This day in history
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Tuesday, 26 August 2014
In the news
At the
66th Primetime Emmy Awards
,
Modern Family
wins Outstanding Comedy Series and
Breaking Bad
wins Outstanding Drama Series.
A copy of the 1938
Action Comics
#1
is auctioned for US$3.2 million, the highest price paid for a single issue of a comic book.
Bank of America
agrees to pay more than US$16 billion for the sale of risky
mortgage-backed securities
before the
Great Recession
.
At least 52 people are killed in
a series of landslides
(damage pictured)
in
Hiroshima Prefecture
, Japan.
The
41st Chess Olympiad
concludes with China winning the
open section
and Russia winning the
women's section
of the tournament.
Ongoing
:
Ebola outbreak
–
Gaza conflict
–
ISIL Iraq offensive
–
Ukrainian unrest
Recent deaths
:
Richard Attenborough
–
B. K. S. Iyengar
–
Hashim Khan
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