Current events: 2025-10-20

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Disasters and accidents

• Emirates SkyCargo Flight 9788
  • Two airport ground crew are killed when an Emirates cargo plane crash-lands and strikes a service vehicle at Hong Kong International Airport, before partially falling into the sea. (RTHK)
• At least one person is killed and four others are critically injured when a tornado hits the Ermont commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France. (Euronews in French) (Metro)

Law and crime

• The Tatmadaw conducts a raid on the KK Park scam center in Myawaddy Township, Myanmar, near the border with Thailand, and detains over 2,000 people and seizes over 30 Starlink terminals. (AP) (France 24)

Science and technology

• A severe outage of Amazon Web Services occurs in the United States, impacting many apps and websites. (NPR)
• Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet formally inaugurates the new Techo International Airport, which will replace the 70-year-old Phnom Penh International Airport as the main aviation hub for the capital Phnom Penh and the country as a whole.(AP) (Airport World)

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