September 2014

September 2014 was the ninth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Monday, ended on a Tuesday after 30 days.

Portal:Current events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from September 2014.

September 1, 2014 (Monday)
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September 2, 2014 (Tuesday)
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September 3, 2014 (Wednesday)
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Science and technology
  • Two species of dendrogramma, found off the coast of Australia in 1986, are discovered to be unclassifiable in any existing phylum. (Guardian)
September 4, 2014 (Thursday)
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International relations
  • The two-day NATO summit in Newport, Wales, begins. Leaders agree to apply further sanctions on Russia. NATO sources claim that there are "several thousand" Russian troops inside Ukraine. (RTE)
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September 5, 2014 (Friday)
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  • A privately owned Socata TBM-900 (flight number N900KN) from the US flies without a conscious pilot for a thousand miles after a suspected cabin depressurization (see also) and crashes 14 miles off the coast of northeastern Jamaica. (Reuters)
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September 6, 2014 (Saturday)
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Health
  • West Africa Ebola virus epidemic:
    • Sierra Leone declares a four day nationwide lockdown to attempt to stop the spread of Ebola. (CBC)
Law and crime
  • Egypt charges former president Mohammed Morsi and nine others for leaking sensitive government information to Qatar. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
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September 7, 2014 (Sunday)
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Science
  • Asteroid 2014 RC makes a close approach to Earth at 0.1 Lunar Distances (0.000267 astronomical units (39,900 km; 24,800 mi)) at 18:01 UTC (Yahoo News)
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September 8, 2014 (Monday)
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Health
  • It is reported that nearly one thousand children have been hospitalized with respiratory illnesses in several U.S. states. (USA Today)
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September 9, 2014 (Tuesday)
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September 10, 2014 (Wednesday)
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Business and economic
  • Gold extends a fresh three-month low as a stronger U.S. dollar sapped investor appetite for the metal. (The Wall Street Journal)
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September 11, 2014 (Thursday)
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September 12, 2014 (Friday)
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International relations
  • Australia raises its terror threat level to high following concerns about militants returning from conflicts in Iraq and Syria. (BBC)
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September 13, 2014 (Saturday)
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  • At least 29 people are missing after the ferry MV Maharlika II sinks off the Philippines coast. (CNN)
Health
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Sports
September 14, 2014 (Sunday)
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  • North Korea holds a trial for American tourist Matthew Miller who was detained in April and sentences him to six years of hard labor. (AP) (CNN)
  • The Carolina Panthers deactivate defensive end Greg Hardy after his conviction on two counts of female assault and communicating threats. (USA Today)
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September 15, 2014 (Monday)
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September 16, 2014 (Tuesday)
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September 17, 2014 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
  • Syrian Civil War:
    • Nearly 50 people have been killed in two days of Syrian government airstrikes on the town of Talbiseh in Homs Governorate. (BBC)
  • War in Donbass
    • A rocket attack by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine kills 10 civilians and injures 12 others in the village of Nyzhnya Krynka near Donetsk. (CNN)
  • Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
  • Terrorism in Pakistan
    • Al-Qaeda announced that it had temporarily captured the Pakistani Navy frigate PNS Zulfiquar, in an attempt to attack the U.S fleet with onboard missiles, before it was recaptured by Pakistani Forces. (Reuters)
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September 18, 2014 (Thursday)
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September 19, 2014 (Friday)
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Health
  • 2014 West African ebola outbreak
    • Sierra Leone begins a nationwide lockdown in order to slow the spread of the disease. (CNN)
International relations
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Sports
September 20, 2014 (Saturday)
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September 21, 2014 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
  • Shia insurgency in Yemen
    • The Yemeni government and Shia Houthi rebels sign an agreement aimed at ending the political crisis as the rebels advance towards the capital Sana'a; prime minister Mohammed Basindwa resigns, and under the deal, rebels will nominate a new prime minister within three days. (BBC)
  • Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
  • Terrorism in Pakistan
    • The Pakistani Taliban claims to have shot down a Pakistani Air Force F-16, and releases pictures of the wreckage. (The Blaze)
  • An explosion near the Egyptian foreign ministry building in Cairo kills at least two police officers. (BBC)
Health
Politics and elections
Religion
Sport
  • In tennis, two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka is to miss the remainder of the season because of the foot injury that has blighted her year. (BBC)
September 22, 2014 (Monday)
Business and economy
Politics and elections
  • The Fiji First Party led by Voreqe Bainimarama wins 32 out of 50 seats in the Parliament in last week's general election. (AP)
  • 2014 Hong Kong electoral reform
    • Students from more than 20 universities and colleges in Hong Kong are boycotting class in protest against Beijing’s decision to rule out fully democratic elections. (The Guardian)
Science and technology
September 23, 2014 (Tuesday)
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Health
International relations
September 24, 2014 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
  • Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
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Politics and elections
  • Venezuela's opposition parties named Jesus Torrealba, a 56-year-old journalist and teacher, to head their coalition ahead of 2015 parliamentary elections where they hope to weaken President Maduro's socialist government. (Voice of America)
Science and technology
Sports
  • In motorsport, the district attorney for Ontario County, New York announces that a grand jury decided not to bring criminal charges against NASCAR driver Tony Stewart in the death of Kevin Ward, Jr. during an August sprint car race. The prosecutor also reveals that Ward was under the influence of marijuana at the time of the accident. (ESPN)
September 25, 2014 (Thursday)
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  • A 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Alaska, causing minor damage and affecting the state's largest city, Anchorage. (Alaska Dispatch News)
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September 26, 2014 (Friday)
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Health
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September 27, 2014 (Saturday)
Disasters and accidents
  • Japan's Mount Ontake volcano erupts causing 250 people to be stranded, injuring at least eight people and forcing aircraft to divert their routes. (Reuters)
Business and economy
  • After 139 years of ferry crossings between the Danish town of Esbjerg and Harwich in England, MS Sirena Seaways carries passengers on the route for the last time as DFDS closes the route due to "dwindling demand and high costs"; a freight service will still be available on the route from Esbjerg to Immingham. (BBC) (DFDS Connects)
Health
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Politics and elections
Sport
September 28, 2014 (Sunday)
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Sports
September 29, 2014 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
  • War in Donbass
    • Renewed clashes around the Donetsk International Airport between the pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government troops kill at least 12 people in the worst flareup of violence since the ceasefire accord earlier in September. (CBC)
International Relations
  • Argentina's central bank announces that it will pay the holders of its restructured debt Tuesday. Implicitly this indicates that it is ready to defy a U.S. federal court which has blocked such payments until the holders of hold-out bonds are included. (Reuters)
Politics and Elections
September 30, 2014 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Art and culture
Health
  • Ebola Virus in the United States
Law and crime
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