St. Petersburg Metro Explosion Kills 10 During Putin Visit 

On Monday, April 3, an explosion occurred on a subway train going from the Technology Institute to Sennaya Square stations in St. Petersburg, Russia. The blast resulted in the deaths of at least 10 people and left many more injured. At the same time the “explosive device” went off, Russian President Vladimir Putin was in St. Petersburg for a pro-Kremlin media forum. Later that day, a second explosive device was discovered in the station at Vosstaniya Square. According to Mr. Putin, all possibilities are being investigated. No claim of responsibility has been made.

Mexican Newspaper Shuts Down After Three Journalists Killed

A Mexican newspaper, El Norte, declared on Sunday, April 2nd, that it was closing down after running for almost 30 years. Last month, three El Norte reporters were killed, including a correspondent from the national newspaper La Jornada, a columnist, and a freelancer and the founder of La Voz De Tierra Caliente. The executive of El Norte, Oscar A. Cantu Murguia, wrote, “Today, dear reader, I am speaking to you to inform you that I have decided to close this daily because the guarantee for the safety for us to continue journalism does not exist.”

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Plans to Replace EU Regulations Revealed by British Government

After the 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union, the British government started the withdrawal process on March 29th, 2017. UK legislators face the complicated tasks to replace or convert EU law into domestic law, which includes 12,000 EU regulations, 7,900 government orders to executive EU directives, and about 186 acts that were influenced by EU. On Thursday, March 30th, the policy document to initiate the so-called Great Repeal Bill was published, marking the real beginning of UK’s transition.