Portal:Current events/2013 April 1: Difference between revisions

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;Disasters and accidents

*At least six people are killed in a explosion at a [[coal mine]] near [[Baishan]], [[China]]. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4-killed-32-injured-china-iron-works-blast (AP)]

*[[India]]'s [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] rejects a plea by [[Novartis]] to [[patent]] an updated version of its cancer drug, [[Glivec]] ([[Imatinib]]), amid concerns that a patent could threaten access to cheap [[generic drug|generic versions]] of drugs in poorer countries. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21991179 (BBC)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/01/novartis-patent-ruling-affordable-medicines (''The Guardian'')] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-rejects-novartis-drug-patent/2013/04/01/bf5f13de-9ab6-11e2-9219-51eb8387e8f1_story.html (''The Washington Post'')] [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/business/global/top-court-in-india-rejects-novartis-drug-patent.html (''The New York Times'')]

*Privately owned [[newspaper]]s [[Media of Burma|go on sale]] in [[Myanmar]] for the first time since 1964. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21991899 (BBC)] [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/01/us-myanmar-press-idUSBRE93007320130401 (Reuters)] [http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/myanmar/130401/private-newspapers-myanmar (GlobalPost)]

*[[Arapahoe County, Colorado|Arapahoe County]] [[District Attorney]] George Brauchler decides, after speaking with survivors and relatives of the deceased, to pursue the [[death penalty]] against [[James Eagan Holmes]], the perpetrator of the [[2012 Aurora shooting]]; the case is given to a new judge. [http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/01/17551374-justice-for-james-holmes-is-death-prosecutors-seek-execution-for-alleged-batman-shooter (NBC News)]

*[[Pirate]]s drown 16 fishermen in southern [[Bangladesh]] in order to steal their boats. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21995397 (BBC)]

*Health experts warn that the [[NHS (England)|National Health Service]] in [[England]] is "not ready for" [[Health and Social Care Act 2012|major changes]] passed in 2012 that go into effect today. [http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/nhs-not-ready-for-major-shake-up (MSN News)]

*[[President of Sudan|President]] of [[Sudan]] [[Omar al-Bashir]] orders the release of all [[political prisoner]]s. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/01/sudan-amnesty-idUSL5N0CO1OL20130401 (Reuters)]

*[[Chelsea F.C.]] advances to the semi-finals of the [[2012–13 FA Cup]] defeating [[Manchester United]] 1–0 with [[Demba Ba]]'s winning goal. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21921311 (BBC)] [http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1395603/ (ESPN)]

*[[Punjab Police (India)|Police]] in [[India]]'s [[Punjab]] claim [[Olympics|Olympic]] medal winning boxer [[Vijender Singh]] consumed [[heroin]] procured from drug smugglers, after he refuses to give blood samples. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21992232 (BBC)]

*A [[Ed T. Rush#Pac-12 refereeing controversy|report]] alleges that [[Ed T. Rush]], head of [[College basketball|men's basketball]] officiating for the [[Pacific-12 Conference]], offered $5,000 or a trip to [[Cancún]] to any referee who would call a [[technical foul]] against or [[Ejection (sports)|eject]] [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona Wildcats]] head coach [[Sean Miller]] during the [[2013 Pacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament]]. [http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/21989633/pac-12-head-of-officials-investigated-for-targeting-arizonas-sean-miller (CBS Sports)]

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