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Latest revision as of 04:48, 30 March 2024
April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks- Syrian Civil War:
- Mortar fire kills two people near the Damascus Opera House. (AP via Yahoo! News)
- 2014 pro-Russian protests in Ukraine:
- Pro-Russian demonstrators seize an administrative headquarters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. (BBC News)
- 2014 Aswan tribal clashes:
- Two more people are killed in Egypt's Aswan in a third day of clashes. Death toll rises to 25. (Reuters) (Bloomberg)
Business and economy
- The world's two largest cement manufacturers, LaFarge of France and Holcim of Switzerland, agree to a merger that would create a firm with a market value of $55 billion. (Reuters)
- Nigeria's economy passes South Africa's to become the largest in Africa. (BBC News
Law and crime
- The Ambassador of Italy to Turkmenistan is charged for alleged child abuse while on holiday in the Philippines. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Costa Rican general election, 2014:
- Voters in Costa Rica go to the polls for a general election. Luis Guillermo Solís is the only presidential candidate left in the race following the withdrawal of Johnny Araya. (BBC News)
- Hungarian parliamentary election, 2014:
- Voters in Hungary go to the polls, and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz and their allies the Christian Democrats win re-election easily, with 45% of the vote. (BBC News)
- Russian municipal elections
- Communist Party of the Russian Federation candidate Anatoly Lokot was elected mayor of the third-largest city of Novosibirsk, defeating ruling United Russia party candidate. (The Moscow Times)
Sports
- In cricket, Australia win the women's ICC World Twenty20 tournament and Sri Lanka win the men's tournament. (BBC Sport)
- In athletics, Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the Paris Marathon. (France 24)
- In rowing, Oxford beats Cambridge in the 160th edition of The Boat Race. (BBC Sport)
- In women's road cycling, Ellen van Dijk wins the Tour of Flanders World Cup race. (BBC Sport)