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Portal:Current events/2017 April 29

April 29, 2017 (2017-04-29) (Saturday)
International relations
  • North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
    • The U.S. Pacific Command and South Korean defense officials report that a North Korean missile was fired in the early morning, but quickly failed and did not travel beyond North Korea, echoing a similar failed attempt by North Korea thirteen days ago. (The Washington Post)
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
Politics and elections
  • People's Climate March
  • University of Puerto Rico strikes, 2017
    • Strikes continue in the University of Puerto Rico because of university budget cuts from the Puerto Rico Oversight Board (PROMESA). (Pasquines)
  • Brexit
    • European Union leaders approve negotiating guidelines that seek to secure "sufficient progress" on the rights of European Union expatriates living in the United Kingdom, on the financial terms of the separation and on a "soft border" between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before committing to talk about a new free trade deal. (Reuters)
  • White House Correspondents' Association
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