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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)

Business and economy

Reuters reports that the world's two largest cement manufacturers, LaFarge of France and Holcim of Switzerland have agreed to a merger that would create a firm with a market value of $55 billion. (Reuters)

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 with Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz and their allies the Christian Democrats expected to win re-election easily. (AP)

Law and Crime

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

Sports

In athletics, Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the 2014 Paris Marathon. (France 24)
in rowing, Oxford beat Cambridge in the 2014 University Boat Race. (BBC Sport)

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