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September 19, 2014
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2014-09-19
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Accidents and disasters
Tropical Storm Fung-wong
Manila
is inundated by massive flooding causing flights to the
international airport
to be cancelled and businesses to shut down.
(Bloomberg)
Between 20,000 to 30,000 people are evacuated in
Luzon
as the
Philippine
volcano
Mayon
spews
lava
.
(
TIME
)
Indonesia
's
Mount Slamet
erupts.
(
TIME
)
Arts and culture
Saturday Night Live
alumnus
Darrell Hammond
is chosen to be the new announcer of the long running U.S. variety show following the death of
Don Pardo
in August.
(
The New York Times
)
Business and economy
Chinese
e-commerce
giant
Alibaba Group
lists on
NYSE
in one of the largest
initial public offerings
in history.
(BBC)
A report by Verité states that one third of migrant workers in
Malaysia
's electronics industry are
slaves
.
(
The Guardian
)
Attacks and armed conflicts
2014 Australian terror raids
Australia
raises security for its
Parliament
after conducting raids that arrest dozens of suspected
terrorists
.
(CBS News)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
France
launches airstrikes against the Islamic State.
(Fox News)
Malaysia
says that
Muslim women
are joining IS as "
prostitutes
" which is contrary to the teachings of
Islam
.
(
The Diplomat
)
Health
2014 West African ebola outbreak
Sierra Leone
begins a nationwide lockdown in order to slow the spread of the disease.
(CNN)
International relations
Japan
vows to continue its
whaling program
despite passage of an anti-whaling vote in the
International Whaling Commission
.
(Reuters)
Law and crime
China
fines
Glaxosmithkline
US$
490 million for its alleged involvement in a
bribery
scandal.
(BBC)
Politics and elections
2014 Scottish independence referendum
Scotland
votes "No" to
Scottish independence
.
(
The New York Times
)
Voter turnout
in the referendum hits 84.5%, a record high for any election held in the
United Kingdom
since the introduction of
universal suffrage
in 1918.
(ITV)
Prime Minister
David Cameron
announces plans to devolve further powers to Scotland, as well as the UK's other constituent countries.
(BBC)
Alex Salmond
announces his resignation as
First Minister of Scotland
and leader of the
Scottish National Party
following the referendum.
(BBC)
Slovenia
's 12th government is sworn in with
Miro Cerar
as the new prime minister.
(Slovenia Times)
Poland
's new prime minister,
Ewa Kopacz
, presents her government;
Grzegorz Schetyna
becomes new foreign minister, while the outgoing FM
Radoslaw Sikorski
becomes speaker of the parliament.
(Euronews)
Sports
In
tennis
,
Chinese
two-time
Grand Slam
winner
Li Na
announces her retirement after persistent knee problems.
(AP via Sports Fan)
The
2014 Asian Games
gets underway in
Incheon
,
South Korea
.
(AP)
In
Australian rules football
, the
AFL minor premiers
, the
Sydney Swans
, advance to the
AFL Grand Final
by defeating
North Melbourne
by 71 points in the first preliminary final at
ANZ Stadium
in
Sydney
.
(THE AGE)
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