Portal:Current events/August 2022

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August 2022 was the eighth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Monday, ended on a Wednesday after 31 days.

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  • A post made by the VK social media account of Dmitry Medvedev, the incumbent Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia and former President of Russia, refers to Georgia and Kazakhstan as "artificial" creations and advocates the return of the two countries to Russian sovereignty. The post is quickly taken down and attributed to hackers. (RFE/RL)

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  • A Texas jury reaches a verdict against Alex Jones and orders that he pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax. (Reuters)

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  • A house explodes in Evansville, Indiana, United States, killing at least three people, injuring one and damaging at least 39 nearby houses. (CNN)

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  • Romanian swimmer David Popovici breaks the 13-year-old world record for the 100m freestyle with a time of 46.86. (SwimSwam)

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  • Flooding in Afghanistan this month has killed 182 people and wounded 250 more as torrential rains wrought widespread devastation in central and eastern provinces. (Al Jazeera)

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