Portal:Current events/2011 September 6
September 6, 2011 (Tuesday)
Arts and culture
- English musician PJ Harvey wins her second Mercury Prize for best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland for her album Let England Shake. (New York Times)
Disasters
- A Russian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-31 crashes in Perm Krai in the Ural Mountains. (RIA Novosti)
- A wildfire destroys at least 118,500 acres and destroys over 700 homes in Central Texas since Saturday with two deaths. (CNN) (Houston Chronicle)
- A tropical storm watch is in place for Bermuda as Hurricane Katia gets closer. (National Hurricane Centre)
Economics
- The Swiss National Bank introduces a minimum exchange rate of 1.20 CHF/EUR to prevent the overvaluation of the Swiss franc. (BBC)
Law and crime
- News International phone hacking scandal:
- Four former News International executives are recalled by the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee to face further examination over phone hacking within the organisation. (BBC)
- Margaret Moran, the former British Labour Party MP for Luton South is charged on 21 counts relating falsely claiming Parliamentary expenses. (BBC)
- A mass shooting at an International House of Pancakes restaurant in Carson City, Nevada, leaves four dead, including the shooter, and six wounded. (AP)