Portal:Current events/2013 March 17: Difference between revisions

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 *An [[Albania]]n [[hitman]] serving time in [[Greece]] takes six people hostage in an apparent escape attempt. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21822775 (BBC)]
 *Five people are wounded during a [[shooting]] at a [[nightclub]] in [[Belle Glade, Florida|Belle Glade]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. [http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-florida/Palm-Beach-County-News/5-wounded-in-shooting-at-Club-21-in-Belle-Glade/-/8815578/19350878/-/cb4dg4/-/index.html (WPBF)] [http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-03-17/news/fl-belle-glade-shooting-20130317_1_belle-glade-stable-condition-pbso-spokeswoman-teri-barbera (''Sun-Sentinel'')]
-*Prominent [[France|French]] [[lawyer]] [[Olivier Metzner]] is found dead of an apparent [[suicide]]. [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-17/french-lawyer-olivier-metzner-found-dead-of-apparent-suicide-1-.html (Bloomberg)]
+*Prominent [[France|French]] [[lawyer]] [[Olivier Metzner]] is found dead of an apparent [[suicide]]. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-17/french-lawyer-olivier-metzner-found-dead-of-apparent-suicide-1-.html (Bloomberg)]
 *Two members of the [[Steubenville High School]] football team have been found guilty of [[Steubenville High School rape case|raping a sixteen-year-old girl]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] town of [[Steubenville, Ohio|Steubenville]], [[Ohio]]. [http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=855387 (Sky News Australia)]
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-*In [[Formula One]], [[Kimi Räikkönen]] wins [[2013 Australian Grand Prix]], the first stage of the [[2013 Formula One season|2013 season]], ahead of [[Fernando Alonso]] and [[Sebastian Vettel]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21819227 (BBC)] [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/17/us-motor-racing-prix-idUSBRE92G02Z20130317 (Reuters)]
+*In [[Formula One]], [[Kimi Räikkönen]] wins [[2013 Australian Grand Prix]], the first stage of the [[2013 Formula One season|2013 season]], ahead of [[Fernando Alonso]] and [[Sebastian Vettel]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21819227 (BBC)] [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/17/us-motor-racing-prix-idUSBRE92G02Z20130317 (Reuters)]
 *In [[tennis]], [[Rafael Nadal]] wins [[2013 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles|men's singles]] and [[Maria Sharapova]] wins [[2013 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles|women's singles]] at the [[2013 BNP Paribas Open]] in [[Indian Wells, California|Indian Wells]], [[California]], [[United States]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21825356 (BBC)] [http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/item/205061-maria-sharapova-routs-caroline-wozniacki-for-indian-wells-title (NDTV)]
 *[[Greece|Greek]] [[Association football|football]] player [[Giorgos Katidis]] is banned from his [[Greece national football team|national team]] for life after giving a [[Nazi salute|Nazi style salute]] while [[Goal celebration|celebrating a goal]] in the [[2012–13 Superleague Greece|2012–13]] [[Superleague Greece]] match. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2294736/Nazi-salute-goal-celebration-Giorgos-Katidis-banned-Greece.html (''Daily Mail'')]
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 *In [[snooker]], [[Ding Junhui]] defeats [[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]] 4–3 to win the [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Finals|Grand Final]] of the [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/21825860 (BBC)] [http://asia.eurosport.com/snooker/ding-downs-robertson-to-win-100k-at-ptc-grand-finals_sto3671681/story.shtml (Eurosport)]
 *In [[road bicycle racing]], [[Gerald Ciolek]] of [[Germany]] wins [[2013 Milan – San Remo]] single-day [[cycling race]], the fourth stage of the [[2013 UCI World Tour]] season. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21822958 (BBC)]
-*In [[Alpine skiing]], [[Austria]]n [[Marcel Hirscher]] and [[Slovenia]]n [[Tina Maze]] win the overall men's and women's [[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup]] titles, respectively. [http://news.yahoo.com/tina-maze-ends-wcup-season-giant-slalom-win-122752833--spt.html (AP via Yahoo! News)]
+*In [[Alpine skiing]], [[Austria]]n [[Marcel Hirscher]] and [[Slovenia]]n [[Tina Maze]] win the overall men's and women's [[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup]] titles, respectively. [https://news.yahoo.com/tina-maze-ends-wcup-season-giant-slalom-win-122752833--spt.html (AP via Yahoo! News)]
-*In [[biathlon]], [[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9|last stage]] of the [[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup]] ends in [[Khanty-Mansiysk]], [[Russia]]. [[Martin Fourcade]] wins [[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Men|men's overall]] title and [[Tora Berger]] wins the [[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Women|women's overall]] title. [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/skiing/story/2013/03/17/sp-france-martin-fourcade-skiing-biathlon-world-cup.html (CBC)] [http://sports.yahoo.com/news/fourcade-soukalova-win-world-cup-155302197--spt.html (AP via Yahoo! Sports)]
+*In [[biathlon]], [[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9|last stage]] of the [[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup]] ends in [[Khanty-Mansiysk]], [[Russia]]. [[Martin Fourcade]] wins [[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Men|men's overall]] title and [[Tora Berger]] wins the [[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Women|women's overall]] title. [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/skiing/story/2013/03/17/sp-france-martin-fourcade-skiing-biathlon-world-cup.html (CBC)] [https://sports.yahoo.com/news/fourcade-soukalova-win-world-cup-155302197--spt.html (AP via Yahoo! Sports)]
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