April 4, 2022 (Monday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

U.S. President Joe Biden calls for Russian President Vladimir Putin to face trials for war crimes after more images emerge of the Bucha massacre.

(CNN)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that peace talks will continue despite the Bucha massacre.

(BBC News)

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An Indian Central Reserve Police Force officer is killed and another is wounded by militants in the Maisuma neighbourhood of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

(Times of India)

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Business and economy

Lithuania bans Russian IT companies from relocating to Lithuania.

(LRT)

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Germany assumes control of Gazprom Germania, Gazprom's German subsidiary, after the German economy ministry declines to approve the subsidiary's acquisition by two entities with unclear beneficiaries.

(Financial Times)

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Deputy PM Saadeh Al Shami says that Lebanon and its central bank are bankrupt.

(Anadolu Agency)

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Disasters and accidents

A train derails in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing seven people and injuring 14 others.

(The Punch)

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Health and environment

Lithuania lifts requirements for masks in indoor spaces, except in public transport and medical facilities, and reduces the COVID-19 isolation period to five days.

(LRT)

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China reports 13,146 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since the height of the pandemic in Wuhan in February 2020.

(France 24)

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The Public Health Agency of Sweden recommends a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people over age of 65 years, as well as other adults aged 18-64 with weak immune response.

(The Local Sweden)

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International relations

Lithuania orders the closure of the Russian consulate in Klaipėda and downgrades diplomatic ties with Russia, ordering the Russian ambassador to leave the country.

(LRT)

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France, Germany and Latvia expel Russian diplomats in response to war crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, specifically the Bucha massacre.

(Radio Free Europe), (Axios)

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Russia restricts diplomats, journalists, and politicians from the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein from obtaining a visa by a simplified procedure.

(Kommersant), (Reuters)

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Law and crime

The Sacramento Police Department arrests a 26-year-old man in connection to yesterday's mass shooting that left six people dead and 12 others injured.

(KTVU)

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Science and technology

Astronomers announce the discovery of K2-2016-BLG-0005Lb, an exoplanet that is said to resemble Jupiter. The discovery was made using the now-retired Kepler space telescope.

(ScienceAlert)

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The third part of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report is released, studying methods to mitigate climate change.

(Met Office)

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Centerra Gold announces that they have reached an agreement with Kyrgyzstan to hand control of the Kumtor Gold Mine to the Kyrgyz government.

(Mining.com)

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