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**The [[Indonesia]]'s disaster agency confirmed that 1,763 people died in the double earthquake and tsunami. 5,000 people are still missing and presumed dead. [https://www.firstpost.com/world/indonesia-earthquake-tsunami-toll-climbs-to-1763-officials-fear-thousands-more-may-have-been-killed-5335721.html (First Post)] |
**The [[Indonesia]]'s disaster agency confirmed that 1,763 people died in the double earthquake and tsunami. 5,000 people are still missing and presumed dead. [https://www.firstpost.com/world/indonesia-earthquake-tsunami-toll-climbs-to-1763-officials-fear-thousands-more-may-have-been-killed-5335721.html (First Post)] |
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*[[Cameroonian presidential election, 2018]] |
*[[Cameroonian presidential election, 2018]] |
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**Voters in Cameroon head to the polls. [[Paul Biya]] seeks to remain in office until he's at least 92. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cameroon-election/cameroon-goes-to-the-polls-as-biya-seeks-to-extend-36-year-rule-idUSKCN1MH00D (Reuters)] |
**Voters in Cameroon head to the polls. [[Paul Biya]] seeks to remain in office until he's at least 92. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cameroon-election/cameroon-goes-to-the-polls-as-biya-seeks-to-extend-36-year-rule-idUSKCN1MH00D (Reuters)] |
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Revision as of 18:53, 7 October 2018
October 7, 2018 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- Afghan officials say that the Taliban destroyed highway bridges in Maidan Wardak Province, cutting off road traffic between the capital Kabul and the provinces of Ghazni, Zabul and Kandahar. Electricity was cut off in four provinces. Fighting is also reported in Ghazni Province. At least 10 Afghan police were killed. Parliamentary elections are in two weeks (AP via Tampa Times) (Reuters via The National)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A 23-year-old Palestinian opens fire and kills 2 Israelis, seriously wounding a third inside the Barkan Industrial Park on the West Bank. The gunman, who had worked at the factory where the shooting took place, is at large. (The Washington Post) (Reuters) (Ynet News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
- The Indonesia's disaster agency confirmed that 1,763 people died in the double earthquake and tsunami. 5,000 people are still missing and presumed dead. (First Post)
Politics and elections
- Cameroonian presidential election, 2018
- Brazilian general election, 2018
- Brazilians elect a new president, state governors and parliaments. (RTÉ) (Al Jazeera)