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{{*mp|April 23}} A '''[[2010 South Darfur attack|clash]]''' in [[South Darfur]] kills 58 and raises tensions along the internal border. |
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{{*mp|April 22}} The [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] launches the [[Boeing X-37|X-37B]] military [[spaceplane]] ''(pictured)'' on its '''[[X-37B OTV-1|maiden flight]]'''. |
{{*mp|April 22}} The [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] launches the [[Boeing X-37|X-37B]] military [[spaceplane]] ''(pictured)'' on its '''[[X-37B OTV-1|maiden flight]]'''. |
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{{*mp|April 22}} [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] of [[Pakistan]] announces a '''[[Pakistan national energy policy|new energy policy]]''', extending the official [[weekend]] and banning [[neon sign]]s, in order to combat an [[energy crisis]]. |
{{*mp|April 22}} [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] of [[Pakistan]] announces a '''[[Pakistan national energy policy|new energy policy]]''', extending the official [[weekend]] and banning [[neon sign]]s, in order to combat an [[energy crisis]]. |
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{{*mp|April 22}} A '''[[2010 Thai political protests#Explosions in Bangkok|series of explosions]]''' in [[Bangkok]] kills at least one person and injures 86 others during a peak in [[2010 Thai political protests|tension between anti- and pro-government protesters]] in [[Thailand]]. |
{{*mp|April 22}} A '''[[2010 Thai political protests#Explosions in Bangkok|series of explosions]]''' in [[Bangkok]] kills at least one person and injures 86 others during a peak in [[2010 Thai political protests|tension between anti- and pro-government protesters]] in [[Thailand]]. |
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{{*mp|April 21}} Eleven people are missing following the '''[[Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion|explosion]]''' of the [[oil platform|oil rig]] ''[[Deepwater Horizon]]'' in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. |
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Revision as of 17:43, 25 April 2010
- A clash in South Darfur kills 58 and raises tensions along the internal border.
- The U.S. Air Force launches the X-37B military spaceplane (pictured) on its maiden flight.
- Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani of Pakistan announces a new energy policy, extending the official weekend and banning neon signs, in order to combat an energy crisis.
- A series of explosions in Bangkok kills at least one person and injures 86 others during a peak in tension between anti- and pro-government protesters in Thailand.
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