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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 90601" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihadist_insurgency_in_Burkina_Faso" target="_blank">Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thirty-four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteers_for_the_Defense_of_the_Homeland" target="_blank">VDP</a> and six soldiers are killed during an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush" target="_blank">ambush</a> in the village of Aorema, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouahigouya" target="_blank">Ouahigouya</a>. Thirty-three other people are injured. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/16/dozens-of-defence-forces-killed-in-burkina-faso-attack-governor" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_bandit_conflict" target="_blank">Nigerian bandit conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 33 people are killed as armed bandits storm a village in Runji, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaduna" target="_blank">Kaduna</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-gunmen-attack-northwest-village-611062a02620f69120939280cfacd052" target="_blank">(Associated Press)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sixteen people are killed as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> gunmen ambush a group of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truffle" target="_blank">truffle</a> hunters in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama" target="_blank">Hama</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/syria-hama-truffle-hunters-attack-islamic-state-752d3df78b308c469d8515e13c04337c" target="_blank">(Associated Press)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China-Russia_relations" target="_blank">China-Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defense_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" target="_blank">Chinese Minister of Defense</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Shangfu" target="_blank">Li Shangfu</a> met with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia" target="_blank">President of Russia</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Defence_Minister" target="_blank">Russian Defence Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Shoigu" target="_blank">Sergei Shoigu</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a>, as part of his four-day visit to Russia. This is Li's first overseas visit since becoming the Minister of Defense in March 2023. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/putin-china-defense-minister-moscow-meeting/" target="_blank">(CBS)</a></li>
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</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant" target="_blank">Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">After 18 years under construction, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant" target="_blank">Olkiluoto 3</a> reactor in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland" target="_blank">Finland</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" target="_blank">Europe</a>'s most powerful nuclear power plant at 1.6 GW, starts delivering regular electrical output. Construction was started in 2005, and originally scheduled for completion in 2009. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/after-18-years-europes-largest-nuclear-reactor-start-regular-output-sunday-2023-04-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-16/europe-s-biggest-reactor-caps-14-year-delay-to-begin-commercial-output?srnd=premium" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_April_16" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 90601, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihadist_insurgency_in_Burkina_Faso']Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso[/URL] [LIST] [*]Thirty-four [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteers_for_the_Defense_of_the_Homeland']VDP[/URL] and six soldiers are killed during an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush']ambush[/URL] in the village of Aorema, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouahigouya']Ouahigouya[/URL]. Thirty-three other people are injured. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/16/dozens-of-defence-forces-killed-in-burkina-faso-attack-governor'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_bandit_conflict']Nigerian bandit conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 33 people are killed as armed bandits storm a village in Runji, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaduna']Kaduna[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-gunmen-attack-northwest-village-611062a02620f69120939280cfacd052'](Associated Press)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Sixteen people are killed as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] gunmen ambush a group of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truffle']truffle[/URL] hunters in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama']Hama[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/syria-hama-truffle-hunters-attack-islamic-state-752d3df78b308c469d8515e13c04337c'](Associated Press)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China-Russia_relations']China-Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defense_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China']Chinese Minister of Defense[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Shangfu']Li Shangfu[/URL] met with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia']President of Russia[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Defence_Minister']Russian Defence Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Shoigu']Sergei Shoigu[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL], as part of his four-day visit to Russia. This is Li's first overseas visit since becoming the Minister of Defense in March 2023. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/putin-china-defense-minister-moscow-meeting/'](CBS)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant']Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant[/URL] [LIST] [*]After 18 years under construction, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant']Olkiluoto 3[/URL] reactor in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland']Finland[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe']Europe[/URL]'s most powerful nuclear power plant at 1.6 GW, starts delivering regular electrical output. Construction was started in 2005, and originally scheduled for completion in 2009. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/after-18-years-europes-largest-nuclear-reactor-start-regular-output-sunday-2023-04-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-16/europe-s-biggest-reactor-caps-14-year-delay-to-begin-commercial-output?srnd=premium'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_April_16"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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