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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 09:00 GMT to 17:00 GMT, September 14, 2017.

Catalonia vote fallout

The Spanish government is facing market problems as investors appear hesitant following the country’s violent police crackdown on Catalonia’s independence vote. Spain’s stock market value has taken a blow and the central government’s borrowing costs have surged, a day after the National Guard was accused of using brutal tactics against Catalan voters. The European Union, which is also under fire for its inaction on the crackdown, saw a decline in the value its currency the euro. Catalonia accounts for one-fifth of Spain’s economy. The wealthy region’s tax revenues are also crucial to the country’s national budget.

Kurdistan secession vote

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the secession referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, saying any attempt to change geographical borders in the region will fuel insecurity and instability. Rouhani made the comment in a meeting with Chief of the Turkish Armed Forces General Staff, Hulusi Akar. The Iranian president also underlined the need for stronger central governments in Iraq and Syria to help protect their territorial integrity. The Turkish general called for closer cooperation between Iranian and Turkish armed forces to help boost regional security. Earlier, Hulusi Akar met with his Iranian counterpart Major General Mohammad Baqeri and Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani. During his meeting with the Turkish military official, Shamkhani slammed what he called reckless behavior by Iraq’s Kurdish authorities. He said the Kurdish officials are putting tribal interests above Iraq’s security amid threats by such terrorists groups as Daesh.

No to gun control debate

The White House says it is premature to hold a debate on gun control after Las Vegas mass shooting which killed nearly sixty people. Sanders added that an open law enforcement investigation is underway regarding the tragedy. Her comments came after President Donald Trump did not refer to US gun laws in his speech on the shooting incident. Trump has been supportive of the powerful gun lobby in the United States. This while his predecessor Barack Obama was pushing for a change to the regulations but the efforts failed due to opposition in Congress. The US city of Las Vegas, Nevada, witnessed the worst shooting incident in the nation’s history on Saturday when a gunman opened fire on concertgoers from his room at the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel, killing at least 58 people and wounding over 500 others. Damascus

Damascus terror attacks

Seventeen civilians and policemen have been killed in two suicide bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus. According to the Syrian interior minister, the attackers targeted a police station in the southern neighborhood of al-Midan and clashed with security forces there. The London-based monitor known as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says there were up to three bombings and that the blasts left a number of people injured. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosions. Previous suicide attacks in Damascus have been claimed by both Daesh and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as Nusra Front.

UN's Myanmar call

The United Nations has described the scale of suffering facing by Roghinga Muslims in Myanmar as unimaginable. The reaction came after a UN delegation paid a visit to the conflict-battered region in Myanmar. In a statement, the world body sent its deepest condolences to the affected people in Myanmar's Rakhine state and called for an end to the cycle of violence there. The UN also reiterated the need for greater humanitarian access and urged a safe, dignified and sustainable return of refugees to their area of origin. The call comes as Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence and persecution in their home country continue to arrive in neighboring Bangladesh. More than half a million Rohingya have fled since late August when Myanmar’s army and Buddhist mobs began torching villages and killing people among other atrocities.

'Occupation is terror'

Iran’s permanent representative to the UN says terrorism should not be equated with people’s struggles to fight occupation and exercise their right to self-determination. Gholamali Khoshroo made the comment as he was reading out a statement on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement at a UN General Assembly meeting. He said violent and ruthless behavior should be condemned as the most severe act of terror. The top official called on countries to block any political, financial, and arms support for terrorists and stop their activities. He also voiced deep concern over the growing threat of foreign terrorists travelling to target countries to commit acts of terror. Khoshroo expressed misgivings over terrorist groups’ misinterpretation of religious concepts to justify their violent acts and provoke hatred among people.

Yemen cholera crisis

Yemen’s cholera outbreak is spiraling out of control with estimates putting the number of people infected with the disease at around 770,000. Yemen’s Health Ministry tells Press TV that it expects the number of cholera cases to reach one-million by the year’s end, saying more help is needed to handle the crisis.

Tackling terorrism

Syria says the suffering of its people over the past seven years is an indication that an influential part of the international community is reluctant to tackle terrorism. Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Bashar al-Ja’afari, made the comment while addressing a UN meeting on eliminating international terrorism. Ja’afari noted that the state sponsors of terrorist groups have destructive intentions and seek to overthrow legitimate governments. The Syrian diplomat went on to say that training camps and weapons had been prepared in Syria’s neighboring countries before terrorists entered those states.

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