Portal:Current events/2018 July 28: Difference between revisions

;Arts and culture

*Ground breaking on the [[Barack Obama Presidential Center]] in [[Jackson Park (Chicago)|Jackson Park]], [[Illinois]], is pushed back again until all federal approvals are completed, which will not be until 2019. [https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-center-groundbreaking-delayed-presidential-foundation/ (''Chicago Sun Times'')]

;Disasters and accidents

*[[July 2018 Lombok earthquake]]

**A magnitude 6.4 [[earthquake]] hits [[Lombok]], [[Indonesia]], destroying several houses. At least 16 people are killed and 160 others are injured. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45002249 (BBC)]

*Heavy monsoon rains in northern [[India]] leave 58 people dead. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-28/india-monsoon-rains-kill-37-with-floods-and-collapsed-buildings/10047296 (ABC)]

*A bus crashes in [[Dapoli]], [[India]], killing thirty people and leaving one sole survivor. [https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/5553701/all-bodies-from-india-bus-crash-recovered/?cs=5 (''Bendigo Advertiser'')]

;Law and crime

*Former [[Armenia]]n [[President of Armenia|President]] [[Robert Kocharyan]] is arrested and taken into police custody on charges of being involved in the [[2008 Armenian presidential election protests|crackdown on protests in 2008]] that resulted in ten deaths following a disputed presidential election. [https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-s-ex-president-kocharian-taken-into-custody-over-2008-crackdown/29394682.html (RFE/RL)]

*A court in [[Egypt]] sentences 75 supporters of former [[president of Egypt|president]] [[Mohammed Morsi]] to death, as part of a trial of more than 700. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44993661 (BBC)]

;Politics and elections

*[[Australian federal by-elections]]

**Five separate [[by-election]]s are held for five seats in the [[Australian House of Representatives]], namely [[Braddon by-election, 2018|Braddon]], [[Fremantle by-election, 2018|Fremantle]], [[Longman by-election, 2018|Longman]], [[Mayo by-election, 2018|Mayo]] and [[Perth by-election, 2018|Perth]], four of which were triggered by the [[2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis|dual citizenship crisis]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jul/28/tasmanian-voters-face-last-minute-blitz-by-party-leaders-on-super-saturday (''The Guardian'')]

*[[Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People]]

**[[Israel]]i Arab MP [[Zouheir Bahloul]] resigns over the "nation-state" <!-- wikilink? --> law. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-44995501 (BBC)]

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