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June 4, 2014 (Wednesday)

2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine
- Separatists capture two Ukrainian Military bases in Luhansk Oblast as fighting continues near the rebel-held town of Sloviansk. (BBC)
A suicide car bomber detonates his vehicle at the residence of Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, Libya, killing 4 of his guards and injuring another 3. (Washington Post)
A suicide bomber detonates his explosives near a military vehicle in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 5 people. (Voice of America)

Japanese life insurance company Dai-ichi Life purchases financial service holding company Protective Life for $5.7 billion. (Bloomberg)
American multinational private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts purchases American new media company Internet Brands for $1.1 billion. (Los Angeles Times)

Authorities in China crack down on dissidents on the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. (Human Rights Watch)
35 people, including Giorgio Orsoni, the Mayor of Venice, are arrested in Italy on corruption charges in connection with the MOSE Project. (BBC)

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 *Authorities in [[People's Republic of China|China]] crack down on dissidents on the 25th anniversary of the [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989|Tiananmen Square massacre]]. [https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/06/03/china-world-remembers-tiananmen-massacre (Human Rights Watch)]
+*35 people, including [[Giorgio Orsoni]], the [[Mayor of Venice]], are arrested in [[Italy]] on corruption charges in connection with the [[MOSE Project]].  [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-27692334 (BBC)]
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