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Current events of September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16) (Monday)

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Armed conflict and attack

The United Nations confirms the use of sarin gas in the Ghouta Attacks. (The Guardian)
Battle of Zamboanga City: The Armed Forces of the Philippines launch a helicopter strike against Moro National Liberation Front rebels holed up in parts of the city of Zamboanga. (AFP)

Aerospace

Bombardier's CS100 successfully completes its first test flight out of Montréal-Mirabel International Airport. (CBC)

Disasters and accidents

Hurricane Ingrid is due to make landfall in Mexico as the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel causes heavy rain on the Pacific coast. So far, 21 people have died as a result of the two storms including 14 people in Guerrero state. (AP via ABC News America)
Typhoon Man-yi hits central Japan with concerns raised about a possible impact on the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (The Australian)
Rain continues in the American state of Colorado as more than 1,200 people remain unaccounted for in the current floods. (Los Angeles Times)
The Singaporean container ship Sima Sapphire collides and sinks a Vietnamese fishing vessel about 50 nautical miles to the south of Vũng Tàu, leaving one dead. The Maritime Executive

International relations

The United States and Russia agree to a deal to eradicate chemical weapons in Syria. The government of President Bashar al-Assad agrees to the deal but the opposition does not. (AFP/Reuters via ABC News Australia)

Law and crime

A gunman opens fire at Washington, D.C.'s Naval Yard killing 13; the gunman also dies.(NBC) (The Washington Post) (CNN)
Cadbury Adams Canada Inc., Hershey Canada Inc., Nestlé Canada Inc. and Mars Canada Inc., as well as distributor ITWAL Limited agree to pay more than CAD$23 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging price-fixing and price maintenance in the Canadian market.(CTV News)

Politics and elections

Voters in Rwanda go to the polls for a parliamentary election. (AFP via Google News)

Sport

In association football, the coach and eight players with Southern Stars FC are arrested in relation to matchfixing in Australia's Victorian Premier League. (The Australian)

Health and medicine

Naegleria fowleri is found in tap water near New Orleans, marking the first time the pathogenic amoeba has been detected in U.S. public water supply. (NBC)

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