Portal:Current events/2016 September 6

September 6, 2016 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2016 Davao City bombing
- Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte declares a state of emergency in the whole country. In a warning to Abu Sayyaf, Duterte says "I will eat you alive." (Time), (Rappler)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Gunfire is heard in the Afghan capital Kabul with security forces looking for attackers with at least one person killed and six injured. (AP)
- A suicide bomber attacks a charity in the Kabul suburb of Shāre Naw with the Taliban claiming responsibility. (BBC)
South Thailand insurgency
- A motorcycle bomb kills a father and daughter outside an elementary school in Narathiwat province. (Reuters)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
- The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant bans burqas in northern Iraq after a series of fatal attacks on its members by veiled women. (International Business Times)

Arts and culture

Warner Brothers is accused of self-censorship after it tagged its own websites for copyright infringement through the search engine Google. (New York Daily News)

Business and economy

Bayer reproposes to buy Monsanto at a new exchange of US$65 billion including debt. (The Wall Street Journal)
Fox News On The Record host Greta Van Susteren leaves the channel after 14 years. (AP via Breitbart News)

Disasters and accidents

2016 Pacific hurricane season
- Hurricane Newton makes its way towards the resort town of Los Cabos, Mexico. (Mexico News Daily)
Typhoon Lionrock (2016)
- The death toll rises to at least 114 as 60 more people are killed in floods after the typhoon hits North Korea, displacing over 44,000 people. Fifteen people are also missing. (The Indian Express)

Health

2015–16 Zika virus epidemic
- A new infection of the Zika virus spreads to the Philippines. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Isabelle Dinoire, who received the world's first face transplant, is reported to have died from cancer at the age of 49 in April 2016. (BBC)

International relations

2016 ASEAN Summit
- Laos prepares to host the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summit. (CNN)
- Barack Obama pledges US$90 million to clear Laos of unexploded ordnance dropped by the United States during the Vietnam War. (NBC)

Law and crime

About 27 years after his abduction, the remains of Jacob Wetterling are discovered. (NPR)
21st Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News, settles a sexual harassment case by Gretchen Carlson for US$20 million. (Vanity Fair)
Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations
- A judge in Pennsylvania schedules the dates for the trial of accused U.S. comedian Bill Cosby. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2016
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends her stance regarding the European migrant crisis despite her party losing in the key election. (Deutsche Welle)
British MP Keith Vaz quits the Home Affairs Select Committee following allegations that he had engaged in sexual activity with male prostitutes. (BBC)

Science and technology

A study concludes that typhoons in Asia are becoming stronger. (The Guardian)(Nature Geoscience)
The giant panda is removed from IUCN's endangered species list but is replaced by the Eastern gorilla. (CNN)

Sports