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

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 07:48, 14 October 2016

October 13, 2016 (Thursday)

Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)
- The U.S. military launches Tomahawk cruise missiles from the USS Nitze against Houthi-controlled radar sites in Yemen following two incidents in which missiles were fired on United States Navy vessels in the Red Sea. (Reuters), (NBC News)
Boko Haram
- Negotiations between the Nigerian president's administration and Islamist militants frees 21 of the 270 schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014 by Boko Haram in Chibok, Nigeria. (BBC)

The Obama administration's Treasury Department, in a move against corporate tax inversions, enacts regulations to combat a key tax-reduction technique known as earnings stripping. (Reuters)

2016 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Nicole impacts Bermuda at Category 3 strength, making it the strongest hurricane to effect the British Overseas Territory since Hurricane Fabian in 2003. (The Weather Channel), (The Alabama Media Group)
Hurricane Matthew
- The death toll in North Carolina rises to 22 as flood waters continue to rise. Governor Pat McCrory says places that had a foot of water in the morning, were under 12 feet of water this afternoon. (Reuters)

The Maldives leaves the Commonwealth of Nations after 34 years, claiming that it has been "unfairly and unjustly" treated by the intergovernmental organization. (The Telegraph)
The United Nations General Assembly officially appoints former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres its next Secretary-General. (BBC), (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. (BBC)

Cyberthieves inject 5,925 online web retailers with website software malicious code that is stealing the credit card details of customers. (BBC)

@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 *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)]
+**Scottish leader [[Nicola Sturgeon]] will introduce a bill to determine the final status of the [[Countries of the United Kingdom|country]]. [http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-37634338 (BBC)]
 ;Law and crime