*April 1 - China, Japan and South Korea agree to counter US tariffs and seek to strengthen trade ties - China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to coordinate their response to US tariffs, a social media account linked to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday. (More here)
*1 April - Le Pen sentenced to four years in prison and a five-year ban from the polls - PARIS, 31 March. Marine Le Pen, the head of the National Unity parliamentary faction, has been sentenced to four years in prison and the immediate loss of her right to vote for five years, according to a Paris court ruling in the case of parliamentary assistants. (More here)
*April 2 - Viktor Orbán: Brussels prepares for war, Hungary stays on the side of peace - BUDAPEST - (MTI) Brussels is preparing for war, but war is not imminent and Hungary will remain on the side of peace, the Hungarian prime minister said on Friday on Kossuth radio's Good Morning Hungary programme, referring to the European Commission's proposal to give EU residents a 72-hour emergency reserve. (More here)
*April 3 - Israeli leader Netanyahu visits Hungary, defying international arrest warrant - BUDAPEST - (KAP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to arrive in Hungary on Wednesday to meet with the nationalist prime minister there, despite an international arrest warrant for the Israeli leader over the Gaza war. (More here)
*April 4 - Daily economic news from the Czech Republic: J&T Banka, EXPO, Genesis Capital, Brano Group, Koh-i-noor, Apple (April 4, 2025) - Czech companies continue to expand into foreign markets. The Brano Group, a multinational group with production facilities in Detroit, South Africa and China, has handed over the management to Václav Juříček, son of founder Pavel Juříček. Pavel Juříček continues to control the company's investment activities and hydrogen projects. (More here)
*April 5 - Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin tied forward Wayne Gretzky's record for most goals scored - WASHINGTON, April 5. Russian superstar forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin tied Canadian forward Wayne Gretzky's record for most goals scored in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season. In the home game against Chicago (5:3) Ovechkin scored twice. (More here)
*April 6 - Russian cancer vaccine to be free - top oncologist. It is scheduled to be launched in early 2025 - MOSCOW - Russia has developed its own mRNA vaccine against cancer, and it will be distributed to patients free of charge, Andrei Kaprin, director general of the Russian Health Ministry's Radiological Medical Research Centre, told Rossiya radio station. (More here)
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