Portal:Current events/2006 April 12

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• United Front for Democratic Change rebels approach N'Djamena, the capital of Chad. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4902342.stm (BBC)]
• Coronary specialist Sir Magdi Yacoub operates on Welsh schoolgirl cardiomyopathy patient Hannah Clark, whose original heart is reconnected, after a donor heart was rejected by her body. This is a UK-first organ-replacement reversal. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4904914.stm (BBC)]
• The UK's Terrorism Act 2006 comes into force, making illegal the act of glorifying terrorism. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4905304.stm (BBC)]
• Sri Lankan Civil War: coordinated bombings and rioting in the north-eastern part of the country leaves 16 dead. A claymore anti-personnel mine explodes in Trincomalee, killing two policemen in their vehicle. Another blast set off in a crowded vegetable market kills one soldier and civilians. Ensuing rioting leaves more than a dozen dead. Authorities have blamed LTTE rebels for the recent attacks since Monday. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4901952.stm (BBC)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20060419052930/http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2006-04-12T145905Z_01_COL63331_RTRUKOC_0_US-SRILANKA.xml (Reuters)]
• Fossils of Australopithecus anamensis help bridge a long gap during a crucial phase of human evolution. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4900946.stm (BBC)]

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