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Revision as of 10:32, 18 April 2013
Current events of April 18, 2013 (2013-04-18) (Thursday)
The United States reclaims its spot as the top export market for Japan as China slips due to economic slowdown. Japan's overall annual trade deficit meanwhile reaches 8.2 trillion yen, the highest on record. (Financial Times)
At least two people are confirmed dead after the West Fertilizer Plant explosion in the US state of Texas, with authorities claiming the death toll may be as high as seventy. (CNN)
Prominent Hillsborough disaster justice campaigner Anne Williams dies from cancer, having made her last public appearance at Anfield's recent 24th anniversary memorial. (The Independent)