news mid August 2016

Earthquakes in Italy and Myanmar wreck lives as well as ancient buildings this week.

Italy's earthquake has now claimed 241 lives, and destroyed a beautiful town. https://t.co/wr5NVyng20

— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 25, 2016

In Myanmar, ancient temples were damaged in an earthquake which measured 6.8 ...

Many pagodas in Bagan damaged by the earthquake #Burma #myanmar #earthquake pic.twitter.com/haySDtqdTB

— Hnin Yadana Zaw (@hninyadanazaw) August 24, 2016

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Amidst the ongoing war in Syria, a journalist returns and gives her report.

"This is what hell feels like." Journalist Clarissa Ward on life in Syria, the most war-torn country in the world.https://t.co/9dmM3ggqy9

— Fusion (@Fusion) August 13, 2016

When Daesh was forced out of Manbij, locals and old freedoms returned.

Burning your burqas, shaving your beards and smoking cigarettes.

This is what life after ISIS feels like.https://t.co/Jc7D8nhh4t

— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 14, 2016

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Airstrikes in Yemen continue.

U.S.-backed Saudi coalition restarts war in Yemen, killing 18 civilians in air strike https://t.co/EwOzBUwoN4 pic.twitter.com/tK9EnPoy46

— Salon (@Salon) August 8, 2016

But many question the policy that kills civilians without changing the government.

Why Is the United States Abetting Saudi War Crimes in Yemen? #Yemen #YemenCrisis #TheForgottenWar via @thenation https://t.co/xMpTF7O5Dr

— Zaid Ali (@zaidalrazhi) August 23, 2016

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Many rush to Mauritania to strike it rich.

Dreams and despair in the desert: Africa's new gold rush https://t.co/1K24nbes6l

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 23, 2016

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What some have called a '1000 year flood' devastates central Louisiana and beyond.

Eatlier today, in #Crowley, LA, where flood waters are still rising.#laflood #LouisianaFlood #Louisiana @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/UQAon7JHln

— BridgeTheGulf (@BridgeTheGulf) August 15, 2016

A plea for help spreads.

How to help victims of #Louisiana's historic flooding https://t.co/vFL8DV8B2B pic.twitter.com/OoROGF8XV3

— Occupy Wall Street (@OccupyWallStNYC) August 15, 2016

And a northwest passage was revealed by NASA this summer.

A Nearly Ice-Free Northwest Passage https://t.co/q9nfoczHi8 #NASA pic.twitter.com/b6cYnFDSAy

— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) August 18, 2016

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The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro ended with many lauded standouts.

#Rio2016 | Host country Brazil finished 13th with 7 Gold, 6 Silver and 6 Bronze. https://t.co/6DwovzmvG2

— News18 (@CNNnews18) August 25, 2016

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In the US a prank ensues and the City responds.

To cap a day of Trump hilarity @NYCParks issues Tweet of the day! pic.twitter.com/P82znlt100

— philip harris (@pharris830) August 19, 2016