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**Two men are injured during a rocket attack in [[Ashdod]], [[Israel]] |
**Two men are injured during a rocket attack in [[Ashdod]], [[Israel]]. The [[Israeli military]] bomb [[Hamas]] sites in the [[Gaza Strip]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54164914 (BBC)] |
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*[[2020 Atlantic hurricane season]] |
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**[[Hurricane Sally]] strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane. The storm has forced evacuations and left more than 150,000 people without electricity. It is now expected to make landfall near southeastern [[Mississippi]] and the [[Florida Panhandle]]. [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/16/weather/hurricane-sally-wednesday/index.html (CNN)] |
**[[Hurricane Sally]] strengthens into a [[Category 2 hurricane]]. The storm has forced evacuations and left more than 150,000 people without electricity. It is now expected to make landfall near southeastern [[Mississippi]] and the [[Florida Panhandle]]. [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/16/weather/hurricane-sally-wednesday/index.html (CNN)] |
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**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Asia]] |
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***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia]] |
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****3,963 new cases were reported in [[Indonesia]] over the past 24 hours which taking the nationwide total at 228,993, an new all-time high since the pandemic began in the country. [https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5175522/pecah-rekor-lagi-kasus-corona-di-ri-pada-16-september-tambah-3963?tag_from=wpm_nhl_10 (detikNews)] |
****3,963 new cases were reported in [[Indonesia]] over the past 24 hours which taking the nationwide total at 228,993, an new all-time high since the [[pandemic]] began in the country. [https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5175522/pecah-rekor-lagi-kasus-corona-di-ri-pada-16-september-tambah-3963?tag_from=wpm_nhl_10 (detikNews)] |
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Revision as of 11:50, 16 September 2020
September 16, 2020 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two men are injured during a rocket attack in Ashdod, Israel. The Israeli military bomb Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Sally strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane. The storm has forced evacuations and left more than 150,000 people without electricity. It is now expected to make landfall near southeastern Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle. (CNN)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- 3,963 new cases were reported in Indonesia over the past 24 hours which taking the nationwide total at 228,993, an new all-time high since the pandemic began in the country. (detikNews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Law and crime
- Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood movie Hotel Rwanda faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of the crimes with which he's charged, according to the prosecution. Rusesabagina had called for armed resistance against the government of Paul Kagame on YouTube. The dual Belgian-Rwandan citizen declined Monday to respond to the charges. (Reuters)
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)