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*[[Angkor Wat]] |
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*A 2 meter (6.5 feet) tall [[12th century]] sandstone statue of a human figure is unearthed by archaeologists during an excavation of a [[Khmer Empire]]-era hospital built during the reign of King [[Jayavarman VII]] at [[Cambodia]]'s [[Angkor Wat]] temple complex in [[Siem Reap Province]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40788658 (BBC)] |
**A 2 meter (6.5 feet) tall [[12th century]] sandstone statue of a human figure is unearthed by archaeologists during an excavation of a [[Khmer Empire]]-era hospital built during the reign of King [[Jayavarman VII]] at [[Cambodia]]'s [[Angkor Wat]] temple complex in [[Siem Reap Province]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40788658 (BBC)] |
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*[[GTA gang]] |
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*Three so-called [[GTA gang]] members are shot dead and four others are wounded, including two guards, at a courthouse in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], after they attempted to escape. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/moscow-attack-shooting-latest-courthouse-killed-death-injured-attack-gunman-russia-capital-police-a7870831.html (''The Independent'')] |
**Three so-called [[GTA gang]] members are shot dead and four others are wounded, including two guards, at a courthouse in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], after they attempted to escape. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/moscow-attack-shooting-latest-courthouse-killed-death-injured-attack-gunman-russia-capital-police-a7870831.html (''The Independent'')] |
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*[[2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis]] |
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**[[Venezuela]]n opposition leaders [[Leopoldo López]] and Mayor of [[Caracas]] [[Antonio Ledezma]] are seized at their homes overnight by the [[Bolivarian Intelligence Service]] (SEBIN) and taken to [[Ramo Verde Prison]]. They had been arrested previously by the Venezuelan government, but were under house arrest at the time of being seized. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-40787830 (BBC)] |
**[[Venezuela]]n opposition leaders [[Leopoldo López]] and Mayor of [[Caracas]] [[Antonio Ledezma]] are seized at their homes overnight by the [[Bolivarian Intelligence Service]] (SEBIN) and taken to [[Ramo Verde Prison]]. They had been arrested previously by the Venezuelan government, but were under house arrest at the time of being seized. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-40787830 (BBC)] |
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*[[Political appointments by Donald Trump]] |
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*The [[United States Senate]], in a 92–5 vote, confirms [[Christopher A. Wray]] as [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fbi-wray-idUSKBN1AH5AC (Reuters)] |
**The [[United States Senate]], in a 92–5 vote, confirms [[Christopher A. Wray]] as [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fbi-wray-idUSKBN1AH5AC (Reuters)] |
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*[[2017–18 Pro14]] |
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**In [[rugby union]], Celtic Rugby Limited, organiser of the competition formerly known as Pro12, officially announces the addition of two former [[South Africa]]n [[Super Rugby]] teams, the [[Cheetahs (rugby union)|Cheetahs]] and [[Southern Kings]], to the now-renamed [[Pro14]] effective with the upcoming [[2017–18 Pro14|2017–18 season]]. [http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/20215592/pro12-confirm-addition-cheetahs-kings-2017-18-season (ESPN UK)] |
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