Portal:Current events/2022 September 15

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Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
• 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
• 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
• War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
• Izium mass graves
• Ukrainian police say that a mass grave containing more than 440 bodies has been discovered in the recently recaptured city of Izium. [https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-zelenskiy-grave/ukraine-finds-a-mass-grave-in-recaptured-city-of-izium-zelenskiy-idUSKBN2QG248 (Reuters)]

Disasters and accidents

• Nine people are killed and 20 others are injured during a stampede at a concert in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. [https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-guatemala-city-8246d35fefa65de2752bcd89bb266c33 (AP)]

Law and crime

• Iguala mass kidnapping
• Authorities in Mexico confirm the arrest of a retired military general for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 43 students in the state of Guerrero in 2014. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-arrests-general-over-2014-disappearances-43-students-2022-09-15/ (Reuters)]

Politics and elections

• Armenia–United States relations
• U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi announces a visit to the Armenian capital Yerevan as a show of support for Armenia amid renewed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the past week. [https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/15/nancy-pelosi-is-going-to-armenia-00056947 (Politico)]

Science and technology

• Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency, changes its consensus mechanism from proof of work to proof of stake, ceasing all mining and reducing its energy consumption by over 99.9% [https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/15/ethereums-massive-software-upgrade-just-went-live-heres-what-it-does.html (CNBC)]

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