Story of the Day

While you were sleeping

Sanders and Cruz win Wisconsin
Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz have clawed victories out of the Wisconsin primaries. This effectively dashes any foregone conclusions by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton of outright victories. For the Orange Menace specifically, Cruz’s victory significantly hampers his quest to secure the necessary votes. That said, the New York and Pennsylvania primaries next week will be torturous for both Sanders and Cruz.
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Iceland’s PM resigns
In the wake of ongoing Panama Papers scandals, Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Davið Gunnlaugsson has resigned. Thousands of citizens took to the streets demanding a general election be held. Gunnlaugsson is clearly not taking notes from the Zuma school of power clinging.
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Half of world heritage sites threatened
This was the message delivered by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The major factors threatening the range of heritage sites include mining, oil and gas exploration and commercial logging. More disturbingly was the fact that of the sites in danger, 71% were in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Corruption investigation into French tennis
Embezzlement and corruption will be the focus of an investigation into the French Tennis Federation (FFT). The entire probe will concentrate on the sale of tickets to the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris. On the bright side, at least it isn’t match-fixing.
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Facts of the Day

Today in 1994 the Rwandan genocide began. This was triggered by the shooting down of an aircraft carrying Rwandan president, Juvénal Habyarimana, and Burundian president, Cyprien Ntaryamira.

Fact of the day: Eduardo Saverin renounced his American citizenship to avoid paying $700 million in taxes.

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	Liberation and Ethics: Is there a connection?  By Raymond Suttner
	When democracy triumphs: Nixon’s Final Days  By J Brooks Spector
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	While you were sleeping: 5 April 2016  By John Stupart

OPINIONS

	Tell me how this ends?  By Judith February
	Wilful blindness: The downside of collective group think  By Marianne Thamm
	Naked in Nkandla  By Gustav Swart