Portal:Current events/2016 October 13: Difference between revisions

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**The [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] launches [[Tomahawk (missile)|Tomahawk cruise missiles]] from the [[USS Nitze|USS ''Nitze'']] against [[Houthis|Houthi]]-controlled radar sites in [[Yemen]] following two incidents in which missiles were fired on [[United States Navy]] vessels in the [[Red Sea]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-missiles-idUSKCN12C294 (Reuters)], [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-launches-strikes-yemen-after-missiles-aimed-american-ships-n665506?cid=eml_nbn_20161012 (NBC News)]

**Negotiations between the [[Nigerian]] president's administration and Islamist militants frees 21 of the [[Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping|270 schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014]] by Boko Haram in [[Chibok]], Nigeria. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37641101 (BBC)]

*[[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] [[Bob Dylan]] wins the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]]. [http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/thai-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies-at-88-20140826-108vr7.html (''The Canberra Times'')]

;Business and economics

*The [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration's]] [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury Department]], in a move against [[Tax inversion|corporate tax inversions]], enacts regulations to combat a key tax-reduction technique known as [[Tax inversion#Earnings stripping|earnings stripping]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-inversions-idUSKCN12D2YC (Reuters)]

**The death toll in [[North Carolina]] rises to 22 as flood waters continue to rise. [[Governor of North Carolina|Governor]] [[Pat McCrory]] says places that had a foot of water in the morning, were under 12 feet of water this afternoon. [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-matthew-idUSKCN12D31X (Reuters)]

*The [[Maldives]] leaves the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] after 34 years, claiming that it has been "unfairly and unjustly" treated by the intergovernmental organization. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/13/maldives-leaves-commonwealth-as-it-claims-unfair-treatment-in-ro/ (''The Telegraph'')]

*The [[United Nations General Assembly]] officially appoints former [[Prime Minister of Portugal|Portuguese Prime Minister]] [[António Guterres]] its next [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General]]. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-37648265 (BBC)], [http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-n-general-assembly-appoints-antonio-guterres-as-next-secretary-general-1476399026 (''The Wall Street Journal'')]

*[[Proposed second Scottish independence referendum]]

**Scottish leader [[Nicola Sturgeon]] will introduce a bill to determine the final status of the [[Country (United Kingdom)|country]]. [http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-37634338 (BBC)]

*Cyberthieves inject 5,925 online web retailers with website software malicious code that is stealing the credit card details of customers. [http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37643754 (BBC)]

*The [[King of Thailand]] [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] dies at the age of 88. He was [[List of longest reigning monarchs|the world's longest currently serving monarch]]. [http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/thai-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies-at-88-20140826-108vr7.html (''The Canberra Times'')]

**[[President of Colombia|Colombian President]] [[Juan Manuel Santos]] extends his [[ceasefire]] with the [[FARC]] rebels through the end of the year. [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-peace-idUSKCN12E01R (Reuters)]

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