## [2017-08-8](/feed/2017/08/8/index.md)

##### Corruption in South Africa
### [President Jacob Zuma survives his eighth no-confidence motion in parliament via a 198–177 secret ballot vote with nine abstentions. The rand fell by 1 percent on the announcement of the outcome. ](/feed/2017/08/8/president-jacob-zuma-survives-his-eighth-no-confidence-motion-in-parliament-via-a-198-177-secret-ballot-vote-with-nine-a.md)
##### Kenyan general election, 2017
### [Voters in Kenya go to the polls to elect the President, as well as members of the National Assembly and Senate. ](/feed/2017/08/8/voters-in-kenya-go-to-the-polls-to-elect-the-president-as-well-as-members-of-the-national-assembly-and-senate.md)
##### Burial of Ferdinand Marcos
### [The Supreme Court of the Philippines has junked all petitions against the burial of former President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, re-affirming its earlier ruling on 8 November 2016. ](/feed/2017/08/8/the-supreme-court-of-the-philippines-has-junked-all-petitions-against-the-burial-of-former-president-of-the-philippines.md)
##### 2017 North Korea crisis
### [Hours after Trump made this remark, North Korea says it is "carefully examining" a missile strike against United States territory of Guam. ](/feed/2017/08/8/hours-after-trump-made-this-remark-north-korea-says-it-is-carefully-examining-a-missile-strike-against-united-states.md)
### [U.S. President Donald Trump promises "fire and fury like the world has never seen" if North Korea threatens the United States. ](/feed/2017/08/8/us-president-donald-trump-promises-fire-and-fury-like-the-world-has-never-seen-if-north-korea-threatens-the-united-s.md)
##### 2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake
### [A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Sichuan in southwest China, killing at least thirteen people and injuring more than 175. ](/feed/2017/08/8/a-magnitude-70-earthquake-strikes-sichuan-in-southwest-china-killing-at-least-thirteen-people-and-injuring-more-than-1.md)
##### Battle of Marawi
### [The Pentagon is considering conducting airstrikes in Marawi, which if approved would later put U.S. troops on the ground to battle the ISIS-affiliated Maute group as well as related Islamist terror groups. A spokesperson later denied the claims as well as clarified that the Philippines has yet to make a request. ](/feed/2017/08/8/the-pentagon-is-considering-conducting-airstrikes-in-marawi-which-if-approved-would-later-put-us-troops-on-the-ground.md)
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