Saturday, September 21, 2013

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2013

SEPTEMBER 21 IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE AND PEACE ONE DAY, AS WELL AS INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR ARMENIA, BELIZE, AND MALTA.
Fall has officially begun.
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the classic TV series The Outer Limits.

Amongst events happening around the world this past week...
*Japan has shut down its last working nuclear reactor for a safety inspection, with no restart date currently scheduled.
*Four candy/chocolate manufacturers and a distributor have agreed to pay an out of court settlement of $23 million Canadian dollars to avoid a class action lawsuit of price fixing allegations in that country.
*Financial company J. P. Morgan Chase was fined $920 million United States dollars for illegal practices involving 2012 trade losses.
*Edi Rama is the new Prime Minister of Albania.
*Civil unrest continues in Iraq and Afghanistan.

CONCERNING SYRIA
*The United States and Russia have brokered a deal for Syria to give up its chemical weapons, but the factions within that country are divided on the issue.
*The United Nations' investigation has confirmed the use of saran gas in the Ghouta attacks.
*Meanwhile, Syria has filed paperwork revealing details of its armaments with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.


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