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- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- The economy of New Zealand enters recession after gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.1% in the March quarter, as the central bank raises interest rates to a 14-year high. Annual growth slows to 2.2%, according to Statistics New Zealand. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Carberry highway collision
- At least fifteen people are killed in a collision between a semi-truck and another vehicle on Manitoba Highway 1 near Carberry, Canada. (CTV News)
- Eighteen people are injured by an explosion at a firecracker warehouse in Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines. (GMA News)
International relations
- Australia–Russia relations
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces that parliament will pass a law to prohibit the construction of a new Russian embassy in Canberra due to national security concerns regarding its proposed location adjacent to Parliament House. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Commons Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson, Partygate
- An inquiry by the UK Parliament concludes that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson lied to Parliament about breaking rules during the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. (BBC News)
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