Portal:Current events/2017 September 18
September 18, 2017 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
- Bankruptcy in the United States
- Toys "R" Us files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, and also files for bankruptcy in Canada, as it attempts to restructure its debts. (BBC) (CNBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Maria
- Hurricane Maria reaches Category 5 as it threatens the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. (NBC News)
- Hurricane Maria
Politics and elections
- Politics of the Netherlands
- Eberhard van der Laan, the mayor of Amsterdam, takes a permanent leave of absence after disclosing that his metastatic lung cancer has been diagnosed as terminal. (NOS) (RTL Nieuws)