Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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In Tanzania, people attempted to siphon petrol from an overturned fuel tanker which exploded.
The 14th IAAF World Championships opened in Moscow, Russia.
Protesting and riots began in Missouri following the death of African American man, Michael Brown.
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Floods swept through India, killing over two hundred people and displacing one million.