Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates

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Han Kang The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang (pictured). The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is divided, with half awarded to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for their work on protein structure prediction and the other half to David Baker for his work on computational protein design. Hurricane Milton makes landfall in the U.S. state of Florida. John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton receive the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research in machine learning with artificial neural networks. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hezbollah conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Amaury du Closel Fleur Adcock Kiril Marichkov George Baldock Zaw Myint Maung Ifigenia Martínez y Hernández view — page history — related changes — edit

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March 31

Portal:Current events/2021 March 31

March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Internal conflict in Myanmar Kachin conflict The Kachin Independence Army says that it attacked a police station in Kyaukgyi village-tract in Shwegu Township, Kachin State, injuring at least one officer. They claim that the police there are involved in killing civilians during the ongoing protests. (Irrawaddy) Allied Democratic Forces insurgency ADF gunmen attack a village in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 23 civilians. Two attackers are shot dead by responding security forces. (Al Jazeera) War in Donbass Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of "provoking armed confrontation" with pro-Russian separatists in the war-torn eastern portion of the country. Putin also said that Ukraine failed to comply with the July 2020 ceasefire of the conflict, which has killed over 14,000 people since it broke out in 2014. (Reuters via Yahoo! News) 2021 Nigerien coup d'état attempt Gunfire erupts in the streets of Niamey, Niger, during an attempted coup d'état by soldiers. The coup was foiled and the perpetrators were arrested. (France 24) Indonesian National Police headquarters shooting A woman opens fire at the Indonesian National Police headquarters in Jakarta before being shot dead by police. A male accomplice flees the scene. No other casualties are reported. (Al Jazeera) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria Bulgaria reports a record 5,176 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 338,426. (Bulgarian National Television) COVID-19 pandemic in France President Emmanuel Macron announces the extension of the "light lockdown" to the rest of the country, which includes a school closure from April 12 to April 26, a one-month domestic travel ban, and closure of non-essential businesses beginning April 3 in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (The Wall Street Journal) (BBC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia The Rosselkhoznadzor approves the Carnivac-Cov, which is the world's first COVID-19 vaccine for nonhuman animals. (NBC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine Ukraine reports a record 407 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 32,825. (Kyiv Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Bangladesh reports a record 5,358 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 611,295. (Dhaka Tribune) COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan Jordan reports a record 111 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 6,858. (Roya News) COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka receives 600,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine from China. Vaccination of Chinese nationals could commence first as the Medicines Regulatory Authority says that the vaccination of Sri Lankans will begin after a study by a committee of experts. (Lanka Business Online) COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Lineage B.1.1.7 Restrictions temporarily increase in towns surrounding Byron Bay, New South Wales, after people linked to a recent outbreak of the UK variant in Brisbane spread the virus. Mask wearing is made mandatory indoors and private gatherings are limited to 30. (The Guardian) COVID-19 pandemic in Tonga Tonga receives its first shipment of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied through the COVAX initiative. (Matangi Tonga) COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil For the second consecutive day, Brazil reports a record total of 3,950 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, thereby bringing the number of deaths to 321,515. The total of 66,868 deaths in the past 31 days marked the most lethal month in the country for the duration of the pandemic. (G1) Brazil's health regulator Anvisa approves the emergency use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. (The Brazilian Report) International relations China–Philippines relations, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea The Philippines says that a Chinese maritime fleet "manned by militias" have now spread to wider areas inside its exclusive economic zone after occupying the disputed Whitsun Reef, and defying its demands for the flotilla to be withdrawn from its waters. Chinese diplomats say that the boats were sheltering from rough seas and denies the involvement of militias. (Reuters) Myanmar–United States relations, 2021 Myanmar protests The U.S. State Department orders all "non-emergency" diplomats and their families to leave Myanmar amid worsening violence in the country. (France 24) Law and crime 2021 Orange, California office shooting At least four people are killed and another injured during a mass shooting at an office building in Orange, California, United States. The attacker is shot and wounded by responding security forces. (CNN) Far-right terrorism in the United Kingdom A young man, 16, from Newcastle, receives a non-custodial sentence after admitting to inviting support for banned neo-Nazi terror group National Action, plus multiple offences of inciting terrorism and stirring up racial hatred. The young man, who founded his own neo-Nazi cell at the age of 15, is the third-youngest UK terror convict. (BBC News) Politics and elections 2021 Dutch general election The new members of the House of Representatives are installed by Speaker Khadija Arib. (NOS) 1973 Chilean coup d'état Newly declassified documents released by the US National Security Archive shows that Brazil supported the coup d'état that overthrew Chilean President Salvador Allende, and raised power to dictator Augusto Pinochet. (The Rio Times)

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March 30

Portal:Current events/2021 March 30

March 30, 2021 (2021-03-30) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Mali War Mali wedding airstrike A report by the United Nations mission in Mali concludes that an airstrike conducted by France in Mopti on January 3 killed 19 civilians at a wedding. The French military maintains that it had killed rebel fighters identified by aerial surveillance, and denies that a wedding had taken place in Bounti. (Al Jazeera) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 2021 Afghanistan attacks Gunmen kill three female polio vaccination health workers in Jalalabad, Nangarhar. (Al Jazeera) 2021–2022 Myanmar protests The death toll since the protests began officially surpasses 500. Pro-democracy activists launch a "garbage strike" in Yangon as rebel groups demand that the military stop the bloodshed or face retaliation. (DW) Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Following the fall of Palma to Islamist militants, Portugal announces it will be deploying 60 special forces troops to Mozambique in the coming weeks to train local forces amid an intensifying insurgency. (France 24) A 65-year-old woman from the Philippines is critically wounded after being assaulted by a man during a racist attack in New York City. The perpetrator, a man in his 30s who was previously in prison for murdering his mother, is charged with hate crime assault. (Reuters) Business and economy Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States President Joe Biden signs the PPP Extension Act of 2021, a bill that would extend the Paycheck Protection Program deadline from March 31 to May 31. (CBS News) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Italy COVID-19 vaccination in Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi and his wife Maria Serenella Cappello receive their first doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. (ANSA) The Government of Italy will impose a mandatory five-day quarantine for all travelers from other European Union member states until April 6. These travelers must also take a COVID-19 test at the end of the quarantine period. The only exceptions are for reasons of "proven necessity and urgency". (France 24) COVID-19 pandemic in Germany German health authorities suspend the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine in people under the age of 60 after new data showing a rise in unusual blood clots in the head was released. (ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Greece Greece reports a record 4,340 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 260,077. (Ekathimerini) COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey Turkey reports a record 37,303 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3.27 million. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in South America COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil Brazil reports a record 3,780 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thus bringing the nationwide death toll to 317,646. (Anadolu Agency) Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said Bharat Biotech's Covaxin did not meet its manufacturing standards. The Brazilian government previously signed a contract to buy 20 million doses. Bharat said in a statement that they would appeal the decision. (The Rio Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela Venezuela receives more than 115,000 doses of the EpiVacCorona vaccine as part of trials of the Russian vaccine candidate. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia Ethiopia receives 300,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine. (The National Herald) COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied from Australia. Prime Minister James Marape is the first person to receive a dose of the vaccine. (The Guardian) COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan Pakistan reports 100 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest recorded in a single day of the year so far, thus bringing the nationwide death toll to 14,434. The number of patients in critical care with COVID-19 also reaches an all-time high of 3,749. (Dawn) COVID-19 vaccine, Lineage B.1.1.7 Trials for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine show that it is 90% effective against COVID-19 and the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2. (UrduPoint) Law and crime Sex trafficking in the United States An investigation is opened into U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R–FL) over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and violated federal sex trafficking laws by allegedly paying her to travel with him. Gaetz denied the allegations. (The New York Times) Politics and elections 2021 Hong Kong electoral reform China's National People's Congress Standing Committee members vote in favor of amendments of the Hong Kong Basic Law Annex I and II to overhaul the electoral system. The amendments are widely seen as a move to further reduce the influence of the opposition pro-democracy camp in the wake of the widespread anti-government protests of 2019 and the electoral landslide of the 2019 District Council election. (Hong Kong Free Press) Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro In a meeting with recently-appointed Defence Minister Walter Souza Braga Netto in the early hours of the day, the commanders of all three branches of the Brazilian Armed Forces – General Edson Leal Pujol (Army), Admiral Ilques Barbosa Junior (Navy), and Brigadier Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez (Air Force) – announce their intention to resign from their posts as soon as new successors are found. The collective resignation announcement comes less than a day after the dismissal of former Defence Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva and is allegedly a move to signal the Armed Forces' opposition to any military interference in politics. (O Estado de S. Paulo) Sports 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament In college basketball, the UCLA Bruins advance to the Final Four as an 11th seed after defeating the Michigan Wolverines, becoming the fifth team to do so after LSU in 1986, George Mason in 2006, VCU in 2011, and Loyola–Chicago in 2018. They will also become the second team to reach the Final Four after starting in the First Four since the 2011 VCU Rams. They will play the Gonzaga Bulldogs, who defeated the USC Trojans. (Sports Illustrated)

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RD: G. Gordon Liddy

Article: G. Gordon Liddy (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): WaPo
Credits:

• Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Chief figure in the Watergate break-in (other than Nixon). Sentenced to 20 years, which was later commuted to eight by President Carter in an act of goodwill. Later went on to be an actor. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 00:04, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose Referencing is going to need serious work before this can be posted. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:11, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

March 29

Portal:Current events/2021 March 29

March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) The New Zealand Defence Force withdraws their troops from Afghanistan, ending New Zealand's involvement in the war. (Newshub) Insurgency in the Maghreb Three soldiers are killed and seven others are wounded when two military posts are attacked in Kafolo and Téhini, Ivory Coast. Two attackers are also killed and four more are arrested. (Reuters) 2021–2022 Myanmar protests The United States suspends its diplomatic trade engagement with Myanmar, which sought to help integrate the country into the global economy, following an escalation in violence perpetrated by the Burmese military against anti-coup protesters, until what Katherine Tai says would be "the return of a democratically elected government." (CNN) Disasters and accidents 2021 Balongan refinery explosion One person is dead, twenty others are injured, and three are missing after an explosion at the Pertamina oil refinery in Indramayu, West Java, Indonesia. (The Guardian) 2021 Suez Canal obstruction The grounded container ship Ever Given is refloated and towed north, allowing the Suez Canal to reopen. At least 369 ships are now waiting to pass through the canal. (Reuters) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in England Lockdown restrictions in England are relaxed as new COVID-19 laws enter force, formally ending the government's "stay at home" order, allowing the resumption of outdoor sports, and allowing people to meet in groups of up to six outdoors. (Sky News) COVID-19 pandemic in Albania Former Prime Minister and member of the Parliament Bashkim Fino dies from COVID-19 at the age of 58. (Balkans News) COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that a full weekend lockdown will be put in place during Ramadan and that restaurants will only be able to offer delivery and takeout due to an increasing number of high-risk cities across the country. (Hurriyet Daily News) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Bangladesh reports a record 5,181 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 600,895. This forces the government to impose further restrictions across the country. (Dhaka Tribune) COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan begins its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using China's Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine. (Barron's) COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia Mongolia reports a record 575 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 7,589. (AKI Press) COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan President Arif Alvi and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak both test positive for COVID-19. (The News) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines The Philippines reports a record 10,016 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 731,894. (ABS-CBN News) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that the state will expand their vaccine eligibility to adults 30 and older beginning tomorrow, and to anyone aged 16 and older beginning on April 6. (The New York Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Texas Texas expands their vaccine eligibility to all adults. (KTBC-TV) COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Lineage B.1.1.7 Brisbane enters a three-day lockdown after a reported outbreak of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant, with some minor lockdown measures extending to the rest of Queensland. (News.com.au) COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics Due to the increase of cases in the country, President Sebastián Piñera introduces a constitutional reform to postpone the regional, local, and Constitutional Convention elections, scheduled for April 10 and 11. (La Tercera) COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco Morocco suspends all flights to Spain and France due to the worsening of the epidemiologic situation in Europe. (La Razón) Law and crime State v. Chauvin, Killing of George Floyd, George Floyd protests The murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for his involvement in the killing of George Floyd begins in Hennepin County, Minnesota. A series of protests in the United States and around the world occurred in 2020 in response to the killing. (The Washington Post) Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot A judge orders three men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to stand trial, after a three-day preliminary hearing. Threat of terrorism charges are dismissed against two of the defendants. (ABC News) 2020–2021 Belarusian protests Belarusian authorities charge opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya with terrorism for allegedly attempting to stage false flag bombings in the capital Minsk and Barysaw. (Euronews) A court in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, sentences a 52-year-old man to nine years and 10 months in prison for removing several screws from high-speed rail tracks in a failed attempt to cause trains to derail. His motive was not established. (DW) Russian anti-corruption activist and politician Ivan Zhdanov, head of the Anti-Corruption Foundation and an ally of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, accuses authorities of detaining his father in order to pressure him on his anti-government activities, including mass protests to call for the release of Navalny. (Reuters) Politics and elections 2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces a reshuffle of his Cabinet in light of recent controversies. Michaelia Cash becomes Attorney-General and Industrial Relations Minister, replacing alleged rapist Christian Porter, who is instead made Industry, Science and Technology Minister. Peter Dutton becomes Leader of the House, replacing Porter and Defence Minister, replacing Linda Reynolds, who was criticised for her handling of a rape allegation among her ministerial staff. Reynolds is instead made Government Services Minister. (Sydney Morning Herald) Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announces a Cabinet reshuffle, naming new Defence, Justice, and Foreign Ministers, as well as a new Attorney General, Secretary of Government and Chief of Staff amidst a rise of the COVID-19 cases and deaths, as well as the mismanagement of the government handling of the pandemic. Former Defence Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva allegedly resigned over pressure from Bolsonaro to make the Armed Forces publicly support him. (O Estado de S. Paulo) (O Estado de S. Paulo2) (Al Jazeera) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan removes Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in light of rising inflation and Shaikh's defeat in the recent Senate elections. Minister of Industries and Production Hammad Azhar is selected to replace him. (Reuters) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa calls on all members of the ruling African National Congress that are facing charges of corruption or other serious crimes to resign from their positions within 30 days and threatens to suspend those who do not comply. (Reuters) The Houthi government in Sanaa, Yemen, deports several Yemenite Jewish families to the United Arab Emirates after reaching an agreement with the families to leave Yemen. Four elderly Yemenite Jews remain in the country. (Al Monitor)

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RD: Gianluigi Colalucci

Article: Gianluigi Colalucci (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): RTÉ Vatican News
Credits:

• Nominated by Uses x (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Master Restorer and academic who led the restoration works of the Sistine Chapel starting in the 1980's, personally working on some of the most influential and famous paintings in history. He seems to have kept a low-profile in his life, but I've extended it past a stub. Uses x (talk • contribs) 09:36, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: Constantin Brodzki

Article: Constantin Brodzki (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): RTBF; bx1.be
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Oceanh (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Strattonsmith (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Belgium-based architect. Seemed to be well cited, except for the "Realisations" section, where I could cite all but three items (and will choose have chosen to comment out the unsourced entries). Oceanh (talk) 14:20, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment Where did he die? Mind if we get a verified POD? Fakescientist8000 (talk) 15:06, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

• Could not find information about place of death so far, having searched through obituaries. Added another source (RTBF) to the template. Oceanh (talk) 18:33, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: Bobby Schmautz

Article: Bobby Schmautz (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NHL.com
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Kaiser matias (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Only announced and reported today (March 29). —Bloom6132 (talk) 09:57, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support - everything looks cited, and article is sufficient in coverage. Yeeno (talk) 🍁 15:41, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support well cited Vacant0 (talk) 20:51, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) Battle of Palma

Article: Battle of Palma (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Dozens of civilians are killed and 35,000 displaced after Islamist rebels seize the city of Palma in Mozambique (Post)
News source(s): New York Times, BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Dumelow (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: The wider Insurgency in Cabo Delgado has been going on for years but this seems to be a significant development. The battle for Palma started a few days ago but reporting has been limited due to accessibility - Dumelow (talk) 09:35, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Article is well referenced, very comprehensive, and significant in the current situation. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 10:36, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support But may make sense to make clearer who the attackers are, maybe change it to islamist insurgents or islamist rebels rather than just islamist forces. Llewee (talk) 12:22, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

  I've edited the slug as you suggested. The article uses "rebels," which is clearer than "forces." Jehochman ^Talk 12:59, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support on quality and significance. Jehochman ^Talk 13:00, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Posting. Nice work with the article! --Tone 13:22, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Not my work, I just nominated it. There were took many people in the article history for me to add to the template, but I'll go through and send credits to the major contributors - Dumelow (talk) 18:40, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment - I have no opinion as to whether or not the article should be posted, but this was posted in the span of 3 hours. That's not enough time for consensus to form. I suggest undo the posting, it's too soon. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 22:05, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Agreed – I've seen articles with three support initial votes turn out to be no consensus, and articles with three initial oppose votes get posted. This is too soon. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 22:20, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Though I want to make it clear that I don't actually think this... given that it's all admins commenting and approving the article, if I haven't been on Wikipedia for 14 years, I'd think there's something suspicious about how quickly it was approved. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 23:06, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Many admins watch this page. There’s no time requirement. We like to promote things from countries that aren’t often covered. This event is significant and it showcases the breadth of Wikipedia’s coverage. Many readers of mainstream media could be unaware of this event. Jehochman ^Talk 23:36, 29 March 2021 (UTC)]

So, were you saying that ironically? Or were you trying to bait a reponse? Why would you say something like 'Oh, this is too short. Boo!' and then recant your statement? (Not mad at you, by the way. I was just wondering why you did it.) Fakescientist8000 (talk) 23:49, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

What does that statement have to do with my statement that this was approved too quickly? I know there is no time requirement, but there was no time for anyone to contest the posting of the blurb, either. The time requirement should at least demonstrate the formation of consensus, right? -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 02:20, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

• Post-posting support Article is in good shape; thorough coverage of event. Spencer^T•C 23:55, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting support Almost all of the sources are in English, which indicates the international importance of this event. Well cited. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 08:47, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: Liu Kai-chi

Article: Liu Kai-chi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): SCMP; The Straits Times
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Yeenosaurus (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Hong Kong supporting actor. Article looks well cited but needs more work in the Career section. Yeeno (talk) 🍁 04:10, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Comment Filmography section is way too long. Maybe you should make a new article for it? It would be much appreciated, or maybe just shorten it. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 14:26, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

I've split the filmography off to Liu Kai-chi filmography. Yeeno (talk) 🍁 18:38, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Very well. I change my vote to a Support respetively. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 19:34, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

• Weak Support Nice and well referenced, but not much to read. Probably add 1 or 2 paragraphs and it'll be ok. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 17:04, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

I added some additional information here and there and a small paragraph on his awards; I'll add more to that one later on. Yeeno (talk) 🍁 20:50, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: Bibian Mentel

Article: Bibian Mentel (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [1]
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by anonymous (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Dutch para-snowboarding athlete and motivational speaker. Survived cancer 15 times.

• Support All paragraphs and sentence referenced. All good. I have removed a reference from the lead which cites her death date because it is already mentioned in below. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 08:50, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
• Weak oppose a few things that need inline sourcing (2002, 2014, 2018 results in the text, and amputation). Joseph2302 (talk) 10:30, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

• Also, there's 3 places with note "This statement translated from Dutch Wikipedia article"- this isn't a reliable source as per Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Can we either source those statements to a properly reliable source, or just remove? Joseph2302 (talk) 10:32, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

• I have made most of the corrections requested by Joseph2302

March 28

Portal:Current events/2021 March 28

March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 2021 Afghanistan attacks Two guards are killed at a water dam near the Pashtun Kot, Faryab, by the Taliban. (Hindustan Times) Over 20 civilians are killed in an operation launched by Afghan security forces against the Taliban. (Anadolu Agency) Three police officers are killed in a roadside bomb blast in Laghman. (Xinhuanet) Five pro-government militia men are killed in an overnight attack in the Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan. (The News International) Terrorism in Indonesia 2021 Makassar cathedral bombing Twenty people are wounded in a double suicide bombing outside the Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (CNA) 2021 Myanmar protests Myanmar's security forces open fire on a funeral being held for a person killed in Yangon, with no casualties reported. The Kachin Independence Army also attacks a police station, prompting the military to conduct airstrikes. (Reuters) Business and economy Tencent Music announces that, starting tomorrow, it will repurchase up to US$1 billion of its own stock over the next year in response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission tightening its auditing standards for foreign firms listed on American stock exchanges. (Reuters) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra Maharashtra reports a record 40,414 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours despite a nightly curfew, thereby bringing the total of confirmed cases to 2.71 million. (Hindustan Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia Mongolia surpasses 7,000 cases of COVID-19. (Marketwatch) COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan The National Command and Operation Centre announces an immediate ban on all indoor and outdoor gatherings across Pakistan as well as weddings beginning April 5 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Tribune) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia North Macedonia receives their first shipment of 24,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative. (UNICEF) COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia Prime Minister Janez Jansa announces a circuit-breaker lockdown from April 1 to 12, which will close all non-essential businesses and in-person cultural and religious venues, ban gatherings of more than 10 people, and shift schools to remote learning. (STA) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom The number of people who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom surpasses 30 million. (Sky News) COVID-19 pandemic in Chile A lockdown begins across the entirety of Chile, despite its successful vaccination programme, as the hospital occupancy rate reaches 95%. (The Guardian) COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico Mexico publishes revised figures, indicating that the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 is 60% higher than previously reported. The revised total is 321,000, thereby making it the country with the world's second-highest number of deaths. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections 2019–2022 Sudanese transition to democracy The Sudanese transitional government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North sign an agreement in the South Sudanese capital of Juba, holding that the new government will maintain the separation of church and state and uphold the right to worship for all religions. (VOA) Janikhel incident Thousands of protesters in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province break through police barricades and attempt to march to Bannu, and eventually reach Islamabad, in order to demand a government probe into the deaths of four youths near Janikhel. The protesters allege that the youths were tortured and killed by security forces. (Reuters) Dianne Feinstein becomes the longest serving U.S. Senator from California, surpassing Hiram Johnson. (Los Angeles Times)

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(Blurb) RD: Didier Ratsiraka

Proposed image

Article: Didier Ratsiraka (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Former President of Madagascar Didier Ratsiraka (pictured) dies at the age of 84. (Post)
News source(s): Africanews, RFI
Credits:

• Nominated by Joofjoof (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sunshineisles2 (talk · give credit), Scanlan (talk · give credit) and Joofjoof (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Longest-serving President of Madagascar. Joofjoof (talk) 20:10, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support and support blurb Majorly influential former world leader. Serving as president twice, he converted Madagascar to socialism and was the country's longest-serving president, only removed for the second time in a soft coup that has had effects on the nation's politics to this day. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 21:57, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support and support blurb per AllegedlyHuman. Wizardoftheyear (talk) 22:41, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support blurb per AllegedlyHuman Vacant0 (talk) 23:02, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Wait– I think we should clean up the article before heading straight into an ITN blurb. (e.g. add a new picture). Support now that the issues have been solved. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 23:46, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Unless there's a better picture we can use (I'm not saying there isn't, but I couldn't find one on Commons at least), that issue can't be solved. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 23:55, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

I managed to find a larger image on Commons - it had not been categorized. Joofjoof (talk) 01:04, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Good job! Pinging Fakescientist8000 now that this has been fixed. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 02:28, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support blurb Heard his name often while reading books about History of Africa. Definitely deserves a blurb. Article condition is prime and passes hygiene checks. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 08:52, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support blurb longest leader of that country, article is good enough. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:01, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
• Posted blurb. Spencer^T•C 02:34, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment I am not seeing a justification in a blurb here for a former head of state. Good enough for RD but neither is the article too good to pass nor the subject notable enough for a blurb. Gotitbro (talk) 03:45, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Joseph Edward Duncan

Article: Joseph Edward Duncan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NBC Los Angeles; Los Angeles Times; The Spokesman-Review; Associated Press
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Inexpiable (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Infamous serial killer formerly on death row. Died from brain cancer. Inexpiable (talk) 22:41, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Very significant, as was on death row for 7 murders. Article is in good shape, comprehensive, and well-referenced. You should clean up the intro, however. It's too long to navigate through. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 14:26, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support Well-sourced and thorough (as most article on serial killers tend to be.) AllegedlyHuman (talk) 14:30, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support well cited! Vacant0 (talk) 23:03, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 23:50, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

March 27

Portal:Current events/2021 March 27

March 27, 2021 (2021-03-27) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Battle of Palma In the fourth day of a siege in Palma, Mozambique, several people are killed by ISIL-linked militants. Local civilians are killed in streets and buildings, with reports of beheadings. A South African man and a British citizen are murdered after a hotel and an evacuation convoy are attacked; other foreigners are also suspected to have been killed. At least 21 soldiers are shot dead while responding to the hotel attack. (The Times) (The Telegraph) Islamist militants have taken control of Palma after outnumbered government forces withdraw from the town, according to security forces. (The Guardian) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 2021 Afghanistan attacks Three people are killed in a car bombing in Kandahar Province. (Lokmat) 2021 Myanmar protests More than 114 anti-coup protesters are killed by the military as junta leader Min Aung Hlaing celebrates Armed Forces Day and promises to "protect people and strive for democracy". The protests erupted across the country despite a warning by state television that protesters could be "shot in the head and back". (Reuters) (WGAU) Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano accuses FARC splinter group Dagoberto Ramos Mobile Column of being responsible for yesterday's car bombing in Corinto, Cauca Department, that injured 43 people, eleven of whom were public officials. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents At least 18 people are killed and 24 others are injured when an apartment complex building collapses in Cairo, Egypt. (Al Jazeera) A Eurocopter AS350B3 helicopter crashes into a glacier near Anchorage, Alaska, killing five people, including Czech billionaire Petr Kellner. One crew member survived and has been hospitalized. (Reuters) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines Enhanced community quarantine in Luzon The government announces that the Greater Manila Area will be placed under enhanced community quarantine, which includes a curfew from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time, for one week from March 29 to April 4. (Inquirer) COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan Bhutan launches their largest vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine that was received from India. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia Cambodia reports a record 179 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,157. (Khmer Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster receives her first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. (The Irish Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Wales Wales lifts their "stay local" rules that have been imposed since December, allowing people to travel freely within the country. They also allow up to six people from two different households to meet and exercise outdoors, as well as resumption of organised outdoor activities and sports for people under the age of 18. (The Independent) COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey Turkey reports 30,021 new cases in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, thereby bringing its cumulative case total to 3,179,115. (Arab News) International relations China–Iran relations Iran–China 25-year Cooperation Program China and Iran sign a 25-year cooperation agreement at a live televised ceremony in Tehran, following a two-day state visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The accord is expected to significantly increase Chinese investment in Iran, especially in the energy and infrastructure sectors. (Reuters) War in Afghanistan Afghanistan–United States relations, Afghan peace process United States envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad visits Turkey in an effort to encourage parties to accelerate negotiations and end the conflict. (Voice of America) China–United States relations, Canada–China relations China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs places sanctions against the chair and vice-chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and Canadian MP Michael Chong. Beijing’s sanctions followed those imposed by the United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada earlier this week for what they say are violations of the rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. (Reuters) Law and crime One person is killed and six others are wounded in a mass stabbing in and around a public library in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (CBC News) List of mass shootings in the United States in 2021, Crime in Virginia A series of shootings occur on the oceanfront of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Friday night. They consist of a mass shooting that left eight people injured; a subsequent, fatal shooting by a police officer; and an unrelated fatal shooting that occurred nearby. (CNN) Politics and elections Voter suppression in the United States, 2020–21 Georgia state elections Changes to Georgia voting laws which have been called voter suppression results in the MLB looking to proposals to move the MLB All-Star Game this July in Atlanta. Civil rights groups also urged the PGA to pull the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Newsweek) Thousands of women protest in Istanbul over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention. (Reuters) Scottish National Party MP Kenny MacAskill defects to the newly formed Scottish nationalist Alba Party, becoming the party's first MP in the House of Commons. (BBC News) Science and technology COVID-19 misinformation by governments Facebook blocks the account of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro for spreading fake news related to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as alleged miraculous remedies to combat the disease. (El Mundo)

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(Posted) RD: Petr Kellner

Article: Petr Kellner (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Tone (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Czech businessman, died in a helicopter crash. Mostly fine, some references need fixing. --Tone 11:27, 29 March 2021 (UTC) Tone 11:27, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support article seems to be in good shape now. --Jklamo (talk) 16:11, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support everything looks in order for RD JW 1961 Talk 22:06, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support RIP, article is good Vacant0 (talk) 23:04, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 23:52, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Leon Hale

Article: Leon Hale (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Houston Chronicle; KTRK-TV (ABC)
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 09:10, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support article is in good shape now Vacant0 (talk) 21:31, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 23:57, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: Howard Schnellenberger

Article: Howard Schnellenberger (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ESPN CNN The Washington Post
Credits:

• Nominated by Dmoore5556 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Yoshi876 (talk · give credit) and JennilyW (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: longtime coach of American football at both the collegiate and professional levels. Dmoore5556 (talk) 01:29, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment Article is very comprehensive, but there's a huge amount of text that's unreferenced. Uses x (talk • contribs) 02:45, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
• Update I added sourcing in several areas over the weekend. Dmoore5556 (talk) 20:46, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose There remains almost a handful of paragraphs that are completely unsourced.—Bagumba (talk) 03:47, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Venezuelan clashes

Article: 2021 Apure clashes (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Clashes in the Apure border state between Colombian FARC dissidents and the Venezuelan Armed Forces cause at least eight casualties and 4,000 displaced Venezuelans (Post)
News source(s): Al Jazeera Bloomberg Swissinfo
Credits:

• Nominated by NoonIcarus (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: These types of clashes, lasting more than a day and causing forced displacement, are uncommon despite the current crisis, as well as after the Colombian peace process. There are also concerns that other five deaths consist in extrajudicial kilings; I've decided not to include in the blurb to keep it as neutral as possible, but the reported human right violations are noteworthy. NoonIcarus (talk) 00:43, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

• Wait Currently a stub. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 02:55, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose unless the clashes intensify. This is fairly minor - much less than the Battle of Palma, which has a better article & isn't nominated. Jim Michael (talk) 09:08, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

But there's nothing stopping someone from nominting it, is there? I would understand the rationale if the article had already been rejected, but this is not currently the case. Besides, context is also important: the bar for events that are commonplace is understandably higher, which is the case for insurgency in the Middle East (and taking a look at the Insurgency in Cabo Delgado article's timeline, the same appears to have here). On the other hand, these type of attacks from Colombia have been uncommon for years and some aspects are unprecedented, such as the use of landmines. --NoonIcarus (talk) 01:37, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose the article doesn't actually describe a single "clash" --LaserLegs (talk) 15:20, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment @AllegedlyHuman and LaserLegs: The article has now been expanded. --NoonIcarus (talk) 01:27, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support following expansion. Also, if we blurb this but the event continues for some time, I wouldn't be opposed to moving it to ongoing after it naturally rolls off. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 14:02, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support per AllegedlyHuman. Pinging @Jim Michael: and @LaserLegs: on expansion. Dan the Animator 14:32, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Now the article has been greatly improved, the only issue is its importance - which I'm neutral on. Jim Michael (talk) 14:41, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Wait Unless the events escalate to such a degree it begins a massive event (i.e. UN gets involved/NATO condemns it), then I will keep my neutral stance on this. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 20:28, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment Is this a major aberration from the usual turmoil at the border including those killed? Doesn't seem so with the current info and blurb. Gotitbro (talk) 03:49, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Myanmar protests

Article: 2021 Myanmar protests (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Myanmar government forces kill at least 114 civilians in the bloodiest day of the 2021 protests against the Myanmar coup d'état. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In Myanmar, at least 107 are killed on the Myanmar Armed Forces Day during protests and conflicts with ethnic military groups following the Myanmar coup d'état.
News source(s): United Nations, NPR, CNN, Fox News, AP
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Osunpokeh (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Uses x (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Made world headlines today, significant record in death count. Previous uptick to 38 in a single day was posted. Osunpokeh (talk) 18:42, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment The CNN and Fox News sources above say 91 on this single day rather than 114. This should be sorted out. Brandmeister^talk 19:15, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

  @Brandmeister They just need to be updated. Both are using Myanmar Now as a reference, but the Reuters article updated 40 minutes ago does the same and they're giving the 114 number. Uses x (talk • contribs) 19:37, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

  Ok, I see. Brandmeister^talk 19:54, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose article is overly WP:DETAILed cherry picked POV proseline trash that's been festering in "Ongoing" for months. The death toll is utterly arbitrary. Article makes no mentioned of the 100s of prisoners released because it doesn't fit with the hysteria. Posting this would bump the first female president of Tanzania which is infinitely more consequential than this minor flare up in news coverage. --LaserLegs (talk) 19:17, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

  @LaserLegs if there's an issue, you're free to fix it. That's what Wikipedia is all about. When I've added information about an arrest and the person is later released, I add the release. And besides, I think coverage of someone being arrested is more important than them being released, especially if they weren't arrested for cause in the first place. Uses x (talk • contribs) 19:31, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

  I'm WP:NOTREQUIRED to fix that article, I try to avoid POV laden articles until long after the outrage has subsided, and I honestly don't care about the subject at all. What I do care about is the quality of what ITN features on the main page and while I know better than to try and crowbar this trash out of the Ongoing section, that doesn't mean it's in any state to be featured in a blurb especially for something as inconsequential as some death toll milestone. --LaserLegs (talk) 19:57, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

  We disagree on the article quality, and we're not going to change each other's minds on that, but "I honestly don't care about the subject at all" sounds like the reason for you thinking it's inconsequential. It's headline news in every newspaper and news site I can think of, so it's hardly just some "minor flare up", and a ten-fold death count to what's normally posted in ITN. It's also never received an ITN blurb, so it's not as if there's overexposure. Anyway, we won't change each other's minds so I'll leave it at that. Uses x (talk • contribs) 20:12, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

  It got a blurb when the uprising started, and it's been festering in ongoing ever since. --LaserLegs (talk) 20:19, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment @Osunpokeh: It's not just civilians that were killed. I've created a section on it; there's also conflict between the military and the ethnic armies. See: 2021_Myanmar_protests#Armed_Forces_Day. I recommend changing the blurb to not say "civilians", and changing the nomination to link to that dedicated section. Uses x (talk • contribs) 19:21, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

  I've added a correct altblurb. Uses x (talk • contribs) 21:34, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment I feel the article needs a bit of help on dates/timeline via headers as I was struggling to find where this event was addressed. I think this would be reasonable to have as ITN but I do think it needs to be clear to the reader what section is the news story. --Masem (t) 20:16, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

  @Masem I've done a bunch of re-organization to the article, and it's much clearer now. Uses x (talk • contribs) 21:17, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose: this is already, rightly, in "Ongoing", but this particular event does not fundamentally change the nature of the protests or government response, just the size/severity, so I don't support mentioning. — Bilorv (talk) 20:32, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

  @Bilorv Ethnic military groups are now involved, including a raid by one on a military outpost (killing ten) and a subsequent airstrike on that group's village. I've added an altblurb, and I'd like to hear your thought on this. Uses x (talk • contribs) 21:36, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

  Perhaps I should have given examples of what a fundamental change might be (in general, not saying any of these make sense for Myanmar specifically): a government acceeding to a most major demand of protesters; an additional party joining the conflict (such as a state invading a region); protesters occupying a legislature or a legislature's suspension. A raid and an airstrike are not of that nature, and though I'm struggling to evaluate what change has occurred in the military group makeup, I don't see that it would count either. — Bilorv (talk) 21:46, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose - Not again please. STSC (talk) 20:57, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose and SNOW close - part of ongoing already. Albertaont (talk) 23:47, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support since this is clearly a huge death toll and the highest since the protests have started. The article can be removed from the ongoing section and be replaced with a blurb, if that's an issue, without prejudice of returing to the previous version after the blurb is removed. --NoonIcarus (talk) 00:18, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Already in Ongoing, which is a better place for it. P-K3 (talk) 17:25, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support a notable development. It involves more deaths than the Rohingya refugee camp fire. Already being in ongoing isn't a big deal - it can be removed from ongoing while it is a blurb, and then reinserted to ongoing afterwards. Banedon (talk) 02:07, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Already in Ongoing. I considered nominating it for removal last Friday, because the updates were sparse (a few paras in the last week concerning events from weeks ago). This new development is merely fulfilling the continuously updated portion of the Ongoing criteria; there's no need to feature one update in two different places of the Front Page.130.233.213.199 (talk) 05:20, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Already in Ongoing. Cherry picked POV and indeed overly detailed. Hope we do not have to discuss this now every weekend. Death toll arbitrary, Myanmar Now as a final source...well. CommanderWaterford (talk) 09:48, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose WP:SNOW closure, cherrypicked and overdone. Next! Fakescientist8000 (talk) 16:51, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Per above, covered by ongoing. Gotitbro (talk) 03:47, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

March 26

Portal:Current events/2021 March 26

March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Tigray War Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announces that Eritrean troops will withdraw from the Tigray Region after pressure mounted on them on accusations of human rights violations. The announcement came after a meeting with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. (DW) War in Donbass Four Ukrainian troops are killed and two others are wounded in a separatist rocket attack on a military position in the Donetsk Oblast. It is the worst loss of life in a single attack for Ukrainian forces since 2019. (Euronews) Colombian conflict A car bombing in front of the City Hall of the municipality of Corinto, Cauca, Colombia, wounds 16 people and is attributed to drug trafficking terrorism. (El Periódico) At least four people are killed in Chittagong, Bangladesh, when police open fire at protesters during a demonstration against a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Al Jazeera) Arts and culture Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, 2020–2021 Belarusian protests Belarus is disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest after their entry Galasy ZMesta's song "Ya nauchu tebya (I'll Teach You)" was deemed inappropriate by the European Broadcasting Union due to its "political subtext". Galasy ZMesta has been known for mocking the protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. (BBC News) Business and economy Transport in Romania The Bucharest Metro stops operating as a result of a strike by the trade union of the metro. The government and Metrorex condemn the strike as illegal. (Digi 24) Disasters and accidents Sohag train collision At least 19 people are killed and 185 others are injured after two trains collide in Sohag, Egypt. Passengers triggered the emergency brakes on the first train; a second train following on the same track was not stopped. (Al Jazeera) 2021 Suez Canal obstruction The Suez Canal Authority accepts an offer from the United States Navy to deploy an assessment team of dredging experts to assist in efforts to remove the stranded Ultra Large Container Vessel Ever Given. The Suez Canal has now been blocked for four consecutive days. (CNN) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra The Maharashtra state government imposes a night curfew beginning on March 28, due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (India Today) COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia Mongolia reports a record 437 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 6,332. (AKIPress) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines The Philippines reports a record 9,838 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with the country surpassing 100,000 total active cases. This also brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 702,856. (Rappler) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus The government's spokesman Kyriacos Koushos tests positive for COVID-19. (Cyprus-Mail) COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary Hungary reports a record 11,265 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 614,612. (Budapest Business Journal) COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland Ireland introduces a mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers from 33 high-risk countries, mostly in South America and Africa. Travellers from these countries will be required to quarantine for 14 days at a government-designated facility. (The Irish Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Poland Poland reports a record for the third consecutive day of 35,143 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,189,966. (Polskie Radio) COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine Ukraine reports a record 18,132 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,614,707. (Kyiv Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Africa COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta announces a lockdown and curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. local time in Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Kajiado and Nakuru counties beginning tomorrow due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (RFI) COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania Mauritania begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 after receiving 500,000 doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine from China. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in South America COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil Brazil reports a record 3,650 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (The Rio Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia The Colombian National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance grants emergency use authorization for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. (El Periódico) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. (San Francisco Chronicle) The Biden administration announces that the United States is expected to receive 11 million doses of the vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin Wisconsin confirms their first cases of the Lineage P.1 and 501.V2 variant of SARS-CoV-2. (WBAY-TV) (Madison.com) COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona, 501.V2 variant Arizona reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant, which was originally detected in South Africa. (The Arizona Republic) COVID-19 pandemic in Maine, Lineage P.1 Maine reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. (Central Maine) International relations Cross-Strait relations Taiwan reports the largest ever incursion into its air defence identification zone by People's Liberation Army Air Force warplanes. The fleet of Chinese aircraft, including Xian H-6 strategic bombers and Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, flew south of the island over the Bashi Channel, according to a statement from Taiwan's Defence Ministry. (Reuters) Politics and elections Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara names Patrick Achi as Prime Minister following the death of Hamed Bakayoko. (Al Jazeera)

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2021 Bangladesh anti-Modi protests

Article: 2021 Bangladesh anti-Modi protests (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Bangladesh, at least 4 people are killed in protests against Narendra Modi's official visit. (Post)
News source(s): Al Jazeera Deutsche Welle SCMP
Credits:

• Nominated by Depressed Desi (talk · give credit)
• Created by Endeavorbd (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Khalidwarrior (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Sad turn of events and an international embarrassment for the visiting dignitary. Depressed Desi (talk) 04:57, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose for now. There appears to be a lot of bias in the article. For example, it says "This resulted in stone pelting from both sides", then when you go to the citation it only makes mention of protestors throwing stones at police. The selection of citations is also biased, with the sole citation on one part titled "Modi is not welcome in Dhaka: rally". You also need to state the police side of it since that information is out (accusations of vandalism, self-defence, etc); you don't need to believe it, you just need to state it. Uses x (talk • contribs) 16:55, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

Oppose per @Uses x's stance. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 20:29, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: Nabindra Raj Joshi

Article: Nabindra Raj Joshi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [2]
Credits:

• Nominated by Usedtobecool (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Will take some time and effort. Okay, I'm done; I don't think I can squeeze more out of the available sources. Would some one please take a look? Thanks! Usedtobecool ☎️ 15:15, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment Will need expansion beyond stub if it's to make the grade JW 1961 Talk 19:16, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose Weak article, not very comprehensive, not referenced much at all. Expand it or close this nomination. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 20:31, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment I have done what I can. I think it meets the requirements. Usedtobecool ☎️ 08:06, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

  Sorry, but even if you did do what you could do, it doesn't meet the requirements. It's mostly just useless fluff. I mean, who *really* needs a quote of someone to say how 'heroic' someone was? This is supposed to be an encyclopedic article, not padded fluffing you got from 10 articles. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 16:56, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support I'm not seeing what Fakescientist8000's talking about here. This is pretty good; on the shorter side, but well-sourced and discusses the subject and what he did in office better than most politician RD noms. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 18:46, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
• Weak oppose Limited depth of coverage of subject's political career. Disagree that this article is better than most politician RD noms. Spencer^T•C 02:37, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Joe Cunningham (baseball)

Article: Joe Cunningham (baseball) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): MLB.com; Associated Press; St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Only announced and reported today (March 26). —Bloom6132 (talk) 02:33, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Sufficient for RD JW 1961 Talk 19:17, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support It'd be good if his "Professional career" had a better citation than a data sheet, but you can't expect much on sportspeople who played before the internet. Otherwise, it's comprehensive enough for RD. Uses x (talk • contribs) 22:45, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose AP obit's title, "... boosted Cards at bat and as exec ...",[3] mentions his executive career, but there is no information on this part of his life in his bio currently.—Bagumba (talk) 07:42, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

• @Bagumba: done. I've added a "Post-playing career" section. —Bloom6132 (talk) 08:52, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support Sufficient breadth, sourced.—Bagumba (talk) 17:07, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

•  Posted My late !vote aside, no outstanding oppostion after two days (and another RD posted even while this was "ready").—Bagumba (talk) 12:07, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: Mike Bell

Article: Mike Bell (third baseman) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ESPN
Credits:

• Nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: It's not close yet, but I'll get it there by tomorrow. It's short, but complete. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:01, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Short but sufficient for RD JW 1961 Talk 19:19, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• Neutral Essentially a resume in prose format. Not much to say about him, but at present too brief for me to support. Spencer^T•C 00:29, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Beverly Cleary

Article: Beverly Cleary (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Washington Post
Credits:

• Nominated by UncomfortablySmug (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Oceanh (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Beloved children's author. UncomfortablySmug (talk) 21:24, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support What a throwback seeing this news is. Davey2116 (talk) 21:50, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support Article in quality shape for posting. --Masem (t) 22:02, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support Doesn't look far from GA status. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 22:41, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support Very well-cited. rawmustard (talk) 22:58, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment Should this one be blurbed? She's a household name and a titan of children's literature, with 91 million book copies sold. Per the talk page, she's WP:VIT5. I'm not adding a blurb to the nom because I'm somewhat on the fence myself, but wanted to hear what other people think. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 00:24, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

I would wonder if she was well known outside of the US. 331dot (talk) 00:30, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

I agree with that, and I don't see the Vital Article scale as that relevant either. P-K3 (talk) 01:31, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 00:51, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• No Blurb Big in Canada once, still fondly remembered, but as a relic of a bygone age. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:59, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• Blurb Her article got 270,000 views yesterday, and 153,000 views the day before that. I think she's popular enough for a blurb. In contrast, the individuals beside her are getting less than 8,000 views a day. Uses x (talk • contribs) 17:22, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

  Thinking about it more, it might be stale by now though. Uses x (talk • contribs) 17:27, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

  I'll stress again: ITN is not driver by reader views - we would like to see pages features at ITN to get more reader views, but we don't let reader views determine what we feature at ITN, or otherwise this would become a popularity game. --Masem (t) 17:56, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) Alba Party

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Article: Alba Party (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Alex Salmond (pictured) launches the new pro-independence Alba Party, which will participate in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. (Post)
News source(s): BBC News Online
Credits:

• Nominated by Mjroots (talk · give credit)
• Created by JacobSa (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Bondegezou (talk · give credit)

 Mjroots (talk) 14:55, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Oppose local politics. The formation of a party that's done nothing to date isn't notable. Uses x (talk • {{reply to|Uses x}} • contribs) 15:36, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Snowpose Nowhere near important enough on a wide-enough scale for inclusion on the front page. doktorb _words^deeds 16:50, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Strong oppose and suggest WP:SNOW closure. ITN doesn't post leadership changes of major national political parties, let alone a schism in a regional party. We won't publish the results of the Scottish election either, as it's sub-national. Modest Genius ^talk 17:34, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

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Sohag train collision

Article: Sohag train collision (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A train collision near Sohag, Egypt, kills at least 32 19 people. (Post)
News source(s): Jerusalem Post, Reuters, dpa (new), AP, BBC
Credits:

• Created and nominated by The Rambling Man (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Disaster stub, bound to grow. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 12:02, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment needs background, reactions and map --LaserLegs (talk) 13:13, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Support and probably ready - meets the minimum requirements --LaserLegs (talk) 00:30, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment Certainly ITN worthy, but it's too short right now. Uses x (talk • {{reply to|Uses x}} • contribs) 13:50, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

  Don't think we'll be getting that article. "Public Prosecution calls on all parties not to issue any data about the train collision in Upper Egypt's Sohag." [1] Uses x (talk • {{reply to|Uses x}} • contribs) 14:18, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Conditional Support once the article is cleaned up. INeedSupport ^😷 18:49, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support - article in good enough shape to post now. Mjroots (talk) 06:58, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment – According to this RS report, on Saturday Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zyed revised the death toll down to 19. – Sca (talk) 12:47, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - only 1800 page views; I don't think this is of sufficient interest to readers to post at ITN. It's only been a day, though, so my !vote would change if the next day's page views spiked. Levivich ^harass/_hound 15:25, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
  • We do not cater to reader views at ITN or WP in general - otherwise we'd transition to covering primarily celebrity news, Pokemon, and other more trivial nonsense. We're not a newspaper and not meant to be used as a news source, but instead ITN is meant to highlight stories that are in the news (that are otherwise not routine) and that we have quality articles for, ideally as to potentially to draw more readers to see that. --Masem (t) 15:28, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

    Actually, we do cater to readers at ITN and Wikipedia in general. The purpose of ITN is to help readers find the articles about topics in the news that they're interested in; it says so right at WP:ITN. A lack of page views demonstrates a lack of reader interest. ITN is not for highlighting stories for the purpose of drawing more readers. It is not a tool to drive the news cycle, and editors shouldn't use it as such. "Wikipedia should follow, not lead." Levivich ^harass/_hound 15:42, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

    • "The Egyptian government's statistics have recorded nearly 11,000 accidents on rail lines between 2008 and 2017, including a high of 1,793 in 2017." Yet no one is here shrieking that rail accidents are routine in Egypt. No one is making sarcastic comments like "The pope is Catholic. Trains crash in Egypt" and no one is posting snide French language "good jobs" after those sarcastic comments. It is 60% filler, very light on actual details, follows the template precisely, will be stagnant in a few weeks and unchanged for years just like all the rest and you can no more stop it from being posted than you can stop the sun from rising in the east. Just go with it, it's easier. --LaserLegs (talk) 17:46, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

      One of the ITN reasons is to help readers find news stories they may be searching for but it is not the only reason. And one reason for ITN is to highlight stories that may not be top-of-the-fold news stories but are still in the news that have quality articles to draw more readers. This is why we are very selective about what stories we post. --Masem (t) 20:01, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Added some additional material regarding international response, et cetera. Article looks somewhat better now. --Osunpokeh (talk) 18:11, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Support - it's notable enough & the article is sufficient. There's no minimum number of readers to qualify for posting. Had this happened in the West, it would have been posted. Jim Michael (talk) 18:45, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Marking as ready. Article seems sufficient, though it could maybe be a little longer. -- Calidum 20:10, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose posting without further evidence of notability. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 20:47, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment: Rm ready. Per WP:ITN, In the case of a new, event-specific article, the traditional cut-off for what is enough has been around three complete, referenced and well-formed paragraphs. An example of the minimum required update for a new article is Fuzhou derailment at the time of its posting. This article does not have "three complete, referenced and well-formed paragraphs." Spencer^T•C 00:27, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose In the last 3 days, the only new information added to the article is a statement by Egyptian PM. Seems to have disappeared from RSs. Stub appears unlikely to grow at the this point.130.233.213.199 (talk) 05:25, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: Haseena Moin

Article: Haseena Moin (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): tribune.com.pk
Credits:

• Nominated by Oceanh (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Ulubatli Hasan (talk · give credit) and Muhammad236 (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Pakistani dramatist, playwright and scriptwriter. A few sections need inline citations, and a large filmography might be challenging regarding proper sourcing. Oceanh (talk) 06:44, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty

Article: Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): MoneyControl (India)
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Ktin (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Shailendratrivedi (talk · give credit) and Titodutta (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Indian Banker. News just breaking. Article requires some effort in building out. Not ready for homepage / RD as of yet. However, obituaries should start appearing soon with good amount of content to add to the article. Edits and content expansion done. Article has shaped to a decent C-class biography. Meets hygiene expectations for homepage / RD. Ktin (talk) 04:08, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Marking ready. Ktin, one comment: "During his time at the central bank, an off-the-record comment on the bank's inadequacy in controlling inflation resulted in him being relieved of many of his roles" should be shifted from passive to active voice. Did Chakrabarty make this off the record comment, or did someone else? At present that isn't clear. Spencer^T•C 00:23, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

  Thanks Spencer. Changed and clarified. Please see if this works better. Thanks much. Ktin (talk) 02:04, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 23:47, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

March 25

Portal:Current events/2021 March 25

March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Afghan peace process U.S. President Joe Biden warns that the country will not meet the May 1 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan. However, he also said that it is unlikely that troops will remain in the country next year. (Reuters) The Bundestag approves a new mandate to let Germany continue to station up to 1,300 Bundeswehr soldiers in Afghanistan until January 31, 2022. (Reuters) Arts and culture The 2021 redesign of the £50 note, featuring British mathematician Alan Turing on the reverse, is officially unveiled by the Bank of England. It is slated to enter circulation on June 23, Turing's birthday. (ABC News) Disasters and accidents Tornado outbreak of March 24–26, 2021 Alabama Governor Kay Ivey declares a state of emergency for 46 counties as the National Weather Service predicts a severe weather outbreak and possible tornado outbreak. (WBMA-TV) The National Weather Service issues a particularly dangerous situation tornado watch after level 5 "high risk" watches are issued for parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. (AL.com) A tornado emergency was issued by the National Weather Service near Hoover, Alabama. Another emergency was also issued for Brent and Centreville. (Alabama WX) 2021 Suez Canal obstruction The Suez Canal Authority suspends navigation through the Suez Canal until the grounded container ship Ever Given can be refloated. The waterway has now been blocked for three consecutive days. (France 24) February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm, February 15–20, 2021 North American winter storm, 2021 Texas power crisis The official death toll from the major winter storms that struck Texas and triggered statewide blackouts last month rises to at least 111, more than double the previous reported numbers. It is also believed that the storms could become the costliest weather disaster in the state's history. (NBC News) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq Iraq receives 336,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine distributed through the COVAX vaccine sharing initiative. (Arab News) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines The Philippines reports a record 8,773 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 693,048. (ABS-CBN) COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea South Korea surpasses 100,000 cases of COVID-19. (Yonhap News Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand The Thailand Food and Drug Administration grants emergency use authorization for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, thereby becoming the third vaccine to be made available for local use. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Albania Albania receives their first shipment of 192,000 doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine. (Albanian Daily News) COVID-19 pandemic in France The Government of France extends the partial lockdown to the departments of Rhône, Aube, and Nièvre due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections. The restrictions will begin at midnight tomorrow. (Euronews) COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary Hungary reports a record 272 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 19,224. (Daily News Hungary) COVID-19 pandemic in Poland Poland will close barbers, hairdressers, and beauty shops from March 27 until April 9, as well as kindergartens and nurseries, while restricting the capacity at essential shops, churches, public markets, and post offices amidst the rising number of the COVID-19 cases. (The First News) COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine Ukraine reports a record 16,669 new confirmed cases and 362 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,596,575 and the nationwide death toll to 31,135. (Ukrinform) COVID-19 pandemic in South America COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil Brazil reports a record 100,158 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (Global News) COVID-19 pandemic in Chile Chile reports nearly 50,000 active cases of COVID-19, a new record for the country. The country also announces that the entire Santiago Metropolitan Region will be put under lockdown beginning next Saturday. (BíoBíoChile) COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia Colombia grants emergency use authorization for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. (Europa Press) COVID-19 pandemic in Peru Peru reports a record 11,260 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,492,519. (The Rio Times) COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia, variants of SARS-CoV-2 Virginia reports its two first cases of the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant first detected in California. (U.S. News and World Report) COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico Mexico surpasses 200,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Reuters) COVID-19 vaccine Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca announces that the efficacy rating of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been lowered to 76%, following new analyses of the trial run in the United States. Earlier in the week, the company had been criticized for advertising its vaccine with a 79% efficacy rating using what critics claimed was outdated data. (Forbes) Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Pfizer and BioNTech begin a clinical trial testing of their COVID-19 vaccine on healthy children between the ages of six months and 11 years, which is considered a crucial step towards vaccinating children. (CNBC) International relations Andorra–Spain relations King Felipe VI of Spain makes the first ever state visit by a Spanish king to Andorra. (El Periódico) Aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état The United States and the United Kingdom impose sanctions on Burmese conglomerates Myanma Economic Holdings and Myanmar Economic Corporation, citing the crackdown and human rights violations committed by the military junta since taking power on February 1. (Reuters) Politics and elections 2020–2021 Belarusian protests Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya calls for a "Freedom Day" and renewed protests against President Alexander Lukashenko in order to mount pressure for him to resign amidst a disputed election last year. (Reuters)

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(Posted) RD: Rais Abin

Article: Rais Abin (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Running text at VECONAC website
Credits:

• Nominated by Jeromi Mikhael (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Thriley (talk · give credit) and Jeromi Mikhael (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Lieutenant General in the Indonesian Army. Spencer could you take a look at this and see if this is adequate? --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 15:24, 29 March 2021 (UTC) Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 09:49, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Good depth of coverage, referenced. Spencer^T•C 22:07, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 05:04, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: WAG Pinto

Article: WAG Pinto (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Hindustan Times
Credits:

• Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk · give credit)
• Updated by ‎Zwerubae (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Lieutenant General in the Indian Army. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 03:28, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment A nice article. Some CNs added to Post-war Career. What's the MOS for this? Can someone confirm that "WAG" is his actual COMMONNAME in Indian RSs, and how should acronyms-as-names be treated?130.233.213.199 (talk) 05:30, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: Larry McMurtry

Article: Larry McMurtry (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): New York Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Rawmustard (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Gobonobo (talk · give credit), Peter NYC (talk · give credit) and Oceanh (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Lists are in need of citations. rawmustard (talk) 16:44, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Completed citations of list items ("Film" and "Television" sections). Added updaters to list of updaters. Oceanh (talk) 07:47, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Stan Albeck

Article: Stan Albeck (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): San Antonio Express-News; Associated Press
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 10:59, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Referenced, adequate depth of coverage. Spencer^T•C 16:23, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 00:18, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: Bertrand Tavernier

Article: Bertrand Tavernier (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Deadline Hollywood, The Guardian, Le Figaro, El País
Credits:

• Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk · give credit)
• Updated by 206.51.96.12 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: French filmmaker. 79. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 06:57, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support when ready. Very influential film director. Personal life and filmography need sourcing. Alexcalamaro (talk) 08:15, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Bobby Brown (third baseman)

Article: Bobby Brown (third baseman) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): MLB.com; The Dallas Morning News; Associated Press
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 02:17, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Conditional support Referenced, adequate depth of coverage; added 1 CN tag for information not supported by the following reference, when added, support no longer conditional. Spencer^T•C 16:26, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment I provided a reference for the CN about his Korean War service and reworded the sentence to match the source. 2601:204:D400:7310:FC71:F80:E4FA:1676 (talk) 22:32, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Thanks for adding that! I've used the original AP ref (which got deleted by another editor earlier). @Spencer: done. —Bloom6132 (talk) 22:35, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 00:52, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) Tornado outbreak of March 24–25, 2021

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Article: Tornado outbreak of March 24–25, 2021 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Five people are killed in an ongoing tornado outbreak in the Southeastern United States. (Post)
News source(s): (Washington Post), (CNN)
Credits:

• Created and nominated by Elijahandskip (talk · give credit)
• Updated by HurricaneCovid (talk · give credit), MarioProtIV (talk · give credit) and 0w0 catt0s (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Major tornado outbreak that is ongoing. Since it will end in a few hours, I did not nominate it for the on-going section. Blurb can be updated once it is officially over. Just about ever English news has this as a top headline. If you are concerned about the timing of the nomination do an !vote of wait. Don't say oppose unless you believe it isn't ITN worthy. Elijahandskip (talk) 01:50, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose Seems like a normal weather event  Nixinova   T   C   03:38, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• For what it's worth, the Georgia voting law is above the tornadoes on every American news outlet I've checked. So it's not exactly the "top headline." Mlb96 (talk) 03:45, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose It's tornado season in the US. There will be such outbreaks and small numbers of death with most of these, and this is thus "routine" in that sense. (that's assuming there's no further late-breaking storms that drastically increase that death toll) --Masem (t) 04:02, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Weak oppose Unless you're trying to doomcast a tornado to cause a ton of damage and kill a lot of people within the next couple of hours, I don't see why this article should be posted in this current state. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 05:10, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Actually maybe. A major tornado just hit Newnan Alabama. Debris was hitting as far north as Atlanta, far enough away that the TV meteorologists were shocked by it. Outbreak not over yet. Elijahandskip (talk) 05:29, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

If you knew what you're sending to ITN, you would've known this was in Georgia, not Alabama. Anyway, the storm's over and it seems to not have caused no more fatalities than yesterday. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 13:42, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose Not major news, even in the U.S., right now.—Bagumba (talk) 09:57, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Not really a major outbreak. It seems to be a run-of-the-mill tornado outbreak at this point. Let's be thankful that more people weren't hurt. Noah^Talk 12:57, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose – Per previous. – Sca (talk) 14:16, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose per all the above. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 14:19, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose This appears to be the third tornado outbreak this month with a separate article so it's really not a rare event or one with significant death toll and damage that merits inclusion.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:12, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - Like many other things nominated here, these are becoming more and more common. It's sad, but these are normal. It's not really ITN-worthy at this point. CodingCyclone! 🌀 📘 23:03, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

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(Posted) RD: Uta Ranke-Heinemann

Article: Uta Ranke-Heinemann (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Süddeutsche Zeitung (German)
Credits:

• Nominated by SoWhy (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Oceanh (talk · give credit) and Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: German theologian, first female doctorate in Catholic theology, daughter of former German president Gustav Heinemann. Article updated, short but seems sufficiently sourced. SoWhy 12:01, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Short but sufficient for RD, decently referenced article JW 1961 Talk 12:54, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support Oppose for now. I've checked out the citations and some statements are not referenced, I've added tags for these. I can't verify some citations myself. I'm not convinced beliefnet is RS either, and it hasn't been rated on the reliable sources noticeboard. Uses x (talk) 13:03, 25 March 2021 (UTC) 16:25, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

  Gerda Arendt has addressed most of those and I added a couple of sources as well, hopefully not interfering too much in their work (had an edit conflict but I think I resolved it gracefully). Regards SoWhy 14:58, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

  Please give me some more time, later today ;) - I try to keep edits short. What we have right now is just bones. Her father became president after was the first woman in the world to be habilitated in Catholic theology. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:03, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

  Everything looks good, so I've changed to support. Let's wait until @Gerda Arendt: is happy with it though. Uses x (talk) 16:25, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Die allerhöchste Autoritätin. – Sca (talk) 18:27, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

That's cute ;) - ok, I think it works now, - still not the greatest but major aspects covered. Perhaps we'll have more sources tomorrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:45, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Weak support I concur with Joseywales1961 above. While the career section has gaps in coverage (e.g. 1954-1969), this article isn't a stub so I think what we have is sufficient for RD. TJMSmith (talk) 19:48, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 03:33, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

March 24

Portal:Current events/2021 March 24

March 24, 2021 (2021-03-24) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Insurgency in the Maghreb 2021 Niger attacks At least 10 people are killed during attacks at two villages in the Tillabéri Region, Niger. (Reuters) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Afghanistan–United States relations The Defense Inspector General releases a report accusing the United States for failing to charge partner nations for the use of American military aircraft. The report also says that the Department of Defense had no way of knowing how many dollars have been lost. (Air Force Times) Aftermath of the Second Libyan Civil War Mahmoud al-Werfalli, a commander loyal to Khalifa Haftar, is killed alongside his cousin after unknown gunmen open fire on their vehicle in Benghazi. (Al Jazeera) Tigray War Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed admits for the first time that Eritrean troops entered Ethiopia's Tigray Region and fought the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front, and that they may have been involved in war crimes. Abiy says that Eritrean forces promised to leave the region as soon as Ethiopia's military was able to "control the border". (Al Jazeera) Business and economy COVID-19 recession, COVID-19 pandemic in Vatican City Pope Francis issues a decree that cuts the 10% of the cardinals' and other officials' salaries in view of the fact that the Vatican foresees a financial deficit of 50 million euros this year. (BBC News) Disasters and accidents 2021 Suez Canal obstruction The Suez Canal remains blocked for a second consecutive day after the container ship Ever Given got stuck during a dust storm. The Suez Canal Authority says that tugboats are continuing to try to move the 220,000-ton ship as more than 100 cargo ships wait to pass. (The Guardian) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium Belgium announces new strict lockdown measures, which will close schools and non-medical contact professions such as hairdressers, restrict operation of non-essential shops, and ban outdoor gatherings of more than four people. These measures will begin on March 26 and will last for at least four weeks. (The Brussels Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria Bulgaria reports a record 4,851 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 312,741. (Bulgarian News Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in France Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot becomes the second member of the government to be admitted to a hospital with COVID-19 after Élisabeth Borne, who has already been discharged. (Politico.eu) COVID-19 pandemic in Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel announces that yesterday's decision to impose a five-day nationwide shutdown has been reversed. She says that the plan was a "mistake" and apologizes for it. (ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland Iceland will close schools, swimming pools, gyms, and bars at midnight and lower the limit on gatherings from 50 people to 10 people. These measures will be enforced for the next three weeks following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Iceland Review) COVID-19 pandemic in Poland Poland reports a record 29,978 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,160,671. The country also surpasses 50,000 deaths from COVID-19. (TVN24 English) COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine Ukraine reports a new single-day record for the second consecutive day of 343 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 30,773. (Kyiv Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia Mongolia reports a record 218 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 5,610. (Montsame) COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta Alberta reports its first two cases of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil linked in a community transmission. (Global News) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States The U.S. surpasses 30 million cases of COVID-19. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil Brazil surpasses 300,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the second country to do so after the U.S. (AP) Politics and elections Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok resigns amid a wave of mass resignations after President Zuzana Čaputová demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Igor Matovič over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The education minister also resigned. (DW) Law and crime Capital punishment in the United States, Capital punishment in Virginia Virginia becomes the 23rd U.S. state to abolish the death penalty, and the first Southern state to do so. (The Washington Post) Bárcenas affair, Corruption in Spain Former Prime Ministers José María Aznar and Mariano Rajoy testify as witnesses at the National Audience in a corruption trial affecting the People's Party. The main defendant, Luis Bárcenas, claims that Rajoy and Aznar received cash payments from a slush fund, which they deny. (Euronews)

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RD: Morris Dickstein

Article: Morris Dickstein (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT
Credits:

• Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Joeyvandernaald (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Preeminent American scholar and literary critic. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 03:12, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: Article has a huge lede and needs some reorganization. Spencer^T•C 23:44, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Don Heffington

Article: Don Heffington (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): LA Times
Credits:

• Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit) and Doc Strange (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: American roots rock drummer. Played with Lone Justice and Watkins Family Hour. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 07:26, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support – well-sourced; looks like it meets the minimum requirements. —Bloom6132 (talk) 07:45, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Insufficient depth of coverage in career section. At present, mostly just a list of groups and his bandmates. Spencer^T•C 16:28, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• @Spencer: I've added some more info to the "Career" section. Hope that suffices. —Bloom6132 (talk) 12:15, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

• Weak support Relatively bare but meets minimum standards. Spencer^T•C 22:08, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 04:19, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Finian's Rainbow

Article: Finian's Rainbow (horse) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Racing Post
Credits:

• Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk · give credit)
• Updated by 147.0.4.226 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Racehorse. Died of colic. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 07:03, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Good depth of coverage. Spencer^T•C 16:29, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 00:12, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: Jessica Walter

Article: Jessica Walter (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Deadline Hollywood
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Best known as Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development. Usual problems in sourcing of mid-tier Hollywood actors. Masem (t) 19:38, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• comment: there are no longer any citation needed tags in the main body of the text, though i am not sure if the filmography needs to be thoroughly cited. dying (talk) 23:22, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Weak oppose Needs SAG award and filmography references. Removing cn tags doesn't mean they don't still apply. Kingsif (talk) 16:05, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

  i couldn't find the removed citation needed tags that you were referring to, although my history search was admittedly not very thorough. feel free to add them to where you think they'd be appropriate. i also added some sources for the screen actors guild awards. also, while i was finding sources for the film credits, another editor moved the filmography to a separate article, so i suppose my earlier point regarding the filmography is now moot. dying (talk) 07:42, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

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(Closed) Abolition of capital punishment in Virginia

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Article: Capital punishment in Virginia (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Virginia becomes the first southern state to abolish capital punishment. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ After executing over 1,700 people, Virginia becomes the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty, and the first Southern state to do so.
Alternative blurb II: ​ In the U.S., the state of Virginia becomes the first Southern state to abolish the death penalty, after making a record number 1,700 executions.
News source(s): The Washington Post, BBC News, CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by Inexpiable (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Big event for the USA; Virginia is the state with the most executions and the first southern state to abolish the death penalty, showing it's decline in the United States and changes in opinion. Inexpiable (talk) 22:45, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment good faith nom but it's almost certainly doomed. VA has been bluing for some time now it's hardly a surprise that the Democrats 86'd the death penalty. ITN has a certain aversion to "US-centric" stories, and I doubt the 23rd of anything is going to get posted around here. Good news for VA though. Just don't get discouraged when this is snow closed in an hour. --LaserLegs (talk) 23:17, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
• Yes, thanks for your interest in ITN but this has no chance of being posted. As LaserLegs says, Virginia is a rare Southern state that is now pretty solidly blue so it's not really a surprise. P-K3 (talk) 23:23, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

I wouldn't necessarily think so. This is a huge event; as stated by the nominator, it shows that the death penalty is declining in the U.S. This won't get closed, I'm afraid. KingOfAllThings ^{(thou shalt chatter!)} 23:26, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Huge event for the death penalty in the US; definitely deserves posting. Also added an altblurb. KingOfAllThings ^{(thou shalt chatter!)} 23:26, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose mostly because this is subnational news. On another note, how many of those thousands are post-1976? The most "modern" post-1976 executions, IIRC, is Texas (and Oklahoma per capita). – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 00:07, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

  113 post-Gregg, second behind Texas. P-K3 (talk) 00:36, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose intra-national event. Banedon (talk) 01:17, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Another day, another regional news. 180.244.192.11 (talk) 02:35, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Not receiving major coverage in the U.S. Maybe would support if it were at the federal level. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 02:37, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Congratulations on 1/50th of a country catching up to the rest of the developed nations it claims to be one of. Kingsif (talk) 05:22, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Pigeonholing. The first Southern state; misleading blurbs make it seem as if 1700 people executed recently.130.233.213.199 (talk) 06:14, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose -- I'm looking forward to the day that the death penalty is abolished nationwide. Until that day, I don't think this would qualify as ITN as it's not much of a change. But from here in Florida, I'm praying for the day that we join Virginia in ending this barbaric practice once and for all. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 06:46, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose not novel, positive news no doubt. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:55, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

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(Posted) RD: Bob Plager

Article: Bob Plager (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Post-Dispatch
Credits:

• Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk · give credit)
• Updated by The Kip (talk · give credit), DosAmours (talk · give credit) and Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: St. Louis Blues hockey legend. Car crash. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 21:41, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment Early career section has some uncited information. I added one tag for now. I'm pretty busy right now so I don't have the time to look up any citations for Plager. INeedSupport ^😷 00:31, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• @INeedSupport: added two more sources. —Bloom6132 (talk) 01:20, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• @Spencer, Stephen, and Black Kite: what are your thoughts on this? Does it meet the minimum requirements for ITN? —Bloom6132 (talk) 03:55, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 04:16, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) Suez Canal obstruction

Articles: 2021 Suez Canal obstruction (talk · history · tag) and Ever Given (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Suez Canal, the world's busiest shipping route, is blocked by a cargo ship that ran aground. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The Suez Canal is blocked by a cargo ship that ran aground, resulting in a traffic jam of at least 150 vessels.
News source(s): CNN, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera 2, The Telegraph, CBC, Guardian, dpa, AP The New York Times
Credits:

• Nominated by 142.114.203.221 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Unusual and unprecedented, with worldwide impact on shipping and worldwide news coverage. 142.114.203.221 (talk) 15:33, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Note: a new article March 2021 Suez Canal obstruction has now been created. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:33, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support: Rare occasion and interesting (bit funny) too. Although we can consider the Alt Blurb2 to not make it seem sensational. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 15:50, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose it's a rare inconvenience but it's probably better suited at DYK than ITN. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 16:02, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  Also, target article is tagged and needs plenty of work to get close to main-page standards. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 16:10, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  Yes, Ever Given is a bit stubby. But the main target in all three existing blurbs is Suez Canal which seems a pretty clean and robust article? Martinevans123 (talk) 16:19, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Unprecedented and has the potential to affect the trade between many countries. You'd think today's technology would be able to prevent this from ever happening. (Also not a mass-shooting or a sports event, so should cause less squabbling here!) Martinevans123 (talk) 16:08, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
  • I thought the same about modern science until last March. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 18:12, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  @Martinevans123 "While traffic has slowed down, there is little risk of shortages in goods.", "There are existing stocks. If you look at oil supply, it is only the one from the Middle East and we have other supply sources," [4] Uses x (talk) 08:48, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

  Whatevs, I'm fine. I've got Amazon Prime. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:05, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose Unless there is a new article about the specific incident (indicating its international impact/notability/etc.), this has limited lasting impact. Ship article is relatively new and would be eligible for DYK if it meets the other criteria. Spencer^T•C 16:13, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Ever Given couldn't be much newer? Martinevans123 (talk) 16:15, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
• Striking oppose; article about event created. Spencer^T•C 16:59, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• I'd support the blurb with the ship's article bolded, if the incident part is expanded a bit. --Tone 16:20, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
• The picture's absolutely awful though. ——Serial 16:21, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  Agreed, it's almost unusable. Maybe a better one can be found and uploaded. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:32, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

It is unusable. – Sca (talk) 17:19, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Could be used in a "try-and-guess-what-this-is" pub-quiz round? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:26, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Ship blocking a waterway viewed from space might've been my first guess. But without a Neuralyzer we'll never know. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 17:31, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support for being in the news. Better to use the infobox picture at Ever Given though. Einsof (talk) 17:05, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• This one File:Ever Given container ship.jpg also available at Commons. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:08, 24 March 2021 (UTC) ... but it's a different ship, with the same name...

• Support Oppose for now. The update is too short (people clicking want to read into it), and until stated in the article I'm going to assume it has a limited impact. Uses x (talk) 17:10, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  The update has been expanded, but it appears this won't have a major impact if it's resolved. Multiple sources are trying to WP:CRYSTALBALL this, while right now there appears to be very little impact. We can wait until then to see. Uses x (talk) 15:44, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

  It's looking more likely that this will go on for weeks, so I've changed to support. It's a good story, it's certainly in the news, the article is fine, and even if a lot of the damage can be mitigated with existing stocks and sourcing goods from elsewhere, what damage there will be is still huge. Uses x (talk) 16:08, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Wait Reading the CNN article, it is a matter if it takes too long to dislodge it that it might impact oil shipping which will impact prices. Otherwise, the way its being discussed, its an inconvenienced to a lot of people but no one's lives are threatened yet. --Masem (t) 17:12, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Also there is an aspect of WP:BLP1E here to the ship article, even though its not a BLP. If the only thing it is really noted for is that it blocked the canal, it really doesn't need a separate article, it should be a section in the canal's article (and that's if this is a significant event in the first place per NEVENT). Again, NOT#NEWS and all that. --Masem (t) 17:14, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Changing to Support in that it is clear this won't be done in a few days. They have to remove the cargo and whether that can be done in days or weeks is of a question, but its already starting to hit financial markets. But it was appropriate to wait to make sure it was a long-term problem. --Masem (t) 14:06, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Wait – Several reports indicated the Ever Given was in the process of being refloated/moved. [5] [6] – Sca (talk) 17:16, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
  • "BSM, the company that manages the ship, denied earlier reports that the vessel had been partially refloated." [7] Martinevans123 (talk) 17:21, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

It could be blocked only a few days, how long is the average leg? Asia to Europe? Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 17:27, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment is it also not the case that an older channel is in use for shipping now, albeit temporarily, so the impact is significantly lessened? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 17:29, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

I hear they're planning to pump millions of gallons of castor oil into the canal at its southern end. – Sca (talk) 17:30, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Article says this is a rare monochannel section. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 17:32, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Yes: "Although there is an older section of the canal which could have helped bypass an obstruction, this particular incident happened in a section of the canal with only one channel." Martinevans123 (talk) 18:52, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support if and only if the blurb mentions the dick pic --LaserLegs (talk) 17:55, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

The new standalone article is fine, the economic impact is real, the item is in the news. --LaserLegs (talk) 11:53, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Wait I'd like to see the wider ramifications of this incident. If it gets resolved quickly with no issues other than some minor shipping delays, then I would oppose posting. Mlb96 (talk) 18:00, 24 March 2021 (UTC) Post-posting support This clearly isn't going to be resolved soon and has already disrupted billions of dollars in commerce. Clearly notable enough to be posted. Mlb96 (talk) 18:12, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Wait. (edit conflict) If the canal is blocked for long enough that ships start going the long way around Africa, this is a major event. If it's cleared in a few days it's a minor inconvenience to a few logistics companies. I suspect the latter is the more likely outcome, but let's wait a few days to see what happens (and to improve the article). Modest Genius ^talk 18:03, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose I was going to nominate this several hours ago, but thought otherwise given that this'll probably be a minor inconvenience at worst. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 18:04, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  AP quoted unnamed Egyptian official as saying refloating the ship would take at least two days. – Sca (talk) 18:47, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  That (days, rather than, say, months), combined with the reopening of the old channel, factors into my oppose. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 20:13, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  Well, note the "at least" caveat. OTOH, when there's big money involved.... – Sca (talk) 21:59, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  Um, "reopening of the old channel"? It's not stuck in that part. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:33, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  The reopening of that part means the canal's not completely blocked (merely delayed/sludged), so the significance is reduced. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 22:47, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

  "On Saturday, Adm Mameesh also revealed plans to build another canal near East Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea. It is expected to cost around $60m and will be 9.5km (6 miles) long, Reuters reports." [8] That might take a while? Martinevans123 (talk) 08:39, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Weak support not the most interesting event since it's apparently already resolved (per Reuters source in nom) but it's an international incident and it's in the news. Banedon (talk) 01:25, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

  It is not resolved (see this sequence of recent updates) and I have removed the Reuters source that incorrectly stated that it was. Einsof (talk) 11:40, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support pending article improvement. The incident is widely reported, and it links to a very nice article here. However, the Timeline section of the article is orange tagged, and must be resolved before appearing on the Front Page. The update is suitable a well referenced. I have edited the nomination to point to the proper section of the Suez Canal article.130.233.213.199 (talk) 06:19, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support - ship article really needs a description section, but is otherwise good to go. Mjroots (talk) 11:37, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment. There is now an article about this specific incident: March 2021 Suez Canal obstruction. 331dot (talk) 11:40, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment there is no "old channel" the ship is wedged in the south end and check out the traffic jam [9] --LaserLegs (talk) 11:45, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

  Exactly. There is an old channel, along one section, but it's further north. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:58, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support (Alt1) – No progress. Coverage indicates the gargantuan vessel may remain stuck for weeks, as it may not be refloated/moved until containers are unloaded and other things weighing it down removed. [10] [11] [12] Lloyds estimates $9B worth of delays daily. [13] In terms of news, it's a great story (and one that doesn't depend on fatalities). – Sca (talk) 13:43, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Especially now we have the "dick pic" angle for the blurb, of course. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:03, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Aber natürlich. – Sca (talk) 16:25, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

So, do we get to use that image of the "world's biggest wedgie"? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:01, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support — We need to be sure to link to the article on this incident. Some have pointed out that the article is nothing more than a stub, but it has been much improved since last night. Thanks, EDG 543 ^{(message me)} 14:12, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment There's a lot of incorrect and uncited information being added, so it's not ready yet. I'm working through it. For example on 2021 Suez Canal obstruction it's stated it is "is also expected to send oil and gas prices soaring according to several experts", but when you click on the citation it's attributed to other reasons (i.e. investors overreacting), and that "a few days of slowdown in [oil] delivery is not critical to the market". Plenty of things like that Uses x (talk) 15:00, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

  Done. Uses x (talk) 15:48, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: While it is making news right now, we don't know if this is just going to be like the MSC Fabiola (where, just like now, a container ship ran aground and the canal was basically closed off for a few days), where the incident is eventually deemed not notable to the point that it's just one line on the ship's article. Y'know what I'm saying? Like, yeah, the article's good, I think it's newsworthy, but at the same time, what if this thing's resolved by tomorrow morning, and everyone just drops it and forgets what an Ever Given is? If this thing takes a while, I'm moving to full support, but for now, I dunno, it might not be much. AdoTang (talk) 15:34, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support when quality is there, linking to 2021 Suez Canal obstruction. The New York Times just published a headline reading "Giant Ship Blocking Suez Canal Could Take ‘Days, Even Weeks’ to Free," so it seems unlikely that this will be fixed shortly. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 16:07, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment come on, come on, someone just post this. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 16:09, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Roll 'em. – Sca (talk) 16:48, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Posted ALT1 Most of the opposition was like mine the other day, from the lack of a dedicated article. Now that that's sorted, let's get this news up. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:52, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• It's stuck. Count Iblis (talk) 21:56, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment: Ever Given has been released from the canal after 6 days.[14] Advise update to blurb. --Osunpokeh (talk) 04:01, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

  @Osunpokeh:: The Wikipedia article has not been updated correctly yet. You'll need to fix that before we can change the blurb. --Jayron32 11:50, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

  It's also not actually freed. Per [15] they have only dislodged the stern, the bow remains stuck fast to the bank. --Jayron32 11:52, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

  I hear not all the trafficked children ordered by Hilary Clinton have been unloaded yet. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:59, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

  See Poe's law, for the record. BLP-violating jests should probably be kept out of threads such as this. --Jayron32 15:21, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

  Updated blurb. Okay, it looks like developments in the past hour or so have freed the ship, and the article has been properly updated. I have made some tweaks to the blurb per these new developments. --Jayron32 15:21, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

RD: Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Article: Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Khaleej Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Sherenk1 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance. Sourcing issues. Sherenk1 (talk) 06:51, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose - article is missing citations in several parts. TJMSmith (talk) 13:32, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - Article requires citations in many places and is a little short. SolarTheSunGod (talk) 21:28, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: George Segal

Article: George Segal (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Hollywood Reporter
Credits:

• Nominated by UncomfortablySmug (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Baseballtom (talk · give credit) and Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Comedic actor and musician. Played Pops on The Goldbergs. UncomfortablySmug (talk) 01:04, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Article appears to be in good shape. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 01:20, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose – filmography, discography, and awards and nominations sections are unsourced. —Bloom6132 (talk) 10:08, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support list sections could use some work but the prose is decently-well sourced and honestly those lists are a bit of a mess to source anyway due to the nature of their information. Elli (talk | contribs) 08:41, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• The entire article has to meet the minimum ITN standards, not just the prose. —Bloom6132 (talk) 10:08, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose several sections contain info missing citations. TJMSmith (talk) 13:30, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Striking oppose per recent updates. TJMSmith (talk) 04:56, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support well known actor for many many years. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 20:46, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose While filmography, discography, awards remain uncited JW 1961 Talk 12:57, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• striking oppose and adding Support for the improvements made today JW 1961 Talk 18:16, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support The article has been improved and source-up to the point its good enough to post. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:52, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support now that the filmography section is adequately sourced.--Tdl1060 (talk) 00:13, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 00:45, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

(Withdrawn) Cabinet of Joe Biden

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Article: Cabinet of Joe Biden (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Cabinet of Joe Biden completed with the swearing in of Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Marty Walsh sworn in as United States Secretary of Labor, completing the Cabinet of Joe Biden.
News source(s): link1 link2 link3
Credits:

• Nominated by Dmoore5556 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Fulserish (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Therequiembellishere (talk · give credit), Edouard2 (talk · give credit) and Marius1603 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: U.S. federal government Dmoore5556 (talk) 06:12, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose. Routine government activities. There is a small amount of significance in that Biden is the first president since Reagan to have all his cabinet positions filled on the first try(Neera Tanden was a cabinet-level nomination, not the cabinet itself), but that would only be significant if this was USApedia, which it isn't. 331dot (talk) 06:18, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Dmoore5556 Your nominations are appreciated- I would gently suggest that you keep in mind that this is a global website and perhaps consider if you would make the nomination if it was related to a different country(like UK/French/Equatorial Guinea government ministries). Thanks 331dot (talk) 06:23, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose Appreciate the credit, but this doesn't merit the main page. Therequiembellishere (talk) 06:35, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Routine government stuff. Uses x (talk) 06:58, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
• Withdrawn Dmoore5556 (talk) 07:32, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

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