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{{*mp|April 13}} [[BRICS]] states meet in [[Sanya]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], for an annual '''[[2011 BRICS summit|summit]]''' that features [[South Africa]] for the first time. |
{{*mp|April 13}} [[BRICS]] states meet in [[Sanya]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], for an annual '''[[2011 BRICS summit|summit]]''' that features [[South Africa]] for the first time. |
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{{*mp|April 13}} Former [[Egypt]]ian President '''[[Hosni Mubarak]]''' and his sons [[Alaa Mubarak|Alaa]] and [[Gamal Mubarak|Gamal]] are [[Trials and judicial hearings following the 2011 Egyptian revolution#Mubaraks|detained]] for 15 days following the [[2011 Egyptian revolution|revolution]]. |
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{{*mp|April 12}} The [[Japan Atomic Energy Agency]] raises the severity of the '''[[Fukushima I nuclear accidents]]''' to level 7, the highest on the [[International Nuclear Event Scale]]. |
{{*mp|April 12}} The [[Japan Atomic Energy Agency]] raises the severity of the '''[[Fukushima I nuclear accidents]]''' to level 7, the highest on the [[International Nuclear Event Scale]]. |
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{{*mp|April 11}} Former [[Côte d'Ivoire|Ivory Coast]] President '''[[Laurent Gbagbo]]''' ''(pictured)'' is arrested after a five-month [[2010–2011 Ivorian crisis|standoff]] with [[Alassane Ouattara]]. |
{{*mp|April 11}} Former [[Côte d'Ivoire|Ivory Coast]] President '''[[Laurent Gbagbo]]''' ''(pictured)'' is arrested after a five-month [[2010–2011 Ivorian crisis|standoff]] with [[Alassane Ouattara]]. |
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Revision as of 07:49, 15 April 2011
- BRICS states meet in Sanya, China, for an annual summit that features South Africa for the first time.
- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his sons Alaa and Gamal are detained for 15 days following the revolution.
- The Japan Atomic Energy Agency raises the severity of the Fukushima I nuclear accidents to level 7, the highest on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
- Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo (pictured) is arrested after a five-month standoff with Alassane Ouattara.
- At least 12 people are killed and over 200 injured in a bomb attack on the Metro in Minsk, Belarus.
- France implements a controversial ban on full-length face covering.
- Iceland rejects a plan to repay the British and Dutch governments over guarantee savings after Icesave's failure.
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