Portal:Current events/2013 September 24
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September 24, 2013 (Tuesday)
Business and economy
- Hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh shut down due to strikes by workers seeking higher pay. (Bloomberg)
Disasters and accidents
- A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Balochistan in western Pakistan with at least 40 people dead. (USGS) (Wall Street Journal)
- Twenty-one provinces in Thailand are hit by flooding, affecting over 600,000 people. (Bangkok Post)
Politics and elections
- The Parliament of Cambodia votes for Hun Sen to continue as Prime Minister despite an opposition boycott. (AP via ABC News America)
- The General debate of the 68th UN General Assembly opens. (United Nations)
Sport
- In road cycling, Ellen van Dijk won the women's time trial at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. (Mail & Guardian)