Template:In the news
- Seventeen people are killed in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.
- Cyclone Gita (satellite image pictured) strikes Tonga, becoming the strongest storm to hit the nation in over 60 years, and causes extensive damage.
- Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashes in Russia, killing all 71 people on board.
- A bus accident kills 19 people in Hong Kong.
- The Winter Olympics open in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
- The SpaceX launch vehicle Falcon Heavy makes its maiden flight, carrying Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster as a dummy payload.
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