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August 24, 2018 (Friday)

Art and culture

The Spanish government passes a decree which amends the Historical Memory Law to allow the government to exhume Francisco Franco's remains from the Valle de los Caídos. (The Independent)

Business and economy

Two weeks after Elon Musk expressed his intentions of making Tesla, Inc. private, he and the company's board announce that the company will remain publicly listed. (NPR)

Disasters and accidents

A bus plunges off a bridge onto a train track due to a malfunction near Kuopio, Finland, killing four people and injuring 20 others. (Yle News)

International relations

2017–18 North Korea crisis, North Korea–United States relations
- U.S. President Donald Trump asks his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel a planned trip to North Korea, citing the country's insufficient progress in denuclearizing the Korean peninsula. (CNBC)"
Palestine–United States relations
- The United States Department of State redirects more than $200 million in aid for the Palestinian National Authority to "high priority projects elsewhere". The Palestine Liberation Organization denounces the "use of cheap blackmail as a political tool". (Fox News)

Politics and elections

Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills, 2018
- Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull loses spill motion and resigns. (Sky News)
- Treasurer Scott Morrison wins the second leadership spill, 45 votes to 40 against Peter Dutton, and becomes Prime Minister. (ABC)
European migrant crisis
- Representatives from 12 European Union countries do not reach an agreement on Italy's request to take in the 150 migrants still remaining on the Diciotti-class vessel in Catania, Sicily, after their rescue by the Italian Coast Guard nine days ago. (Deutsche Welle) (ANSA)
Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2018
- The electoral commission publishes the list of approved candidates. Jean-Pierre Bemba and two former prime ministers are excluded. (Reuters via Business Insider)
Corruption in Venezuela, United States–Venezuela relations
- A United States court case gains new evidence and a guilty plea in relation to investigations of corruption and money laundering in Venezuela, adding a group who are suspected to be relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to the list of suspected accomplices. (Business Insider) (ABC News)
U.S. Senator John McCain (R–AZ) has announced that he will not continue his cancer treatment. (CNN)

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 ;Art and culture
 *The [[Spanish government]] passes a decree which amends the [[Historical Memory Law]] to allow the government to exhume [[Francisco Franco]]'s remains from the [[Valle de los Caídos]]. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/general-franco-valley-fallen-spain-body-exhumed-fascist-dictator-a8506541.html (''The Independent'')]
+;Business and economy
+*Two weeks after [[Elon Musk]] expressed his intentions of making [[Tesla, Inc.]] [[Privately held company|private]], he and the company's [[Board of directors|board]] announce that the company will remain publicly [[Listing (finance)|listed]]. [https://www.npr.org/2018/08/25/641803323/tesla-to-remain-public-elon-musk-says (NPR)]
 ;Disasters and accidents
-*A bus crashes off a bridge onto a train track due to a malfunction near [[Kuopio]], [[Finland]], killing four people and injuring 20 others. [https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/four_die_in_bus_accident_in_eastern_finland/10369857 (Yle News)]
+*A bus plunges off a bridge onto a train track due to a malfunction near [[Kuopio]], [[Finland]], killing four people and injuring 20 others. [https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/four_die_in_bus_accident_in_eastern_finland/10369857 (Yle News)]
 ;International relations
 *[[2017–18 North Korea crisis]], [[North Korea–United States relations]]
-**U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] asks his Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] to cancel a planned trip to [[North Korea]], citing the country's insufficient progress in denuclearizing the Korean peninsula. [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/24/trump-cancels-pompeo-trip-to-north-korea-cites-lack-of-sufficient-progress-on-denuclearization.html (CNBC)]"
+**[[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] asks his [[Secretary of State (United States)|Secretary of State]] [[Mike Pompeo]] to cancel a planned trip to [[North Korea]], citing the country's insufficient progress in denuclearizing the Korean peninsula. [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/24/trump-cancels-pompeo-trip-to-north-korea-cites-lack-of-sufficient-progress-on-denuclearization.html (CNBC)]"
+*[[Palestine–United States relations]]
+**The [[United States Department of State]] redirects more than $200 million in aid for the [[Palestinian National Authority]] to "high priority projects elsewhere". The [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] denounces the "use of cheap blackmail as a political tool". [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/24/us-cuts-aid-to-palestinians-by-more-than-200-million.html (Fox News)]
 ;Politics and elections
 *[[Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills, 2018]]
 **[[Australia]]n [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Malcolm Turnbull]] loses spill motion and resigns. [https://news.sky.com/video/malcolm-turnbull-resigns-as-australian-prime-minister-11480575 (Sky News)]
-**Treasurer [[Scott Morrison]] wins the second leadership spill, 45 votes to 40 against [[Peter Dutton]], and becomes Prime Minister. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-24/live-turnbull-leadership-challenge-looms/10159462 (''ABC'')]
+**Treasurer [[Scott Morrison]] wins the second leadership spill, 45 votes to 40 against [[Peter Dutton]], and becomes Prime Minister. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-24/live-turnbull-leadership-challenge-looms/10159462 (ABC)]
 *[[European migrant crisis]]
-**Representatives from 12 [[European Union]] countries do not reach an agreement on [[Italy]]'s request to take in the 150 migrants still remaining on the [[Diciotti-class offshore patrol vessel|Diciotti-class vessel]] in [[Catania]], [[Sicilia]], after their rescue by the [[Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard|Italian Coast Guard]] nine days ago. [https://www.dw.com/en/italy-clashes-with-eu-over-diciotti-migrant-boat/a-45215364 (''Deutsche Welle'')] [http://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2018/08/24/consequences-from-eu-migrant-decisions_5dcdb573-d40f-4f36-8e7a-3804a028389e.html (ANSA)]
+**Representatives from 12 [[European Union]] countries do not reach an agreement on [[Italy]]'s request to take in the 150 migrants still remaining on the [[Diciotti-class offshore patrol vessel|''Diciotti''-class vessel]] in [[Catania]], [[Sicily]], after their rescue by the [[Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard|Italian Coast Guard]] nine days ago. [https://www.dw.com/en/italy-clashes-with-eu-over-diciotti-migrant-boat/a-45215364 (Deutsche Welle)] [http://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2018/08/24/consequences-from-eu-migrant-decisions_5dcdb573-d40f-4f36-8e7a-3804a028389e.html (ANSA)]
 *[[Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2018]]
-**The electoral commission publishes the list of approved candidates. [[Jean-Pierre Bemba]] and two former prime ministers are excluded. [http://uk.businessinsider.com/r-congo-rejects-presidential-bid-of-opposition-leader-bemba-2018-8 (Reuters via Business Insider)]
+**The electoral commission publishes the list of approved candidates. [[Jean-Pierre Bemba]] and two former prime ministers are excluded. [http://uk.businessinsider.com/r-congo-rejects-presidential-bid-of-opposition-leader-bemba-2018-8 (Reuters via ''Business Insider'')]
+*[[Corruption in Venezuela]], [[United States–Venezuela relations]]
+**A [[United States]] court case gains new evidence and a guilty plea in relation to investigations of [[corruption]] and [[money laundering]] in [[Venezuela]], adding a group who are suspected to be relatives of Venezuelan President [[Nicolás Maduro]] to the list of suspected accomplices. [http://uk.businessinsider.com/ap-maduros-stepsons-face-scrutiny-in-12-billion-graft-case-2018-8 (''Business Insider'')] [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/sources-us-prosecutors-relatives-venezuelas-maduro-benefited-12-57384718 (ABC News)]
+*[[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[John McCain]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Arizona|AZ]]) has announced that he will not continue his cancer treatment. [https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/08/24/politics/john-mccain-cancer-treatment/index.html (CNN)]
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