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Portal:Current events/2014 June 13
June 13, 2014 (Friday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine
- Arsen Avakov, Ukraine's Minister of the Interior, claims that Ukrainian forces have recaptured the port of Mariupol. (Reuters)
Business and economics
- Priceline.com agrees to purchase OpenTable for US$2.6 billion. (The New York Times)
- Amaya Gaming Group agrees to purchase PokerStars for US$4.9 billion. (Forbes Magazine)
- General Motors recalls 511,528 Chevrolet Camaros over fears that drivers could bump the key out of the "run" position, turning off the car. (Toronto Star)
Disasters and accidents
- A high speed ferry in Macau hits a breakwater, injuring 58 people. (AP via Fox News)
Law and crime
- Romanian hacker Guccifer is indicted in absentia in a federal court in the U.S. state of Virginia for hacking into the e-mails of American government officials and family members. (The Telegraph)
Politics and elections
- Park Geun-hye, the President of South Korea, reshuffles her cabinet by replacing seven members after a fall in public support following the sinking of the MV Sewol in April. (Voice of America)
- Giorgio Orsoni, the mayor of Venice, Italy, resigns over corruption allegations related to the MOSE Project. (Reuters)
- The Thai military junta announces that it is lifting the nationwide curfew. (AP via ABC)
Sports
- The Los Angeles Kings defeat the New York Rangers in five games to win the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals. (NHL), (CBC)
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