Portal:Current events/2018 October 9

October 9, 2018 (Tuesday)

Arts and culture

American Music Awards of 2018
- American singer Taylor Swift wins four trophies, including Artist of the Year, and holds 23 American Music Awards, beating Whitney Houston. (BBC News) (Sky News)

Disasters and accidents

2018 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Michael strengthens to a category 2 storm with 110 mph winds as it continues to ascend through the Florida Panhandle. (Washington Post) (Tampa Bay Times)
A sinkhole in Dazhou, China, kills four people. (NY Post)
2018 European floods
- At least 12 people die in flash flooding on the Spanish island of Mallorca, including nationals of at least 3 countries. A five-year-old child is missing. (BBC), (El País)
Pipeline accidents in Canada
- In British Columbia, communities are forced to evacuate after a pipeline operated by Enbridge explodes near Prince George. (Digital Journal) (Toronto Star)

Law and crime

Former Guatemalan Vice President Roxana Baldetti is sentenced to 15 years and 6 months in prison for fraud in a system to clean the polluted Lake Amatitlán. Baldetti still has four pending lawsuits and extradition to the United States. (The Guardian)

International relations

Foreign relations of the Holy See, Foreign relations of North Korea
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un invites Pope Francis to Pyongyang, and said he would be "warmly welcomed" to North Korea. (New York Times) (UPI)

Politics and elections

Nikki Haley announces her resignation as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, effective at the end of the year. (NBC News)

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