Portal:Current events/2017 November 12
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November 12, 2017 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2017 in the Central African Republic
- A grenade attack at a peace concert in Bangui, Central African Republic, kills seven and injures 20. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- #MeToo
- Hundreds of sexual abuse victims and their supporters march in Hollywood, California. (Los Angeles Times)
Business and economy
- 2017 Dubai Airshow
- Boeing announces at the Dubai Airshow that the airline Emirates will purchase forty 787 Dreamliners with a list value of US$15 billion. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake
- A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near Halabja, Iraq, killing at least 145 people and injuring more than 850 with structural damage reported in both Iraq and Iran. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera) (AP via Fox News) (Reuters²) (U.S. Geological Service)
- A tourist boat capsizes on the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh, leaving at least 16 people dead. (Reuters)
- 2017 Costa Rica earthquake
- Costa Rica is hit by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake at Jacó near the capital San José. No immediate reports of casualties or damage. (USGS)
Politics and elections
- Equatorial Guinean legislative election, 2017
- As the people of Equatorial Guinea vote in the legislative election, the government blocks access to the internet and bans private vehicles. Observers predict the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea will win the election. (DW)
- Slovenian presidential election, 2017
- Slovenian President Borut Pahor, winning nearly 53 percent of the vote (373,877), is reelected for a second term in the runoff between the top two candidates from the October, 22, 2017, poll. Marjan Šarec, the other candidate from the original field of nine, received 332,366 votes. (Reuters) (The New York Times)