Portal:Current events/2015 August 14
August 14, 2015 (Friday)
Business and economy
- Greek government-debt crisis
- The Hellenic Parliament approves (with 222 yes votes) Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras's bailout package, despite opposition by almost one-third of his Syriza party. This third bailout plan is almost identical to the one rejected by the Greek people in the referendum. Tsipras will seek a vote of confidence following the country's August 20th payment to the European Central Bank. (The Guardian), (The International New York Times)
- Ministers at Eurogroup's lengthy meeting today approve Greece's 85 billion euro bailout. (Forex), (The Guardian)
International relations
- Cuban Thaw, Cuba–United States relations
- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry officially reopens the American embassy in Havana. Eight congressional lawmakers involved in the policy change also attend. (AP via Global News), (CNN), (The Washington Post)
- The United States flag is raised at the embassy for the first time in 54 years. (NBC)
Disasters and accidents
- A road accident near the Indian city of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand state kills thirteen pilgrims and leaves 11 injured. (The International Business News Live)
Law and crime
- Masked gunmen kill 19 people and wound seven others at multiple locations of São Paulo's suburbs Thursday night. (BBC), (ABC)
Science and technology
- Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new type of "tiling the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. (NPR)