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;Armed conflict and attacks ;Armed conflict and attacks
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*A senior intelligence officer in ]'s ], ], is killed in a bombing in ]. **A senior intelligence officer in ]'s ], ], is killed in a bombing in ].


;Business and economy ;Business and economy
*] announces that it will split into two operations consisting of its ]n grocery business and its global snack foods business. *] announces that it will split into two operations consisting of its ]n grocery business and its global snack foods business. {{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*]s around the world fall on the back of concerns about global ] with the ] falling by 4%. *]s around the world ] on the back of concerns about global ] with the ] falling by 4%.


;Disasters ;Disasters
*] is expected to make landfall on ] where it is expected to cause heavy flooding. *] is expected to make landfall on ] where it is expected to cause heavy flooding.
*The ] led by ] ] announces that it is firing three senior bureaucrats responsible for ] policy as a result of the ] earlier this year. *The ] led by ] ] announces that it is firing three senior bureaucrats responsible for ] policy as a result of the ] earlier this year.
*Fourteen states in the ] are on a heat alert with several dozen deaths since July as part of a heat wave. *Fourteen states in the ] are on a heat alert with several dozen deaths since July as part of a heat wave.

⚫ ;International relations
⚫ *] reports new evidence that ]n officials have been involved in the ].
⚫ *The shutdown of the ] ] will end August 8th.


;Law and crime ;Law and crime
*A judge rules that ] can be sued personally for damages by a U.S. Army veteran in his 50s who says he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the U.S. military in Iraq.
*] claims that a ] journalist admitted hacking into her phone and listening to a message from then-boyfriend ] - ] has admitted to hearing it although he was not the journalist involved. *] claims that a ] journalist admitted hacking into her phone and listening to a message from then-boyfriend ] - ] has admitted to hearing it although he was not the journalist involved.
⚫ *The ] campus, site of ], goes on lockdown as a precaution after reports of a man, possibly armed with a gun, on or near the campus were made by teenagers attending a camp there.


;Politics
⚫ *The ] campus- the site of the April 2007 mass shooting- goes on lockdown as a precaution after reports of a man, possibly armed with a gun, on or near the campus were made by teenagers attending a camp there. <<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/04/virginia-tech-gun-suspect_n_918128.html>>
*] resigns as the ] in ] after making critical remarks about the government of ] ] and fellow Ministers - he is replaced by ].
*The ] launches a new ] website to encourage the public to prompt parliamentary debate on topics they feel are important. Several petitions concern proposals for and against restoring the ], ].


;Sport
⚫ ;International relations
*In ], players in the US ] ratify a new ] agreement including provisions for tests for ].
⚫ *] reports new evidence that ]n officials have been involved in the ].
⚫ *] ] says that a deal has been done to end a shutdown of the ] ].


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Latest revision as of 14:52, 12 May 2022

August 4, 2011 (2011-08-04) (Thursday) Armed conflict and attacks

Business and economy

Disasters

International relations

Law and crime
  • A judge rules that Donald Rumsfeld can be sued personally for damages by a U.S. Army veteran in his 50s who says he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the U.S. military in Iraq. (Huffington Post)
  • Heather Mills claims that a Mirror Group journalist admitted hacking into her phone and listening to a message from then-boyfriend Paul McCartney - Piers Morgan has admitted to hearing it although he was not the journalist involved. (BBC)
  • The Virginia Tech campus, site of an April 2007 mass shooting, goes on lockdown as a precaution after reports of a man, possibly armed with a gun, on or near the campus were made by teenagers attending a camp there.

Politics

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