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Current events of
April 6, 2011
(
2011-04-06
)
(Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2011 Yemeni protests
: six people are killed and hundreds injured in
Yemen
violence.
(CNN)
2011 Libyan civil war
:
NATO
pledges to protect the besieged town of
Misrata
amid criticism from rebel fighters.
(Al Jazeera)
2011 Syrian protests
:
Syria reverses a ban on teachers wearing veils and closes the country's only casino ahead of anti-regime protests.
(
The Guardian
)
2010–2011 Ivorian crisis
:
Forces loyal to internationally-recognised
Ivory Coast
President
Alassane Ouattara
storm the bunker of
Laurent Gbagbo
in a "final assault".
(France 24)
Negotiations to end the political deadlock fail.
(Al Jazeera)
The
International Criminal Court
could investigate
crimes against humanity
committed in the country.
(Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)
Arts and culture
Civil partnerships
for
same-sex couples
come into effect on the
Isle of Man
.
(BBC)
Conservative U.S.
broadcaster
Glenn Beck
announces that he will no longer be presenting his
program
from later in the year.
(The Wrap)
Business and economy
The
New Zealand Press Association
closes down after over 130 years in operation with 42 job losses.
(3 News)
José Sócrates
, the caretaker
Prime Minister of Portugal
asks the
European Union
for financial assistance.
(BBC)
Disasters
Workers at the
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
manage to plug
radiation leaks
.
(AP)
At least 200 African migrants are missing after a
boat capsizes
off
Italy
. 20 bodies recovered.
(BBC)
,
(
New York Times
)
A
United States Navy
F/A-18
crashes near
Naval Air Station Lemoore
in
California
.
(CBS 47)
International relations
Ecuador
expels the
United States
ambassador over
Wikileaks
diplomatic cables alleging corruption within the Ecuadorian police force.
(BBC)
Law and crime
The
trial
of
Prime Minister of Italy
Silvio Berlusconi
for having sex with an underage prostitute begins.
(Reuters)
A tape recording is released of police in the
Republic of Ireland
allegedly threatening to rape two female protesters, one of whom is from North America, after arresting them, causing an outcry among women's groups and anti-rape organizations.
(
Irish Examiner
)
(
The Belfast Telegraph
)
(
The Guardian
)
(
The Irish Times
)
(TV3)
Jeff Skilling
, former CEO of
Enron
, loses his appeal against his conviction for fraud in the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
.
(
Wall Street Journal
)
More than forty bodies are found in a mass grave in
Mexico
's
Tamaulipas
state.
(AP via
Star Tribune
)
The
United States Senate
defeated a measure that would have banned the
Environmental Protection Agency
from regulating
greenhouse gas emissions
under the
Clean Air Act (United States)
. The new regulations which began being applied early this year affect air
polluters
such as power plants and
oil refineries
, attempts to address
climate change mitigation
.
(Reuters)
(New York Times)
Washington Times
(Bloomberg)
Politics
The
Chinese
state-run
Global Times
newspaper dismisses international criticism over the arrest of artist
Ai Weiwei
.
(Angola Press)
(
Straits Times
)
(
Global Times
)
Sport
Basketball
star
LeBron James
buys a minority interest in
Premier League
team
Liverpool Football Club
.
(
Wall Street Journal
)
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