THIS IS REPUBLIC DAY IN MACEDONIA.
TODAY IS CHINA'S ANNUAL QIXI FESTIVAL.
AMONGST EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*As the fighting between Israel and the Hamas continues, the violence against those of the Jewish faith seems to be spreading elsewhere, with reports of attacks on temples and individuals outside the country. Meanwhile, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran has offered weapons donations to the West Bank, provided they are used against Tel Aviv and other Jewish targets.
*A cease fire has been reached in the Central African Republic's Civil War.
*Some airlines have suspended service to Liberia, which has closed schools and is quarantining communities, and Sierra Leone as the Ebola outbreak continues in West Africa. The death toll has now passed 720 people, including Sheik Umar Khan, the doctor leading the efforts against the disease.
*The 45th Annual Pacific Islands Forum was held this past week, with climate change the main topic of discussion.
*The population of the Philippines is now over 100 MILLION souls.
*Vincenzo Nibali of Italy has won the 2014 Tour de France.
*Civil unrest continues in Libya, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Syria, and Pakistan.
THE LATEST BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE UKRAINE...
*The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration has ruled Russia deliberately took illegal actions which led to the bankruptcy of the Yukos Oil Company and has fined the country over 50 BILLION Euros.
*Land mines have been found around the crash site of Malaysia Flight 17, preventing investigators from examining the wreckage.
*Meanwhile, Japan has started issuing their own sanctions against Russia because of pro-separatist forces shooting down Malaysia Flight 17, an act Russian representatives claims is an unfriendly step that will harm Russia/Japan relations.
*The United States and the European Union have increased their sanctions against Russia.
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
*In reaction to Congressional Republicans going forward with the Boehner lawsuit against President Barack Obama, Democrats are reporting record donations and fund raising efforts in support of the President and his party.
*Meanwhile, as of August 1, Congress has gone on their summer vacation. They will resume their (lack of?) work September 8th.
*Meanwhile, as of August 1, Congress has gone on their summer vacation. They will resume their (lack of?) work September 8th.
*Florida's Miami-Dade County is allowing the acreage of an endangered pine rockland preserve to be reduced so developers can establish a retail center!
*The Dollar Tree discount chain has reached a deal to buy the competing Family Dollar discount chain for $8.5 BILLION US dollars!
*Linda Rondstat has been awarded a National Medal of Art.
*Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Tony LaRussa, Greg Maddux, Frank Thomas, and Joe Torre are the 2014 inductees into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
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