Portal:Current events/2016 September 3
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;Armed conflicts and attacks
- The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte declares a nationwide "state of lawlessness" after yesterday's bombing in Davao City that has killed at least 14 people. [http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2016-09-03-AS--Philippines-Blast/id-f175b2f4d9734ca99938b7bc6b68a9ad (AP)]
;Disasters and accidents
- Bees and toxic chemicals
- Over 3 million bees die in South Carolina after being exposed to pesticides intended for mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus. [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/02/492404411/s-c-county-sprays-for-mosquitos-but-accidentally-takes-out-millions-of-bees (NPR)]
- North Korea says that at least fifteen people are missing and thousands left homeless in the city of Hoeryong after the Tumen River floods. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-floods-idUSKCN11904K (Reuters)]
- 2016 Oklahoma earthquake
- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Pawnee, Oklahoma, tying the record for the strongest in state history. At least one person was injured. [http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/03/us/oklahoma-earthquake/ (CNN)] [http://www.fox23.com/news/pawnee-building-collapses-during-massive-earthquake/436463982 (KOKI-TV)]
- State officials order closure of three dozen wastewater disposal wells by oil and gas operators. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/us/earthquake-ties-record-for-strongest-in-oklahoma-history.html?_r=0 (The New York Times)]
- Governor Mary Fallin declares a state of emergency for Pawnee County. [http://www.news9.com/story/33008800/state-responds-to-56-earthquake (KOTV 6)]
;Politics and elections
- Indian general strike of 2016
- Around 180 million people are claimed to be striking in India against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic privatization plans. The strike is allegedly the largest in human history. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/millions-indian-workers-strike-wages-160902131706206.html (Al Jazeera)]
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