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Sep
03
Politics / Government

Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Abdelaziz al-Hilu, the leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-Nort

Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Abdelaziz al-Hilu, the leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM–N), sign an agreement to transition the country into a secular state. The agreement comes three days after the signing of a peace deal between Sudan's transitional government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front, to which the SPLM–N opted out of. (Anadolu Agency)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2020
Sep
03
War / Conflict / Security

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres urges Japan and other wealthy nations to give up on their reliance on fossil fuels and invest in green energy.

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres urges Japan and other wealthy nations to give up on their reliance on fossil fuels and invest in green energy. Guterres noted that many countries are using green energy to keep global warming at 1.5 °C (2.7 °F). (AP)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2020
Sep
03
Health / Disasters

2020 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Nana Tropical Storm Nana strengthens into a hurricane as it is expected to make landfall overnight in Belize.

2020 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Nana Tropical Storm Nana strengthens into a hurricane as it is expected to make landfall overnight in Belize. (ABC News) Hurricane Nana makes landfall and downgrades to a tropical storm. (WINK-TV) Hurricane Laura The death toll from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana increases to 17. Eight of the deaths were linked to carbon monoxide poisoning. (brproud.com) (People)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2020
Sep
03
Major Trends

2020 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Maysak, the strongest typhoon of the season, makes landfall along the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, southwest of B

2020 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Maysak, the strongest typhoon of the season, makes landfall along the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, southwest of Busan, South Korea. (UPI) Panamanian-flagged cargo ship Gulf Livestock 1 with 43 crew members and thousands of cattle onboard is reported missing in the East China Sea. The Japan Coast Guard says it has found one person drifting in rough waters in a lifejacket. A distress signal was sent from the ship shortly before disappearing. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2020
Sep
03
Health / Disasters

2020 wildfire season, Climate change in the Arctic The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service reports that the Arctic Circle has experienced its worst wildfir

2020 wildfire season, Climate change in the Arctic The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service reports that the Arctic Circle has experienced its worst wildfire season on record after the service released data indicating that a series of wildfires occurring in the first half of 2020, mostly in the Russian republic of Sakha, have emitted more than 244 million tons of carbon dioxide. The emissions within that period have increased by more than a third of carbon emissions in the whole of 2019. (Bloomberg) (CNN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2020
Sep
03
Health / Disasters

A second fire breaks out on board the oil ship MT New Diamond off the coast of Sri Lanka.

A second fire breaks out on board the oil ship MT New Diamond off the coast of Sri Lanka. The ship departed a port in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, and was headed to the port of Paradeep in India. Authorities fear the 2 million barrels of oil could cause an "environmental disaster". Russian ships depart to assist and one out of the 23 crew was missing following the incident. (Reuters via Al Arabiya)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2020
Sep
03
Technology / Science

Bahrain–United Arab Emirates relations Bahrain's Civil Aviation Affairs grants first freedom rights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), allowing flights between

Bahrain–United Arab Emirates relations Bahrain's Civil Aviation Affairs grants first freedom rights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), allowing flights between the UAE and any country to enter Bahraini airspace. Bahrain follows Saudi Arabia in granting such rights to the UAE, which the latter did two days prior following the establishment of diplomatic ties between Israel and the UAE. Like Saudi Arabia and most Arab states, Bahrain currently does not maintain any official relations with Israel nor recognises it. (Arab News) (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2020
Sep
03
Technology / Science

Bahrain's Civil Aviation Affairs grants first freedom rights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), allowing flights between the UAE and any country to enter Bahrai

Bahrain's Civil Aviation Affairs grants first freedom rights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), allowing flights between the UAE and any country to enter Bahraini airspace. Bahrain follows Saudi Arabia in granting such rights to the UAE, which the latter did two days prior following the establishment of diplomatic ties between Israel and the UAE. Like Saudi Arabia and most Arab states, Bahrain currently does not maintain any official relations with Israel nor recognises it. (Arab News) (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2020
Sep
03
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India India reports a record daily jump of 83,883 cases.

COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India India reports a record daily jump of 83,883 cases. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Indonesia reports a record daily jump of 3,622 new cases in the last 24 hours. Of those new cases, 1,359 are from Jakarta, which also reports the highest single day increase in new cases. (detikHealth) COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand reports their first case after a streak of 100 days without new cases. (Bloomberg.com)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2020
Sep
03
Immigration / Law / Policy

Murder of Ján Kuciak A Bratislava court acquits Slovak businessman Marián Kočner for ordering the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée

Murder of Ján Kuciak A Bratislava court acquits Slovak businessman Marián Kočner for ordering the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová in February 2018. The court rules the lack of evidence to convict Kočner. (DW)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2020
Sep
03
Major Trends

Panamanian-flagged cargo ship Gulf Livestock 1 with 43 crew members and thousands of cattle onboard is reported missing in the East China Sea.

Panamanian-flagged cargo ship Gulf Livestock 1 with 43 crew members and thousands of cattle onboard is reported missing in the East China Sea. The Japan Coast Guard says it has found one person drifting in rough waters in a lifejacket. A distress signal was sent from the ship shortly before disappearing. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2020
Sep
04
Politics / Government

The MT New Diamond is towed out of sea off the coast of Sri Lanka amid major fears of a massive oil spill after the ship caught fire yesterday, killing one Fili

The MT New Diamond is towed out of sea off the coast of Sri Lanka amid major fears of a massive oil spill after the ship caught fire yesterday, killing one Filipino crewman. The Panamanian-registered ship carries about 270,000 tonnes of crude oil. The government of the Maldives has expressed worry, with a presidential minister saying that the country needs to take all precautions to prevent oil from reaching its shores. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 4, 2020
Sep
04
Immigration / Law / Policy

Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit against his life imprisonment sentence handed d

Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit against his life imprisonment sentence handed down by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in July 2019. Guzmán's lawyer claims that his maximum-security isolation at the Metropolitan Correctional Center following his extradition to the United States in January 2017 made him heavily unaware about his case and limited his ability to participate in his defense. (AFP via NDTV)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 4, 2020
Sep
04
Immigration / Law / Policy

United States v.

United States v. Guzmán Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit against his life imprisonment sentence handed down by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in July 2019. Guzmán's lawyer claims that his maximum-security isolation at the Metropolitan Correctional Center following his extradition to the United States in January 2017 made him heavily unaware about his case and limited his ability to participate in his defense. (AFP via NDTV)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 4, 2020
Sep
04
Major Trends

2020 Diamond League British long-distance runner Mo Farah and Dutch long-distance runner Sifan Hassan break the world record for most distance covered in one ho

2020 Diamond League British long-distance runner Mo Farah and Dutch long-distance runner Sifan Hassan break the world record for most distance covered in one hour for men and women respectively, by running 21.330 kilometres (13.254 miles) and 18.930 kilometres (11.763 miles) during the Brussels meet. (BBC Sport)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 4, 2020
Sep
04
Major Trends

British long-distance runner Mo Farah and Dutch long-distance runner Sifan Hassan break the world record for most distance covered in one hour for men and women

British long-distance runner Mo Farah and Dutch long-distance runner Sifan Hassan break the world record for most distance covered in one hour for men and women respectively, by running 21.330 kilometres (13.254 miles) and 18.930 kilometres (11.763 miles) during the Brussels meet. (BBC Sport)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 4, 2020
Sep
04
Immigration / Law / Policy

China–Malaysia relations Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof announces that Uyghur refugees in the country will not be e

China–Malaysia relations Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof announces that Uyghur refugees in the country will not be extradited back to China, but permitted to use Malaysia as a safe passage to a third country. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 4, 2020
Sep
04
Politics / Government

COVID-19 pandemic in France, COVID-19 pandemic in Réunion, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education Education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer announces that 2

COVID-19 pandemic in France, COVID-19 pandemic in Réunion, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education Education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer announces that 22 schools across metropolitan France and the overseas department of Réunion are closed again, only two days after the reopening of schools across the country, in response to rising cases and protests from parents and teachers' unions. (Sky News) The health ministry reports 8,975 new cases in the last 24 hours, setting a new all-time record for France since the beginning of pandemic. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 4, 2020
Sep
04
Politics / Government

COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extends the Alert Level 2.5 restrictions on Auckland until at least September 14, while the rest

COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extends the Alert Level 2.5 restrictions on Auckland until at least September 14, while the rest of the country remains under Alert Level 2, after the health ministry reported the first COVID-19 death in New Zealand since May. (Reuters via The Straits Times) Former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Joe Williams, aged 85, becomes the second COVID-19 death in 24 hours. (NZ Herald)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 4, 2020
Sep
04
Politics / Government

Education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer announces that 22 schools across metropolitan France and the overseas department of Réunion are closed again, only two d

Education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer announces that 22 schools across metropolitan France and the overseas department of Réunion are closed again, only two days after the reopening of schools across the country, in response to rising cases and protests from parents and teachers' unions. (Sky News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 4, 2020
Sep
04
Immigration / Law / Policy

Football Leaks Rui Pinto begins his trial at the Central Criminal Procedure Court in Lisbon, Portugal, on charges of attempted qualified extortion, violation of

Football Leaks Rui Pinto begins his trial at the Central Criminal Procedure Court in Lisbon, Portugal, on charges of attempted qualified extortion, violation of secrecy, and illegally accessing information for leaking financial transactions within European association football. (Al Jazeera)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 4, 2020
Sep
04
Politics / Government

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extends the Alert Level 2.5 restrictions on Auckland until at least September 14, while the rest of the country remains under Aler

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extends the Alert Level 2.5 restrictions on Auckland until at least September 14, while the rest of the country remains under Alert Level 2, after the health ministry reported the first COVID-19 death in New Zealand since May. (Reuters via The Straits Times)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 4, 2020
Sep
04
Immigration / Law / Policy

Rui Pinto begins his trial at the Central Criminal Procedure Court in Lisbon, Portugal, on charges of attempted qualified extortion, violation of secrecy, and i

Rui Pinto begins his trial at the Central Criminal Procedure Court in Lisbon, Portugal, on charges of attempted qualified extortion, violation of secrecy, and illegally accessing information for leaking financial transactions within European association football. (Al Jazeera)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 4, 2020
Sep
05
War / Conflict / Security

Mali War Operation Barkhane Ten Malian soldiers are killed during an ambush in Nara, Koulikoro, Mali.

Mali War Operation Barkhane Ten Malian soldiers are killed during an ambush in Nara, Koulikoro, Mali. The attackers placed mines, which caused explosions after the army's vehicle passed, and then opened fire against the soldiers. (Koaci) Two French soldiers are killed when their armoured vehicle hits an IED in Kidal Region. (France 24)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 5, 2020
Sep
05
War / Conflict / Security

2020 California wildfires The El Dorado Fire grows to 800 acres (320 ha), prompting emergency evacuations in Oak Glen, Mountain Home Village, Yucaipa, and Fores

2020 California wildfires The El Dorado Fire grows to 800 acres (320 ha), prompting emergency evacuations in Oak Glen, Mountain Home Village, Yucaipa, and Forest Falls. (Fox News) (The Desert-Sun) The Pacific Gas and Electric Company warns customers that power could be shut off in some areas of California due to extreme weather and high winds. (The Mercury News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 5, 2020
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