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Disasters and accidents. Twelve thousand people have been evacuated from the area near the Mayon Volcano on the Philippines island of Luzon due to concerns over a possible eruption. (Reuters via Time) 2014 Pacific typhoon season : Typhoon Kalmaegi sweeps past Hong Kong after causing six deaths in the Philippines on Saturday.
September 5, 2023 (Tuesday) edit. history. watch. Armed conflicts and attacks. 2023 Nigerien crisis. France–Niger relations. France and Niger 's military government begin talks on the possible withdrawal of French troops from the West African country. (Al Jazeera)
The heads of Samsung, Hyundai, SK and LG will attend the third Inter-Korean summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang next week. (UPI) The European Central Bank maintains its policy to halve monetary stimulus after September and end it in December 2018.
Dutch general election of 2012, voters in the Netherlands elect new representation in the House of Representatives. The final prognosis shows 41 (+10) seats for incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte 's People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and 40 seats (+10) for PvdA, Diederik Samsom 's Labour Party, out of a total 150 seats.
An Afghan policeman kills four US troops in southern Afghanistan. (Vancouver Sun) A roadside bombing carried out by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the southern Turkish province of Bingöl kills at least eight police officers. (BBC) A roadside bomb detonates near Jandol, Lower Dir District, Pakistan, killing 14 and seriously wounding 7.
1929 – First flight of the Adcox Student Prince 1917 – First flight of the Junkers D.I 1917 – A kite balloon from the USS Huntington was hit by a squall and while being hauled down struck the water so hard that the observer, Lieutenant (jg) Henry W. Hoyt, was knocked out of the basket and caught underwater in the balloon rigging.
Current events/2021 September 22. ISIL-K militants open fire against a Taliban vehicle at a gas station in Jalalabad, killing two Taliban members, a gas station attendant, and a child. Two bombs also explode nearby to two more Taliban vehicles, killing another child and injuring three more Taliban members. (First Post)
Disasters and accidents 2020 wildfire season 2020 California wildfires The Pacific Gas and Electric Company shuts down power for an estimated 172,000 California customers in 22 counties. (SFGate) 2020 Washington wildfires A wildfire destroys up to 80% of the town of Malden, Washington, including the town's fire station, post office, city hall, and library. The entire town's population was ...