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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 148385" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">China and the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters" target="_blank">Reuters</a> investigators report that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> began production of thousands of Garpiya-A1 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle" target="_blank">long-range combat drones</a> used against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> civilian and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">military targets</a>, that incorporate engines, parts, and technology from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-produces-new-kamikaze-drone-with-chinese-engine-say-european-intel-2024-09-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_impacts_of_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Humanitarian impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">U.S.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" target="_blank">Central Intelligence Agency</a> reports that due to the ongoing war, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortality_rate" target="_blank">death rate</a> is now the highest in the world at 18.6 per thousand people, while its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_rate" target="_blank">birth rate</a> is the lowest at six children born per thousand people. <a href="https://www.kyivpost.com/post/38938" target="_blank">(Kyiv Post)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Boeing_machinists_strike" target="_blank">2024 Boeing machinists strike</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">More than 30,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing" target="_blank">Boeing</a> factory workers <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_action" target="_blank">go on strike</a> for the first time since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Boeing_machinists_strike" target="_blank">2008</a> after rejecting a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_contract_%28labor%29" target="_blank">labor contract</a>. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/13/boeing-workers-strike-reject-contract.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Pacific_typhoon_season" target="_blank">2024 Pacific typhoon season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Yagi" target="_blank">Typhoon Yagi</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Vietnam" target="_blank">northern</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam" target="_blank">Vietnam</a> increases to 233 people, with 103 others still missing and over 800 injured. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-flooding-typhoon-yagi-deaths-95c5de93c84e636c32f2a875c77db0fa" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borno_State_flooding" target="_blank">Borno State flooding</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Due to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alau_Dam" target="_blank">Alau Dam</a> collapse three days ago in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>, it is reported that while evacuations are being ramped up, 400,000 people are still in danger. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/watch/rescue-efforts-continue-in-nigeria-after-dam-burst-puts-400000-people-at-risk/vi-AA1qtFgm?ocid=hpmsn#details" target="_blank">(MSN)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is presumed dead and at least four others are injured in an explosion and subsequent fire at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_station" target="_blank">gas station</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orofino%2C_Idaho" target="_blank">Orofino</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho" target="_blank">Idaho</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/idaho-gas-station-explosion-fire-cardiff-17c393b1ede0179ca6f3117e71459d09" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_Air_Force" target="_blank">Bulgarian Air Force</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros" target="_blank">L-39 Albatros</a> jet crashes during an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_show" target="_blank">air show</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graf_Ignatievo_Air_Base" target="_blank">Graf Ignatievo Air Base</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria" target="_blank">Bulgaria</a>, killing both pilots. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/military-jet-crash-bulgaria-46e7faf0bcbd33a906f680593cc464f1" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations" target="_blank">Russia–United Kingdom relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> revokes the accreditation of six <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">British diplomats</a> and accuses them of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage" target="_blank">espionage</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c7858qqzyv8t" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinshasa" target="_blank">Kinshasa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DR_Congo" target="_blank">DR Congo</a>, sentences 37 people to death for their alleged role in a coup. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congo-verdict-trial-coup-americans-93ca1f26b27b0a45f239db12a3b1e1d5" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorian_security_crisis" target="_blank">Ecuadorian security crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Maria Daniela Icaza, director of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litoral_Penitentiary" target="_blank">Litoral Penitentiary</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guayaquil" target="_blank">Guayaquil</a>, the largest prison in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador" target="_blank">Ecuador</a> and the site of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2021_Guayaquil_prison_riot" target="_blank">the country's deadliest prison riot in 2021</a>, is fatally shot in her vehicle by suspected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade_in_Latin_America" target="_blank">drug gang gunmen</a>. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ecuador-prison-director-killed-maria-daniela-icaza-driving/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> raises the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_age" target="_blank">retirement ages</a> for the first time since 1978, to be implemented starting in 2025. The retirement age for men is raised to 63, and the women's is raised to 55 or 58 depending on their jobs. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/09/13/g-s1-22510/china-retirement-age" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are killed in a suspected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson" target="_blank">arson</a> attack against a shop in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan" target="_blank">Milan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>. <a href="https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2024/09/13/three-chinese-youths-killed-in-milan-store-fire_9b2fa36e-3634-48c8-b567-106b1b7790d7.html" target="_blank">(ANSA)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedfordshire_Police" target="_blank">Bedfordshire Police</a> arrest an 18-year-old man on suspicion of murder after three people are found dead in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_block" target="_blank">tower block</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luton" target="_blank">Luton</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qeqydgekpo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_September_13" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 148385, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']China and the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters']Reuters[/URL] investigators report that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] began production of thousands of Garpiya-A1 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle']long-range combat drones[/URL] used against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] civilian and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']military targets[/URL], that incorporate engines, parts, and technology from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-produces-new-kamikaze-drone-with-chinese-engine-say-european-intel-2024-09-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_impacts_of_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Humanitarian impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']U.S.[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency']Central Intelligence Agency[/URL] reports that due to the ongoing war, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortality_rate']death rate[/URL] is now the highest in the world at 18.6 per thousand people, while its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_rate']birth rate[/URL] is the lowest at six children born per thousand people. [URL='https://www.kyivpost.com/post/38938']([I]Kyiv Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Boeing_machinists_strike']2024 Boeing machinists strike[/URL] [LIST] [*]More than 30,000 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing']Boeing[/URL] factory workers [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_action']go on strike[/URL] for the first time since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Boeing_machinists_strike']2008[/URL] after rejecting a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_contract_%28labor%29']labor contract[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/13/boeing-workers-strike-reject-contract.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Pacific_typhoon_season']2024 Pacific typhoon season[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Yagi']Typhoon Yagi[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Vietnam']northern[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam']Vietnam[/URL] increases to 233 people, with 103 others still missing and over 800 injured. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-flooding-typhoon-yagi-deaths-95c5de93c84e636c32f2a875c77db0fa'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borno_State_flooding']Borno State flooding[/URL] [LIST] [*]Due to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alau_Dam']Alau Dam[/URL] collapse three days ago in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL], it is reported that while evacuations are being ramped up, 400,000 people are still in danger. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/watch/rescue-efforts-continue-in-nigeria-after-dam-burst-puts-400000-people-at-risk/vi-AA1qtFgm?ocid=hpmsn#details'](MSN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]One person is presumed dead and at least four others are injured in an explosion and subsequent fire at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_station']gas station[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orofino%2C_Idaho']Orofino[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho']Idaho[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/idaho-gas-station-explosion-fire-cardiff-17c393b1ede0179ca6f3117e71459d09'](AP)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_Air_Force']Bulgarian Air Force[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros']L-39 Albatros[/URL] jet crashes during an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_show']air show[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graf_Ignatievo_Air_Base']Graf Ignatievo Air Base[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria']Bulgaria[/URL], killing both pilots. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/military-jet-crash-bulgaria-46e7faf0bcbd33a906f680593cc464f1'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations']Russia–United Kingdom relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] revokes the accreditation of six [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_the_United_Kingdom']British diplomats[/URL] and accuses them of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage']espionage[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c7858qqzyv8t'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL] [LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinshasa']Kinshasa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DR_Congo']DR Congo[/URL], sentences 37 people to death for their alleged role in a coup. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/congo-verdict-trial-coup-americans-93ca1f26b27b0a45f239db12a3b1e1d5'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorian_security_crisis']Ecuadorian security crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]Maria Daniela Icaza, director of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litoral_Penitentiary']Litoral Penitentiary[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guayaquil']Guayaquil[/URL], the largest prison in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador']Ecuador[/URL] and the site of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2021_Guayaquil_prison_riot']the country's deadliest prison riot in 2021[/URL], is fatally shot in her vehicle by suspected [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade_in_Latin_America']drug gang gunmen[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ecuador-prison-director-killed-maria-daniela-icaza-driving/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] raises the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_age']retirement ages[/URL] for the first time since 1978, to be implemented starting in 2025. The retirement age for men is raised to 63, and the women's is raised to 55 or 58 depending on their jobs. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2024/09/13/g-s1-22510/china-retirement-age'](NPR)[/URL] [*]Three people are killed in a suspected [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson']arson[/URL] attack against a shop in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan']Milan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2024/09/13/three-chinese-youths-killed-in-milan-store-fire_9b2fa36e-3634-48c8-b567-106b1b7790d7.html'](ANSA)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedfordshire_Police']Bedfordshire Police[/URL] arrest an 18-year-old man on suspicion of murder after three people are found dead in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_block']tower block[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luton']Luton[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qeqydgekpo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_September_13"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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