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*The Somali National Theatre reopens in [[Mogadishu]] more than two decades after it was closed amid civil war. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17436937 (BBC)]

*''An Hobad'', the Irish language version of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', goes on sale. [http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/collectors-hold-the-key-to-success-of-irish-hobbit-3054205.html (Irish Independent)]

;Business and economy

*Public sector workers in the [[German people|German]] states of [[Lower Saxony]] and [[Bremen]] begin a 24-hour strike as part of pay negotiations. [http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15816542,00.html?maca (DW)]

*The [[BBC]]'s [[Director-General of the BBC|director general]], [[Mark Thompson]], announces he will step down from BBC after the [[2012 Olympics]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/19/bbc-mark-thompson-steps-down (Guardian)]

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