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April 28, 2020 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2020 Afrin bombing
- A suicide bombing, using a fuel tanker, detonates at a busy market killing at least 53 civilians, including 11 children, in Turkish-occupied Afrin, Syria. The Turkish defense ministry accused the People's Protection Units (YPG) of "carrying out the attack." (Rudaw) (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

American movie theater chain AMC Theatres states it will no longer host movies produced by Universal Studios, in response to The Wall Street Journal reporting that NBCUniversal plans to release its movies simultaneously in cinemas and streaming moving forward. (Reuters)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
  - The United States surpasses one million cases of COVID-19. (CNN)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina
    - A pug in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, becomes the first dog in the United States to test positive for COVID-19. Three of the humans it lives with have also tested positive for the disease. (WRAL-TV)

International relations

Bolivia–Chile relations
- Bolivia and Chile agree on a deal to return home hundreds of Bolivian migrants stranded at a makeshift camp in Santiago. The migrants will be transported to Iquique where they will spend 14 days in quarantine before finally returning to Bolivia. (Reuters)
Colombia formalizes its membership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), becoming the 37th nation in the organization. (OECD)
Czech Republic–Russia relations
- Mayor of Prague's sixth municipal district Ondřej Kolář announces on Prima televize that he is under police protection after a Russian man made attempts on his life, possibly due to his removal of a statue of World War II-era Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev from the city's square. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš condemns this as foreign interference, while Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov dismisses allegations of Russian involvement as "another hoax". (Reuters)
India–United States relations
- The Indian Ministry of External Affairs condemns the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom after the Commission in its annual report recommends placing India on the "countries of particular concern" blacklist over the Citizenship Amendment Act, the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, and controversial comments made by Home Minister Amit Shah, among others. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prisons
- A prison riot at the Lurigancho jail over demands for better sanitary measures and COVID-19 medical care in San Juan de Lurigancho, Peru, leaves nine inmates dead, according to the National Penitentiary Institute. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2019–2020 Lebanese protests
- Protests erupt in major cities across Lebanon for the second day over the country's continuing economic problems. Banks and vehicles are set on fire, and clashes between the protestors and the army in Tripoli leave around 40 soldiers injured. (Reuters)

Science and technology

A fast radio burst is detected from the Magnetar SGR 1935+2154, the first ever detected inside the Milky Way, and the first to be linked to a known source. (Astronomer's Telegram)

Sports

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, COVID-19 pandemic in France
- France officially ends the 2019–20 Ligue 1 and 2019–20 Ligue 2 football seasons after banning all sporting events in the country until September. It is not yet known whether the governing body Ligue de Football Professionnel will void the seasons. (BBC News)

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 ;Armed conflicts and attacks
-*[[Syrian Civil War]]
+*[[2020 Afrin bombing]]
-**A [[suicide bombing]], involving a [[fuel tanker]], [[detonate]]s at a busy market killing at least 42 [[civilian]]s including 11 children in [[Afrin, Syria|Afrin]] [[Aleppo Governorate]]. The Turkish defense ministry has accused the [[People’s Protection Units]] (YPG) of carrying out the attack. No group has claimed responsibility. [https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/280420201 (Rudaw)]
+**A [[suicide bombing]], [[car bomb|using a]] [[fuel tanker]], detonates at a busy market killing at least 53 civilians, including 11 children, in [[Turkish occupation of northern Syria|Turkish-occupied]] [[Afrin, Syria|Afrin]], [[Syria]]. The Turkish defense ministry accused the [[People's Protection Units]] (YPG) of "carrying out the attack." [https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/280420201 (Rudaw)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/fuel-truck-bomb-blast-kills-dozens-syria-afrin-turkey-200428170837725.html (Al Jazeera)]
+;Business and economy
+*American [[movie theater]] chain [[AMC Theatres]] states it will no longer host movies produced by [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], in response to ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' reporting that [[NBCUniversal]] plans to release its movies simultaneously in cinemas and [[Streaming media|streaming]] moving forward. [https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-amc-entertainment-universal-studios/amc-will-no-longer-play-universal-studios-films-idUKKCN22B01S (Reuters)]
+;Health and environment
+*[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
+**[[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]]
+***The United States surpasses one million cases of COVID-19. [https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/28/health/us-coronavirus-tuesday/index.html (CNN)]
+***[[COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina]]
+****A [[pug]] in [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]], becomes the first dog in the United States to test positive for [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]]. Three of the humans it lives with have also tested positive for the disease. [https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/chapel-hill-pug-tests-positive-for-virus-that-causes-covid-19-first-known-case-in-a-dog-in-the-us/19074499/ (WRAL-TV)]
+;International relations
+*[[Bolivia–Chile relations]]
+**[[Bolivia]] and [[Chile]] agree on a deal to return home hundreds of Bolivian migrants stranded at a makeshift camp in [[Santiago]]. The migrants will be transported to [[Iquique]] where they will spend 14 days in quarantine before finally returning to Bolivia. [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-chile-bolivia/bolivia-chile-strike-deal-to-return-stranded-bolivian-migrants-home-idUKKCN22A36L?il=0 (Reuters)]
+*[[Colombia]] formalizes its membership with the [[OECD|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD), becoming the 37th nation in the organization. [https://www.oecd.org/countries/colombia/global-oecd-welcomes-colombia-as-its-37th-member.htm (OECD)]
+*[[Czech Republic–Russia relations]]
+**Mayor of [[Prague]]'s [[Prague 6|sixth municipal district]] Ondřej Kolář announces on [[Prima televize]] that he is under police protection after a [[Russia]]n man made attempts on his life, possibly due to his removal of a statue of [[World War II]]-era [[Marshal of the Soviet Union|Soviet Marshal]] [[Ivan Konev]] from the city's square. [[Prime Minister of the Czech Republic|Prime Minister]] [[Andrej Babiš]] condemns this as foreign interference, while [[Kremlin Press Secretary]] [[Dmitry Peskov]] dismisses allegations of Russian involvement as "another hoax". [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-czech-russia-threat/prague-district-mayor-says-he-is-under-police-protection-against-russian-threat-idUKKCN22A3GA?il=0 (Reuters)]
+*[[India–United States relations]]
+**The [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Indian Ministry of External Affairs]] condemns the [[United States Commission on International Religious Freedom]] after the Commission in its annual report recommends placing [[India]] on the "countries of particular concern" blacklist over the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|Citizenship Amendment Act]], the [[Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir|revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status]], and controversial comments made by [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister]] [[Amit Shah]], among others. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/watchdog-india-religious-freedom-blacklist-200429030352021.html (Al Jazeera)]
+;Law and crime
+*[[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prisons]]
+**A [[prison riot]] at the Lurigancho jail over demands for better sanitary measures and COVID-19 medical care in [[San Juan de Lurigancho]], [[Peru]], leaves nine inmates dead, according to the [[National Penitentiary Institute (Peru)|National Penitentiary Institute]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-peru-prison/death-toll-in-peru-prison-riot-over-coronavirus-demands-rises-to-nine-idUSKCN22A25W?il=0 (Reuters)]
+;Politics and elections
+*[[2019–2020 Lebanese protests]]
+**Protests erupt in major cities across [[Lebanon]] for the second day over the country's continuing economic problems. Banks and vehicles are set on fire, and clashes between the protestors and [[Lebanese Armed Forces|the army]] in [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]] leave around 40 soldiers injured. [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-lebanon-crisis-tripoli/lebanon-cities-erupt-against-economic-hardship-one-protester-killed-in-tripoli-idUKKCN22A00V?il=0 (Reuters)]
+;Science and technology
+*A [[fast radio burst]] is detected from the [[Magnetar]] [[SGR 1935+2154]], the first ever detected inside the [[Milky Way]], and the first to be linked to a known source. [http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=13681 (''Astronomer's Telegram'')]
+;Sports
+*[[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in France]]
+**[[France]] officially ends the [[2019–20 Ligue 1]] and [[2019–20 Ligue 2]] [[association football|football]] seasons after banning all sporting events in the country until September. It is not yet known whether the [[Sports governing body|governing body]] [[Ligue de Football Professionnel]] will void the seasons. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52460468 (BBC News)]
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