Portal:Current events/2008 April 13

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• Trevor Immelman of South Africa wins the 2008 Masters Tournament. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/14/2215807.htm (Reuters via ABC)]
• Robert Zoellick, the president of the World Bank, calls for immediate action to tackle rising food prices which have caused rioting in several countries. [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i7EAtIpIs4oZP8lIPHXobu2zPZnQD9016D2O0 (AP via Google News)]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Hajredin Kuçi announces that the newly independent country plans to open 20 embassies abroad. [http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=51376§ionid=351020606 (PressTV)]
• The Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd announces that current Governor of Queensland Quentin Bryce will become Australia's next Governor-General. Ms Bryce will be the first woman appointed to the role. [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23532259-2,00.html (News.com.au)]
• Thousands of pro-China demonstrators gathered in front of the Canadian Parliament Building in Ottawa to show their support for the Chinese government and 2008 Beijing Olympics. [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080413/OTT_chinese_protest_080413/20080413?hub=TopStories (CTV)]

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