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;Armed conflicts and attacks |
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*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]] |
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**[[September 2020 Afghanistan attacks]] |
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***A bomb kills two people and injures 12 others in [[Kalafgan District]], [[Takhar Province]]. [https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-166358 (TOLOnews)] |
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***A member of the Afghan [[National Directorate of Security]] was shot dead and his driver was injured in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]]. [https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-166365 (TOLOnews)] |
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*[[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]] |
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**Two men are injured during a [[Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel|rocket attack]] in [[Ashdod]], [[Israel]]. In response, the [[Israel Defense Forces]] strike [[Hamas]] sites in the [[Gaza Strip]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54164914 (BBC)] |
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;Disasters and accidents |
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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)] |
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;Health and environment |
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*[[COVID-19 pandemic]] |
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**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Asia]] |
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***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (country)|COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia]] |
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****[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] reports 196 new cases, its highest single-day increase. [http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-09/16/c_139373021.htm (Xinhua)] |
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***[[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] |
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****[[India]]'s cases top 5 million to become the second country in the world after the [[United States]] to record that many cases. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/india-coronavirus-cases-cross-5-million-mark-200916040317735.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia]] |
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****[[Indonesia]] reports 3,963 new cases in the past 24 hours, which takes the nationwide total at 228,993, a 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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**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia]] |
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***[[Slovenia]] reports 123 new cases, an all-time high. [https://www.rtvslo.si/zdravje/novi-koronavirus/nov-rekord-potrjenih-okuzb-123-v-torek/536225 (RTVSLO)] |
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;International relations |
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*[[Venezuelan protests (2014–present)|Venezuelan protests]], [[Crisis in Venezuela]] |
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**A [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] fact-finding mission formally accuses the [[Government of Venezuela|Venezuelan government]] of [[crimes against humanity]], including cases of killings, torture, violence against political opposition and disappearances since 2014. President [[Nicolás Maduro]] and other senior Venezuelan officials are among those implicated in the charges. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-54176927 (BBC)] |
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*[[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. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-rwanda-politics/hotel-rwanda-hero-could-face-maximum-life-in-prison-prosecution-says-idUSKBN2671WI?il=0 (Reuters)] |
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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)] |
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*[[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 [[Barbadians|Barbadian]]. [[Governor-General of Barbados|Governor-General]] [[Sandra Mason]] says "the time has come to fully leave our [[British Empire|colonial]] past behind." [https://news.sky.com/story/barbados-to-remove-queen-as-head-of-state-next-year-12072973 (Sky News)] |
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;Science and technology |
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*A [[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure]] report blames a "horrific culmination of a series of faulty technical assumptions by [[Boeing]]’s engineers, a lack of transparency on the part of Boeing’s management, and grossly insufficient oversight" by the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] for two deadly [[Boeing 737 MAX groundings|Boeing 737 MAX crashes]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/boeing-faa-failures-to-blame-for-737-max-crashes-u-s-house-report-idUSKBN2671GM (Reuters)] |
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;Sports |
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*[[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports]] |
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**The [[Big Ten Conference]] announces its football season will begin on October 24 with an eight-game schedule. [https://www.abc12.com/2020/09/16/big-10-football-to-resume-in-october/ (Associated Press via WJRT-TV)] |
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