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12 April 2018: Russian poet Alexander Byvshev convicted for 2015 poem about Ukraine
10 April 2018: Football: Spanish striker Fernando Torres to leave Atlético Madrid after season end
10 April 2018: Deadly fire below US President’s Trump Tower residence
9 April 2018: Woolworths, Australia moves single-use plastic bags ban date to June 20
9 April 2018: US Republicans query Linux Foundation about open-source security
8 April 2018: Thirteen-year-old boy in Los Angeles, California thanks city personnel for rescue from sewage pipe
3 April 2018: China’s Tiangong-1 space station crashes into Pacific
31 March 2018: Australian cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner banned from 2018 Indian Premier League after ball tampering incident
30 March 2018: United States: Emergency calls from Great Mills High School shooting released
30 March 2018: North, South Korea announce summit about ‘denuclearization and peace’ for April 27

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Russian poet Alexander Byvshev convicted for 2015 poem about Ukraine Australian cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner banned from 2018 Indian Premier League after ball tampering incident United States: Emergency calls from Great Mills High School shooting released	K-pop band 100%’s lead singer Seo Minwoo dies Toronto Comicon celebrates characters from screen and page Culture of creativity features at Furnal Equinox 2018	Thirteen-year-old boy in Los Angeles, California thanks city personnel for rescue from sewage pipe Uber suspends self-driving car program after pedestrian death in Arizona, United States Winter storm fells US President George Washington’s tree at Mount Vernon estate, Virginia	Charles Lazarus, founder of US-based toy retail giant Toys ‘R’ Us, dies at 94 US toy retail giant Toys ‘R’ Us files for liquidation in United States Maria Contreras-Sweet Group buys The Weinstein Company assets, saves it from bankruptcy

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United States: Two dead in Kentucky high school shooting Arrangement of light receptors in the eye may cause dyslexia, scientists say Detroit teachers stage sickout to protest working conditions as Obama visits	Woolworths, Australia moves single-use plastic bags ban date to June 20 Kenyan conservancy euthanises last male northern white rhino; only two females remain French fashion brand Lacoste announces limited-edition logo change from crocodile to endangered animals	Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai British surfers catch more than waves: Scientists find antibiotic-resistant bacteria England: Baby born with heart outside body operated on; surviving, three weeks after birth	K-pop band 100%’s lead singer Seo Minwoo dies Charles Lazarus, founder of US-based toy retail giant Toys ‘R’ Us, dies at 94 British scientist Stephen Hawking dies aged 76

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North, South Korea announce summit about ‘denuclearization and peace’ for April 27 Vladimir Putin wins fourth term as President of Russia State of emergency in Sri Lanka remains despite calm returning after violence	China’s Tiangong-1 space station crashes into Pacific Uber suspends self-driving car program after pedestrian death in Arizona, United States British scientist Stephen Hawking dies aged 76	Football: Spanish striker Fernando Torres to leave Atlético Madrid after season end Australian cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner banned from 2018 Indian Premier League after ball tampering incident Former Irish footballer Liam Miller dies at 36	Airborne sedan smashes into dental office in Santa Ana, California, US Wikinews interviews producer of horror film ‘6:66PM’ India Supreme Court overrules High Court: rivers Yamuna, Ganga no longer living entities

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Kenyan conservancy euthanises last male northern white rhino; only two females remain Zimbabwean politician Bennett and four others die in New Mexico helicopter crash Liberia: Former football striker George Weah wins presidential election	Category:Indian Ocean Category:Pacific Ocean Category:Arctic	Woolworths, Australia moves single-use plastic bags ban date to June 20 Sydney experiences hottest March day in 35 years Australia bars North Korea’s U-19 football team from entering country citing ‘illegal nuclear programmes’	Fifteen states sue United States President Donald Trump for cancelling program for undocumented immigrant minors Gunmen murder Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres Guatemalan Supreme Court approves impeachment of President Molina

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Russian poet Alexander Byvshev convicted for 2015 poem about Ukraine Vladimir Putin wins fourth term as President of Russia Mirror’s exposé prompts call for inquiry into child abuse ring in Telford, England	Iran: Wreckage found of plane crashed in mountains; all believed dead ‘Save the Children’ organisation suspends all activities in Afghanistan after ISIL attack US Vice President Pence speaks to Israeli Knesset: US embassy to move to Jerusalem	Thirteen-year-old boy in Los Angeles, California thanks city personnel for rescue from sewage pipe United States: Emergency calls from Great Mills High School shooting released US: FBI’s work with Orlando shooter’s father is not grounds for mistrial in wife’s case	Margot Duhalde, Chile’s first female military pilot, dies aged 97 Chile: Pope Francis stirs outrage with ‘slander’ comment Italian court sentences Brazilian footballer Robinho to nine years for 2013 sexual assault

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