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Portal:Current events/2016 September 6

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

  • 2016 Davao City bombing
  • Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte declares a state of emergency in the whole country. In a warning to Abu Sayyaf, Duterte says "I will eat you alive." [http://time.com/4481495/philippines-duterte-abu-sayyaf-terrorist-eat-alive/ (Time)], [http://www.rappler.com/nation/145346-proclamation-state-national-emergency-lawless-violence-released (Rappler)]
  • War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
  • Gunfire is heard in the Afghan capital Kabul with security forces looking for attackers with at least one person killed and six injured. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/730cf6d989da45279d7d7e5db142fcea/twin-bombings-near-afghanistans-defense-ministry-kill-5 (AP)]
  • A suicide bomber attacks a charity in the Kabul suburb of Shāre Naw with the Taliban claiming responsibility. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37283543 (BBC)]
  • South Thailand insurgency
  • A motorcycle bomb kills a father and daughter outside an elementary school in Narathiwat province. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-blast-idUSKCN11C0C3?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews (Reuters)]
  • Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
  • The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant bans burqas in northern Iraq after a series of fatal attacks on its members by veiled women. [https://amp.ibtimes.co.uk/islamic-state-bans-burka-northern-iraq-after-veiled-woman-kills-2-jihadists-1579804 (International Business Times)]

;Arts and culture

;Business and economy

  • Bayer reproposes to buy Monsanto at a new exchange of US$65 billion including debt. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/bayer-raises-offer-to-buy-monsanto-1473121719 (The Wall Street Journal)]
  • Fox News On The Record host Greta Van Susteren leaves the channel after 14 years. [http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/09/06/greta-van-susteren-fox-news-host/ (AP via Breitbart News)]

;Disasters and accidents

  • 2016 Pacific hurricane season
  • Hurricane Newton makes its way towards the resort town of Los Cabos, Mexico. [http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/hurricane-newton-bearing-down-on-baja/ (Mexico News Daily)]
  • Typhoon Lionrock (2016)
  • The death toll rises to at least 114 as 60 more people are killed in floods after the typhoon hits North Korea, displacing over 44,000 people. Fifteen people are also missing. [http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/floods-kill-60-displace-44000-in-north-korea-says-un/ (The Indian Express)]

;Health

  • 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic
  • A new infection of the Zika virus spreads to the Philippines. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-06/zika-virus-case-confirmed-in-philippines/7817378 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]
  • Isabelle Dinoire, who received the world's first face transplant, is reported to have died from cancer at the age of 49 in April 2016. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37290986 (BBC)]

;International relations

;Law and crime

;Politics and elections

;Science and technology

  • A study concludes that typhoons in Asia are becoming stronger. [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/05/asian-typhoons-becoming-more-intense-study-finds (The Guardian)][http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ngeo2792.html (Nature Geoscience)]
  • The giant panda is removed from IUCN's endangered species list but is replaced by the Eastern gorilla. [http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/04/world/giant-panda-endangered-downgrade-gorillas-decline/ (CNN)]

;Sports

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