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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 90512" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%932026_Sudanese_transition_to_democracy" target="_blank">2019–2026 Sudanese transition to democracy</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sudanese_Armed_Forces-Rapid_Support_Forces_confrontation" target="_blank">2023 Sudanese Armed Forces-Rapid Support Forces confrontation</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fighting breaks out across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a> three days after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramilitary" target="_blank">paramilitary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> mobilized. The RSF claims to have captured <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum_International_Airport" target="_blank">Khartoum International Airport</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_palace" target="_blank">presidential palace</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum" target="_blank">Khartoum</a>. At least 25 people are killed and over 100 are injured. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65284945" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/15/heavy-gunfire-heard-south-of-sudanese-capital-khartoum" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad" target="_blank">Chad</a> closes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad%E2%80%93Sudan_border" target="_blank">its border</a> with Sudan as heavy clashes continue between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Sudanese military</a> and rebel forces. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/chad-closes-borders-with-sudan-amid-armed-clashes/2873302" target="_blank">(Anadolu Agency)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Fumio_Kishida" target="_blank">Attack on Fumio Kishida</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" target="_blank">Prime Minister of Japan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumio_Kishida" target="_blank">Fumio Kishida</a> is evacuated during a speech after an &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosion" target="_blank">explosion</a>-like sound&quot; is heard. A suspect, believed to have thrown a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_bomb" target="_blank">smoke bomb</a>, is arrested. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/14/asia/kishida-evacuated-japan-explosion-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Rutgers_University_strike" target="_blank">2023 Rutgers University strike</a> ends as an agreement is reached between faculty and the administration, returning 9,000 staff to work. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/15/us/rutgers-faculty-union-deal/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twelve people are killed and 28 others are injured when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_plunge" target="_blank">bus falls</a> into a gorge in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raigad_district" target="_blank">Raigad</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra" target="_blank">Maharashtra</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/12-killed-28-injured-after-bus-falls-into-gorge-in-maharashtras-raigad/" target="_blank">(Daily Excelsior)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a> shuts down <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Germany" target="_blank">its last three nuclear plants</a>, after the deadline to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_phase-out" target="_blank">phase out nuclear energy</a> was delayed by three months due to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/germany-shuts-down-its-last-nuclear-power-stations/a-65249019" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" target="_blank">Equatorial Guinea</a> confirms six more cases of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marburg_virus" target="_blank">Marburg virus</a>, bringing the total number of cases in the country to fifteen. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/equatorial-guinea-confirms-six-more-marburg-cases-who-2023-04-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_French_pension_reform_unrest" target="_blank">2023 French pension reform unrest</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_France" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron" target="_blank">Emmanuel Macron</a> signs the pension reform bill into law as protests intensify in the country. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/15/macron-signs-controversial-pension-changes-into-law-after-months-of-protests" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Cook_Islands" target="_blank">LGBT rights in the Cook Islands</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands" target="_blank">Parliament</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands" target="_blank">Cook Islands</a> decriminalizes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_relationship" target="_blank">same-sex relationships</a> between men. <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/488019/cook-islands-parliament-decriminalises-homosexuality" target="_blank">(RNZ)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX" target="_blank">SpaceX</a> launches <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" target="_blank">Earth observation satellite</a> TAIFA-1, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" target="_blank">Kenya</a>'s first operational satellite, from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base" target="_blank">Vandenberg Space Force Base</a> on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9_Block_5" target="_blank">Falcon 9 Block 5</a> rocket. The satellite will collect environmental data, including on floods, droughts and wildfires. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/kenya-launches-first-operational-satellite-into-space-space-x-2023-04-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a> begins limiting the amount of automated messages being able to be sent by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service" target="_blank">National Weather Service</a>, which includes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_watch" target="_blank">tornado watches</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_warning" target="_blank">tornado warnings</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_emergency" target="_blank">tornado emergencies</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_thunderstorm_warning" target="_blank">severe thunderstorm warnings</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami_warning_system" target="_blank">tsunami warnings</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1647239560131223559" target="_blank">(BNO News)</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1647041106071126016" target="_blank">(BNO News)</a></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Grand_National" target="_blank">2023 Grand National</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corach_Rambler" target="_blank">Corach Rambler</a>, ridden by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_people" target="_blank">Irish</a> jockey <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Fox_%28jockey%29" target="_blank">Derek Fox</a>, wins the 175th <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National" target="_blank">Grand National</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_racing" target="_blank">horse race</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aintree_Racecourse" target="_blank">Aintree Racecourse</a>. The start of the race was delayed due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_rights_movement" target="_blank">animal rights activists</a> storming the track, with at least 118 people being arrested. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/horse-racing/65245758" target="_blank">(BBC Sport)</a> <a href="https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-04-15/woman-arrested-in-connection-with-protests-at-aintree" target="_blank">(ITV News)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_April_15" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 90512, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%932026_Sudanese_transition_to_democracy']2019–2026 Sudanese transition to democracy[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sudanese_Armed_Forces-Rapid_Support_Forces_confrontation']2023 Sudanese Armed Forces-Rapid Support Forces confrontation[/URL] [LIST] [*]Fighting breaks out across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL] three days after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramilitary']paramilitary[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] mobilized. The RSF claims to have captured [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum_International_Airport']Khartoum International Airport[/URL], and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_palace']presidential palace[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum']Khartoum[/URL]. At least 25 people are killed and over 100 are injured. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65284945'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/15/heavy-gunfire-heard-south-of-sudanese-capital-khartoum'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad']Chad[/URL] closes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad%E2%80%93Sudan_border']its border[/URL] with Sudan as heavy clashes continue between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']Sudanese military[/URL] and rebel forces. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/chad-closes-borders-with-sudan-amid-armed-clashes/2873302'](Anadolu Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Fumio_Kishida']Attack on Fumio Kishida[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan']Prime Minister of Japan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumio_Kishida']Fumio Kishida[/URL] is evacuated during a speech after an "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosion']explosion[/URL]-like sound" is heard. A suspect, believed to have thrown a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_bomb']smoke bomb[/URL], is arrested. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/14/asia/kishida-evacuated-japan-explosion-intl-hnk/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Rutgers_University_strike']2023 Rutgers University strike[/URL] ends as an agreement is reached between faculty and the administration, returning 9,000 staff to work. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/15/us/rutgers-faculty-union-deal/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Twelve people are killed and 28 others are injured when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_plunge']bus falls[/URL] into a gorge in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raigad_district']Raigad[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra']Maharashtra[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/12-killed-28-injured-after-bus-falls-into-gorge-in-maharashtras-raigad/']([I]Daily Excelsior[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL] shuts down [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Germany']its last three nuclear plants[/URL], after the deadline to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_phase-out']phase out nuclear energy[/URL] was delayed by three months due to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/germany-shuts-down-its-last-nuclear-power-stations/a-65249019'](DW)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea']Equatorial Guinea[/URL] confirms six more cases of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marburg_virus']Marburg virus[/URL], bringing the total number of cases in the country to fifteen. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/equatorial-guinea-confirms-six-more-marburg-cases-who-2023-04-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_French_pension_reform_unrest']2023 French pension reform unrest[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_France']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron']Emmanuel Macron[/URL] signs the pension reform bill into law as protests intensify in the country. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/15/macron-signs-controversial-pension-changes-into-law-after-months-of-protests']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Cook_Islands']LGBT rights in the Cook Islands[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands']Parliament[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands']Cook Islands[/URL] decriminalizes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_relationship']same-sex relationships[/URL] between men. [URL='https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/488019/cook-islands-parliament-decriminalises-homosexuality'](RNZ)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX']SpaceX[/URL] launches [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite']Earth observation satellite[/URL] TAIFA-1, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya']Kenya[/URL]'s first operational satellite, from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base']Vandenberg Space Force Base[/URL] on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9_Block_5']Falcon 9 Block 5[/URL] rocket. The satellite will collect environmental data, including on floods, droughts and wildfires. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/kenya-launches-first-operational-satellite-into-space-space-x-2023-04-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter']Twitter[/URL] begins limiting the amount of automated messages being able to be sent by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service']National Weather Service[/URL], which includes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_watch']tornado watches[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_warning']tornado warnings[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_emergency']tornado emergencies[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_thunderstorm_warning']severe thunderstorm warnings[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami_warning_system']tsunami warnings[/URL]. [URL='https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1647239560131223559'](BNO News)[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1647041106071126016'](BNO News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Grand_National']2023 Grand National[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corach_Rambler']Corach Rambler[/URL], ridden by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_people']Irish[/URL] jockey [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Fox_%28jockey%29']Derek Fox[/URL], wins the 175th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National']Grand National[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_racing']horse race[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aintree_Racecourse']Aintree Racecourse[/URL]. The start of the race was delayed due to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_rights_movement']animal rights activists[/URL] storming the track, with at least 118 people being arrested. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/horse-racing/65245758'](BBC Sport)[/URL] [URL='https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-04-15/woman-arrested-in-connection-with-protests-at-aintree'](ITV News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_April_15"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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