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This article covers the latest news and events in August 2016. It was the warmest August since weather records began in 1880.

Daily events

Monday 1st August 2016

Tuesday 2nd August 2016

Wednesday 3rd August 2016

Deutsche Post is giving up long-distance bus services

Thursday 4th August 2016

Friday 5th August 2016

Raising the Olympic flag

Saturday 6th August 2016

  • Aleppo / Syria : The Islamist - Salafist rebel militias Ahrar al-Sham and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (formerly Al-Nusra Front ) report after three weeks of fighting that they have broken through the siege ring of the Syrian armed forces at a point in the southwest .
  • Charleroi / Belgium : After shoutingAllahu Akbar ”, a man attacks two policewomen in front of the main guard with a machete and injures them. The attacker is then shot down by a police officer and dies.
  • Rouen / France : In a fire in the Au Cubra Libre bar , at least 13 people die and six others are injured at a private birthday party.
  • Senkaku Islands / Japan : Japan submits a protest note to the Chinese embassy in Tokyo and demands the immediate withdrawal of around 230 fishing boats and six ships of the Chinese coast guard from the waters around the Senkaku Islands. The five uninhabited islands and three rocky reefs are claimed by China and Taiwan and are under Japanese administration.
  • Skopje / Macedonia : At least 20 people die and 22 others are injured in heavy rains and floods.

Sunday 7th August 2016

Monday 8th August 2016

Tuesday August 9, 2016

Wednesday August 10, 2016

Thursday 11th August 2016

Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus)

Friday 12th August 2016

Saturday 13th August 2016

Sunday August 14, 2016

Monday 15th August 2016

Tuesday August 16, 2016

Wednesday 17th August 2016

Airlander 10

Thursday August 18, 2016

  • Baton Rouge / United States : The floods in Louisiana have been going on for six days. Authorities confirm 13 fatalities.
  • Elazığ / Turkey : At least three people die in a car bomb attack in the parking lot of the police headquarters. According to the Turkish news agency DHA, the number of casualties is over 100. A few hours later, four soldiers are killed and six others are injured in an attack on a military convoy in Bitlis province .
  • San Juan / Puerto Rico : After a fire breaks out in the engine room of the Ro-Ro ship Caribbean Fantasy of the American Cruise Ferries shipping company, which is sailing under the Panamanian flag , 512 passengers, mostly from the Dominican Republic, are evacuated. About half were injured. The ship ran aground.
  • Veracruz / Mexico : Members of the activist group Colectivo Solecito discover a mass grave with around 60 corpses near the village of Colinas de Santa Fe and special forces from the Federal Police help with the exhumation. The members of Colectivo Solecito blame criminal organizations and state security forces for the disappearances.

Friday 19th August 2016

Saturday 20th August 2016

Sunday 21st August 2016

Entry of the nations at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio

Monday 22nd August 2016

Tuesday 23rd August 2016

Wednesday August 24, 2016

The illustration shows the star Proxima Centauri and a possible appearance of the planet Proxima Centauri b (foreground).

Thursday 25th August 2016

  • Allentsteig / Austria : A photo trap records the first wolf family that has been spotted in Austria since the animal species was extinct in 1882. After wolf sightings have increased in recent years, the young animals are the first proven offspring of wild wolves in Austria after an interruption of more than 130 years.
  • Chimay / Belgium : A 45-year-old person is killed in an explosion of gas cylinders in the Le Châlon sports center . Four other people are injured, two of them seriously.

Friday 26th August 2016

Saturday 27th August 2016

Sunday 28th August 2016

Monday 29th August 2016

Tuesday August 30, 2016

Wednesday August 31, 2016

Michel Temer, Dilma Rousseff
In 2007, a border fence was erected near San Luis, AZ . Trump promises a wall.

See also

Web links

Arizona in August 2016
Commons : August 2016  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Shot down Russian helicopter in Syria. In: Zeit Online , August 1, 2016; Five dead in the heaviest attack to date on the Russian air force in Syria. In: Die Welt , August 1, 2016.
  3. Taliban attack housing complex for foreigners in Kabul. FAZ.NET , August 1, 2016, accessed on August 1, 2016 .
  4. US warplanes attack IS for the first time in Sirte. Zeit Online , August 1, 2016, accessed August 1, 2016 .
  5. Many dead in a suicide attack in Benghazi. Deutsche Welle , August 3, 2016, accessed on August 3, 2016 .
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  8. Takeover: Swiss Post sells long-distance bus business to Flixbus . Mirror online. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  9. ^ Lifelong for Croatian ex-agents for murdering regime critics. Deutsche Welle , August 3, 2016, accessed on August 3, 2016 .
  10. North Korea fires missile close to Japanese waters. Süddeutsche Zeitung , August 3, 2016, accessed on August 26, 2020 .
  11. NK fires off 2 Rodong missiles, one falls in Japan's EEZ: military. Yonhap News Agency , August 3, 2016, accessed August 3, 2016 .
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  21. At least 13 dead in the fire in Rouen. Focus Online , August 6, 2016, accessed August 6, 2016 .
  22. Japan sees 230 Chinese fishing boats on disputed islands. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016 .
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  28. Six deaths from landslides in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Deutsche Welle , August 7, 2016, accessed on August 7, 2016 .
  29. At least 39 dead from tropical storm in Mexico. Zeit Online , August 8, 2016, accessed August 8, 2016 .
  30. Many dead during protests in Ethiopia. Deutsche Welle , August 8, 2016, accessed August 8, 2016 .
  31. Pakistan: Second attack on justice in Quetta within a week. derStandard.at , August 11, 2016, accessed on August 11, 2016 .
  32. Pakistan: Taliban and IS militia confess to bomb attack. Spiegel Online , August 8, 2016, accessed August 8, 2016 .
  33. Air strikes kill 26 rebels NE Afghanistan. Kuwait News Agency , August 9, 2016, accessed August 9, 2016 .
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  42. Madeira in Flames - Destructive Fires in Spain and Portugal. Handelsblatt , August 11, 2016, accessed on August 11, 2016 .
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  46. Russia accuses Kiev of attempting an attack on the Crimea. Deutsche Welle , August 10, 2016, accessed on August 11, 2016 .
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  52. ^ The Security Council adopted a resolution to deploy a "Regional Protection Force" to the south Sudanese Capital of Juba. UNMISS , August 13, 2016, accessed on August 13, 2016 .
  53. ^ Parañaque jail blast: Lax guards, inmates with Uzi. Philippine Daily Inquirer , August 13, 2016, accessed August 14, 2016 .
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  55. Fire balance on La Palma: Helicopter crashed, 5,000 hectares burned. teneriffa-news.com, August 12, 2016, accessed August 15, 2016 .
  56. Curse of water masses in Southeast Asia. Kleine Zeitung , August 13, 2016, accessed on August 13, 2016 .
  57. ^ School bombed: ten children killed in Yemen. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , August 13, 2016, accessed on August 13, 2016 .
  58. ^ Saudi Coalition Airstrikes in Yemen Kill at Least 19, Mostly Children. The New York Times , August 13, 2016, accessed August 13, 2016 .
  59. 34-year-old dies after a train attack in the hospital. Tages-Anzeiger , August 13, 2016, accessed on August 14, 2016 .
  60. Blood deed by Salez: rampage kills third. NZZ.ch , August 31, 2016, accessed on August 31, 2016 .
  61. ^ Eastern Congo: At least 40 dead in attack by Islamist fighters. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , August 14, 2016, accessed on August 14, 2016 .
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  63. ^ Four dead, 20,000 rescued from Louisiana flooding. usatoday.com , August 13, 2016, accessed August 15, 2016 .
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  65. Suicide bombing kills dozens of jihadists. Al-Masdar News, August 15, 2016, accessed August 15, 2016 .
  66. Seven people killed in car bomb attack in southern Turkey. Der Bund , August 14, 2016, accessed on August 15, 2016 .
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  68. Military submarine explosion kills 3, injures 1. Korea Herald , August 16, 2016, accessed August 17, 2016 .
  69. Syrian war: USA criticizes Russian air strikes from Iran. Deutsche Welle , August 16, 2016, accessed on August 17, 2016 .
  70. China: First quantum satellite successfully launched. Der Standard , August 16, 2016, accessed August 16, 2016 .
  71. maiden flight for the "flying butt": Airlander 10 ( English ) shz.de . August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  72. ^ Congo: Three dead in protests after the massacre . derstandard.at . August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  73. Iraq: Germany is again supplying weapons to Kurds. Zeit Online , August 17, 2016, accessed August 17, 2016 .
  74. Russia: Dead in anti-terrorism operation in St. Petersburg. Euronews , August 17, 2016, accessed August 17, 2016 .
  75. Erdoğan accuses Gülen of being behind the latest attacks. Süddeutsche Zeitung , August 18, 2016, accessed on August 18, 2016 .
  76. Bluecut Fire Burns 25,000 Acres, Forces 82,000 to Evacuate in California ( English ) NBC News . August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  77. At least 13 dead in Louisiana flood . thueringer-allgemeine.de . August 18, 2016. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  78. Heavy attacks in southeastern Turkey . FAZ.net . August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  79. Four dead in an attack on a military convoy in southeastern Turkey . Time online . August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  80. Ship fire off Puerto Rico: "The systems on board have collapsed" , Die Welt , August 17, 2016.
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  82. Another gruesome find: "Cemetery of Crime" discovered in Mexico. FAZ.NET , August 18, 2016, accessed on August 18, 2016 .
  83. Ukraine crisis: Ambassador asks Germany for weapons. Deutschlandfunk , August 19, 2016, accessed on August 19, 2016 .
  84. ^ Additional area of ​​active Zika transmission identified in Miami Beach. CDC , August 19, 2016, accessed August 20, 2016 .
  85. Russian combat ships in the Mediterranean use cruise missiles to destroy the command post in Al-Nusra . rt.com . August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  86. Russia fires cruise missiles at Syrian rebels. Südtirol Online , August 19, 2016, accessed on August 20, 2016 .
  87. Taliban conquer more territory in northern Afghanistan. (No longer available online.) Straubinger Tagblatt / Landshuter Zeitung newspaper group , August 20, 2016, archived from the original on August 27, 2016 ; accessed on August 20, 2016 .
  88. Gaziantep: Many dead in the attack in Turkey. Zeit Online , August 20, 2016, accessed August 20, 2016 .
  89. ^ Government and communist rebels declare a ceasefire . NZZ.ch . August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  90. UN pledges material aid to victims of the cholera epidemic in Haiti. August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016 .
  91. Analysis: Supplier dispute plunges VW into the next nightmare. (No longer available online.) Zeit Online , August 19, 2016, archived from the original on August 20, 2016 ; accessed on August 20, 2016 .
  92. 15 dead in a double attack in Somalia. Deutsche Welle , August 21, 2016, accessed on August 21, 2016 .
  93. Iraq hangs 36 over 2014 ISIS massacre of soldiers in Tikrit. CBS News , August 21, 2016, accessed August 21, 2016 .
  94. EU: Three-way summit on the island of the exiles. Deutsche Welle , August 22, 2016, accessed on August 22, 2016 .
  95. Al Mahdi case: accused makes an admission of guilt at trial opening. International Criminal Court , August 22, 2016, accessed August 22, 2016 .
  96. Trial in The Hague: Islamist admits destruction of world cultural heritage sites in Mali . Spiegel Online . August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  97. ^ Lithuania buys German boxer armored vehicles. Deutsche Welle , August 22, 2016, accessed on August 22, 2016 .
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  99. ^ Kurds and the regime agree on a ceasefire . Time online . August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  100. ^ After agreement: Short-time work at VW off the table . haz.de . August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  101. Because of the headscarf: asylum seeker loses an internship . general-anzeiger-bonn.de . August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  102. After a severe earthquake near Rome: Germany offers help . Spiegel Online . August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  103. ^ North Korea fires submarine-launched ballistic missile towards Japan. Reuters , August 24, 2016, accessed August 27, 2016 .
  104. Colombia ends more than 50 years of guerrilla warfare . World online . August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  105. "These could be my last tweets": US university in Kabul is attacked . stern.de . August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
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  107. Turkey sends tanks across the Syrian border . Süddeutsche.de . August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
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  111. Earthquake Destroys More Than 200 Ancient Temples in Myanmar. Mong Palatino, August 25, 2016, accessed August 30, 2016 .
  112. First wolf family sighted in Austria for over 100 years . diepresse.com . August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
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  116. Bolivian miners kill deputy ministers. Deutsche Welle , August 26, 2016, accessed on August 27, 2016 .
  117. ^ The Council of State orders a decision banning clothes demonstrating an obvious religious affiliation to be suspended. Conseil d'État , August 26, 2016, accessed on August 27, 2016 .
  118. ^ Visegrád states: Closed against Merkel. FAZ.NET , August 26, 2016, accessed on August 27, 2016 .
  119. Istanbul gets its third Bosphorus bridge. Süddeutsche Zeitung , August 29, 2016, accessed on August 29, 2016 .
  120. Paraguay: Eight soldiers killed . NZZ.ch . August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  121. Gabon's birther movement boosted by French court ruling. theguardian.com , November 13, 2015, accessed September 1, 2016 .
  122. Violence breaks out in Gabon after controversial presidential election results. qz.com, September 1, 2016, accessed September 1, 2016 .
  123. Russia: 17 Kyrgyz migrant workers burned. Deutsche Welle , August 27, 2016, accessed on August 27, 2016 .
  124. Tunisia's parliament confirms unity government. Deutsche Welle , August 27, 2016, accessed on August 27, 2016 .
  125. ^ Islam in Germany: Saudi Arabia gives up King Fahd academies. Tagesspiegel , August 28, 2016, accessed on August 28, 2016 .
  126. Turkish air strikes claim 35 deaths in northern Syria. FAZ.NET , August 28, 2016, accessed on August 28, 2016 .
  127. Libya: Fierce fighting for the last IS positions in the Libyan city of Sirte. Deutsche Welle , August 28, 2016, accessed on August 29, 2016 .
  128. Bloody suicide attack in southern Yemen. Deutsche Welle, August 29, 2016, accessed on August 29, 2016 .
  129. Explosion hits crime laboratory in Belgium ( English ) The Independent . August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  130. Missing F / A-18 pilot: The search continues. (No longer available online.) Swiss Air Force , August 30, 2016, archived from the original on September 1, 2016 ; accessed on August 30, 2016 .
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  132. ^ Attack on the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan. Deutsche Welle , August 30, 2016, accessed August 30, 2016 .
  133. European Commission - State aid: Ireland granted Apple illegal tax breaks of up to EUR 13 billion. European Commission , August 30, 2016, accessed August 30, 2016 .
  134. Italian Coast Guard rescues 6500 refugees from distress at sea . Tagesspiegel.de . August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  135. Brazilian President Rousseff removed from office . Süddeutsche.de . August 31, 2016. Accessed August 31, 2016.
  136. ^ Government formation: Spain is on the way to a sad record . World online . August 31, 2016. Accessed August 31, 2016.
  137. ^ Unrest after the re-election of President Ali Bongo . Time online . September 1, 2016. Accessed September 1, 2016.
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  139. Typhoon Lionrock Leaves 11 Dead in Northeastern Japan ( English ) Jiji Press Ltd . August 31, 2016. Accessed August 31, 2016.
  140. Free trade agreement: 125,000 opponents of Ceta support constitutional complaint . Spiegel Online . August 31, 2016. Accessed August 31, 2016.
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