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*Figures released by the [[National Bureau of Statistics of China]] show that [[industrial production]] growth in August was at a 17-year low. [https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3027374/chinas-industrial-engine-slowed-new-17-year-low-august-even (SCMP)] |
*Figures released by the [[National Bureau of Statistics of China]] show that [[industrial production]] growth in August was at a 17-year low. [https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3027374/chinas-industrial-engine-slowed-new-17-year-low-august-even (SCMP)] |
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**Officers with the [[Metropolitan Police]] interview members of the [[London Fire Brigade]] [[Right to silence in England and Wales|under caution]] in connection with the disaster. The fire brigade is being treated as a corporation suspected of breaching [[Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974|health and safety legislation]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/16/met-interviews-london-fire-brigade-over-grenfell-tower-disaster (The Guardian)] |
**Officers with the [[Metropolitan Police]] interview members of the [[London Fire Brigade]] [[Right to silence in England and Wales|under caution]] in connection with the disaster. The fire brigade is being treated as a corporation suspected of breaching [[Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974|health and safety legislation]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/16/met-interviews-london-fire-brigade-over-grenfell-tower-disaster (The Guardian)] |
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Revision as of 15:05, 16 September 2019
September 16, 2019 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2019 Abqaiq–Khurais attack
- Iran labels the accusations of being behind the Saudi oil facilities attacks as "unacceptable" and "baseless". (Al Arabiya English)
- Iraq says the United States has told them that the information the U.S. has "confirms the Iraqi government's statement that its territory was not used to carry out this attack." (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China show that industrial production growth in August was at a 17-year low. (SCMP)
Disasters and accidents
- Grenfell Tower fire
- Officers with the Metropolitan Police interview members of the London Fire Brigade under caution in connection with the disaster. The fire brigade is being treated as a corporation suspected of breaching health and safety legislation. (The Guardian)
International relations
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of Iran says it has seized a vessel in the Persian Gulf which it claims was smuggling diesel to the United Arab Emirates. (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Politics and elections
- Foreign relations of Taiwan
- Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu says the Solomon Islands decided to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, prompting Taiwan to cut ties with the Solomon Islands per the One-China policy. (Hong Kong Free Press)