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COVID-19 pandemic Disease Virus By location Impact Portal Protesters in Nigeria At least ten people are killed during protests (pictured) in Nigeria and internationally to end the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. In basketball, the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Miami Heat to win the NBA Finals. In tennis, Iga Świątek wins the women's singles title and Rafael Nadal wins the men's singles title at the French Open. The UN World Food Programme is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger. Ongoing: Belarusian protests Kyrgyzstan protests Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Recent deaths: John Reid Herbert Kretzmer Jacinda Barclay Conchata Ferrell Jon Gibson Carlton Chapman view - page history - related changes - edit

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October 16

Portal:Current events/2020 October 16

Current events of October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Armed gunmen attack a military base in Kindia, Guinea, about 85km (53 miles) outside of the capital Conakry, killing the camp's commander, according to a statement released by the defence ministry. The attack comes two days before the general elections. (Reuters) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan will suspend secondary school classes and the use of Baku’s metro system from October 19 until November 2 to curb the spread of the COVID-19. (National Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia Croatia reports 1,131 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new record for the third day in a row. (koronavirus.hr) COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic reports a record 9,721 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new record for two days a row, according to data from the Health Ministry. (The Daily Telegraph) COVID-19 pandemic in Germany With 7,334 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, Germany sets a new record of daily cases in second day a row since the start of the outbreak, according to official figures released by the Robert Koch Institute. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania Wallis and Futuna reports its first case of infection by SARS-CoV-2. The individual, who arrived on October 3, and later tested positive, is asymptomatic and is in isolation in a hospital. The territory was the only French-administered region free of COVID-19 until today. (RNZ) COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal Portugal reports 2,608 new daily cases, its highest daily increase yet, bringing the cumulative count to 95,902 confirmed cases. (DGS) COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia Slovakia reports 2,075 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new record for the second day in a row. (spectator.sme.sk) COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland, COVID-19 pandemic in Liechtenstein Switzerland reports 3,105 new cases, the highest record number in a single day since the pandemic began, thus taking the total to 74,442 confirmed cases in Switzerland and Liechtenstein as second wave of the pandemic gripped the country. (Reuters) Law and crime COVID-19 pandemic in Germany A Berlin court suspends a order to close bars and restaurants from 11 pm to 6 am local time to tackle surging numbers of COVID-19 in the city as the court considers it disproportionate in view of other measures taken to fight the pandemic. (TheJournal.ie) 2020 Thai protests Two activists in Thailand have been arrested on charges of attempting violence against the Queen. Bunkueanun "Francis" Paothong and Ekachai Hongkangwan are set to be charged under Section 110 of Thailand's criminal code and could result in a possible life sentence. (CNN)

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October 15

Portal:Current events/2020 October 15

Current events of October 15, 2020 (2020-10-15) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Azerbaijan says three people have been killed and three others injured after a funeral procession in Tartar District was shelled by Armenian forces, while the Armenian prosecutor-general's office says two soldiers were killed in a drone strike in Vardenis; the soldiers were not involved in military action. (Middle East Monitor) Business and economy Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii Hawaii is expected to reopen tourism to the public and lift the statewide mandatory quarantine for travellers who test negative. However, visitors will be required to wear masks and go through temperature screenings. (CNN) (TravelPulse.com) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in England, COVID-19 tier regulations in England Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that London, Essex, York, and other areas will be put under tier 2 restrictions on October 17, which means that different households will be banned from mixing indoors, including inside homes, pubs, and restaurants, and people will also be told to avoid public transport and non-essential travel. (BBC) (ABC Australia) COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia Croatia reports 793 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new record for the second day in a row. (Total Croatia News) COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus Cyprus reports a record of 104 cases in the past 24 hours, surpassing 100 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. (Cyprus-Mail) COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic reports a record 9,544 new cases in the last 24 hours, its highest single day tally since the pandemic began, according to data from the Health Ministry. (Arab News) COVID-19 pandemic in France France reports a record 30,621 new infections in a single day as the cumulative number of cases surpasses 800,000. (The Hill) COVID-19 pandemic in Germany The number of new cases in Germany surges by 6,638 in the last 24 hours, according to official data from the Robert Koch Institute, a new record not seen since the pandemic began, which previously reported 6,294 cases on March 28. (RFI) COVID-19 pandemic in Greece The Greek government places the northern regional unit of Kozani on lockdown, as the region is declared an "increased threat." The measure, applicable until October 29, implies the use of masks at all sites; the prohibition of meetings in public and private spaces; the ban to travel outside the region; and the closure of restaurants, gyms, museums, courts, and shops, and the suspension of festivals. (Ekathimerini) COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Italy registers 8,804 new infections in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry, a new record for the second consecutive day since the start of the outbreak in the country. (Daily Sabah) Campania announces that it will shut down schools until the end of this month, in an effort to curb an increase of COVID-19 cases in the region. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal Portugal reports 2,101 new daily cases, its highest daily increase yet, bringing the cumulative count to 93,294 confirmed cases. (DGS) COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia Slovenia reports an all-time high of 745 cases in the past day. Cumulative numbers pass 10,000 cases. (RTVSLO) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India Cinema halls, theatres and multiplexes, entertainment parks, educational institution and swimming pools outside containment zones reopened in several states across India as part of measures allowing more activities in the country. (Firstpost) COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Indonesia reports a single day record of 5,810 new recoveries in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide total of recoveries to 273,661. From that number, 2,223 new recoveries came from Central Java. (detikNews) COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia Malaysia reports 409 new recoveries in the last 24 hours. This is the highest number in a single day since the outbreak began, bringing the total number of recoveries to 12,014. according to Director-General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah. (New Straits Times) International relations Netherlands–Russia relations The Dutch government urges Russia to return to negotiation tables after the country withdrew from talks on liability for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. (Reuters) Law and crime COVID-19 pandemic in France The French police have raided the homes of senior government and health officials such as Health Minister Olivier Véran and the director of the national health agency, Jérôme Salomon, as part of an investigation into their handling of the pandemic in the country. It comes after a court launched an inquiry earlier this year. Prime Minister Jean Castex is also under investigation, according to French media. (BBC) Hong Kong national security law Police raid the offices of prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai ahead of his scheduled appearance in court where he has been charged with 'unlawful assembly'. Lai is the owner of the publishing company Next Digital and newspaper Apple Daily. (DW) Capital punishment in Bangladesh A court in Bangladesh sentences five men to death for the gang rape of a girl in 2012. The verdict comes amidst public outcry regarding growing sexual violence. It was the first conviction since the government this week introduced the death penalty for rape. (Al Jazeera) Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot Police announce the arrest of a fourteenth suspect in relation to a foiled kidnapping plot targeting Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. He has been charged at the state level with material support of an act of terrorism. (Detroit Free Press) End SARS Over ten people are killed during a demonstration against the police force of Nigeria. (ABC News) Politics and elections Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory, Conspiracy theories related to the Trump–Ukraine scandal Twitter locks President Donald Trump's presidential campaign Twitter account for sharing a controversial Hunter Biden video. His account has since been unlocked. (Fox News) 2020 Kyrgyzstan protests President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigns following ten days of unrest and protests in response to the 2020 parliamentary election. (Reuters) 2020 Thai protests The government issues an emergency decree following yesterday's generally peaceful protests and counter-protests, effective Thursday at 4:00 a.m. local time (Wednesday 21:00 UTC) that bans gatherings of five or more people and forbids the publication of news or online messages that "could harm national security." Two leaders of the anti-government protests, Anon Nampa and Panupong Jadnok, are arrested after the emergency decree became effective. (BBC) Immigrant investor programs President of the Parliament of Cyprus Demetris Syllouris resigns after being allegedly implicated in a case of sale of passports to investors with criminal records, who do not meet the necessary criteria to be able to move freely within the European Union. (Cyprus-Mail) Science and technology 2020 in paleontology Researchers announce the fossil discoveries of Triassic drepanosaur Skybalonyx skapter at the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. (Los Angeles Times) A boy discovers a fossilized hadrosaur skeleton at the Horseshoe Canyon in Alberta, Canada, dating back 69 million years. (BBC) (Global News)

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RD: Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando

Article: Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): (ABC.es)
Credits:

• Nominated by Alsoriano97 (talk • give credit)

Nominator's comments: Emeritus Bishop of Ciudad Real and Prior of the Military Orders, and of Teruel and Albarracín. COVID-19 related death. Article needs a lot of work. Alsoriano97 (talk) 07:56, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Ongoing removal: Belarusian protests

Article: 2020 Belarusian protests (talk, history)
Ongoing item removal (Post)

Nominator's comments: I know it might be a bit annoying to discuss this every week but we can't keep this on the main page forever or until Lukashenko resigns when that news would get a blurb on its own. The protests have evidently lost momentum more than a month ago. This week's updates are about marches of certain demographic groups (e.g. LGBT people, seniors, mothers, handicapped people), detainment of the co-owner of a flower shop, trapping of a miner underground and announcement of an ultimatum with demands re-iterated zillion times before. Moreover, the content almost completely cites Russian-language sources amidst the lack of regular front-page coverage in the English-language media, which strongly indicates that the general notability of the protests has been brought down to local significance. Having all that said, I think it's time to remove this and keep free room for other developing stories such as the Nigerian protests. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 06:59, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support UNDUE tag, multiple sourcing issues noted in the infobox, far too granular coverage for an encyclopedia, antagonistic edit history. I wouldn't send it to AfD, but neither would I want to keep it on the Main Page.130.233.2.170 (talk) 08:03, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support removal Hardly any media attention, and a 100 women on Wednesday and a handicapped rally yesterday can hardly be qualified as massive protest. KittenKlub (talk) 11:30, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support about time. The level of the protests has died down, and a few minor protests do not count as a major protest. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 12:07, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose Protests are still ongoing, and should stay per the rationale from previous weeks. This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 12:29, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose per Orbitalbuzzsaw. We won't remove the protest on mainpage until they remove Lukashenko. They are stil going currently --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael ^(marhata) 12:40, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
  • That's not how ongoing works. Howard the Duck (talk) 13:07, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
    • That's not how ongoing works. They might not even remove Lukashenko, and if they do, it'll take months. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 13:25, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
• Slight Support Protests have entered a bit of a stalemate, and news coverage has certainly died down (save for talk of the stalemate and Apple Censorship) though i say give it a few days and we'll see what happens. Gex4pls (talk) 13:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support removal - per nom, who makes a strong case. I did a web search on my own and I'm not seeing any substantial news coverage of major new protests. Time to remove this from Ongoing. Jusdafax (talk) 13:37, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support removal. Not really in the news any more.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:40, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
• Weak support – Scant coverage lately, but given the country's politiscape this topic could return anytime. – Sca (talk) 13:56, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

RD: Nguyễn Văn Man

Article: Nguyễn Văn Man (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): VNexpress (in Vietnamese)
Credits:

• Nominated by Destroyeraa (talk • give credit)

Nominator's comments: Major General of People's Army of Vietnam and a politician. Article is a bit short but should be RD passable. Killed by Tropical Storm Linfa. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 18:10, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose Stub, too short for RD. And are there any English-language sources for his death. Gotitbro (talk) 18:45, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

  @Gotitbro: Expanded to include his military career. Not well-known in English-speaking countries. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 20:26, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

  I believe there are English language Vietnamese newspapers/sources as well? Which should uave covered this. Gotitbro (talk) 21:33, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support seems ok enough, though I'd rather his military career info be moved from the intro to the career section, but thats not too big of a problem. Gex4pls (talk) 13:35, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

RD: Jole Santelli

Article: Jole Santelli (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): (La Repubblica)
Credits:

• Nominated by Alsoriano97 (talk • give credit)

Nominator's comments: Italian politician, first female and incumbent president of Calabria. Shocking death in Italy's politics. Alsoriano97 (talk) 16:58, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose Somewhat short for RD, can be expanded from itwiki. English-language sources about her death would be good as well. Gotitbro (talk) 18:50, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

RD: Bhanu Athaiya

Article: Bhanu Athaiya (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Variety
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: First Indian Oscar winner (costumes for Ghandi). Filmography needs sourcing but that's it. Masem (t) 15:48, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Comment Would support when filmography is sourced, otherwise mostly fine. Gotitbro (talk) 16:22, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

  Gotitbro, Source has been updated. Seems like all the movies are covered by that reference. If you spot any missing -- feel free to add the tag. But, on a cursory glance -- seems sourced. Ktin (talk) 02:04, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

  Support, looks fine now. Gotitbro (talk) 03:10, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support looks well written and well sourced. Gex4pls (talk) 13:54, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

(Ready) President of Kyrgyzstan resigns

Articles: Sooronbay Jeenbekov (talk, history) and 2020 Kyrgyzstan protests (talk, history)
Blurb: ​President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov (pictured) resigns amidst electoral protests, Prime Minister Sadyr Zhaparov declares himself acting president. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​Sadyr Japarov, a Kyrgyz nationalist, takes over as president of Kyrgyzstan following the resignation of President Sooronbay Jeenbekov.
News source(s): Reuters, AP, Guardian, Reuters update
Credits:

• Nominated by Brandmeister (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Currently one-sentence update. The protests item is then swapped from ongoing. Brandmeister^talk 09:14, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• This would be ITNR once we know who the successor will be. Maybe it should be anyway since someone has to take over. 331dot (talk) 09:18, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

According to the basic law, the speaker is acting prez. Protests are still going on today calling for dissolution of parliament and his resignation though.195.250.80.226 (talk) 11:44, 15 October 2020 (UTC) Perhaps post it "amidst protests" with the protest link below.195.250.80.226 (talk) 11:46, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Strong Support per ITNR. The blurb can amended if successor is confirmed. 36.68.193.87 (talk) 10:31, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support ITNR This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 11:37, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Wait per 331dot. Tensa Februari (talk) 11:41, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support in principle. The update consists of only one sentence and, given the detailed information in the preceding two paragraphs, it will benefit from adding one or two more.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:16, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support But maybe include his successor in the blurb, when the details come out. Gex4pls (talk) 12:36, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• We probably won't know the name of his successor until a presidential election takes place and the name of the acting president is not really newsworthy.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 13:13, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

In that case it is noteworthy enough on it's own i guess. Gex4pls (talk) 15:37, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Wait – for a bit more info in the update. Thin. – Sca (talk) 13:34, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support in principle (ITNR) but wait until a little more information is available and added to the relevant articles before posting.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 16:39, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose the president is a powerless figure head his resignation is meaningless. The Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan has the authority and whose recent replacement is what we should have blurbed if not for the baffling rules around "Head of State" here --LaserLegs (talk) 17:02, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• This is not an accurate description of how the government of Kyrgyzstan works. They did place more power into the parliament in 2010, but the President is still above the Prime Minister, just not by as much as he was before the 2010 constitutional referendum. It's totally inaccurate to say that he's a powerless figure. He has most of the same authorities as the US president: he the final say over if legislation gets signed into law, he has the commander in chief power, he controls foreign policy, etc. He even appoints the Prime Minister.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 17:18, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Queen Elizabeth II has all those same powers, yet everyone acknowledges she's a figurehead in the UK, with the PM having the real power. What's the difference? Of course, there's no doubt that if the Queen were to abdicate it would get posted, but that is because of constitutional monarchy being a rule for life situation. Kingsif (talk) 18:22, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• There's quite a large difference: the Queen has de jure but not de facto power, the president has de jure and de facto power. It's widely accepted that the Queen is a seemingly apolitical symbolic figurehead who would never de facto exercise her de jure powers. This is not true of the President of Kyrgyzstan, who is directly elected every six years and actually seeks to fulfill their campaign promises and move the country in a certain direction according to their political party's ideology.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 18:59, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• It doesn't matter anyway, the old PM quit too! Gex4pls (talk) 00:29, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

If the Queen abdicated, that would be news This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 01:29, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support While I would gravitate towards LaserLegs if it was a death or change of head of state but the fact that he resigned due to election protests is significant. Gotitbro (talk) 18:42, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

  The PM has resigned now, a troika of events events along with the protests (thanks Gex4pls), this is the perfect nom. Gotitbro (talk) 03:12, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support, but have it be combined with the protests as a double-bold blurb. Move the protest article out of ongoing for now - both are sufficient for MP. Kingsif (talk) 00:05, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
  • The current PM has now declared himself acting president, so I've updated the blurb. Brandmeister^talk 07:29, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment This is a very fluid situation, which will probably require the blurb to be changed regularly. It has already been changed (twice?) since the nomination was made. I think Ongoing is still the right place for this, but if we encounter the ITNR situation then it should go up immediately.130.233.2.170 (talk) 08:06, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

  It is rare for items to go straight to Ongoing, something you seem to have proposed twice recently. Usually if it's significant enough to merit Ongoing, then we'd blurb it first and then move it into the Ongoing section once it rolls off the main page.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:43, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support blurb – Now that an interim PM, Sadyr Japarov, has grasped the reins. Prefer Alt1.– Sca (talk) 14:02, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

RD: Akkitham

Article: Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Week, Indian Express
Credits:

• Nominated by Ktin (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Indian poet and author. Padma Shri and Jnanpith Award winner. Article can do with a round of copy edits, but, should ready soon, if not already. Copy edits done. Article is good to go to homepage / RD. Ktin (talk) 02:08, 16 October 2020 (UTC) Ktin (talk) 08:19, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support Looks good would like to see more about his literary work in the lead than just a list of awards though. Gotitbro (talk) 16:14, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

  Gotitbro, Lede has been updated. Looks good now. Thanks. Ktin (talk) 01:40, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

• Comment. Please can I request an additional pair of eyes on this one? Else, I think this is ready to go. Ktin (talk) 14:32, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

October 14

Portal:Current events/2020 October 14

Current events of October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Yemeni Civil War The Trump administration announces that they have secured the release of Mikael Gidada and Sandra Loli, two Americans that have been held hostage by Houthi rebels in Yemen for 16 months. (New York Times) A Houthi spokesman says 240 of their fighters have been released. In September, the United Nations announced a swap of "1081 conflict-related prisoners". (AP via Star Tribune) Disasters and accidents 2020 Pacific typhoon season Tropical Storm Linfa Member of Vietnamese National Assembly Major General Deputy commander of the 4th Military Region of Vietnam People's Army Nguyễn Văn Man is confirmed to be missing. He was among the rescue troops dispatched to the mountainous area of Phong Điền District, Thừa Thiên-Huế Province to deal with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Linfa. (VnExpress) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster announces a "circuit breaker" lockdown in Northern Ireland effective October 16. Pubs and restaurants will have to shut down for four weeks unless they offer a takeaway service, and schools will close for two weeks until November 2. Meanwhile, places of worship, shops, and gyms can stay open. (BBC) (Sky News) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia The number of new cases in Russia reaches 14,231 in the past 24 hours, a new record for the sixth day in a row. It is the first time that the country has reported more than 14,000 cases in a single day as authorities grapple with a second wave that has pushed hospitals to near-capacity. (The Moscow Times) President Vladimir Putin announces that the country has approved its second COVID-19 vaccine following preliminary trials. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal Portugal reports 2,072 new daily cases, its highest daily increase yet, bringing the cumulative count to 91,193 confirmed cases. (DGS) Prime Minister António Costa announces the reinstatement of the "state of calamity" effective at midnight tonight. Gatherings will be limited to five people. Weddings and baptisms can be attended by a maximum of 50, but university parties will be banned. Fines for businesses not complying with the rules will be doubled from an upper limit of 5,000 to 10,000 euros. (Politico) COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia Croatia reports 748 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest number in a single day since the pandemic began. (Total Croatia News) COVID-19 pandemic in France President Emmanuel Macron announces a 09:00 pm to 06:00 am local time curfew for the Île-de-France region that includes Paris, as well as Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Rouen, Saint-Étienne, and Toulouse starting October 17 for at least four weeks in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 as the country declares another national state of health emergency after it expired on July 10. (RTÉ) COVID-19 pandemic in Germany Germany reports 5,132 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number of reported cases in a single day since April 5, according to official figures from the Robert Koch Institute. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland The government announces a nationwide ban on visits to homes or gardens in almost all circumstances, except for providing care to children or elderly and vulnerable people. It also announces that Cavan, Monaghan, and Donegal, which border Northern Ireland, will move to Level 4 restrictions between midnight tomorrow until November 10, which means that non-essential retail stores will close and that all non-essential workers will work from home. (The Irish Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Italy registers 7,332 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new record for a single day since the pandemic began and surpassing the previous record of 6,557 cases that reported in March, when the country was still in lockdown. (National Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Poland Poland reports a record 6,526 new infections and 116 deaths in a single day, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, as doctors warn that the healthcare system in the country is becoming overloaded. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland, COVID-19 pandemic in Liechtenstein Switzerland reports 2,823 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest record number in a single day since the pandemic began, thus taking the total to 68,704 confirmed cases in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. (Financial Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Spain The Catalan acting government announces the closure of bars, restaurants, beauty salons, and theme parks; the government also reduces the capacity in shops to 30% and 50% in gyms, cultural centers, and religious spaces for 15 days. (El Mundo) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Iran announces temporary travel restrictions on Tehran, Karaj, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Urmia, which includes banning travel to and from the five major cities in the country. It comes after Iran reports single-day records in both deaths and new infections, with 279 deaths and 4,830 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. (France 24) COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq Iraq surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 deaths. (Al-Arabiya) COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela, COVID-19 vaccine Venezuela is expected to start clinical trials for Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. (TASS) International relations Kashmir conflict, Kashmir lockdown Former chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, has been released by India. She was detained on 5 August last year, when the government stripped the region of its partial autonomy. She was in house arrest under a controversial law that allows detention without charge for up to two years. (BBC) Law and crime Omnibus Law on Job Creation People's Representative Council has submitted the final draft of Job Creation Law, which contains 812 pages after many revisions to President Joko Widodo, which represented by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno. (Kompas) George Floyd protests, 2020 United States racial unrest Kenosha unrest It is announced that Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged for killing two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, will not face gun charges in Illinois. (The Patriot-News) 2019–20 Hong Kong protests A man is sentenced to three months in prison for attacking pro-democracy activist Leung Kwok-hung (also known as Long Hair) in April. The Social Welfare Department rejected an offer for community service as punishment. (South China Morning Post) Ugandan security forces raid the offices of the National Unity Platform in Kampala and arrest several people, including opposition leader and presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, allegedly for illegally housing army uniforms. Signatures to get Ssentamu on the ballot and his 1campaign materials were also seized. (DW) Protesters gather outside the Israel Supreme Court and call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be investigated for a scandal surrounding a $2 billion submarine deal with Germany. (Washington Post) Politics and elections Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory, Conspiracy theories related to the Trump–Ukraine scandal The New York Post reports that newly uncovered emails suggest Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma Holdings. The Post obtained the alleged emails from top Donald Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani. (Fox News) (NY Post) (NY Magazine) Twitter and Facebook announce they are limiting the distribution of the article until it is fact-checked. (CNET) (RealClearPolitics) Science and technology Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic YouTube announces that it will ban misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines as an effort to expand its policy surrounding misinformation about COVID-19. (The Hill) Sports Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports 2020 NFL season The National Football League announces that the upcoming Pro Bowl will be cancelled, the first time since 1949. However, the league announced that it would still name teams at the end of the season in the usual format through votes by fans, players, and coaches. (ESPN) (USA Today) Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne both test positive for COVID 19. Saban immediately drove home and self isolated after he found out and is continuing to oversee his team practices via Zoom. He has had no symptoms and feels fine. Saban was upbeat as he addressed reporters on a Zoom call Wednesday night, joking that "something must be bad wrong-- as much as I look forward to these Wednesday press conferences--for me not to be there with you today." The number two Crimson Tide will play host to number three Georgia on Saturday. (ESPN)

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RD: Fred Dean

Article: Fred Dean (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bagumba (talk • give credit)
• Updated by KittenKlub (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame, won two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers —Bagumba (talk) 11:19, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Support The article is big enough and well referenced. It's a shame that the only picture is his shirt without the player inside, but images are often hard to get. KittenKlub (talk) 11:26, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: John Reid

Article: John Richard Reid (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Hindu; The Guardian
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Ktin (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: New Zealand cricketer; former captain, all-rounder, and a match-referee in his later avatar. Article is a start-class/C-class biography. Well referenced and cited. Expanded the article. Meets hygiene standards for homepage / RD in its current state, and is good to go once folks weigh in. RIP. Ktin (talk) 03:59, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support Yes everything seems sourced and ok for RD JW 1961 Talk 11:46, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support All sourcing in place, no close paraphrasing seen. Yoninah (talk) 11:57, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:43, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Herbert Kretzmer

Article: Herbert Kretzmer (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC News; The New York Times; The Guardian
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk • give credit)

Article updated

 Bloom6132 (talk) 18:10, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support, looks good to me, just please move (or copy) the Aznavour ref to the body, to not make that one decisive bit look unsourced ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:14, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Weak support - Everything has been taken care of now. A good article that is ready to be posted. Good job Bloom6132. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 18:22, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• @Gerda Arendt and Destroyeraa: Thanks for spotting that! In this edit that I tagged as "minor", I somehow removed the refs for that paragraph. They've now been restored. —Bloom6132 (talk) 18:35, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support looks good to go JW 1961 Talk 19:42, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support Looks good. Gotitbro (talk) 22:09, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 22:26, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

(Posted) Blurb/Ongoing: End SARS protests

Article: End SARS (talk, history)
Blurb: ​At least 10 people have been killed during protests to end the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Nigeria. (Post)
News source(s): CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by Destroyeraa (talk • give credit)
• Created by Kabusa16 (talk • give credit)
• Updated by AfricanLibrarian (talk • give credit)

Nominator's comments: 10 people have died, and this has gained international attention. Nigeria dissolved SARS but replaced it with SWAT, which angered more people and caused more protests. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 15:32, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support for Blurb Interesting and definitely ITN worthy. Don't have time to look over the article but if that's all good I support This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 21:47, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment The section heading and article title made me think this was about COVID :/. Not sure about the nom but 10 people getting killed does lend credence to the significance of the protests though the article lead is singularly focused on the online/social media aspect of it, that needs some work. Some references above in the media about the protests/killings would be nice as well. Gotitbro (talk) 22:06, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

  The article (including the lead) also makes it seem that the social media campaign only emerged this October while it has been going for some time as far back as 2018. Gotitbro (talk) 22:18, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

  I recommend changing the name to "Nigerian Protests" and you could detail about what is being protested in the blurb. Gex4pls (talk) 23:46, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• Comment – Unsee on major RS sites (except maybe Al Jazeera). Please keep in mind WP:NOR. – Sca (talk) 22:25, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
  • The article has 100 sources, of which majority must be reliable. What WP:NOR are you smoking? Howard the Duck (talk) 23:03, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

"Must" – ?? — Sca (talk) 13:44, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support for Blurb Seen a few articles, though less in US probably because of the elections. Its definitely important.Albertaont (talk) 22:56, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support Blurb not crazy about the proseline, but significance is certainly there. Although I understand the potential for confusion, we should stick with End SARS. GreatCaesarsGhost 00:35, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

  Not a problem if a blurb is posted but definitely confusing if directly linking in Ongoing. Gotitbro (talk) 03:38, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb – This 3,500-word list of protests in Nigeria seems essentially parochial in import, lacking wider significance. – Sca (talk) 13:44, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

The Hong Kong protests were "parochial in import, lacking wider significance", and we posted those This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 15:43, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

Sca knows the rules, he just doesn't care. This constant refrain of his has long since become disruptive. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:56, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

AGF, NPA! – Sca (talk) 18:12, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

That's enough all of you. Let's be civil, comment on the article not the user, and not shout. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 18:19, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

Explain how "parochial in import" is not opposing "an item because the event is only relating to a single country." GreatCaesarsGhost 20:54, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

I believe that sca was trying to point out the large number of protests currently ITN, which is certainly odd, but not a reason for disqualification, especially with the recent deaths. Gex4pls (talk) 00:23, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support blurb. This certainly is ITN-worthy. The article could benefit from being transformed into better prose but is quite well sourced. —Brigade Piron (talk) 17:04, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted. I haven't seen a reliable source for the number of deaths so haven't included this in the blurb yet — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 22:03, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Straight to Ongoing I have been looking over this nomination and related news for a couple of days. The blurb as written doesn't convey the situation well, and I can't think of a better one that would. Briefly, the blurb implies that SARS is waiting to be disbanded (it already is), that the protests are about SARS (rather than police brutality or socio-economic reason, per the protestors during the last days), and that "protests" are alone are notable (they are not; the deaths were the motivating factor for nom and posting). The blurb as written is misleading, but a simple link to the broader description of events would fix that.130.233.2.170 (talk) 08:16, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Agree with IP-user's previous post – more appropriate to Ongoing. Not breaking news, overall. – Sca (talk) 14:21, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

October 13

Portal:Current events/2020 October 13

Current events of October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan As many as 35,000 people flee their homes amid intense fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan troops in the southern Helmand Province. (BBC) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Iran says it has shot down an unidentified armed drone that has crashed inside its Ardabil Province on the northern border with Azerbaijan. Iranian media reports the drone is likely to belong to Azerbaijan's military, that erroneously entered its airspace. (Almasdar) Mali War Jihadist militants kill 25 people, including 13 soldiers, in multiple attacks across central Mali. A military camp near Bandiagara is looted and burned down by the militants. (Reuters) Business and economy Cannabis in Rwanda Rwanda legalizes the production of medical cannabis for export, but the Health Ministry states that cannabis consumption of any kind in the country will remain illegal. (The East African) Disasters and accidents 2020 Pacific typhoon season Around 40 people die in Vietnam and Cambodia as Tropical Storm Nangka impacts the area. Scores of others, including rescue workers, are missing. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc orders more rescue troops to be sent to the region. (CNN) 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Effects of Hurricane Irma in Florida According to a study, over 400 seniors were found dead in Florida nursing homes during Hurricane Irma. (Fox News) 2020 California wildfires The Zogg Fire, a fire that killed four people and scorched more than 50,000 acres in Shasta County, California, is fully contained. (CNN) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands The number of daily cases in the Netherlands surges by 7,393, which is new record high for a single day. (CGTN) Authorities reports the first confirmed death from COVID-19 reinfection. It comes after an elderly woman, aged 89, who had a rare bone marrow type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, called Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, which compromised her immune system, died because of reinfection of the virus. (The Daily Telegraph) (CNN) Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announce new restrictions, such as restarting a partial lockdown. The new measures include closing bars and restaurants, banning alcohol sales after 08:00 pm local time, restricting retail opening hours, and banning gatherings of more than 30 people across the country. This measure also includes making wearing cloth masks mandatory for people at least 13 years old in indoor spaces. The government says the measures will take effect tomorrow and last for at least four weeks, with a review of their impact after two weeks. (France 24) COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signs a decree that restricts private gatherings to more than six people inside homes and sets a limit of 30 guests for banquets organized after religious or civil ceremonies. It also bans parties, school trips, and informal amateur contact sports, while also ordering restaurants, bars, and ice-cream sellers to stop serving non-seated customers after 09:00 pm local time to avoid crowds. (The New York Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Poland Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki goes into quarantine after making contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia reports 13,868 new daily cases, setting a new record for a single day, pushing the overall number of infections to 1,326,178. The country also reports a record rise of 244 deaths, bringing the official death toll to 22,966. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino A new decree orders a mask mandate for every outdoor space should social distancing not be guaranteed. (San Marino RTV) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia The number of recoveries in Indonesia surges by a record 4,777 in the last 24 hours, increasing the overall total to 263,296 recoveries. The country also conducted a record 50,418 tests in a single day. (detikHealth) COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan Jordan reports a record 2,054 new daily infections in the past 24 hours, pushing the nationwide total at 28,127. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore For the first time since February, Singapore reports no new daily cases. (Bloomberg.com) COVID-19 vaccine Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announces the country has signed agreements with AstraZeneca for 77.4 million, COVAX for 51.57 million, CanSino Biologics for 35 million, and Pfizer for 34.4 million vaccine doses, respectively. The vaccines by Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and the COVAX plan require two doses, whereas the CanSino product requires one dose. (Reuters) Pfizer announces that it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to test vaccine trails on children younger than 12 years old. Vaccine trails are expected to begin at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio. (NPR) (New York Daily News) COVID-19 drug development Eli Lilly and Company suspends its clinical trial of its COVID-19 treatment that explored use of its antibody drug in combination with remdesivir because of a safety concern. (The Wall Street Journal) International relations The United Nations General Assembly votes on a slate of new members of the Human Rights Council. The election of certain countries—China, Russia, Cuba, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan—draws strong criticism over their human rights records, including from UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer, who described the election as "making a gang of arsonists into the fire brigade". (CBC) Law and crime Indonesia omnibus law protests, Omnibus Law on Job Creation Thousands of protesters from various organizations, including alumni of PA 212 and the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), hold "Action 1310" to protest against the Job Creation Law in Jakarta. (Nusadaily.com) The police arrest eight high-ranking members of the Action for Rescuing Indonesia Coalition (KAMI), including Syahganda Naingolan, because they were suspected of incitement related to the demonstration against the Omnibus Law in Jakarta and Medan on October 8. (Okezone) TransJakarta temporarily suspends its operational services in all areas due to demonstrations taking place in the capital against the controversial omnibus law. (CNN Indonesia) The People's Representative Council issues a statement regarding the Job Creation Law. Deputy Speaker Aziz Syamsuddin guarantees that there are no contraband articles in the draft law, even the parliament changes the number of pages in the law to 812 pages due to pagination being changed to legal format. The final draft of the law will be submitted to the President tomorrow. (Jawa Pos) (Kabar 24) Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot During a federal court hearing for six suspects accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, an FBI agent testifies that the suspects had also discussed kidnapping Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. (USA Today) The Cypriot Interior and Finance Ministries announce they will abolish the country's "citizenship through investment" program by November 1, after Al Jazeera released a video yesterday showing that several senior officials, such as parliament president Demetris Syllouris and fellow MP Christakis Giovanis, were willing to help criminals obtain passports through the program. Attorney General George Savvidis also announced that he will launch a criminal inquiry into the officials involved. (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections One-China policy The premier of Malaita Province in the Solomon Islands, Daniel Suidani, survives a vote of no-confidence by 24–9 votes. Suidani, an outspoken critic of the central government's decision to switch recognition from Taiwan to China, has refused to accept any aid from China since the switch of policy. (RNZ) Science and technology Exploration of the Moon The U.S.-led Artemis Accords are signed by the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Luxembourg, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. According to NASA, the Accords aim to establish norms of behavior between countries regarding lunar resource extraction and exploration, outline "safety zones" on the lunar surface where other countries should not interfere, and protect heritage sites on the lunar surface such as the Apollo landing sites. More signatories are expected to be announced in the coming months. (Reuters) (The Verge) Geology of Pluto Scientists determine that white mountains previously discovered on Pluto during New Horizons' flyby owe their color to methane frost directly condensed from the atmosphere, rather than snow. (NPR) As Mars lines up with Earth and the Sun, it is expected to shine at its biggest and brightest during the night. (ITV) (NBC News) Facebook announces that it will ban ads that discourage people from getting vaccinations. (CNBC) Apple introduces the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro, which are the first iPhones with support for 5G networks. (USA Today) Sports Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports The Portuguese Football Federation announces that Juventus and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for COVID-19. (FPF) (BBC) In golf, Dustin Johnson, who currently holds the number one position in the World Golf Rankings, has tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrawn from this week's PGA Tour event, the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas. (Antara)

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(Posted) RD: Conchata Ferrell

Article: Conchata Ferrell (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Deadline
Credits:

• Nominated by Johndavies837 (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Ktin (talk • give credit) and 80.111.96.185 (talk • give credit)

Nominator's comments: Berta the housekeeper on Two and a Half Men Johndavies837 (talk) 20:13, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

• Comment Needs a few refs in the body of the article (tagged) and entire filmography and awards sections are uncited. Ping if fixed and I will support JW 1961 Talk 20:37, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

  Joseywales1961, Done! All citations completed! Looks good to go. Ktin (talk) 18:43, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• changing to Support, good job on turning around this article Ktin, looks ready for RD now JW 1961 Talk 19:39, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose For now per above. Gotitbro (talk) 23:50, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

  Gotitbro, Done! All citations completed! Looks good to go. Ktin (talk) 18:44, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

  Good work, looks fine now. Gotitbro (talk) 21:56, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support. Fixed the citations in the body and the awards section; Fixed half of the filmography section. Might require someone else to give it one more shot. I think this is getting there. DONE! All citations completed. Ktin (talk) 03:10, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support. The article looks fine and ready to go. KittenKlub (talk) 19:15, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 20:51, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Linfa and Nangka

Articles: Tropical Storm Linfa (2020) (talk, history) and Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) (talk, history)
Blurb: ​Tropical storms Linfa and Nangka kill 53 people. (Post)
News source(s): (CNN) (Central Meteorological Observatory)
Credits:

• Nominated by Elijahandskip (talk • give credit)
• Created by Robloxsupersuperhappyface (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Destroyeraa (talk • give credit)

 Elijahandskip (talk) 18:24, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

• Wait If it's so significant, why isn't there a main article for the storm? Nova Crystallis (Talk) 18:30, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 15:18, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

It is in the draft stage right now. Here is the draft. I didn't feel comfortable to nominate a draft in the "Article" section. Once it is moved to article space, I will change article nominated to the main article. Elijahandskip (talk) 18:45, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

It was apparently submitted to Afc. Should a vote happen to bypass the Afc and move it to Article space as the draft currently would probably pass Afc. More information will also be added as the storm is still on going, so the Afc process will just stall it (And will be weird for the ITN nomination)? Elijahandskip (talk) 18:54, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support The CNN source says that the deaths are caused by monsoonal flooding, not just Nangka or Linfa. 40 deaths is a lot of people dead. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 19:27, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose – On Tuesday absent from most Eng.-lang RS sites, i.e. not in the news as we know it. – Sca (talk) 21:56, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
  • @Sca: Still a disaster, absent from English news but present in Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, Lao, and possibly Japanese news. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 01:16, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment Neighboring countries are affected as well perhaps that too should be mentioned in the blurb (if the damage there is significant as well). Gotitbro (talk) 04:43, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
  • @Gotitbro: changed to Southeast Asia. Thanks. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 12:31, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

"Enhanced flooding" – ?? — Sca (talk) 13:24, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• Comment Would an article of the monsoonal floods be better for the target article than having two tropical cyclones articles? INeedSupport ^😷 13:45, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
  • @INeedSupport and Sca: Changed to only the two TCs, since news say that the TCs are different from the monsoonal flooding. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 14:00, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Strong Oppose literally the same as a normal tropical storm. Same as why Hurricane Delta failed. On 2nd thought, realized this is worse then normal. Still, Hurricane Earl of 2016 didn't make the news and killed 94 people.--67.85.37.186 (talk) 19:47, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
  • Many storms, including Cyclone Ianos, Hurricane Leslie, and more made ITN even though it killed less. This now killed 53 people, which is a lot and why this should be posted. Saying Earl wasn't posted so this wasn't posted is WP:POINT. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 20:15, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
    • Fair point. However, I don't want to add a currently active storm. However, i will be ok with Linfa. --67.85.37.186 (talk) 20:35, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support large loss of life from a weather event, definitely a support. Though, based on the comments above, the articles may not be up to ITN standards. Gex4pls (talk) 23:55, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support on notability due to the loss of life, no strong opinions on the article quality. At this time, the biggest quality issue seems to be that the target articles are a little thin, but they're not stubs and they appear to be well-sourced.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 17:33, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Carlton Chapman

Article: Carlton Chapman (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Indian Express ,The Times of India
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk • give credit)

Nominator's comments: Indian Football captain Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 02:51, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support. RIP. Article looks clean. Start class biography. I will work on the citations for a bit. Should be ready soon. Didn't require too many updates. Would be nice to add information of his early life outside of his football career. But, with or without that, the article meets expectations for homepage / RD and should be good to go. Ktin (talk) 14:01, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support article looks ready to go. Everything sourced. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 20:29, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support RD passable though info on early/personal life and education would be good as well. Gotitbro (talk) 23:47, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 00:25, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

October 12

Portal:Current events/2020 October 12

Current events of October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan A highway is closed and power is shut off in parts of Helmand Province amidst brutal fighting in which 71 Taliban fighters have been killed and the deputy shadow governor of Helmand, Mawlawi Ghafoor, has been arrested. The governor's office says that Ghafoor was recently released as part of peace negotiations. (TOLO News) Business and economy Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation British Airways CEO Álex Cruz is fired as the airline struggles with both reduced passengers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and heavy criticisms from labour unions and MPs for massive firings and large pay cuts. Sean Doyle, CEO of Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus, immediately assumes his position. (BBC) The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel goes to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” (CNN) Disasters and accidents A massive power failure in Mumbai, India, believed to be caused by an issue with the main power grid receiving electricity, leaves millions of people without power and brings the city's rail lines to a standstill. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray orders an investigation into the cause. (BBC) (NDTV) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C. White House COVID-19 outbreak Dr. Sean Conley reports that U.S. President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 on consecutive days. Conley also said the President was no longer a risk of spreading the virus to others. (ABC Australia) COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio Ohio reaches 5,000 COVID-19 deaths. (Cincinnati News) COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii Hawaii reports 42 cases, the lowest in the state since July 24. (Hawaii News Now) (Hawaii Tribune-Herald) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia COVID-19 pandemic in Kuala Lumpur, COVID-19 pandemic in Selangor Following a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, the federal government announces that Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, and Putrajaya will be put under a Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO). The tightened restrictions will be enforced between October 14 and October 27. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Sabah It is announced that all of Sabah will put under Conditional Movement Control Order between tomorrow at 12:01 am local time and October 26. Under these restrictions, only two people per household will be allowed to go out to buy necessities. In addition, schools, public parks, recreational centers, tahfiz centers, and others will be closed. (New Straits Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Iran For the second day in a row, Iran reports a single day record high of 272 new COVID-19 fatalities as, at the same time, the country registers 4,206 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number since start of the pandemic. (ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Israel Israel surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 deaths as the country remains in lockdown. (The Times of Israel) COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China Authorities in Qingdao say that they will test the entire population of more than nine million people for COVID-19 in the next five days, after new cases appeared linked to Qingdao Chest Hospital, which was treating people confirmed with the disease after returning from overseas. (Medcom.id) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in England Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveils a new three-tier restrictions system aimed to simplify the range of different restrictions already in place across various parts of England. The Local COVID Alert Levels ("medium", "high", and "very high") will be implemented in different areas depending on local infection rates. (Sky News) COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra Minister of Finances Èric Jover tests positive for COVID-19 and becomes the first Andorran high-profile politician to get infected. (Diari d'Andorra) COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic To prevent the fast spread of COVID-19, which is among the highest in Europe, Health Minister Roman Prymula announces on Twitter that the Czech government has ordered bars, restaurants, and clubs closed between October 14 and November 3, and most schools must shift to distance learning. In addition, public gatherings will also be restricted to six people, alcohol consumption in public spaces is banned, and masks are required at public transport stops. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia says that it has started vaccine trials for their Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine in the United Arab Emirates. The announcement comes after President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. (CNBC) COVID-19 pandemic in Vatican City Four members of the Vatican Swiss Guard test positive for COVID-19, becoming the first positive cases since June. (NBC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania COVID-19 pandemic in French Polynesia French Polynesian President Edouard Fritch tests positive for COVID-19 after returning from France. (RNZI) (RNZI) COVID-19 pandemic in South America COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina The number of cases in Argentina exceeds 900,000. (Reuters) COVID-19 vaccine Indonesia aims to start administering COVID-19 vaccines early next month, according to the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs. Sinopharm and G42 Healthcare will supply five million doses starting next month, CanSino Biologics will supply 100,000 doses that same time, and Sinovac will supply three million doses of CoronaVac by December. All three vaccines are currently in Phase III trials in various countries. (The Straits Times) Johnson & Johnson has paused the Phase III trials of its COVID-19 vaccine because of an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers. (CNN) Law and crime Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge R. Michael Waterman refuses to block the mask mandate order by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers. (CNN) Capital punishment in Bangladesh Bangladesh plans to introduce the death penalty for rape, following days of protests about the country's high level of sexual violence against women. (BBC) Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination 21 protesters are arrested in Washington, D.C. during the first day of confirmation hearings for Associate Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett. (Washington Post) U.S. state and local government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan The Michigan Supreme Court announces that it has struck down emergency orders from Governor Gretchen Whitmer. (CNN) 2020 Belarusian protests The Interior Ministry of Belarus grants the police the authority to use lethal weapons against anti-Lukashenko protesters if needed. (BBC) Politics and elections 2020 Philippine House of Representatives leadership crisis A majority of members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines elect Lord Allan Jay Velasco as Speaker of the House of Representatives, unseating incumbent Alan Peter Cayetano amidst the political dispute over the Speakership outside the Session Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex. Cayetano declares Velasco's election as "illegal" and maintains that he is the Speaker. (AP via CNA) Science and technology Facebook announces it will ban Holocaust denial on its platform. (The Independent)

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(Posted) RD: Jacinda Barclay

Article: Jacinda Barclay (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [1]
Credits:

• Nominated by Stephen (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Australian sportswoman, died tragically young. Stephen 22:32, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose Support The article is pretty messed up, a lot of stuff is where it shouldn't be, and the details of her death aren't even listed. Needs a cleanup, but definitely doable Cleaned up, definitely RD ready.Gex4pls (talk) 23:49, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

What stuff is where it shouldn't be? Her death is under the personal life section. Stephen 23:56, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

For starters, the tribute from the Sydney Morning Herald shouldn't be in the first paragraph, and it feels like the Australian Football and American Football sections could be combined (maybe the Baseball section too, possibly in a "Career" section.)

Gex4pls (talk) 12:40, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support Has been updated and is well referenced. JennyOz (talk) 14:40, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:52, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Jon Gibson

Article: Jon Gibson (minimalist musician) (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): pitchfork and others
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Influential, Glass said What would we have done without him. - As usually: there's more in the sources, feel free to add. Took me a while to change the deprecated harv referencing. Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:19, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support Nice small article. Well referenced. KittenKlub (talk) 16:11, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support Short, but what is there is well referenced and page is suitable for RD JW 1961 Talk 16:49, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support – looks like it meets the criteria. —Bloom6132 (talk) 18:36, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 20:38, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Roberta McCain

Article: Roberta McCain (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): WaPo
Credits:

• Nominated by Muboshgu (talk • give credit)

 – Muboshgu (talk) 19:44, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support This looks a well sourced, suitable article for RD JW 1961 Talk 20:10, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Neutral. Her notability seems to be almost entirely premised on her being the wife/mother/grandmother of notable figures. BD2412 T 20:12, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

  BD2412, a 2014 AfD closed as keep. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:38, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

  I'm not saying she's not notable, I just wonder whether she's RD notable. We have tons of state legislature members and one-appearance Olympians who don't rate RD inclusion. BD2412 T 20:40, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

  There's no difference between "notable" and "RD notable". Any living being with a Wiki article is eligible for RD, including state legislators and one-appearance Olympians. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:44, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

  Notability is not a factor in RD nominations. To paraphrase what Muboshgu already said, if an individual is notable enough that they have a Wikipedia article at all, they are notable enough for RD — they don't even necessarily need to be a human (e.g. Grumpy cat was posted). The only factor is the quality of the article, unless there's good reason to believe that the article ought to be deleted due to a lack of notability.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 00:21, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support I wish the article focused more on her own actions. I expanded the lead and a section to try to show her role. TJMSmith (talk) 20:34, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support. I looked over the article when the news broke and didn't see any barriers for an RD posting. Nohomersryan (talk) 22:05, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support. Agree with TJMSmith, article doesn't say much about her. -SusanLesch (talk) 22:29, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support, per discussion. Randy Kryn (talk) 23:29, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support, her longevity and high profile during the 2008 US Presidential election add to her notability, if it matters. Ryan Reeder (talk) 23:42, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support well-sourced, no glaring issues.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 00:21, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 01:35, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
• Post-posting support The article is fine and a very interesting life. Gotitbro (talk) 12:22, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

(Closed) Ongoing removal: Kyrgyzstan protests

Currently withdrawn, thanks to
adding some new sources and updates. Anyway, if this article gets stale and not updated within the next four days, I'm renominating this for OR. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 01:18, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

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Article: 2020 Kyrgyzstan protests (talk, history)
Ongoing item removal (Post)

Nominator's comments: Hasn't been updated in 3 days. Only a bit on info for each day. Coverage has died down considerably, and protests seem to be ending. Also, remember that the Ongoing section isn't a protest ticker. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 13:30, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• Comment – Does seem to have slipped below the radar lately, but might be wise to wait a bit longer. – Sca (talk) 13:47, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
  • @Sca: That would be the case fore large protests such as Belarus, but with this one - no updates since October 10. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 13:55, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Wait Two days is too short a time frame to consider making changes to Ongoing status. If by Wednesday or so there's still nothing new, then we can reconsider. --Jayron32 13:58, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Yup. – Sca (talk) 14:55, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

The government literally surrendered to the protesters. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 15:00, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Uhm...no, they didn't.Alsoriano97 (talk) 17:18, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support Removal, add to ITN there appears to be a change of power, as this is looking more like a coup than protests. The new prime minister, as well as the old one being arrested should easily be newsworthy, though we should probably still wait a bit for further development. Gex4pls (talk) 15:55, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose removal – Still going on. [2] [3] – Sca (talk) 12:58, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose removal per Sca's sources.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 15:17, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support removal I don't know why I'm bothering, but quoting directly from the guidelines "the article needs to be regularly updated with new, pertinent information" and "articles are NOT posted to ongoing merely because they are related to events that are still happening". This makes Sca's links above interesting but worthless for this discussion since the actual article we have featured in the box hasn't been updated in 3 days and the older updates which are present are terrible one-liners. If the guidelines matter at all, if this discussion is anything other than a vote count, then this turd of an article will come down out of the box. --LaserLegs (talk) 18:13, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
  • Said guidelines do not specify how long an article can go without being updated for it to fail the "regularly updated" criteria, but removing an item from ongoing for going 2 days is nonsensical. This proposal to remove it is itself going to last longer than that. We would've been removing and re-adding the Hong Kong protests two or three times a week if that was the line we were using to decide than an article is no longer up to date. We're already aware that no shortage of new news is available (which is itself surprising considering that Kyrgystan isn't exactly a place that English language outlets tend to talk about), so it's more than possible for any editor to add more information to the article right now, in which case this entire discussion would be irrelevant, and every support vote would be moot. Wait a little longer than 2 days next time. I shouldn't need to say this, but if it was a "turd of an article" it wouldn't have been added in the first place due to quality issues, of which there are none.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 19:38, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
    • @Vanilla Wizard: If you want this article to stay, then you may want to update the article with Sca's links. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 19:46, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
      • If no one else will then I'll do it today, but bear in mind that the protests themselves and the article documenting them is only one week old. The subject itself hasn't even existed long enough for it to make any sense to decry how outdated the article supposedly is. The protests started eight days ago, the article was updated a couple of days ago, and we're already discussing the timeliness? After I add new material to the article, please kindly consider self-closing the thread, and please don't start another one two or three days later. These sorts of hasty removal nominations unnecessarily take up people's time and should be considered disruptive; this is why I personally believe that editors shouldn't propose removing content unless they personally have attempted to fix it, and this goes for everything from ongoing removal nominations to deletion nominations. In other words, if you diagnose the problem, please try to solve it before burdening someone else with it.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 21:32, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
        • Here is the thing about that. I'm WP:NOTREQUIRED to fix the article. I don't give a damn about Kyrgyzstan. I couldn't even find Kyrgyzstan on a map until I looked it up. I do care about featuring poor quality or outdated content on the "in the news section". You're written more words at this removal nom than have been added to the target article in the last week. If you believe the article should remain then you should update it per the guidelines. Three days without an update, and the previous four days with poor quality one-liner updates do not satisfy the update or quality requirements and the article in it's present state should not be featured at ITN. As for closing, no, that's absurd, this nom will expire off in 6 days when we can try again. If you've a problem with the guidelines, head over to WT:ITN and propose a change, and if you have a problem with my conduct, head on over to WP:ANI where I'd be happy to discuss it. --LaserLegs (talk) 22:17, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
          • WP:NOTREQUIRED might not be the policy you wanted to link to there, because it reads "Focus on improving the encyclopedia itself, rather than demanding more from other Wikipedians.", which is exactly why I linked to WP:SOFIXIT - because far too often, including right now, editors have demanded that I do what they won't. You don't need to tell me that I should update it after I've already started making changes to the article, but it's editors like you that are quick to use unnecessarily harsh tones in situations like this that really don't need to be heated that have driven me away from this website.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 22:26, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
            • Exactly, I'm focused on improving the project by not featuring poor quality articles, and you're demanding that others fix it. I'm glad we agree, and thanks for contributing nothing else to this discussion. --LaserLegs (talk) 22:27, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

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(Needs attention) Nobel Prize in Economics

Articles: Paul Milgrom (talk, history) and Robert B. Wilson (talk, history)
Blurb: ​Paul Milgrom (pictured) and Robert Wilson are awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on auction theory (Post)
News source(s): Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Modest Genius (talk • give credit)

One or both nominated events are listed at WP:ITN/R, meaning that the recurrence of the event should in itself merit a post on WP:ITN, subject to the quality of the article and any update(s) to it.

Nominator's comments: The last Nobel Prize for the year. Unfortunately both articles are going to need a lot of work - Milgrom's is long and (over-)detailed yet mostly unreferenced, whilst Wilson's is short in both length and citations. We have a usable image of Milgrom but not of Wilson. Modest Genius ^talk 12:00, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support let’s get Nobel week over with This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 13:23, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality, per nominator, both articles need work. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 13:26, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality. Robert Wilson is fixable, however Paul Milgrom needs a lot of trimming from knowledgeable editors. KittenKlub (talk) 14:04, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality, article has several yellow tags. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael ^(marhata) 15:23, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support on concept, oppose on quality, per above. Gex4pls (talk) 15:58, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment. I just left a note at WP:ECONOMICS about these articles. Perhaps someone will have the time to do an overhaul. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 16:14, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment An image of Wilson should definitely be there when this is posted. Gotitbro (talk) 16:24, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

(Posted) 2020 NBA Finals

Article: 2020 NBA Finals (talk, history)
Blurb: ​In basketball, the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Miami Heat to win the NBA Finals (MVP LeBron James pictured). (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by SirEdimon (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Bagumba (talk • give credit)

Article updated
Nominated event is listed at WP:ITN/R, meaning that the recurrence of the event should in itself merit a post on WP:ITN, subject to the quality of the article and any update(s) to it.

 SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 02:01, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support, looks good. I'm also talking about the game too. Albertaont (talk) 02:24, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support ITN/R, looks fine. Gotitbro (talk) 04:34, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support Recap of clinching game has been added.—Bagumba (talk) 04:44, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support: article looks like it's in good shape.  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 05:11, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 05:35, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Long live the Finals MVP Howard the Duck (talk) 13:42, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

And GOAT.--WaltCip-(talk) 13:52, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Change the caption to "MVP and GOAT LeBron James..." Howard the Duck (talk) 13:54, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

October 11

Portal:Current events/2020 October 11

Current events of October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan October 2020 Afghanistan attacks At least 13 people, including ten Afghan soldiers, are killed and another three injured in a roadside bombing attack in Sar-e Pol Province. (TOLOnews) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Azerbaijan says an Armenian missile strike on its second-largest city Ganja has destroyed a residential apartment building, killing nine people and injuring dozens of others. Armenia rejects reports of the strike. Blasts are also heard in Stepanakert as clashes resume in Nagorno-Karabakh. (BBC) (Caspian News) Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Insurgents kill at least two Pakistani soldiers and injure three others in Manra Mendara, North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Dawn) Disasters and accidents 2020 Atlantic hurricane season Two people are reported to be dead following the aftermath of Hurricane Delta in Louisiana. (CNN) (Global News) List of explosions A gas explosion kills at least five people and injures another nine in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran. (Reuters) European migrant crisis A migrant boat capsizes off the coast of Tunisia, killing at least 11 people, who were all women and children, according to the Tunisian Navy. Around 20 others are still missing. (Reuters) A collision between a bus and a train kills 20 people and injures another in Thailand. (Reuters) Floods kill at least two people in Cambodia and five in Vietnam. (Al Jazeera) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state) The COVID-19 infection rate in New York drops to its lowest in two weeks for the first time since September 24. However, the state continues to battle COVID-19 clusters in Hasidic Jewish communities in Orange County, Rockland County, Brooklyn, and several areas in the Queens borough. (NNY360.com) (Newsday) COVID-19 pandemic in Florida Florida's Department of Health reports 5,570 additional COVID-19 cases, the highest number of reported cases in a single day since August. It comes a day after Florida did not report any new cases or deaths because officials were left combing through 400,000 test results a private lab resent Friday night. (Miami Herald) COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky Kentucky governor Andy Beshear and his family enter quarantine after a member of his security detail who drove with his family tested positive for COVID-19. (The Hill) COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado Colorado Governor Jared Polis extends the statewide mask mandate for 30 days. (KKTV-TV) COVID-19 pandemic in California California reports 2,209 hospitalizations, the lowest in the state since April. (Los Angeles Times) (Mercury News) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala The state of Kerala passes Maharashtra to become the state with most number of new COVID-19 cases, with 11,755 new cases being reported, the highest ever for the state. (The Indian Express) India surpasses seven million COVID-19 cumulative cases, becoming the second country to reach that milestone after the United States. (AP via ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Iran Two high-ranking Iranian officials, Mohammad Bagher Nobakht and Ali Akbar Salehi, test positive for COVID-19. (Alarabiya) Iran announces its highest single-day death toll from the virus, with 251 confirmed deaths in the last 24 hours, the same day that the country surpasses 500,000 COVID-19 cases. (AP via ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, 2020 Indonesia large-scale social restrictions It is announced that the Indonesian capital Jakarta will restart its "transitional" eased large-scale social restrictions effective tomorrow, after a pace of infections has slowed within two weeks, according to a statement from the governor Anies Baswedan. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon The Interior Ministry ordered the closure of pubs, bars, nightclubs and amusement parks until further notice in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19. In addition, 169 towns and village across Lebanon were put into a local lockdown, which will begin tomorrow at 6:00 am local time. (The Daily Star) COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announces that South Korea will begin easing social distancing rules from Level 2 to Level 1 nationwide tomorrow, allowing limited audiences at sporting events and the reopening of nightly entertainment facilities, as long as they comply with anti-virus health protocols, as new cases have been edging lower in recent weeks. However, some restrictions will be kept in place in Seoul Capital Area and other high-risk facilities. (The Jakarta Post) (Yonhap News Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in France Montpellier and Toulouse both announce maximum alert status for the city and their respective surrounding towns effective October 13, joining Paris, Marseille and four other cities due to soaring cases and hospitalization in France. (The Washington Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Greece Greece reports 13 new deaths taking the nationwide total to 449, a new record since the beginning of the pandemic. (Ekathimerini) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia registers 13,634 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative nationwide total to 1,298,718, the fourth highest in the world. This marks a new record of confirmed cases in a single day since the first cases were confirmed in January. (Times of India) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom is expected to test the BCG vaccine on frontline care workers to see if it's effective against COVID-19. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Victorian premier Daniel Andrews extends its state of emergency and state of disaster across the state for the next four weeks until November 8. (7 News) COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand The government announces that they have signed a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech to purchase 1.5 million vaccine doses for 750,000 people in the country. (New Zealand Herald) International relations Iran–United States relations, 2019–2020 Persian Gulf crisis, Iranian intervention in Iraq Kata'ib Hezbollah, a Iran-backed militia, announces that they have agreed to ceasefire operations against United States interests in Iraq. (Washington Post) Law and crime 2020 Belarusian protests Riot police in Belarus use water cannons and stun grenades to break up mass protests against disputed President Alexander Lukashenko. (BBC) Politics and elections 2020 Northern Cypriot presidential election Voters in Northern Cyprus vote to select the president after being delayed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The election council reports that nationalist Prime Minister Ersin Tatar narrowly defeated pro-reunification incumbent Mustafa Akıncı. As neither candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off will be held on October 18. (Al Jazeera) Sports 2020 French Open Rafael Nadal of Spain defeats Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final of the Men's Singles 6–0, 6–2, 7–5. With the win, Nadal equalled Roger Federer's all-time record of 20 Grand Slam singles titles. (The Sydney Morning Herald) 2020 NBA Finals The Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA Finals following their 106–93 victory against the Miami Heat in game 6, bringing an end to the 2020 NBA Bubble in Orlando. (NBC News)

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RD: Thomas Atcitty

Article: Thomas Atcitty (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [4]
Credits:

• Nominated by Jon698 (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, Vice President of the Navajo Nation, and President of the Navajo Nation. Jon698 (talk) 16:05, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

Looks well sourced and just about detailed enough — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:49, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Joe Morgan

Article: Joe Morgan (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Cincinnati.com
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Muboshgu (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Bloom6132 (talk • give credit)

Nominator's comments: Needs more sourcing Should be sufficiently sourced now – Muboshgu (talk) 18:30, 12 October 2020 (UTC) – Muboshgu (talk) 15:41, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• Slight Support Probably needs to be trimmed and sourced a bit, but seems ok enough. Gex4pls (talk) 16:00, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support A couple of more refs are needed, but it's coming along fine. The article looks fine now KittenKlub (talk) 18:01, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support - significant figure in baseball. Limited referencing re broadcasting career has been improved. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 19:20, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support The article is decent. Marking as Ready. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 19:40, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support. Good work on this article. -SusanLesch (talk) 22:35, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support - Clearly ready to post. Jusdafax (talk) 00:41, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 01:46, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

RD: Margaret Nolan

Article: Margaret Nolan (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Variety
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: While death was on the 5th, sources are only reported on it this date. Masem (t) 13:56, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose Needs more sources. Isn't it a bit late? The oldest RDs have deaths dated to October 8. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 13:59, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
  • Again, her death was only reported on the 11th; when there is clear media delay in the death's reporting like this, we go on when the media first covered it. --Masem (t) 14:04, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
    • Ok, but the sourcing issues still need to be resolved. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 14:10, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose - whatever the reason for the delay in reporting, it is my concern that it is too late now. The filmography is also entirely unsourced. Nevertheless, RIP Ms. Nolan. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 16:28, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support - I think the article is ready for posting. Bingo! Alexcalamaro (talk) 16:57, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment the filmography remains unsourced, it should be ok after that is fixed JW 1961 Talk 20:12, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support when article is ready. -SusanLesch (talk) 22:38, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support Filmography now referenced; looks ready to go.-- P-K3 (talk) 14:12, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
• Note the three citations added to the section generally only cover a small fraction of the credits claimed on the page. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 14:25, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

  And her website is not the best independent source for her credits. Yoninah (talk) 16:22, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

RD: Tom Kennedy (television host)

Article: Tom Kennedy (television host) (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): USA Today
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Another delayed reported - died on the 8th but was only first reported on the 11th. Masem (t) 14:04, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose again, sourcing issues. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 14:13, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose per above, I don't think IMDB is an acceptable source either. Gex4pls (talk) 16:03, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment. Many citations needed. -SusanLesch (talk) 22:40, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

October 10

Portal:Current events/2020 October 10

Current events of October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan October 2020 Afghanistan attacks A bomb kills at least five people and injures another nine in Grishk District, Helmand Province. (TOLOnews) A bus hits a roadside bomb, killing two people and injuring another ten in Shindand District, Herat Province. (TOLOnews) 2020 Kyrgyzstan protests Kyrgyzstan special forces detain former President Almazbek Atambayev in a raid on his compound. Atambayev was freed from prison by anti-government protesters on October 5. (BBC) Arts and culture Luis Fonsi's Despacito music video becomes the first video on YouTube to surpass seven billion (7,000,000,000) views. (Archive) Disasters and accidents 2020 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Delta Delta weakens to a tropical storm. (Sky News) Over 700,000 power outages are reported in the U.S. states of Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. (CBS News) 2020 wildfire season Wildfires kill at least two people in Syria. (Al Jazeera English) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic The government mull reimposing a lockdown as the health ministry reports 8,618 new cases on Friday, surpassing the previous record set on Thursday and reached a fourth straight daily record for the country where infection rate per capita (398 per 100,000) is the highest in the European Union. (Arab News) COVID-19 pandemic in France The number of confirmed cases in France increases by 26,896 to 718,873, setting a record for the largest number of reported cases since the beginning of the pandemic. (The Hill) COVID-19 pandemic in Germany The number of confirmed cases in Germany increased by 4,721 to 319,381, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases. It is the highest number of reported cases in a single day since April as the country tightens its restrictions in Berlin and Frankfurt. (Al Jazeera) COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland National Public Health Emergency Team reports 1,012 new cases in Ireland in 24 hours. It is the highest number of reported cases in Ireland since April, when 1,068 cases were reported. (The Irish Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal Portugal registers 1,646 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative total of confirmed cases to 85,574. This is the highest daily increase for the country since the beginning of the pandemic. (DGS) COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine The number of daily deaths in Ukraine exceeds 100 for the first time since the pandemic began, jumping to 108, according to a statement from the NSDC, with a total of 4,887 deaths being recorded since the first cases were reported in the country. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia reports 12,846 cases, their highest since the start of the pandemic. The number of cases reaches to 1,285,084. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state) New York governor Andrew Cuomo announces that 826 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19, the highest number since July 15. (ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports that around 104,000 people in Michigan have recovered since the start of the pandemic. However, the state reported 1,522 new cases and 15 deaths, bringing the statewide total number of cases to 134,656 and death toll to 6,891. (Mlives.com) Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Robert Kadlec says that the United States might expect deliveries of a COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021. (Wink News) COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba The Manitoba government announced 97 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, setting a single-day record since the first cases reported in Manitoba. (CTV News) COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico Mexico announces that it will pay $159.88 million to the World Health Organization to secure vaccine access through the agency’s COVAX plan. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Iran Iran imposes additional restrictions for its capital Tehran. The new restrictions include making everyone wear a mask while indoors mandatory, and there is a fine of 500,000 rials ($1.6) for violators who do not comply with the new rules. A partial shutdown implemented in the city last week is extended until October 16. (Al Jazeera) COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal Nepal reports 5,008 new infections in the past 24 hours and taking the nationwide total at 105,684, the highest single day record of reported cases since the first cases were detected on January 23. (PTI via Financial Express) COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil The number of COVID-19 deaths in Brazil exceeds 150,000. (Reuters) International relations North Korea and weapons of mass destruction North Korea holds a rare nighttime military parade featuring missiles to mark the 75th anniversary of the Workers' Party. This was the country’s first military parade in two years. (BBC) Law and crime George Floyd protests, 2020 United States racial unrest Shooting of Alvin Cole Authorities in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, announce that 28 people have been arrested during the third night of protests over the lack of charges against Joseph Mensah, the officer accused of killing 17-year-old Alvin Cole. (ABC News) Demonstrations are held in Wauwatosa for a fourth consecutive day following the Milwaukee County District Attorney's decision not to prosecute Joseph Mensah for the fatal shooting of Alvin Cole. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) George Floyd protests in Kentucky Over 500 people march at Tyler Park in Louisville to march in the name of Breonna Taylor. Rep. John Yarmuth, State Rep. Charles Booker, Kentucky State Senator Morgan McGarvey, and Louisville Urban League President Sadiqa Reynolds speak at the Tyler Park protest. (The Courier-Journal) Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, Corruption in Israel Protesters gather to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allegations of corruption and his response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. (AP) Omnibus Law on Job Creation, Indonesia omnibus law protests Authorities in Jakarta were cleaning up burned-out cars, government offices and bus shelters that were set ablaze by protesters enraged over a omnibus law they critics say will cripple labour rights and harm the environment. The authorities estimate the damage from the protest is Rp. 55 billion (US$3.7 million). (The Washington Post) Politics and elections 2020 Belarusian protests Alexander Lukashenko, disputed President of Belarus, visits opposition activists in a prison in Minsk. (ABC News) Science and technology 2020 in spaceflight Boulders are discovered on the Bennu asteroid by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which is expected to collect samples from the asteroid's surface later this month. (Space.com) NASA announces that the SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station would be delayed to mid-November. Furthermore, NASA calls for SpaceX satellite to investigate the issue that caused a GPS Block III to abort two seconds before launching on October 2. (CBS News) Sports 2020 French Open Iga Świątek of Poland beats Sofia Kenin of the United States in the final of the Women's Singles 6–4, 6–1. Świątek became the first Polish tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title. (Washington Post)

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RD: Muhammad Adil Khan

Article: Muhammad Adil Khan (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Dawn
Credits:

• Nominated by 119.157.96.88 (talk • give credit)
• Updated by TheAafi (talk • give credit)

Article updated

 119.157.96.88 (talk) 21:50, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

• Comment I think the prominent boxed Twitter quote makes this page look awkward, suggest its removal as there are surely some more reliable sources that could be added in the normal fashion. JW 1961 Talk 22:26, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

  @Joseywales1961: Removed.~ Destroyeraa🌀 22:37, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

  Changed to support, looks good for RD now JW 1961 Talk 06:56, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support. Simple article but looks good. -SusanLesch (talk) 23:08, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment – In the lead, "reportedly seen as an influential scholar" seems a bit iffy for Main Page promotion. – Sca (talk) 13:51, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Weak oppose Insufficient depth of coverage related to scholarly activities/publications; more detail is needed. Spencer^T•C 15:19, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support I think this article is good to go despite a lower-than-usual depth of coverage of scholarly activities or publications. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 12:34, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment: the sources are calling him Maulana not Muhammad. Is that a middle name or something? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 20:47, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

  MSGJ, I've already added sources where he is named with his complete, full and common name. Maulana Adil Khan would be equivalent to saying Mufti Taqi Usmani, which is actually Muhammad Taqi Usmani. Thanks ─ The Aafī (^talk) 05:50, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support I created the article and am looking for each and every offline source to expand it more. I was myself noticing that the twitter box is looking awkward which has been removed now. Good coverage as of now. Thank you! ─ The Aafī (^talk) 05:54, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted but I'm going to get in trouble for this, because officially this is now stale — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 07:45, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

(Posted) French Open

Article: 2020 French Open (talk, history)
Blurb: ​In tennis, Iga Świątek (pictured) wins the Women's Singles at the French Open. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​In tennis, Iga Świątek and Rafael Nadal (both pictured) win the Women's Singles and Men's Singles events at the French Open.
News source(s): Women's (ESPN, NY Times); Men's (ESPN, NY Times)
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by PCN02WPS (talk • give credit)
• Created by Thetradge (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Amakuru (talk • give credit) and Destroyeraa (talk • give credit)

Nominated event is listed at WP:ITN/R, meaning that the recurrence of the event should in itself merit a post on WP:ITN, subject to the quality of the article and any update(s) to it.

Nominator's comments: I will be adding prose to each section in the "events" header. Men's winner will be added to blurb tomorrow. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 16:43, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

• Comment. Article is coming along good. Nice job. Should be ready to support once the Sunday event is completed. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 17:22, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support. Was about to nominate this myself, though an hour too late. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 17:53, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

  Haha, you can be "conominator" — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:59, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

  Tagging Masem in advance to be prepared to create a composite image once the winner is known :) Ktin (talk) 00:12, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

  I glanced earlier to see the state of the men's finale, but I have no idea if we know who the two finalists are, as if we know that now I can prep both images. --Masem (t) 00:28, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

  Masem The finalists are Djokovic and Nadal.--SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 00:35, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

  I have images ready to go, pending winner of mens. Which order do we usually announced, mens then womens or reverse? --Masem (t) 01:59, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

  Masem, ready for your upload. Nadal just won the finals. Ktin (talk) 15:55, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

  Adding to image prot after I finish this edit. --Masem (t) 16:05, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support as with the US Open weeks ago, and the article is overall in good shape. Unnamelessness (talk) 07:53, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment Shouldn't the bolded article be the Women's Single one? Also the 2020 article (currently bolded one) reads in present tense which appears incorrect to me. Gotitbro (talk) 12:17, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
  • The bolded article should be the French Open Gotitbro, since now both Men and Women results are out.~ Destroyeraa🌀 00:06, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support either blurb - the articles are in good shape and listing this meets the ITN purpose of helping readers find and quickly access content they are likely to be searching for because an item is in the news: Iga Świątek is #3 on Topviews and Rafael Nadal is #41 for 10/10 [5]. I'd suggest Iga Świątek/Rafael Nadal be the bolded article(s) because those seem to be the pages most readers are looking for. Lev!vich 00:25, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Commentaire - marquage comme prêt. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 00:34, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• There is no narrative whatsoever on the men's singles and a sentence on the women's. Stephen 02:12, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

  Stephen, I will be adding prose to all events tomorrow. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 02:20, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose Insufficient prose for men's and women's singles sections.—Bagumba (talk) 09:31, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

  These are updated now.—Bagumba (talk) 09:23, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose Very scant prose about the highlighted events in the target articles. I know there are spinoff articles, but we need a better synopsis in the main article. --Jayron32 17:59, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment Stephen, Bagumba, and Jayron32, prose summaries have been added for men's and women's singles. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 06:07, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

• And the other events? Stephen 10:21, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
  • I've struck my above oppose. I'm ambivalent if events not in the blurb should have at least a sentence of sourced prose or not.—Bagumba (talk) 09:23, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
• Looks good to me now. Thanks! --Jayron32 15:39, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support Sufficient prose, looks good to go.-- P-K3 (talk) 16:11, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose. Women's doubles, wheelchair events and boys/girls sections all lack prose.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:03, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

  Update: I've added a summary of the men's wheelchair, will try to do more later if nobody else gets the chance!  — Amakuru (talk) 12:48, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

• Comment – Stephen, Amakuru, Bagumba, sourced prose has been added to all events. Hopefully this should be good to go. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 03:47, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 04:22, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

October 9

Portal:Current events/2020 October 9

Current events of October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan Taliban insurgency October 2020 Afghanistan attacks The Taliban kills four Afghan soldiers and four police officers in Aliabad District, Kunduz Province. Five soldiers and two police are also injured in the attack. In Helmand Province, the Taliban kills at least three security forces and injures another three. (TOLOnews) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to a ceasefire in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh effective 03:00 am local time, following Russian-brokered peace talks in Moscow. However, fighting continues and both sides accuse each other of violating the agreement. (BBC) Mali War Switzerland says it has been informed that a female Swiss hostage has been killed in Mali by jihadist group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin. The exact circumstances of the killing are still unclear, according to Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis. (Reuters) An attack leaves at least eight people dead at a camp for Rohingya people in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi authorities detain 12 people after multiple attacks, including arson and gunfire, occurred for several days. (Al Jazeera English) Arts and culture Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts, COVID-19 pandemic in New York City The Broadway League announces that the Broadway theaters will remain closed through May 2021. (CNBC) Disasters and accidents 2020 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Delta Hurricane Delta makes landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana. During its time in Louisiana, it downgraded to a Category 2 Hurricane. (CBS News) October 2020 Beirut explosion An explosion kills at least four people in Beirut, Lebanon. (Reuters) Eighty-eight people are injured following an apartment fire in Ulsan, South Korea. (ABC News) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Spain COVID-19 pandemic in the Community of Madrid The national government imposes a 15-day state of emergency in Madrid and nine surrounding cities in an attempt to bring down COVID-19 infection rates in the capital, after a court yesterday overturned a partial lockdown imposed last week. (BBC) COVID-19 pandemic in France The reported number of new infections in France jumped by 20,339, a new record since the beginning of the pandemic, making the cumulative total at 691,977, according to data from the health ministry website. (France 24) COVID-19 pandemic in Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel and mayors of 11 large cities agrees on stricter controls for urban areas exceeding the government COVID-19 threshold. She said for cities with more than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over a seven-day period, which Berlin and Frankfurt already exceed that number, tighter restrictions should be implemented immediately. (DW) COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Italy registers 5,372 new cases in the past 24 hours, which it is the first time that the country reports more than 5,000 cases since late-March, prompting fears of second wave of COVID-19 that happens in other countries in Europe. (RTÉ) COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal Portugal reports 1,394 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative totals to 83,928 confirmed cases and 2,062 deaths. Ever since the end of national lockdown in May, this has been the ninth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all other eight records occurring since the beginning of September. (DGS) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia reports 12,126 new cases, bringing the total number of cases to 1.27 million, according to data from health authorities. This sets a new record for daily infections surpassing the previous record on May 11, when 11,656 new cases were reported. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland, COVID-19 pandemic in Liechtenstein The number of new cases in Switzerland and Liechtenstein increases by 1,487 in a single day, a record since the beginning of the outbreak, according to data from Switzerland's Federal Office of Public Health. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland reports 1,080 new cases in the last 24 hours, which become the highest daily total for the number of positive tests since the Department of Health rolled out its current testing model. (BBC) Europe reports 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time since the outbreak. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal Nepal surpass 100,000 cases of COVID-19. (Times of India) COVID-19 pandemic in Oman It is announced that Oman will reintroduce a night-time ban on movement and enforce the overnight closure of shops and public places between October 11 and 24, in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This new curfew will apply from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am local time, and Oman's beaches will also be closed until further notice. (Arab News) COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan The number of cases in Uzbekistan exceeds 60,000. (Trend News Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario The government announces that bars, indoor dining, gyms, and theatres in Toronto, Ottawa, and Peel Region will close due to a rise in cases. This comes after the province recorded 939 cases. (CBC News) The number of confirmed cases worldwide increased over 350,000, sets a new record since the beginning of the outbreak in China, according to World Health Organization. (Voice of America) International relations 2019–2020 Persian Gulf crisis, Iran–United States relations In an expletive-laden interview on The Rush Limbaugh Show, U.S. President Donald Trump warns Iran, "not to fuck around" with the United States, and "if you do something bad to us, we are gonna do things to you that have never been done before". (The Hill) Law and crime Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on religion, COVID-19 pandemic in New York A federal judge refuses to block New York governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to temporarily limit the size of religious gatherings in the virus hot spots. The district judge Kiyo Matsumoto issues the ruling after an emergency hearing in a lawsuit brought by rabbis and synagogues arguing that the restrictions were unconstitutional. (The New York Times) 2020 California wildfires Equipment from the Pacific Gas and Electric Company are seized as part of an ongoing investigation into the company’s role in the Zogg Fire. (Reuters) George Floyd protests, 2020 United States racial unrest Shooting of Alvin Cole Police in Wauwatosa announces that tear gas has been deployed as protests against the killing of Alvin Cole has occurred for three consecutive days. (CNN) Cannabis in the United States Cannabis in Vermont Vermont will become the 11th state to legalize marijuana for recreational use after Governor Phil Scott said that he wouldn't veto a law passed by the state legislature. (The Hill) Omnibus Law on Job Creation, Indonesia omnibus bill protests President Joko Widodo speaks about the controversy of Omnibus Law on Job Creation, which triggered demonstrations and riots in various regions across the country. Jokowi claims the demonstration against the Job Creation Law was motivated by "disinformation regarding the substance of this law and hoaxes on social media". (detikNews) Crime in Nigeria; Capital punishment in Nigeria Gracious David-West, a serial killer who killed 15 women in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, between July and September 2019, is sentenced to death. (BBC) Politics and elections 2020 Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme "for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict." (CNN) Cyprus dispute The self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus re-opens Varosha, Famagusta, to the public. The area was abandoned in 1974 during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, and access is forbidden under international law imposed by the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus. Russia condemns the decision, calling it "unacceptable", and Cyprus has requested the United Nations intervene to stop the re-opening. (The Guardian) 2020 United States presidential debates The Commission on Presidential Debates formally cancels the second presidential debate of the 2020 election, scheduled for October 15 between Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden. It is the first time in U.S. history that a presidential debate has been cancelled. An alternative "virtual debate" was proposed due to health concerns after Trump tested positive for COVID-19, but was turned down by Trump. (CNN) 2020 Kyrgyzstan protests President Sooronbay Jeenbekov declares a state of emergency in the capital Bishkek and deploys the country's armed forces across the city following serious political unrest that came after the now-overturned 2020 elections. (CNN) Jeenbekov says that he is ready to resign once a new cabinet is approved. (Financial Times) (Nagaland Post) Science and technology Internet censorship in Pakistan, Censorship of TikTok Pakistan announces that it would ban Chinese app TikTok after it did not take down "immoral and indecent" content on the platform. The government kept the door open for a return of TikTok, saying "it is open for engagement" and would review its decision if TikTok develops a mechanism to moderate this content. (AP) Sports 2020 Paris–Roubaix In road cycling, the organizers cancel the postponed 2020 edition of Paris–Roubaix, which was originally to be held in April, but then postponed to October 25, due to new restrictions that were announced in Lille to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in France. (Sky Sports)

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(Posted) RD: Vijay

Article: Vijay (director) (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BNN India Today
Credits:

• Nominated by Ktin (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Kannada Film Director. Noted movies include Gandhada Gudi and Mayura. Edits done. Start-class Biography. Ktin (talk) 07:18, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support Barebones but RD passable. Though I would like to see more on early life (like education) and his career move (shift to Bangalore) and film industry choice (he was Telugu but mostly made Kannada films). His exact birth date and themes and influences in films would be another point of addition. Gotitbro (talk) 11:42, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support. Looks ready. -SusanLesch (talk) 16:48, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support Article satisfactory for RD JW 1961 Talk 19:25, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 22:18, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Jim Dwyer

Article: Jim Dwyer (journalist) (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYTimes
Credits:

• Nominated by Ktin (talk • give credit)
• Updated by JambonOnRye (talk • give credit) and Geo Swan (talk • give credit) and Ktin (talk • give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Pulitzer winning journalist. Lung Cancer. Edits done. Passes hygiene checks for homepage / RD. Ktin (talk) 05:50, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

• Comment. Please can I request a pair of eyes on this one. Article looks close to ready for homepage / RD.Ktin (talk) 15:28, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support – looks like it meets the criteria. —Bloom6132 (talk) 15:37, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support. Looks good. -SusanLesch (talk) 16:48, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support. Looks ready. – Ammarpad (talk) 18:57, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support This one looks good to go JW 1961 Talk 19:04, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 19:18, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

(Closed) Hurricane Delta

No consensus to post. Stephen 02:07, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Article: Hurricane Delta (talk, history)
Blurb: ​Hurricane Delta kills five people throughout Mexico and the United States. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​Hurricane Delta kills six in Mexico and the United States.
Alternative blurb II: ​After killing two people in Mexico, Hurricane Delta knocks power to more than 700,000 people as it makes landfall in Louisiana.
Alternative blurb III: ​After killing two in Mexico, Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane, killing four more people.
Alternative blurb IV: ​Hurricane Delta at it’s second peak [States]
News source(s): NHC
Credits:

• Nominated by Destroyeraa (talk • give credit)
• Created by Robloxsupersuperhappyface (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Sausius (talk • give credit) and ChessEric (talk • give credit) and Elijahandskip (talk • give credit)

Nominator's comments: Hurricane Delta is currently moving through Louisiana and Texas. Already knocked power to more than 300,000 people and killed 6 people. Personally, I would suggest wait, since more impacts will be clear once this storm passes through tomorrow. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 23:28, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

• Provisional Support It looks like this is only going to get worse. Let's hold off for a day or two, but definitely ITN material especially as regards Louisiana getting hit twice w/ hurricanes of late This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 03:17, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Wait – extent of impact is unclear. Hundreds of thousands without power doesn't make it notable enough for ITN. fwiw, the alt blurbs are less than ideal or too sensationalistic.~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 03:24, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
  • Oppose – Both landfalls of the hurricane were sensationalized: Cancún for being a tourist destination and Louisiana for being already hit by Hurricane Laura in August. Relative to expected impacts of borderline major hurricanes, Delta's effects have been tame. That's not to say it hasn't been destructive, but it's less destructive than would otherwise be expected and below ITN notability. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 05:55, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support thresh Now Although we are focused on Louisiana, I do want to point out that it first hit Mexico, which was also damaged pretty severely damaged. Additionally, we now know that areas are flooded and Lake Charles took another severe hit. That alone makes it worthwhile to add it my opinion.ChessEric (talk · contribs) 05:45, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose – for now, per Cyclonebiskit, and due to apparent absence of news sources. – Sca (talk) 12:55, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Wait, but inclined to support - I wouldn't be opposed to posting right now just based on the damage that Delta is already confirmed to have caused, but more information will inevitably become available in the near future which would allow us to make a more informed decision when assessing the notability.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 18:39, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support Once body count and damages are tallied, a hurricane hitting the US is always a major event, especially in a season like this, and in an area already battered by Laura.(though this one seemed a bit overhyped; here in New Orleans we only had a gusty day.) Gex4pls (talk) 02:13, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

  Events always seem more substantially when they happen to you or near you, but we need to maintain an objective POV here. A hurricane hitting the US is NOT always a major event. GreatCaesarsGhost 12:57, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

I am aware of that, and I probably should not have included any POV in my original comment, but it's still a major event, not just in the US, but also in the Yucatan, where it made landfall in an area already affected by Gamma a few days prior. Gex4pls (talk) 13:39, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

• Comment – Not widely covered at this point. – Sca (talk) 13:01, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
• oppose An insignificant storm in the scheme of things. This storm hasnt had an exceptionally bad impact from what has been portrayed thus far. Noah^Talk 16:35, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

That's not correct. Deaths are still counting and already at 5+, it intensified beyond belief towards the Yucatan, and was a major hurricane even at Louisiana landfall. To say it's "insignificant" disgusts me (ik ik opinions ew). ~ AC5230 talk 02:58, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support. Hurricane Delta is this year's Hurricane Wilma. Count Iblis (talk) 18:28, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
  • Wilma was the most powerful hurricane on record in the Atlantic and caused catastrophic damage in Mexico and Florida...Delta was a Category 4 that weakened before both landfall and has, as of writing this, indirectly killed two people. The rate of intensification is meteorologically interesting, but calling Delta 2020’s Wilma is an incredibly misleading comparison. (Message from Cyclonebiskit on my phone, don’t want to log in when I’m not on my computer. I’ll verify this when I’m home). ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 00:34, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
    • Its over exaggerated calling this storm Wilma, though @Cyclonebiskit:, the storm has now killed four. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 20:44, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose - Thankfully ended up being a nothingburger. WaltCip-(talk) 21:04, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
  • Not that much of a nothing burger @WaltCip:, though less impact than expected. Also, as expected, deaths get announced after the storm. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 21:19, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support storm done at least a couple hundred million bucks. Category 2. Better then Gamma. --67.85.37.186 (talk) 22:10, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
  • As a side note, 4 died. I say we wait 48 hours. Laura's deaths took weeks to pile in. Maria's took months. --67.85.37.186 (talk) 22:12, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment @WaltCip, Cyclonebiskit, Hurricane Noah, and Sca: Deaths now up to 5. More reports should be coming in.~ Destroyeraa🌀 22:39, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Keep us posted. – Sca (talk) 23:38, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Four indirect deaths and one direct does not a notable storm make. I stand by my oppose. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 00:35, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose Average hurricane killing an average number of people while causing an average amount of damage. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 02:56, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Hold off, mainly per @67.85.37.186, Cyclonebiskit, Destroyeraa, Vanilla Wizard, and Sca: deaths and damage still need to be counted in the US. But I also do agree with @ChessEric: that its damage in Mexico can be reported on as of yet. ~ AC5230 talk 02:57, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
• Wait For a more clearer and beyond "normal" report of the damage from the hurricane to appear. Gotitbro (talk) 04:26, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

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(Posted) RD: Jimmie Lee Solomon

Article: Jimmie Lee Solomon (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Associated Press; MLB; Houston Chronicle
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk • give credit)

Article updated

 Bloom6132 (talk) 22:54, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support Looks good, well sourced article JW 1961 Talk 10:52, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support. Looks clean and meets hygiene requirements for homepage / RD. Ktin (talk) 15:24, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 19:01, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Whitey Ford

Article: Whitey Ford (talk, history)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ESPN
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Muboshgu (talk • give credit)
• Updated by Bloom6132 (talk • give credit) and Y2kcrazyjoker4 (talk • give credit)

Nominator's comments: Chairman of the Board. Best Yankee pitcher ever. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:54, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

• Strong Support Very famous Baseball player. He still holds MLB records. He is this list of all time career wins. Elijahandskip (talk) 18:22, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose Significant amounts of the article are unsourced. Black Kite (talk) 18:30, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Just going to be blunt here. If Monica Roberts is notable enough for the recent death section (See previous days) then a MLB legend must be notable. IMO, if he doesn't get accepted I will go nuts... Elijahandskip (talk) 18:34, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Black Kite hasn't even talked about whether Ford is famous or not, but the article, as is the case, is missing many sources. This isn't about remarkableness, but about the quality of the article. Alsoriano97 (talk) 18:44, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

The needed quality improvements are in progress and I will ping when the article is ready to be reviewed in earnest. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:59, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

• Strong Support Thirty-nine references. Not sure how this is viewed as coming up short. A MLB icon that goes well beyond HoF. CoatCheck (talk) 19:03, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose for now. The article is fairly well-sourced, but the "Legacy" section, with the "Career Statistics" and "World Series and All-Star Games" subsections are mostly unsourced. When that's fixed, the article should be good to go. NorthernFalcon (talk) 19:06, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
• @Black Kite and NorthernFalcon:, I think it's fully sourced now. Please re-review. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:45, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

  Support Looks good now. Good job.NorthernFalcon (talk) 20:09, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support decent article, good job on the updates JW 1961 Talk 21:01, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted. Nice work with the improvements. Spencer^T•C 21:24, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

  Spencer, lol. I was coming here to type 'Ready'. Looks good. Might have to move to October 8. Ktin (talk) 21:26, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

(Posted) Nobel Peace Prize

Article: World Food Programme (talk, history)
Blurb: ​The UN World Food Programme (logo pictured) is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger. (Post)
News source(s): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-54476569
Credits:

• Nominated by KTC (talk • give credit)

Nominated event is listed at WP:ITN/R, meaning that the recurrence of the event should in itself merit a post on WP:ITN, subject to the quality of the article and any update(s) to it.

 KTC (talk) 12:49, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support as all the other Nobel Prizes were in ITN. Elijahandskip (talk) 12:52, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Elijahandskip ITNR items do not require support on the merits, just an evaluation of article quality and the blurb. 331dot (talk) 14:50, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support just do it. A bit surprised that they gave it to the UN... ~ Destroyeraa🌀 12:57, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support - How does that work? Do they just drape the medal around the logo outside the Rome HQ?--WaltCip-(talk) 13:09, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Yes, they need a longer ribbon than if they give it to a person. The ribbon in 2012 was especially long. On a more serious note, the target article should probably be the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, which needs some work first. --Tone 13:40, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

I disagree, or in that we still want the recipient to be the target article if not jointly, as with all the other Nobels this week. As Pawnkingthree points out, expanding why the committee gave it the award and adding some additional commentary would help, its not far off. --Masem (t) 14:28, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

• Weak Oppose on quality issues only: the "WFP Innovation Accelerator" is not sourced (its all to program links and not third party), and the Criticism section is rather awkwardly structured. Weak as these are easily fixed and not show stoppers but should be fixed before posting. --Masem (t) 13:37, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
• Weak oppose A one-line update is not really sufficient; needs some more detail.-- P-K3 (talk) 13:39, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
• Weak Support having a UN organization awarded as Noble prize is unexpected. But maybe all of them nomination (along with Physics) needs to be grouped together in the ITN. 36.68.193.87 (talk) 14:39, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
• Weak oppose per Masem. Obviously worth including but the quality issues are significant. I'd go further and say that the Criticism section is abysmal at present. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 15:06, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
  • Weak support. I just took a hatchet to the WP:PROMO/WP:UNDUE content in this article, which hopefully makes it passable enough to get on the main page. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 15:32, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
• Support Let's get this over with and we can get back to posting actual news This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 15:56, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

You just said in the Van Halen nom below that this is a "more important" story. So what's your angle? Are you just trying to rile people up?--WaltCip-(talk) 16:03, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

3 of the 4 stories in ITN are Nobel Prize-related. This seems excessive, but the rules are the rules so we can get back to it. Besides, the NPP isn't even in the news, not on the front page of the BBC (and the Whitmer kidnapping is, which we decided not to post). 16:31, 9 October 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Orbitalbuzzsaw (talk • contribs)

• Support in principle, should target to the Programme to be consistent with the other prize blurbs. Keep the current image of Glück, though, a logo doesn't seem appropriate. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 17:32, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
  • @John M. Wolfson: Now targets the program. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 18:05, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

  John M Wolfson, I was thinking of this as well -- but then, realized that I recall most other UN logos but not the WFP logo, perhaps because I had not seen it much (and hence, had not subconsciously registered it). So, not a bad idea if we want to add the logo as a picture. Perfectly alright to not include as well. Ktin (talk) 18:28, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

  • Fair enough, and I don't believe a logo is entirely unprecedented. I still believe it's suboptimal, but will leave that for the posting admin to decide. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 18:36, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

    • I ended up leaving Louise Glück's photo there. I'm not a fan of either the logo or WFP's headquarters, but if pressed I'd have gone with the logo. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 03:23, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support. Of all the Nobel prizes, this is the one that seems like a no brainer. I’ve been kinda iffy on whether Nobel season is ITN, but this seems like the most important one. The Image Editor (talk) 21:56, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

  @The Image Editor: Nobel Prizes/"season" is WP:ITN/R, i.e., articles only need to be of main page quality as their notability is already established. Gotitbro (talk) 11:46, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

• Marking as ready. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 23:52, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
• Posted Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 03:19, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
• @Stephen: Can we have the logo back on, the current picture/caption makes it seem as if the director was also a co-recipient. Gotitbro (talk) 04:29, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

  No it doesn't, it's just the same as when we show the captain of a sports team. Stephen 04:36, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

  Agree the building or logo is better than a picture of the ED. It was a team effort; a pic of one man is too much great man-ing. Lev!vich 04:43, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

  I don't think the two are comparable and this all the more relevant since Noble Peace Prizes when given to organizations usually also include its leader. Gotitbro (talk) 16:21, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

  Stephen, that article has some unreferenced content and might not be ready for homepage as of yet. Ktin (talk) 04:46, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

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