-strike-drill-2023-08-30/ (Reuters)] |
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Revision as of 14:47, 31 August 2023
August 31, 2023 (Thursday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Johannesburg building fire
- At least 73 people are killed by a fire in a block of flats in Johannesburg, South Africa. (CNBC)
- Sixteen people, mostly workers, die in a fire in a clothing factory in Quezon City, Philippines; three more survive. (Rappler)
- Five people are killed and two more hospitalized when a passenger train collides with track workers doing maintenance work in Brandizzo, Piedmont, Italy. (BBC News)
International relations
- North Korea–South Korea relations
- The Korean Central News Agency reports that North Korea has conducted drills simulating a missile strike on South Korea, in protest at ROK-USAF military drills. (Reuters)