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{{*mp|April 27}} [[Standard & Poor's]] '''[[Economy of Greece#2010 debt crisis|downgrades]]''' [[Greece|Greece's]] [[Credit_rating#Sovereign_credit_ratings|sovereign credit rating]] to [[High-yield debt|junk]], four days after the Greek government requests the activation of a [[Euro|€]]45-billion [[European Union|EU]]–[[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] [[bailout]]. |
{{*mp|April 27}} [[Standard & Poor's]] '''[[Economy of Greece#2010 debt crisis|downgrades]]''' [[Greece|Greece's]] [[Credit_rating#Sovereign_credit_ratings|sovereign credit rating]] to [[High-yield debt|junk]], four days after the Greek government requests the activation of a [[Euro|€]]45-billion [[European Union|EU]]–[[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] [[bailout]]. |
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{{*mp|April 26}} [[Belgium]]'s [[Albert II of Belgium|King Albert]] accepts the resignation of Prime Minister [[Yves Leterme]], ending '''[[Leterme II Government|Leterme's government]]''', and leading to [[Belgian general election, 2010|early elections]]. |
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{{*mp|April 26}} Former [[military dictator]] of [[Panama]] [[Manuel Noriega]] is '''[[Manuel_Noriega#Extradition|extradited]]''' from the [[United States]] to [[France]]. |
{{*mp|April 26}} Former [[military dictator]] of [[Panama]] [[Manuel Noriega]] is '''[[Manuel_Noriega#Extradition|extradited]]''' from the [[United States]] to [[France]]. |
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{{*mp|April 25}} [[Heinz Fischer]] ''(pictured)'' is '''[[Austrian presidential election, 2010|re-elected]]''' [[President of Austria|President]] of [[Austria]]. |
{{*mp|April 25}} [[Heinz Fischer]] ''(pictured)'' is '''[[Austrian presidential election, 2010|re-elected]]''' [[President of Austria|President]] of [[Austria]]. |
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{{*mp|April 23}} In a span of three weeks, eighty people die from [[Methanol#Toxicity|methanol poisoning]] after drinking contaminated '''[[waragi]]''' in [[Kabale District|Kabale]], [[Uganda]]. |
{{*mp|April 23}} In a span of three weeks, eighty people die from [[Methanol#Toxicity|methanol poisoning]] after drinking contaminated '''[[waragi]]''' in [[Kabale District|Kabale]], [[Uganda]]. |
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{{*mp|April 23}} A '''[[2010 South Darfur clash|clash]]''' in [[South Darfur]] kills 58 people and raises tensions along the internal border. |
{{*mp|April 23}} A '''[[2010 South Darfur clash|clash]]''' in [[South Darfur]] kills 58 people and raises tensions along the internal border. |
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{{*mp|April 22}} An [[Atlas V]] rocket launches the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force's]] [[Boeing X-37|X-37B]] military [[spaceplane]] on its '''[[X-37B OTV-1|maiden flight]]'''. |
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Revision as of 20:00, 28 April 2010
- Standard & Poor's downgrades Greece's sovereign credit rating to junk, four days after the Greek government requests the activation of a €45-billion EU–IMF bailout.
- Belgium's King Albert accepts the resignation of Prime Minister Yves Leterme, ending Leterme's government, and leading to early elections.
- Former military dictator of Panama Manuel Noriega is extradited from the United States to France.
- Heinz Fischer (pictured) is re-elected President of Austria.
- Tsegaye Kebede and Liliya Shobukhova win the men's and women's races of the 2010 London Marathon.
- At least 85 people are killed in a series of bombings over two days in Baghdad.
- In a span of three weeks, eighty people die from methanol poisoning after drinking contaminated waragi in Kabale, Uganda.
- A clash in South Darfur kills 58 people and raises tensions along the internal border.
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