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**[[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]] [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Third place play-off|defeats]] co-host [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia]] 2–0 in the third place play-off. [https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/womens-world-cup-2023-top-plays-sweden-australia (Fox Sports)] |
**[[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]] [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Third place play-off|defeats]] co-host [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia]] 2–0 in the third place play-off. [https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/womens-world-cup-2023-top-plays-sweden-australia (Fox Sports)] |
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**[[Major League Soccer]] club [[Inter Miami CF]] wins the [[Leagues Cup]], 10–9, in a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]], making it their first title since joining the league in 2020. [https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nashvillesc/2023/08/19/lionel-messi-nashville-sc-inter-miami-leagues-cup-final-score-penalties/70601499007/ (''The Tennessean'')] [https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/19/lionel-messi-inter-miami-nashville-leagues-cup-final (''The Guardian'')] |
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Revision as of 08:37, 20 August 2023
August 19, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Two Israelis are killed in an attack inside a carwash in Huwara in the occupied West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces launches a manhunt for the assailant and closes off roads in the area. (Times of Israel)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- At least seven people are killed and 129 others are injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike on a theater in Chernihiv. (BBC News)
- 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Canadian wildfires
- 35,000 people are ordered to evacuate in British Columbia due to wildfires, with another 30,000 people under evacuation alerts. (CBC News)
- Nine members of the Indian Army are killed and another is seriously injured after their vehicle falls into a gorge near Leh, Ladakh, India. (The Economic Times)
- The Greek Coast Guard rescues 60 migrants in inflatable dinghies who were attempting to cross from Turkey to the eastern Aegean Sea islands in two separate incidents. (AP)
Law and crime
- Human rights in Japan
- A Japan government panel investigating harassment cases in the military and Defense Ministry finds widespread cover-ups and reluctance among supervisors to address these cases. (AP)
Sports
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
- Sweden defeats co-host Australia 2–0 in the third place play-off. (Fox Sports)
- 2023 Leagues Cup
- Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF wins the Leagues Cup, 10–9, in a penalty shoot-out, making it their first title since joining the league in 2020. (The Tennessean) (The Guardian)