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Business and economics History of the United States dollar In an interview, U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. dollar is "getting too strong" and wants to keep interest rates low, causing the U.S. Dollar Index to fall. (Reuters) Law and crime Sheila Abdus-Salaam, an incumbent associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals and the first African-American woman to serve on the Court of ...
Politics and elections 2017 dissolution of Venezuelan National Assembly Venezuela's Supreme Court reverses their controversial ruling. The court restores legislative power to the National Assembly. However, the court's decision still allows President Nicolás Maduro to enter joint-venture deals. (BBC) (The Washington Post) After two weeks of social unrest in French Guiana, the French ...
Law and crime In Paraguay, around 50 armed men, allegedly belonging to the Brazil -based Primeiro Comando da Capital criminal gang, storm a security vault and police headquarters in Ciudad del Este, escaping with around $6 million in a daring cross-border raid. (The Guardian) Philippine Drug War A Filipino lawyer files a complaint of "mass murder and crimes against humanity" against ...
International relations North Korea and weapons of mass destruction The U.S. Pacific Command and South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff report that a North Korean missile, tested near the city of Sinpo on the country's east coast, blew up almost immediately after the launch, just hours before U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was due in South Korea for talks about the North's arms program. (ABC News ...
Pages in category "April 2017 events in Africa" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Disasters and accidents 2017 Northwest Iran floods Flash flooding caused by torrential rain leaves at least 17 people dead and 20 others missing in northwestern Iran, according to state television. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Personal and business legal affairs of Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyers tell a federal court, in a case alleging negligence and incitement to riot during ...
Prominent Italian-born conservationist Kuki Gallmann is shot and injured in an ambush in northern Kenya.; European migrant crisis. An Italian prosecutor says there are "telephone calls" between people smugglers in Libya and some non-governmental organizations.
2017 Aerogaviota Antonov An-26 crash. An Aerogaviota-operated Antonov An-26 plane crashes in western Artemisa Province, Cuba, killing eight troops on board. (AP via Miami Herald) April 2017 North American storm complex. At least 7 people are killed in the US states of Missouri, Arkansas and Texas due to tornadoes and floods.