THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MARCH 23-29, 2014

IT'S BOGANDA DAY IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

AND MARTYR'S DAY IN MADAGASCAR

AMONGST EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*Authorities now believe that Malaysia Airline's Flight 370 went down in the southern Indian Ocean as search efforts continue.
*Originally beginning with college students, the Sunflower Student Movement has grown from a protest of a trade agreement between Taiwan and The People's Republic of China to now what some analysts think might become the start of Taiwan becoming a people instead of political party oriented democracy.
*Guinea is facing an outbreak of Ebola!
*Ireland is investigating claims of their National Police force's DECADES LONG phone tapping activities.
*Turkey has blocked the public's access to YouTube after discovering a potential intelligence leak.
*Jens Stoltenberg is the new Secretary General of NATO.

10199 Chariklo

*10199 Chariklo (left), positioned between Saturn and Uranus, has been confirmed as the first known asteroid with its own rings!
*Sir Peter Cosgrove is the new Governor General of Australia.
*The United Kingdom has had its first same gender marriage ceremonies.
*Mongolian sumo wrestler Kakuryù Rikisaburò has obtained yokozuna, the highest possible rank.
*Civil unrest continues in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Syria.

BETWEEN THE UKRAINE AND CRIMEA
*Now considering itself a part of Russia, Crimea has ordered all Ukrainian forces out of the country.
*The annual G8 Summit, that this year was to be held in Sochi, Russia; has been canceled. No word of rescheduling it at another location yet.
*In the wake of "losing Crimea", the Ukraine has replaced its Minister of Defense.
*The United Nations has passes a motion officially condemning Russian annexation of Crimea.
*The new interim government of the Ukraine secured a loan from the International Monetary Fund after agreeing to raise natural gas prices by 50%. Russia has since announced that the Ukraine will now have to pay 80% more for any natural gas supplied by them.
*Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov says his country has "no intention" of invading the Ukraine.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

*The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments whether or not businesses have the right of "religious freedom". At stake? Whether or not those businesses can dictate what is covered by their respective health insurance policies under the claim of "religious practices".
*Dangerous mudslides continue in Washington state, with 16 confirmed dead and numerous additional people unaccounted for.
*Chevrolet has recalled over 172,000 Cruzes for faulty front axles; and cars from 2003-2001 because of faulty ignition switches.
*Although the Ukraine/Crimea situation is an ongoing concern; after visiting the Netherlands, President Barack Obama continued his current diplomatic mission by meeting with Pope Francis for the first time since the new Pope took office.
*Four people were arrested for parachuting off the top of the New World Trade Center Tower.

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