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Canada imposing tariffs on US starting Sept 8 https://apnews.com/article/canada-us-trade-tariffs-trump-857ef76b20a766e370d70176135b678e
Congo received 16k doses of Ebola vaccines https://apnews.com/article/congo-ebola-vaccine-1ce25c0697bfae7656eae3e5fe6aa6ae
Japan hit by 5.9m earthquake https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260823/p2g/00m/0na/001000c
Iraq oil tankers allowed passage through strait by Iran https://www.prensa-latina.cu/iran-autoriza-paso-de-petroleros-iraquies-por-el-estrecho-de-ormuz/
South Korea sending trial cargo container through arctic to see if melting ice made it viable https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/20260822/south-korea-to-send-1st-container-ship-through-arctic-route
Egypt irrigation minister says Ethiopia dam project is illegitimate and against international law https://www.egyptindependent.com/egyptian-irrigation-minister-gerd-is-illegitimate-and-well-not-recognize-it/
Syria struck by Israel again, Syria condemned strike on civilian vehicle https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/israeli-drone-strike-on-civilian-vehicle-causes-injuries-in-syria
UK several dead after head on collision in traffic pursuit on wrong side of highway https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/seven-killed-including-two-police-officers-in-uk-wrong-side-car-crash
Indonesia deploying more troops to combat wildfires https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/indonesia-bolsters-troop-numbers-to-combat-borneo-wildfires
Scientists think earths magnetosphere not as protective against severe solar storms as previously thought https://phys.org/news/2026-08-earth-magnetosphere-superstorms.html
Some scientists think earth like planets are more common than previously believed https://phys.org/news/2026-08-solar-earth-fluke.html
