Thursday April 18, 2019

Holidays

• Saint Werner (d. 1287)
• Saint Galdino (d. 1176)
• Saint Perfecto (d. 850)
• Saint Agia (Aya) (d. 707)
• Saint Timon
• Saint Ursmarus (d. 713)
• Blessed Idesbald van der Gracht (d. 1167), patron saint of fishermen and Flemish nobility
• Saint Eusebius (d. 526)
• Saint Apollonius (d. 185/6)
• Marie de l'Incarnation (1566 ? 1618)
• The Cheat's Cheatday on homestarrunner.com
• Zimbabwe ? Independence Day.
• Saint Emma
• Iran - Army Day
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Events

• 2019 Makran massacre: 14 people are killed in a gun attack on a bus in Pakistan. (CNN)
• 14 people are killed in a gun attack on a bus in Pakistan. (CNN)
• At least 13 people are killed and 29 others are injured when a wall collapses in Empangeni, South Africa, at the start of an Easter service at a Pentecostal church. (BBC)
• Mountain climbers Jess Roskelley, David Lama and Hansjörg Auer are suspected dead after an avalanche on Howse Peak in Canada's Banff National Park. (MSN.com)
• Dissident Irish Republican campaign: Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee is shot dead by dissident republicans on the Creggan estate in Derry. (The Irish News)
• Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee is shot dead by dissident republicans on the Creggan estate in Derry. (The Irish News)
• The Royal Thai Navy is planning to remove a house that was allegedly constructed illegally 12 mi (19.31 km) off the Thai coastline to promote seasteading. The owners had planned to start a community of at least 20 houses in the area. Thai authorities have filed a complaint, which if prosecuted could carry a death sentence for "threatening the sovereignty of a state, and erosion of a state's independence". (Time via MSN)
• Aftermath of the Bishop International Airport attack: Amor Ftouhi is sentenced to life in prison for stabbing a police officer at Bishop International Airport in Flint, Michigan, United States in June 2017. (MLive)
• Amor Ftouhi is sentenced to life in prison for stabbing a police officer at Bishop International Airport in Flint, Michigan, United States in June 2017. (MLive)
• Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga and his entire cabinet resigns, being succeeded by Boubou Cisse. No reason is addressed. (CNN)
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News articles

• Amazon Gives Up on Chinese Domestic Shopping Business The company had long struggled to gain traction in China despite operating there for more than a decade. [..]
• Blackstone Will Ditch Partnership Structure to Draw More Investors It is the latest major investment firm to convert to a standard corporation since tax code changes made such a move more enticing. [..]
• See all financial news of April 18th, 2019