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*[[Yoshihide Suga]] is elected [[Prime Minister of Japan]], following the [[resignation]] of his predecessor [[Shinzo Abe]] over health concerns. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54172461 (BBC)] |
*[[Yoshihide Suga]] is elected [[Prime Minister of Japan]], following the [[resignation]] of his predecessor [[Shinzo Abe]] over health concerns. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54172461 (BBC)] |
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Revision as of 08:44, 16 September 2020
September 16, 2020 (Wednesday)
Health and environment
Politics and elections
- Yoshihide Suga is elected Prime Minister of Japan, following the resignation of his predecessor Shinzo Abe over health concerns. (BBC)
- Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley announces that the Caribbean island will become a republic next year before its 55th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom in November 2021, replacing Elizabeth II as head of state with a Barbadian. Governor-General Sandra Mason says "the time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind." (Sky News)