Portal:Current events/2017 September 22
September 22, 2017
(
2017-09-22
)
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Business and economy
Transport in London
Transport for London
announces that it will not issue
Uber
a new private hire license.
(BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2017 Atlantic hurricane season
Tens of thousands of people in northern
Puerto Rico
are ordered to evacuate after floodwaters from
Hurricane Maria
damage the
Guajataca Dam
.
(
The Washington Post
)
Politics and elections
Aruban general election, 2017
Voters in
Aruba
go to the polls to elect a new
Parliament
, with the ruling
Aruban People's Party
losing 4 of its 13 seats.
Prime Minister
Mike Eman
announces his intention to step down as leader of the Aruba People's Party.
(
NRC
)
Science and technology
Human evolution
A new study shows that
Neanderthal
brains developed more slowly than those of
modern humans
, contradicting previous studies.
(BBC)
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