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2018 NBA Playoffs. The New Orleans Pelicans became the first No. 6 seed (or lower) to sweep its first-round series since the NBA switched from its best-of-five format in 2003 after their 131–123 game 4 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Anthony Davis scored 47 points and Jrue Holiday 41 points during the win.
Business and economy Value Added Tax (VAT) has been introduced in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for the first time. (BBC) Disasters and accidents A boat capsizes in the north of Indonesian Borneo, leaving at least eight people dead. (BBC) Two people are killed in a plane crash in Northland, New Zealand. (1 News) International relations Pakistan–United States relations U.S ...
2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire. An attempted prison break and subsequent rioting and fires at a police station in Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela, results in at least 68 people dead. Two women who were visiting inmates are thought to be among the dead. Prosecutor General Tarek Saab says an investigation into what has happened would begin ...
Disasters and accidents. Shipwrecks in 2018. The fire aboard Korean ship FV Dong Won 701 in the Port of Timaru, New Zealand, enters its fifth day. Fire and Emergency New Zealand rejects a proposal to tow the vessel out to sea as too dangerous. Firefighters commence efforts to seal the ship to suffocate ongoing fires.
2018 Australian strawberry contamination. A 50-year-old former strawberry farm supervisor is arrested in Queensland in connection with 230 reports of sewing needles found hidden in strawberries. The "strawberry scare" spread throughout the country and to New Zealand, and devastated Australia’s multimillion-dollar strawberry industry.
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Disasters and accidents 2018 Kemerovo fire Witnesses and Russia's Investigative Committee say the Winter Cherry complex's exits were blocked and there were no alarms during the disaster. (BBC) US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 The death toll rises to 52 people as a survivor dies in hospital. (Khaleej Times) 2018 New York City Eurocopter AS350 crash The US National Transportation Safety Board ...
Politics and elections Macedonian referendum, 2018, Macedonia naming dispute A referendum is held in the Republic of Macedonia on whether to change the country's name in order to join NATO and the EU. (Reuters) 91.5% of votes are in favor of the change. The voter turnout is only 36.9%, below the 50% threshold set by the government. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev still vows to propose the change in ...