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Current events of
November 20, 2013
(
2013-11-20
)
(Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
:
A
Taliban
suicide bomber
kills two
Pakistan Army
soldiers in the
North Waziristan
tribal district.
(
The Express Tribune
)
Sinai insurgency
:
At least 11
Egyptian Army
soldiers are reported killed and 37 are injured following a
suicide bomb
attack in the city of
al-Arish
.
(BBC)
(ITV)
Disasters and accidents
Typhoon Haiyan
:
China
sends a 'peace ark' loaded with aid to the
Philippines
after it was criticized for not giving enough.
(BBC)
(Voice of America)
Law and crime
U.S. Representative
Trey Radel
(R–FL) pleads guilty on all charges of
cocaine
possession following his arrest yesterday and faces 1 year supervised probation.
(
The Washington Post
)
Politics and elections
The
Supreme Court
of the
Philippines
abolishes the
Priority Development Assistance Fund
, otherwise known as the '
pork barrel
', prompting
Philippine President
Benigno Aquino III
to fly back to
Manila
.
(Bloomberg)
Religion
The
General Synod of the Church of England
votes in favour of legislation to allow the ordination of women bishops by 2014.
(BBC)
Sport
In
baseball
, the
Canberra Cavalry
from the
Australian Baseball League
wins the
2013 Asia Series
defeating the
Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
of
Taiwan
14-4 in the final.
(
Sydney Morning Herald
)
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