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September 16, 2020 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan
- September 2020 Afghanistan attacks
  - A bomb kills two people and injures 12 others in Kalafgan District, Takhar Province. (TOLOnews)
  - A member of the Afghan National Directorate of Security was shot dead and his driver was injured in Kabul, Afghanistan. (TOLOnews)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two men are injured during a rocket attack in Ashdod, Israel. In response, the Israel Defense Forces strike 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 Asia
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia
    - Georgia reports 196 new cases, its highest single-day increase. (Xinhua)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in India
    - India's cases top 5 million to become the second country in the world after the United States to record that many cases. (Al Jazeera)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
    - 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. (detikNews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia
  - Slovenia reports 123 new cases, an all-time high. (RTVSLO)

International relations

Venezuelan protests, Crisis in Venezuela
- A United Nations Human Rights Council fact-finding mission formally accuses the 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. (BBC)

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)

Science and technology

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 crashes. (Reuters)

Sports

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
- The Big Ten Conference announces its football season will begin on October 24 with an eight-game schedule. (Associated Press via WJRT-TV)

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+;Armed conflicts and attacks
+*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]
+**[[September 2020 Afghanistan attacks]]
+***A bomb kills two people and injures 12 others in [[Kalafgan District]], [[Takhar Province]]. [https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-166358 (TOLOnews)]
+***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)]
+*[[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
+**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)]
+;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]]. [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/16/weather/hurricane-sally-wednesday/index.html (CNN)]
+;Health and environment
+*[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
+**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Asia]]
+***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (country)|COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia]]
+****[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] reports 196 new cases, its highest single-day increase. [http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-09/16/c_139373021.htm (Xinhua)]
+***[[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
+****[[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)]
+***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia]]
+****[[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)]
+**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia]]
+***[[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)]
+;International relations
+*[[Venezuelan protests (2014–present)|Venezuelan protests]], [[Crisis in Venezuela]]
+**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)]
+;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. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-rwanda-politics/hotel-rwanda-hero-could-face-maximum-life-in-prison-prosecution-says-idUSKBN2671WI?il=0 (Reuters)]
+;Politics and elections
+*[[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)]
+*[[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)]
+;Science and technology
+*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)]
+;Sports
+*[[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports]]
+**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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