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Current events of 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)
Ukrainian Regional State Administration occupations
- Pro-Russian demonstrators seize an administrative headquarters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. (BBC)

Arts and entertainment

Captain America: The Winter Soldier grosses an estimated US$96.2 million domestically and $303.3 million worldwide during its opening weekend, the most ever for an April opener. (Hollywood Reporter)
Veteran American actor Mickey Rooney dies at the age of 93. (USA Today)

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)

Politics and elections

Costa Rican general election, 2014
- Voters in Costa Rica go to the polls for a general election. Luis Guillermo Solis is the only presidential candidate left in the race following the withdrawal of Johnny Araya. (BBC)
Hungarian parliamentary election, 2014
- Voters in Hungary go to the polls, and Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz and their allies the Christian Democrats win re-election easily, with 45% of the vote. (BBC)

Law and Crime

The Ambassador of Italy to Turkmenistan is charged for alleged child abuse while on holiday in the Philippines. (Reuters)

Sports

In cricket, Australia win the women's ICC World Twenty20 tournament and Sri Lanka win the men's tournament. (BBC)
In athletics, Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the Paris Marathon. (France 24)
In rowing, Oxford beats Cambridge in the University Boat Race. (BBC)

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