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  • India
    Apr, 2015
    Xiaomi

    Mi devices availble in Indian e-commerce

    India
    Apr, 2015

    In April 2015 Xiaomi announced it would make its Mi devices available through two of India's major e-commerce sites and through offline retailers for the first time.




  • Brazil
    Wednesday Apr 1, 2015
    Lula da Silva

    The Public Ministry of Brazil opened an investigation into allegations of influence peddling by Lula

    Brazil
    Wednesday Apr 1, 2015

    In April 2015, the Public Ministry of Brazil opened an investigation into allegations of influence peddling by Lula, which claimed that between 2011 and 2014 he had lobbied for government contracts in foreign countries for the Odebrecht company and had also persuaded the Brazilian Development Bank to finance the projects in Ghana, Angola, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.




  • U.S.
    Apr, 2015
    DC Comics

    Convergence

    U.S.
    Apr, 2015

    In 2014, DC announced an eight-issue miniseries titled "Convergence" which began in April 2015.




  • U.S.
    Apr, 2015
    DC Comics

    DC Super Hero Girls universe

    U.S.
    Apr, 2015

    DC Entertainment announced its first franchise, the DC Super Hero Girls universe, in April 2015 with multi-platform content, toys and apparel to start appearing in 2016.




  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2015
    Tesla, Inc.

    Powerwall home and Powerpack industrial battery packs

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2015

    In April 2015, the company unveiled its Powerwall home and Powerpack industrial battery packs, and quickly received orders valued at US$800 million.




  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2015
    Google LLC

    Google announced Project Fi

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2015

    In April 2015, Google announced Project Fi, a mobile virtual network operator, that combines Wi-Fi and cellular networks from different telecommunication providers in an effort to enable seamless connectivity and fast Internet signal.




  • 243 West Congress Street Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    Apr, 2015
    Carlos Slim

    Marquette Building

    243 West Congress Street Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    Apr, 2015

    In April 2015, Slim bought the Marquette Building in Detroit and purchased PepsiCo Americas Beverages headquarters in Somers, New York for US$87 million.


  • U.S.
    Apr, 2015
    Netflix

    Audio description

    U.S.
    Apr, 2015

    Following the launch of Daredevil in April 2015, Netflix director of content operations Tracy Wright announced that Netflix had added support for audio description (a narration track that contains aural descriptions of key visual elements for the blind or visually impaired), and had begun to work with its partners to add descriptions to its other original series over time.


  • The Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Australia
    Monday Apr 6, 2015
    Prince Harry

    Harry reported for duty to Australia's Chief of the Defence Force

    The Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Australia
    Monday Apr 6, 2015

    On 6 April 2015, Harry reported for duty to Australia's Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin at the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Australia. Harry flew to Darwin later that day to begin his month-long secondment to the ADF's 1st Brigade. His visit included detachments to NORFORCE as well as to an aviation unit.


  • Espoo, Finland
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2015
    Nokia

    Nokia announced that it had agreed to purchase Alcatel-Lucent

    Espoo, Finland
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2015

    On 14 April 2015, Nokia confirmed that it was in talks with the French telecommunications equipment company Alcatel-Lucent regarding a potential merger. The next day, Nokia announced that it had agreed to purchase Alcatel-Lucent for €15.6 billion in an all-stock deal.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2015
    Internet

    Net Neutrality

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2015

    On April 13, 2015, the FCC published the final rule on its new "Net Neutrality" regulations.


  • Plaza Carso, Mexico City, Mexico
    Wednesday Apr 15, 2015
    Carlos Slim

    Carso Oil & Gas

    Plaza Carso, Mexico City, Mexico
    Wednesday Apr 15, 2015

    On April 15, 2015, Slim formed his own oil company called Carso Oil & Gas.


  • Madrid, Spain
    Thursday Apr 16, 2015
    International Monetary Fund

    Former IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato was arrested

    Madrid, Spain
    Thursday Apr 16, 2015

    Former IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato was arrested on 16 April 2015 for alleged fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering. On 23 February 2017, the Audiencia Nacional found Rato guilty of embezzlement and sentenced him to 4 1⁄2 years' imprisonment. In September 2018, the sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court of Spain.


  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Wednesday Apr 22, 2015
    Xiaomi

    Mi 1s

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Wednesday Apr 22, 2015

    On 23 April 2015, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun and VP Hugo Barra came together to announce a new smartphone named Mi 1s in India, the first phone to be launched in India before any other country. The Xiaomi Mi Band was also launched in the same event.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 23, 2015
    Ellie Goulding

    Working with Major Lazer

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 23, 2015

    Goulding appeared on the Major Lazer album Peace Is the Mission on the track "Powerful", alongside Tarrus Riley. The track was released together with the album on 1 June 2015. A preview of the single was revealed on 23 April 2015.


  • Russia
    Saturday Apr 25, 2015
    Garry Kasparov

    Kasparov played a mini-match against Nigel Short

    Russia
    Saturday Apr 25, 2015

    On 25 and 26 April 2015, Kasparov played a mini-match against Nigel Short. The match consisted of two rapid games and eight blitz games. Kasparov won the match decisively with a score of 8½–1½, winning all five games on the second day.


  • Nepal
    Saturday Apr 25, 2015
    11:11:00 AM
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    2015 Nepal Earthquake

    Nepal
    Saturday Apr 25, 2015
    11:11:00 AM

    The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time on 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8Mw or 8.1Ms and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VIII (Severe).


  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Sunday Apr 26, 2015
    Xiaomi

    Ratan Tata acquire a stake

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Sunday Apr 26, 2015

    On 27 April 2015, it was reported Ratan Tata had acquired a stake in Xiaomi.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 29, 2015
    Uber

    UberFRESH available in New York City and Chicago

    U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 29, 2015

    UberFRESH, which launched in the Los Angeles area in August 2014, rebrands itself as UberEATS. The rebranding is linked to an effort to rapidly expand to other areas. The service is already available in New York City and Chicago and plans to expand to many other locations.


  • Kyoto, Japan
    Apr, 2015
    Nintendo

    Universal Parks & Resorts partnership

    Kyoto, Japan
    Apr, 2015

    In May 2015, Universal Parks & Resorts announced that it was partnering with Nintendo to create attractions at Universal theme parks based upon Nintendo properties. In May 2016, Nintendo also expressed a desire to enter the animated film market. In November 2016, it was stated that the area to be created at Universal theme parks is known as Super Nintendo World, which will be completed by 2020 at Universal Studios Japan in time of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, whereas Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood will get the themed area in an unspecified date after the Japanese version.


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