Portal:Current events/2014 November 17
November 17, 2014 (Monday)
Business and economy
- After months fending off a takeover bid from Canada's Valeant, the board of U.S. biopharm firm Allergan accepts a $66 billion offer from an Irish white knight, Actavis. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- A large earthquake occurs off the coast of New Zealand. (New Zealand Herald)
International relations
- Australia and the People's Republic of China conclude a free trade deal worth $18 billion. (News Limited)
Law and crime
- Kenyan police raid two mosques in Mombasa suspected of being linked to al-Shabab. One man is killed and over 200 are arrested. (Al Jazeera)
- Former Beltrán Leyva Cartel leader Alfredo Beltrán Leyva is extradited to the United States from Mexico, facing drug trafficking and money laundering offenses. (US Department of Justice)
Politics and elections
- Burkinabé uprising
- Former Burkina Faso foreign minister Michel Kafando is named as transitional President. (Reuters)
Religion
- The Church of England adopts legislation paving the way for the appointment of female bishops. (BBC)