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August 15: Indonesia Earthquake and Israeli Strike in Lebanon
In Indonesia
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck off eastern Indonesia, killing at least 20 people. The tsunami warning has been lifted, but aftershocks are continuing as officials assess damage and casualties.
In the Middle East
An Israeli strike on a home near Ansar in southern Lebanon killed seven people and wounded three, Lebanese state media reported. It was the deadliest reported attack in Lebanon since June agreements substantially reduced fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces raided a wedding hall in al-Eizariya and assaulted Palestinian guests, according to the supplied account. In Gaza, small greenhouse and rented-plot projects are helping some farmers resume growing food after widespread destruction.
On the Korean Peninsula
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has proposed talks with North Korea aimed at formally ending the Korean War. The conflict stopped under an armistice in 1953, not a peace treaty, leaving one of the world’s longest-running unfinished wars still technically unfinished.
In medical research
Scientists studying bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, have found that some can deliberately generate genetic diversity to evade bacterial defenses. The work could inform future treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections, though it remains research rather than a ready-made therapy.
In Italy
Italian police have recovered three paintings worth about £7.7 million and arrested five suspects after a museum raid near Parma. Investigators say the thieves used an alarm jammer and took works by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse in under three minutes, but left enough evidence behind to lead police to the paintings, stored in a cardboard television box.
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