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Portal:Current events/2016 November 16

November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16) (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
  • As many as 412 people have died in the last 23 days due to smog in Tehran, according to Iran's Health Ministry. All schools in the city have also been ordered to close as part of emergency measures. (AFP via Daily Mail)
International relations
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a symbolic order to withdraw Russia's signature from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid calls by pro-rebel western Non-governmental organisations for an investigation into alleged Russian war crimes in Syria. (The Independent)
Politics and elections
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