Unidentified militants launch several rockets at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, injuring a woman and a child. (CNN)
Protesters gather in Kansas City, Salt Lake City, the Space Needle in Seattle, and other cities across the U.S. to stand in solitary with Ukraine and call for peace. (The Kansas City Star) (The Salt Lake Tribune) (Seattle Times)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia Philadelphia reinstates their indoor mask mandate amid an increase in the number of cases in the city, becoming the first major U.S. city to do so. The mandate will take effect on April 18. (ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai Shanghai eases their lockdown in several areas of the city. (Bloomberg.com)
Researchers from the University of Florida announce that plants have been grown on lunar soil, collected by Apollo missions, for the first time ever. (AP)
Australia–United States relations The United States Department of State approves the sale of the M142 HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system to Australia. (Reuters)
The United States Department of State approves the sale of the M142 HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system to Australia. (Reuters)
International Space Station programme NASA and Roscosmos sign an agreement to integrate future flights to the International Space Station. The agreement will allow Russian cosmonauts to fly on U.S. spacecraft in return for allowing American astronauts to use Russia's Soyuz spacecraft. (Reuters)
NASA and Roscosmos sign an agreement to integrate future flights to the International Space Station. The agreement will allow Russian cosmonauts to fly on U.S. spacecraft in return for allowing American astronauts to use Russia's Soyuz spacecraft. (Reuters)
