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Current events of April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07) (Monday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

2014 pro-Russian protests in Ukraine:
- Pro-Russian activists occupying a government building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have proclaimed the creation of a sovereign Donetsk People's Republic independent of the capital Kiev. (The Guardian) (The Irish Times)
- The acting President of Ukraine, Olexander Turchynov, calls an emergency cabinet meeting to respond to protests in the cities of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv. (BBC)
- Ukrainian special forces clear armed protesters from the security service headquarters in Donetsk. CNN

Business and economy

The Finance Minister of France says that his country is committed to both budget cuts and growth, and willing to make "tough brave" decisions. (Reuters)

International relations

President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins arrives in the United Kingdom for a state visit, the first to the UK by an Irish Head of State. (RTÉ) (BBC)

Politics and elections

Indian general election, 2014:
- Voters in India start going to the polls in a six-week General Election which will end on May 12. (AFP via Dawn)

Quebec general election, 2014:
- Voters in Quebec go to the polls to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec. (CBC)

Ukrainian presidential election, 2014:
- The political council of Ukraine's Party of Regions expel presidential hopefuls Serhiy Tihipko, Yuriy Boyko and Oleg Tsarov, leaving Mykhailo Dobkin as the only candidate representing the party. (Interfax Ukraine)

In an address to the Washington-based Brookings Institution, George Robertson, a former Secretary-General of NATO says that Scottish independence would be "cataclysmic in geo-political terms". (BBC)

Science and technology

A critical vulnerability referred to as the "Heartbleed Bug" is discovered in certain versions of the popular OpenSSL software which allows attackers to steal information from internet servers which would otherwise be protected. (BBC)

Sports

In basketball, Connecticut defeats Kentucky 60–54 in the NCAA Men's Division I Tournament final. It is the fourth national title for the Huskies. (AP via ESPN)
in basketball, the full 2014 induction class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is announced. Players Alonzo Mourning and Mitch Richmond, coaches Nolan Richardson and Gary Williams, and the Immaculata College women's team of 1972–1974 will join five individuals announced in February (players Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Guy Rodgers, coach Bob "Slick" Leonard, and contributors Nathaniel Clifton and David Stern). (AP via ESPN)

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