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Shortly thereafter, Twitter CEO Elon Musk announces that the labelling of the BBC will be changed to “publicly-funded media”.</p><div id="742b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65202978"> <div> <div> <h2>NPR quits Twitter over 'government-funded' label</h2> <div><h3>National Public Radio (NPR) in the US has announced it will stop using Twitter in a row over how its account is…</h3></div> <div><p>www.bbc.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*LU0kX4BOtF_j3JsZ)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="3eb9">International Relations…</h2><p id="a8c8">Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad meets with Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the first such visit between the two countries since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 in order to discuss the security situation in Syria and the return of Syrian refugees.</p><div id="d2e1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/12/syrian-fm-makes-first-visit-to-saudi-arabia-since-2011"> <div> <div> <h2>Syrian FM makes first visit to Saudi Arabia since 2011</h2> <div><h3>Visit the latest sign of a move towards a restoration of relations between Syria and Saudi Arabia, as al-Assad comes in…</h3></div> <div><p>www.aljazeera.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*vwKSzwUd9L0WvmU5)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="f5d5">Law and Crime…</h2><p id="79b5">Four soldiers are killed in a mass shooting incident at a military base in Punjab, India. Authorities say the shooting is not terror-related.</p><div id="264d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/12/firing-incident-at-india-military-station-punjab"> <div> <div> <h2>Four killed in 'firing incident' at India military station</h2> <div><h3>At least four killed in what the Indian Army calls a 'firing incident' inside a military station in the western state…</h3></div> <div><p>www.aljazeera.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*HG3p37U9LGCXGzAk)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="3894">Tuesday, 11 April 2023…</h1><h2 id="734e">Health and Environment…</h2><p id="0d94">The World Health Organization reports the first death from H3N8 in a 56-year-old woman in Guangdong Province, China, who died last March 16. The virus has been circulating since 2002, when it first appeared in North American waterfowl.</p><div id="51ad" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/12/china-records-first-h3n8-bird-flu-death-who-says"> <div> <div> <h2>China records first H3N8 bird flu death, WHO says</h2> <div><h3>A woman has died from H3N8 bird flu in China, the World Health Organization reported - the first known human fatality…</h3></div> <div><p>www.theguardian.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*zFn9lg9wf6hIE4Yg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="a44b">International Relations…</h2><p id="8932">Germany expels the ambassador of Chad, Mariam Ali Moussa, in a tit-for-tat decision following the expulsion of the German ambassador from Chad last week.</p><div id="c51c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-expels-chads-ambassador-tit-for-tat-move-2023-04-11/"> <div> <div> <h2>Germany expels Chad's ambassador in tit-for-tat move</h2> <div><h3>BERLIN, April 11 (Reuters) - Berlin has ordered Chad's ambassador to Germany to leave the country within 48 hours in…</h3></div> <div><p>www.reuters.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*3laO_iB_rqJb6L5D)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="74a9">Sports…</h2><p id="8ff6">In ice hockey, the Boston Bruins break the NHL record for the most points scored in a single season with 133 points. This comes two days after surpassing the 2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning and 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings for the most wins in a regular season with their 63rd win.</p><div id="ffb5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/news/boston-bruins-set-new-nhl-points-record-133-points-regular-season/"> <div> <div> <h2>Bruins set new NHL record for most points in the regular season</h2> <div><h3>CBS Boston BOSTON -- After setting a new NHL record with their 63rd win of the season on Sunday, the Boston Bruins set…</h3></div> <div><p>www.cbsnews.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*3ogXbz20O9LLRkXk)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="4803">Monday, 10 April 2023…</h1><h2 id="9670">Business and Economy…</h2><p id="7a6e">The staff of Rutgers University vote to go on the first strike in the school’s 257-year history, affecting over 67,000 students in the U.S. state of New Jersey.</p><div id="bd63" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/04/10/1168931155/rutgers-university-faculty-strike"> <div> <div> <h2>Rutgers University faculty members are striking over a contract dispute</h2> <div><h3>Three faculty unions representing around 9,000 workers at Rutgers University, the state university of New Jersey, went…</h3></div> <div><p>www.npr.org</p></div> </div>

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            <div><h3>ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, April 9 (Reuters) - A 50-year-old man and his 11-year-old daughter were killed after Russian…</h3></div>
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            <div><h3>Following that incident, charities estimated that 40,000 people in the city were living in poorly-built homes, but on…</h3></div>
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            <div><h3>TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Saturday that her center-right Reform Party has…</h3></div>
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A WEEK IN BRIEF

A Week in Brief: Volume XXXVIII

A Week in Brief: Sunday, 9 April to Saturday, 15 April 2023

Louisville shooting: 5 killed at Old National Bank in Kentucky; suspect Connor Sturgeon was employee

Saturday, 15 April 2023…

Armed Conflicts and Attacks…

Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida is evacuated during a speech after an “explosion-like sound” is heard. A suspect, believed to have thrown a smoke bomb, is arrested.

Disasters and Accidents…

Twelve people are killed and 28 others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Raigad, Maharashtra, India.

Law and Crime…

President Emmanuel Macron signs the pension reform bill into law as protests intensify in the country.

Friday, 14 April 2023…

Armed Conflicts and Attacks…

A major prisoner swap of nearly 900 prisoners begins between rival factions in Yemen.

Law and Crime…

Tanzanian members of parliament call on the government to tighten laws against homosexual sex with the death penalty.

Science and Technology…

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to search for life in the Jovian system, with an expected arrival date of 2031.

Thursday, 13 April 2023…

Armed Conflicts and Attacks…

In the battle of Bakhmut, Russian forces are able to reach the centre of the city, according to Ukrainian and Russian sources.

Disasters and Accidents…

Cyclone Ilsa makes landfall between De Grey and Pardoo Roadhouse in Western Australia, Australia, as a category five cyclone.

Law and Crime…

The U.S. FBI arrests 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira for allegedly leaking government documents to a Discord gaming group.

Wednesday, 12 April 2023…

Business and Economy…

NPR announces that it will no longer use Twitter after the social media site labeled it and the BBC as “government-funded media”. Shortly thereafter, Twitter CEO Elon Musk announces that the labelling of the BBC will be changed to “publicly-funded media”.

International Relations…

Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad meets with Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the first such visit between the two countries since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 in order to discuss the security situation in Syria and the return of Syrian refugees.

Law and Crime…

Four soldiers are killed in a mass shooting incident at a military base in Punjab, India. Authorities say the shooting is not terror-related.

Tuesday, 11 April 2023…

Health and Environment…

The World Health Organization reports the first death from H3N8 in a 56-year-old woman in Guangdong Province, China, who died last March 16. The virus has been circulating since 2002, when it first appeared in North American waterfowl.

International Relations…

Germany expels the ambassador of Chad, Mariam Ali Moussa, in a tit-for-tat decision following the expulsion of the German ambassador from Chad last week.

Sports…

In ice hockey, the Boston Bruins break the NHL record for the most points scored in a single season with 133 points. This comes two days after surpassing the 2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning and 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings for the most wins in a regular season with their 63rd win.

Monday, 10 April 2023…

Business and Economy…

The staff of Rutgers University vote to go on the first strike in the school’s 257-year history, affecting over 67,000 students in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Disasters and Accidents…

At least 10 people are killed and 25 others are injured in a bus crash in the Department of Lima, Peru.

Law and Crime…

Five people are killed and eight others are injured in a mass shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The perpetrator, who livestreamed the attack on Instagram, is also killed.

Sunday, 9 April 2023…

Armed Conflicts and Attacks…

A Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia destroys a residential building and damages dozens of other buildings, killing two civilians and injuring another. Russian attacks are also reported in other settlements, including Orikhiv and Huliaipole.

Disasters and Accidents…

Six people are killed, two are missing and five more injured after a gas explosion causes two buildings to collapse in Marseille, France.

Politics and Elections…

Three parties (Reform, E200 and Social Democrats), led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, agree to a new government coalition, five weeks after the parliamentary elections in Estonia.

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