Portal:Current events/2018 August 6

August 6, 2018 (Monday)

Disasters and accidents

Landslides triggered by floods in Nepal kill nine people. (The Himalayan)
A heat wave in Spain kills nine people. (Público)
A heat wave in Genoa, Italy, kills seven people. (Genova24)
A fuel tanker explodes on the A14 motorway after colliding with a lorry near Bologna Airport in Italy, causing a section of the motorway to collapse. A person dies and while 145 others are injured, at least 14 seriously. (Ansa)
Twelve migrant workers die and three others are injured when a truck collides with a van in Foggia, Italy. (Ansa)
The Mendocino Complex Fire grows into the largest active wildfire in California history. (BBC)

International relations

Iran–United States relations, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
- The United States reimposes sanctions on Iran after the US pulled out of the international agreement three months prior. (Reuters)
- The European Union announces that its blocking statute against the US sanctions will take effect on August 7, protecting European companies from US sanctions and encouraging them to keep trading with Iran. (The Telegraph)
Foreign relations of Brazil, Crisis in Venezuela (2012–present)
- Brazil closes its international border with Venezuela, following a similar move enacted but then rescinded by Colombia earlier in 2018, as a response to an increase in Venezuelans fleeing their country to neighbouring states. (the Guardian)

Politics and elections

2018 Caracas bombing
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro skips a rally in Caracas following weekend drone blasts that he called an assassination attempt, surprising and confusing some supporters in attendance. (Reuters)
Second Ivorian Civil War
- The government of Ivory Coast grants amnesty to former First Lady Simone Gbagbo a week after the Supreme Court of Ivory Coast overturned her acquittal for crimes against humanity. (France 24)

Science and technology

Facebook removes several InfoWars related pages from its platform, for what it describes as glorification of violence and dehumanizing language. YouTube deletes Alex Jones' main account for repeated Terms of Service violations. Apple and Spotify pull Jones' podcasts. Editor Paul Joseph Watson calls Facebook's move "political censorship" on Twitter. (NBC News)

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