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Revision as of 01:26, 21 March 2018
{{Current events|year=2018|month=03|day=20|content=
- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Business and economy
- Weinstein effect
- After a series of allegations of sexual misconduct against co-founder Harvey Weinstein, The Weinstein Company files for chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company also states that it will release all employees from a non-disclosure agreement which could prevent them from coming forward regarding the alleged misconduct of Weinstein. (CNN)
- Economy of India
- India's fifth-largest wireless provider Aircel declares bankruptcy. (CNN)
- Disasters and incidents
- RAF Valley Red Arrows crash
- A Red Arrows jet crashes in North Wales, killing an engineer. (The Scotsman)
- History of autonomous cars
- Toyota pulls all its self-driving cars off U.S. roads in the wake of a fatal accident involving an Uber vehicle. (The Verge)
- International relations
- Delegations from , South Korea, and the United States meet in the outskirts of Helsinki, Finland. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-finland/north-korea-denuclearization-not-on-the-agenda-in-helsinki-talks-finland-idUSKBN1GW0RZ (Reuters)
- South Korea–United States relations
- South Korea and the United States announce that the Foal Eagle and Key Resolve military drills will start on April 1 and last for four weeks. (ABC News)
- United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel
- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas insults U.S. Ambassador to Israel David M. Friedman, calling him a "son of a dog" when he says Israeli settlers build on their land in the occupied West Bank. The U.S. warns Abbas to "choose between hate and peace". (The Kuwait Times) (Jerusalem Online) (The Telegraph)
- Palestinians are planning a mass demonstration in the Gaza Strip, ahead of the U.S. Embassy's decision. (Bloomberg)
- Law and crime
- Censorship in the United Kingdom
- YouTuber Mark "Count Dankula" Meechan is found guilty of "communicating a grossly offensive" video depicting a pug performing a Nazi salute on cue. The case has led to a discussion of freedom of speech in the United Kingdom. (The Evening Standard)
- Austin serial bombings
- A bomb detonates overnight at a San Antonio, Texas FedEx facility. The FBI believes the bombing is linked to the other bombings in the area. The ATF reports that there were no serious injuries. Both the bomb's point of origin and intended destination were in Austin. (CNN) (NPR)
- A second package presumed to have been sent by the bomber is discovered in a FedEx facility near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. (New York Times)
- Another bomb explodes at a Goodwill store in Austin, injuring 1. (ABC)
- School shootings in the United States
- A shooting occurs at Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Maryland. Two students are reported injured; the shooter is killed by police. (CNN)
- Crime in France
- Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is held for up to 48 hours and questioned by police in Nanterre over allegations that he illegally accepted €50 million from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to finance his bid in the 2007 French presidential election. (NPR)
- Shooting of Justine Damond
- Minneapolis Police formally charge Mohamed Noor with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the shooting death of Justine Damond. (Star Tribune)
- Science and technology
- Eschatology in Norse mythology
- Analysis of ancient ice cores extracted from Greenland dates an eruption on Eldgjá volcano in Iceland. Iceland's largest eruption in the last 2,000 years was described in ancient poem Völuspá. (Infosurhoy)
- Extinction threshold
- Sudan, the last known male Northern white rhinoceros, dies in captivity, leaving two females as the only surviving members of the subspecies. (BBC)
- ESA missions
- The European Space Agency announces a mission to study the atmospheres of exoplanets. Known as ARIEL, it is expected to launch in 2028. (BBC)
- Politics and conflicts
Norwegian justice minister Sylvi Listhaug resigns amid controversy over remarks on human rights and national security. (The Guardian) }}