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March 17, 2018
(
2018-03-17
)
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Disasters and accidents
2018 Philippine Piper PA-23 Apache crash
A
Piper PA-23
passenger aircraft bound for
Laoag International Airport
in
Ilocos Norte
,
Philippines
, crashes upon take off from
Plaridel Airport
in
Bulacan
, killing all five people onboard as well as five on the ground.
(Reuters)
(Rappler)
International relations
Russia–United Kingdom relations
,
Reactions to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal
In response to the UK's decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats following the
poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal
, the
Russian Federation
expels 23
British
diplomats, closes the
British Council
in Russia and closes the
Consulate-General of the United Kingdom in Saint Petersburg
.
(BBC)
Law and crime
Judicial system of Iran
Former
Vice President of Iran
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
, a close ally to
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
, is arrested after criticizing
Iran
's
judiciary
.
(AP via
Al-Arabiya
)
Crime in the United States
A man is arrested in
Austin, Texas
, for threatening, via
email
, to bomb the
SXSW
festival.
(NPR)
Facebook and Cambridge Analytica data breach
Massachusetts Attorney General
Maura Healey
launches an investigation into alleged harvesting of
Facebook
profiles by
Cambridge Analytica
, a firm employed by
Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign
.
(BBC)
(Reuters via
The New York Times
)
The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
of the
United States
launches an investigation into potential defects in the
airbag
control systems of some
Kia
and
Hyundai
models.
(NPR)
Politics and elections
South Australian state election, 2018
,
Batman by-election, 2018
,
Cottesloe state by-election, 2018
Australian
voters in
South Australia
, the
Melbourne
division of Batman
, and the
Perth
electoral district of Cottesloe
go to the polls in three separate elections.
(
Switzer Daily
)
The
SA Liberals
win a majority of seats in
South Australia's lower house
, ending 16 years of
Labor Party
government in the state.
(
The Guardian
)
Ged Kearney
retains the
Batman Division
for the
Australian Labor Party
, despite earlier predictions that the
Australian Greens
would win.
(
SBS News
)
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