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Line 1: <!-- All news items below this line -->{{Current events <!-- All news items below this line -->▼ ;Armed conflict and attacks *The [[People's Republic of China]] announces plans to increase [[Military budget of the People's Republic of China|defense spending]] by 11.2 per cent in 2012. [https://news.yahoo.com/china-boosts-defense-budget-11-2-percent-2012-035313663.html (Reuters via Yahoo News)] ;Disasters *The cleanup continues in the US after [[Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012|tornadoes]] that claimed at least 39 lives. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17243838 (BBC)] *A man dies in floodwaters near the [[Australia]]n town of [[Araluen, New South Wales]], with the hospital in the town of [[Numurkah, Victoria]], being evacuated. [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/floods-cut-off-towns-close-roads/story-fn7x8me2-1226288264019 (''Herald Sun'')] *A report finds that 160 children from the [[Chinese people|Chinese]] town of [[Dongtang]] in [[Guangdong Province]]'s [[Renhua County]] are suffering from [[lead poisoning]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/04/us-china-lead-posion-idUSTRE82303F20120304 (Reuters)] *The death toll from the [[Szczekociny rail crash|train crash]] in [[Poland]] rises to 16. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/world/europe/head-on-train-crash-kills-16-in-poland.html (''New York Times'')] *[[2012 Brazzaville arms dump blasts]]: A series of explosions is reported at a munitions dump in [[Brazzaville]], the capital of the [[Republic of the Congo]], with at least 250 people dead. [http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/03/04/congo-explosions-idINDEE82304620120304 (Reuters)], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17249480 (BBC)] *A truck accident in [[Guinea]] kills at least 50 people and injures 20, according to [[Agence France Presse]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17248741 (BBC)] ;Law and crime *A hunt is underway for a [[thief]] who stole the [[heart]] of [[Saint]] [[Laurence O'Toole]] at [[Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin| Christ Church Cathedral]] in [[Dublin]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/04/dublin-patron-saint-heart-stolen?CMP=twt_fd (''The Guardian'')] *[[Paul McBride]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]], Scotland's most senior lawyer, is found dead in a hotel room while on a visit to [[Pakistan]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17250107 (BBC)] ;Politics and elections *Voters in [[Russia]] go to the polls for a [[Russian presidential election, 2012|presidential election]] with [[Prime Minister of Russia|Prime Minister]] [[Vladimir Putin]] *Cardinal [[Keith O'Brien]], the leader of the [[Roman Catholic Church in Scotland|Catholic Church in Scotland]] and Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, criticises government plans to allow [[Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17249099 (BBC)]
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