International events of the week
(Baonghean.vn) - Syria, North Korea, protests in the US... are all the most searched keywords in the past 7 days. Let's review with Nghe An Newspaper the outstanding events in the world this week.
1. Fighting in Syria continues fiercely after the ceasefire ends
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| On the evening of September 19, the Syrian army announced the end of the week-long ceasefire in the country. The announcement was made one day after the US-led international coalition airstrike on Syrian army forces in Deir-Azzor killed 80 people and injured dozens of others. Also on September 19, on the way to Orum al-Kubra in Aleppo province, at least 18 trucks in a convoy of 31 cars carrying UN aid for Syria were hit by bombs, killing at least 12 people. In the face of fierce fighting in Syria, on the evening of September 22, the International Syria Support Group held a meeting on the sidelines of the annual high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York but did not achieve any results. |
2. Rising tensions on the Korean peninsula
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| On September 19, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that leader Kim Jong-un visited the Sohae Space Center and supervised the test of a new engine for a satellite-carrying rocket. This action is speculated to be in preparation for a missile launch as soon as possible. On September 21, South Korea dispatched about 4,000 troops to participate in military exercises near the sea border with North Korea. In response, North Korea continued to warn of a nuclear attack if the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is deployed in South Korea. Meanwhile, the US, UK and France are calling on the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea. |
3. A series of schools in Canada had to be evacuated due to threats of attack.
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| Several schools in eastern Canada were evacuated on September 21 after police in the area received a series of threats. Federal police said students at all schools in Prince Edward Island, Canada's smallest province, were moved to safe locations after a threat was made against the facilities. Nova Scotia police also said they had evacuated several universities and colleges in the province due to an anonymous bomb threat. It is not yet clear whether the incidents in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia are related. |
4. Protests and riots after a white police officer shot and killed a black man
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| On the afternoon of September 20, an armed man identified as Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old African American, was shot and killed by police while searching for another suspect. On the night of April 23, the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA continued to witness the fourth consecutive night of protests after the police shot and killed Keith. Many protests turned violent, forcing the Charlotte government to declare a state of emergency. The incident once again shook the United States, especially in the context of the ongoing fear of terrorism. |
5. Japan and Indonesia are heavily affected by floods.
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| On the night of September 20, due to the impact of storm No. 16, many localities in Japan experienced heavy rain and tornadoes in the eastern and western regions of Japan. According to statistics in 9 provinces and cities where the storm passed, at least 1 person was missing, 30 others were injured and tens of thousands of others were injured. In Indonesia, at about 1 a.m. on September 21 (local time), heavy rain broke the dikes of 2 rivers in Garut district, West Java province, causing floods that killed 20 people, injured many others and 14 people were missing. |
Chu Thanh
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