Portal:Current events/2013 November 26: Difference between revisions

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**[[France]] announces that it plans to intervene in the conflict in the [[Central African Republic]]. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-26/france-to-boost-troops-in-central-african-republic-amid-chaos-.html (Bloomberg)]

**39 musicians, including [[The Beatles]], [[U2]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Lorde]], [[One Direction]], and [[Justin Bieber]], release a charity album to help the victims. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/11/25/songs-for-the-philippines-album-compilation/3704555/ (''USA Today'')] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25102418 (BBC)]

*An archaeological site is discovered in [[Nepal]] dating to 550 BC which is claimed to be a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] shrine. If true, the [[Buddha's birthday|birthday]] of the [[Siddharta Gautama|Buddha]] would be pushed back. However, not all experts agree on the significance of the site. [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/11/131125-buddha-birth-nepal-archaeology-science-lumbini-religion-history/ (''National Geographic'')]

*[[2012 Benghazi attack]]:

**[[CBS]] suspends [[Lara Logan]] and her producer after she admitted that portions of her ''[[60 Minutes]]'' report on the death of [[U.S. Ambassador]] [[J. Christopher Stevens]] were false. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25114145 (BBC)]

*The U.K. [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] asks the [[Bank of England]] whether it needs more power. The central bank's Financial Policy Committee will study the question. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25103344 (BBC)]

*[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] recalls 140,000 [[Ford Escape|Escape]] model cars from the [[United States]] and an additional 21,000 from other nations after 13 engine fires were reported. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/automobiles/ford-issues-2-more-recalls-for-the-2013-escape.html?_r=0 (''The New York Times'')]

*At least 30 Haitian migrants die when a boat capsizes off the Bahamas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/us/10-haitians-dead-after-boat-capsizes-off-bahamas.html?_r=0 (''The New York Times'')]

*[[United Kingdom|Britain]] makes a protest to the [[Spain|Spanish]] authorities over the opening of a [[diplomatic bag]] at the border with [[Gibraltar]] on Friday 22 November 2013. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25100083 (BBC)]

*[[Law enforcement in China|Chinese police]] detain nine people for alleged negligence in relation to the November 22 [[Sinopec]] oil pipeline explosions in the eastern port city of [[Qingdao]] which killed at least 55 people. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-china-sinopec-blasts-idUSBRE9AP02N20131126 (Reuters)]

*[[Police constable#United_Kingdom_and_the_Commonwealth|P.C.]] Keith Wallis is charged as part of the investigation into the [[Plebgate]] incident at [[Downing Street]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25101706#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa (BBC)]

*The [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] agrees to hear certain major religious freedom cases that will decide whether a company that is for-profit (including family-run ones)- and other entities who are not themselves churches- can refuse to provide contraceptive coverage that would otherwise be required under the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]]; [[United States courts of appeals|lower courts]] are split. [http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/26/21627485-supreme-court-will-take-up-controversial-obamacare-provision-on-contraception?lite&ocid=msnhp&pos=2 (NBC)]

**Protestors demand the resignation of [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] [[Yingluck Shinawatra]] who they believe is the puppet of her deposed brother [[Thaksin Shinawatra|Thaksin]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25099105 (BBC News)]

*[[2014 Scottish independence referendum|Scottish independence referendum]]:

**A [[White Paper]] is released regarding the effects of [[Scotland]]'s secession. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10474570/Watch-live-White-Paper-on-Scotland-independence-launched.html (''The Telegraph'')]

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*In Canada, the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) and [[Rogers Communications]] announce a 12-year, [[Canadian dollar|$]]5.2 billion deal that grants national television rights of the NHL to the Rogers-owned [[Sportsnet]]. The agreement includes a provision that allows [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] to continue airing ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' on Saturday nights; however, Rogers will have creative and financial control of the program. [[The Sports Network|TSN]], which has held some national broadcast rights to the NHL since 2002, is shut out of the deal. [http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/rogers-to-rule-over-iconic-hockey-night-in-canada-cbc-job-cuts-loom-1.1560861]

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