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In response to the rapid increase of cases in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announces that the country will begin screening people at entry points. 2024-08-19 7252da984597579f6becd47fef1e7c70d580aa6f 13 Bayesian 36 /wiki/bayesian%20(yacht) Italy 115 /wiki/italy Mike Lynch 238 /wiki/mike%20lynch%20(businessman) Palermo 70 /wiki/palermo United Kingdom 1 /wiki/united%20kingdom superyacht 13 /wiki/superyacht waterspout 171 /wiki/waterspout Bayesian Italy Mike Lynch Palermo United Kingdom superyacht waterspout United Kingdom /feed/2024/08/19/one-person-is-killed-and-fifteen-others-are-rescued-when-the-united-kingdom-flagged-superyacht-bayesian-sinks-near-pal AP 19 ed3c337244919b67e9571bd7cc08f2c5dff18ffe 8 https://apnews.com/article/italy-sicily-storm-tourists-missing-060bf26f426708c8eb59e81d88787d11 2024 One person is killed and fifteen others are rescued when the United Kingdom-flagged superyacht "Bayesian" sinks near Palermo, Italy, due to a waterspout. 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Hezbollah claims that it attacked and repelled Israeli soldiers attempting to infiltrate southern Lebanon through the Hadab Aita forest and had inflicted casualties. 2024-08-19 8b57c14ca36278356cca15398fcc04dc9f915101 6 Belarus 2 /wiki/belarus Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 /wiki/russian%20invasion%20of%20ukraine Ukraine 37 /wiki/ukraine Ukrainian 172 /wiki/armed%20forces%20of%20ukraine air defense systems 116 /wiki/anti-aircraft%20warfare aircraft 71 /wiki/aircraft the border 14 /wiki/belarus-ukraine%20border Belarus Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine Ukrainian air defense systems aircraft the border Russian invasion of Ukraine /feed/2024/08/19/belarus-announces-that-it-has-further-increased-its-belarus-ukraine-border-presence-against-ukraine-significantly-addin Reuters 19 8f17e90a1632ddbdad919f813a0da9afe35b821f 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-says-it-sends-more-troops-aircraft-armoury-border-with-ukraine-2024-08-20/ 2024 Belarus announces that it has further increased its Belarus–Ukraine border presence against Ukraine significantly, adding aircraft and air defense forces following its accusations of Ukraine's military sending 120,000 troops to its border and conducting "aggressive policies". Ukraine denies Lukashenko's claims, stating its forces have not observed unusual movements of Belarusian troops on the border. 2024-08-19 a193da2f637603ccf330e00acdf0073218574542 4 Donetsk Oblast 71 /wiki/donetsk%20oblast Russian 2 /wiki/russia Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 /wiki/russian%20invasion%20of%20ukraine Vyimka 37 /wiki/vyimka Zalizne 14 /wiki/zalizne Donetsk Oblast Russian Russian invasion of Ukraine Vyimka Zalizne Russian invasion of Ukraine /feed/2024/08/19/russia-captures-the-city-of-zalizne-and-the-vyimka-railway-station-in-donetsk-oblast Reuters 19 162548b05ab2e0d14965485ef7d3ea61c0656d41 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-capture-town-zalizne-ukraines-east-defence-ministry-says-2024-08-19/ 2024 Russia captures the city of Zalizne and the Vyimka railway station in Donetsk Oblast. 2024-08-19 e26b5a4203107641330599e7968b8a5041ad4384 3 Pokrovsk 14 /wiki/pokrovsk,%20ukraine Russian 37 /wiki/russian%20armed%20forces Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 /wiki/russian%20invasion%20of%20ukraine Ukraine 2 /wiki/ukraine Pokrovsk Russian Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine Russian invasion of Ukraine /feed/2024/08/19/ukrainian-officials-order-the-immediate-evacuation-of-the-remaining-53000-citizens-in-pokrovsk-due-to-the-advancement-o Al Jazeera 19 4abb8ae375ffa2b274ace7842dda421c49401d21 8 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/19/ukraine-orders-families-to-leave-key-city-of-pokrovsk-amid-russian-advances 2024 Ukrainian officials order the immediate evacuation of the remaining 53,000 citizens in Pokrovsk due to the advancement of the Russian Armed Forces.