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*[[Economy of Cambodia]] |
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*The ''[[Cambodia Daily]]'' announces it will publish its final edition after being ordered to pay USD$6.3 million in taxes as a result of an investigation, initiated by [[Prime Minister of Cambodia]] [[Hun Sen]], into private companies operating in [[Cambodia]]. [http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/09/03/548296895/cambodia-daily-newspaper-to-close-after-24-years (NPR)] |
**The ''[[Cambodia Daily]]'' [[List of newspapers in Cambodia|newspaper]] announces it will publish its final edition after being ordered to pay USD$6.3 million in taxes as a result of an investigation, initiated by [[Prime Minister of Cambodia]] [[Hun Sen]], into private companies operating in [[Cambodia]]. [http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/09/03/548296895/cambodia-daily-newspaper-to-close-after-24-years (NPR)] |
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*[[Hurricane Harvey]] |
*[[Hurricane Harvey]] |
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**Hurricane Harvey is projected to possibly become the second costliest [[hurricane]] in the [[United States]]'s history, with estimates ranging from [[United States Dollar|US$]]72 billion to over $125 billion. In comparison, [[Hurricane Katrina]]'s total damage is estimated to be around $118 to $160 billion. [http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-harvey-projected-2nd-costliest-storm-us-history/story?id=49565583 (ABC News)] |
**Hurricane Harvey is projected to possibly become the second costliest [[hurricane]] in the [[United States]]'s history, with estimates ranging from [[United States Dollar|US$]]72 billion to over $125 billion. In comparison, [[Hurricane Katrina]]'s total damage is estimated to be around $118 to $160 billion. [http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-harvey-projected-2nd-costliest-storm-us-history/story?id=49565583 (ABC News)] |
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*[[2017 California wildfires]] |
*[[2017 California wildfires]] |
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**The [[La Tuna Fire]] continues to burn in [[Los Angeles, California]], becoming the largest fire in the city's history at around 5,800 acres. Mayor [[Eric Garcetti]] declares a [[state of emergency]]. [http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-la-tuna-fire-wildfire-20170902-story.html (''Los Angeles Times'')] [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/la-tuna-fire-los-angeles-grows-thousands-acres-largest-brush-n798326 (NBC News)] |
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*[[Unexploded ordnance]] in [[Germany]] |
*[[Unexploded ordnance]] in [[Germany]] |
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**Large portions of [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]], are evacuated as local authorities work to defuse a bomb left over from a [[Royal Air Force]] raid during World War II. The evacuation is the largest to occur in Europe since [[World War II]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/03/europe/germany-frankfurt-bomb-evacuation/index.html (CNN)] |
**Large portions of [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]], are evacuated as local authorities work to defuse a bomb left over from a [[Royal Air Force]] raid during World War II. The evacuation is the largest to occur in Europe since [[World War II]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/03/europe/germany-frankfurt-bomb-evacuation/index.html (CNN)] |
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