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Sep
16
Health / Disasters

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts The Phantom of the Opera, currently the longest-running show in Broadway history, announces that it will

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts The Phantom of the Opera, currently the longest-running show in Broadway history, announces that it will end production in February 2023, stating that a decline in attendance caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it unable to recoup the weekly costs of running the show. (The New York Times)

Sep
16
Health / Disasters

The Phantom of the Opera, currently the longest-running show in Broadway history, announces that it will end production in February 2023, stating that a decline

The Phantom of the Opera, currently the longest-running show in Broadway history, announces that it will end production in February 2023, stating that a decline in attendance caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it unable to recoup the weekly costs of running the show. (The New York Times)

Sep
17
War / Conflict / Security

2022 Pacific typhoon season The Japan Meteorological Agency urges residents to evacuate southern parts of the island of Kyushu as super Typhoon Nanmadol approac

2022 Pacific typhoon season The Japan Meteorological Agency urges residents to evacuate southern parts of the island of Kyushu as super Typhoon Nanmadol approaches. An official for the agency warns that Nanmadol can bring "unprecedented" storms and rain to the area. (Reuters)

Sep
18
Major Trends

2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes The death toll from the fighting between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which began four days ago, increases to 94.

2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes The death toll from the fighting between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which began four days ago, increases to 94. Fifty-nine of the people were killed in Kyrgyzstan, and the 35 others were killed in Tajikistan. Another 139 people are injured. (BBC News)

Sep
18
Major Trends

Allied Democratic Forces insurgency Ukraine withdraws its 250 troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Allied Democratic Forces insurgency Ukraine withdraws its 250 troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A Ukrainian Air Force aviation unit also withdraws its eight helicopters from the mission, which made up a third of the UN's fleet. (BBC News)

Sep
19
War / Conflict / Security

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Thirteen people are killed and many others are injured in explosions in the Donetsk People

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Thirteen people are killed and many others are injured in explosions in the Donetsk People's Republic-held city of Donetsk. DPR leader Denis Pushilin accuses Ukraine of being behind the attacks. (BBC News) The Ukrainian Ground Forces recapture the village of Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast as it advances on Lysychansk. (The Telegraph) Luhansk People's Republic authorities say that a Ukrainian shelling attack has killed seven civilians including three children in the town of Krasnorichenske. (Reuters)

Sep
19
War / Conflict / Security

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Thirteen people are killed and many others are injured in explosions in the Donetsk People's Republic-held cit

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Thirteen people are killed and many others are injured in explosions in the Donetsk People's Republic-held city of Donetsk. DPR leader Denis Pushilin accuses Ukraine of being behind the attacks. (BBC News) The Ukrainian Ground Forces recapture the village of Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast as it advances on Lysychansk. (The Telegraph) Luhansk People's Republic authorities say that a Ukrainian shelling attack has killed seven civilians including three children in the town of Krasnorichenske. (Reuters)

Sep
19
War / Conflict / Security

Battle of Donbas Thirteen people are killed and many others are injured in explosions in the Donetsk People's Republic-held city of Donetsk.

Battle of Donbas Thirteen people are killed and many others are injured in explosions in the Donetsk People's Republic-held city of Donetsk. DPR leader Denis Pushilin accuses Ukraine of being behind the attacks. (BBC News) The Ukrainian Ground Forces recapture the village of Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast as it advances on Lysychansk. (The Telegraph) Luhansk People's Republic authorities say that a Ukrainian shelling attack has killed seven civilians including three children in the town of Krasnorichenske. (Reuters)

Sep
20
Immigration / Law / Policy

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Russian mobilization Russian State Duma deputies approve the introduction of the concepts of mobilizat

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Russian mobilization Russian State Duma deputies approve the introduction of the concepts of mobilization, martial law, wartime and armed conflict, as well as punishment for desertion, into the Criminal Code. (Forbes)

Sep
20
Major Trends

2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine It is announced that the referendums on the entry of the Luhansk People's Republic, the Donetsk People's

2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine It is announced that the referendums on the entry of the Luhansk People's Republic, the Donetsk People's Republic, and the occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts into Russia as federal subjects will be held from September 23 to 27. (RIA Novosti)

Sep
20
Economy / Jobs / Business

COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state) COVID-19 pandemic in New York City New York City Mayor Eric Adams

COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state) COVID-19 pandemic in New York City New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that the city will end its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses on November 1. (Axios)

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