Portal:Current events/2022 September 17
Armed conflicts and attacks
- September 2022 Damascus airstrikes
- Five Syrian soldiers are killed in missile strikes launched by the Israeli Air Force near Damascus. (Haaretz)
Arts and culture
- COVID-19 pandemic, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, Tourism in Germany
- The annual Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, opens after not being held for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (BR)
Business and economy
- Poland opens the Vistula Spit canal connecting the Vistula Lagoon and Gdańsk Bay after three years of construction. (Al Arabiya)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- The island of Kyushu as super Typhoon Nanmadol approaches. An official for the agency warns that Nanmadol can bring "unprecedented" storms and rain to the area. (Reuters)
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- Twenty-two people are killed and 10 others are injured by a
- Nine people are killed and 55 others are rescued after a bus crashes in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, during heavy rains. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Politics of the Philippines
- Vic Rodriguez steps down as Executive Secretary and will continue to be Bongbong Marcos chief of staff. (Inquirer)