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**At least two people are killed and 200 are injured at protests against unemployment and government corruption in [[Iraq]]. Protestors also try to enter the fortified [[Green Zone]] in [[Baghdad]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests/iraqi-police-open-fire-use-tear-gas-and-water-cannon-to-disperse-baghdad-protests-idUSKBN1WG44U (Reuters)] |
**At least two people are killed and 200 are injured at protests against unemployment and government corruption in [[Iraq]]. Protestors also try to enter the fortified [[Green Zone]] in [[Baghdad]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests/iraqi-police-open-fire-use-tear-gas-and-water-cannon-to-disperse-baghdad-protests-idUSKBN1WG44U (Reuters)] |
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*[[Mali]]'s government says jihadist militant attacks on [[Malian Armed Forces|military]] (FAMA) posts in [[Mondoro]] and [[Boulkessi]], in the central [[Mopti Region]], has killed 25 troops and left 60 others missing, possibly captured, while also suffering heavy equipment losses. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mali-security/mali-says-25-soldiers-killed-in-attacks-by-suspected-jihadists-idUSKBN1WG4U4 (Reuters)] [https://www.dw.com/en/mali-dozens-killed-and-missing-in-attack-on-army-camps/a-50670119 (Deutsche Welle)] |
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*[[China]] celebrates its [[National Day of the People's Republic of China|National Day]] with parades across the country, including a large military parade in the capital [[Beijing]]. [https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/china-hong-kong-oct-1-live-intl-hnk/index.html (CNN)] |
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**[[China]] celebrates its [[National Day of the People's Republic of China|National Day]] with parades across the country, including a large military parade in the capital [[Beijing]]. [https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/china-hong-kong-oct-1-live-intl-hnk/index.html (CNN)] |
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Revision as of 00:13, 2 October 2019
October 1, 2019 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Donbass, Minsk Protocol
- Ukraine agrees to the "Steinmeier formula", aimed at granting a special self-governing status to the Donbass and organising OSCE-validated elections according to Ukrainian law. (Kyiv Post) (TASS)
- 2015–19 Iraqi protests, New Arab Spring
- At least two people are killed and 200 are injured at protests against unemployment and government corruption in Iraq. Protestors also try to enter the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. (Reuters)
- Mali's government says jihadist militant attacks on military (FAMA) posts in Mondoro and Boulkessi, in the central Mopti Region, has killed 25 troops and left 60 others missing, possibly captured, while also suffering heavy equipment losses. (Reuters) (Deutsche Welle)
Arts and culture
- 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China
- China celebrates its National Day with parades across the country, including a large military parade in the capital Beijing. (CNN)
Business and economy
- Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff's owner, Dolphin Drilling, announces that it has found a buyer for the shipyard, infrastructure-based InfraStrata, saving it from closure. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- The Nanfang'ao Bridge, the only steel single-arch bridge in Taiwan, collapses on fishing boats in Su'ao. Ten people are injured and six are believed to have been trapped. (Reuters)
- Severe flooding affects Laxey, Isle of Man, with some residents evacuated from their homes. (Isle of Man Government)
Health and enironment
- Dutch farmers stage a protest in the Amsterdam area against proposals to halve livestock numbers in a bit to cut nitrogen emissions. Motoring group ANWB claims tractors on highways caused a total of 1,136km (700 miles) of traffic jams during morning rush hour, with tractors on one highway swerving back and forth to prevent traffic passing. (BBC)
International relations
- North Korean missile tests, Japan–North Korea relations
- North Korea fires a missile which lands in the exclusive economic zone of Japan, according to Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- One person is killed and at least nine others injured after “a native Finnish man” attacked students with a sword at a vocational school inside a mall in Kuopio, Finland. Firearms were employed as the police disarmed and captured the suspect, who is also injured. (Evening Standard) (CNN) (NewsNow)
Politics and elections
- 2019 Hong Kong protests
- Violent clashes erupt between pro-democracy protesters and police in Hong Kong on National Day of the People's Republic of China. (The Charlotte Observer)