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;Armed conflicts and attacks ;Armed conflicts and attacks
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**Multiple bombings in ], ] kill at least nineteen people and wound another 36. **Multiple bombings in ], ], kill at least nineteen people and wound another thirty-six.


;Business and economy ;Business and economy
*]'s biggest state-owned chemical company ] acquires a 26% stake in ] tire manufacturer ] with an additional offer to buy the remaining outstanding shares. *]'s biggest state-owned chemical company ] acquires a 26% stake in ] tire manufacturer ] with an additional offer to buy the remaining ].

;Disasters and accidents
*A bus crashes into traffic near ] in northern ], leaving at least thirty-seven people dead and dozens injured.

;International relations
*The ] approves a declaration recognizing the ] and ] ]s by ] between 1915 and 1923.


;Law and crime ;Law and crime
*The ] sitting in Palm Ridge, ], finds former doubles tennis champion ] guilty of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault of three former students that he coached in ]. *The ] sitting in Palm Ridge, ], finds former doubles tennis champion ] guilty of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault of three former students that he coached in ].
*After having played with the ], ] and ] during a standout 14-year ] career, former player ] pleads guilty in a ] courtroom to raping two women after spiking their drinks at a ], apartment in November 2013, and the court sentences him to nine years in prison. Specifically, he pleads guilty to one count of sexual assault and one count of attempted sexual assault. Sharper's guilty plea is entered by telephone conference call from ], ], where the former five-time ] ] is being held on separate charges of drugging four women and raping two of them in ]. Sharper, who had helped the New Orleans Saints win the ], has also been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting women in ] and ]. Under the terms of his Arizona plea deal, Sharper will serve his time in a federal prison. *Former ] player ] pleads guilty in a ] courtroom to raping two women after spiking their drinks at a ] apartment in November 2013, and the court sentences him to nine years in prison. Sharper has also been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting women in the U.S. states of ], ], and ].
*The ] affirms ]'s law requiring voters to present photo identification to cast a ballot.
*The U.S. state of ] reinstates the use of ] for situations where ] is not possible.


;Politics and elections ;Politics and elections
*], a founding father of ] as well as its first ], ] at the age of 91 after a prolonged illness. *]
**], a founding father of ] as well as its first ], ] at the age of 91 after a prolonged illness.
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**] ] (]-]) announces his intention to run for president. **] ] (]-]) announces his intention to run for president.
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March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks

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