Current events of 10 April 2009 (2009-04-10) (Friday) edit history watch

Cape Fear Bank in Wilmington, North Carolina, and New Frontier Bank in Greeley, Colorado, are shut down. (Wall Street Journal) (Washington Post) At least 27 tornadoes kill six people throughout the Southern United States. (CNN) The Fourth East Asia Summit begins in Pattaya, Thailand. (Xinhua) China imposes pay limits for executive officers of state-owned financial institutions. (Xinhua) Japan strengthens its economic sanctions against North Korea, following the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2. (CNN) Fijian President Josefa Iloilo suspends the Constitution and dismisses the Court of Appeal. (New Zealand Stuff) Mexico City closes freshwater supplies to 5,000,000 people for 36 hours to combat shortages. (BBC) Japan announces a US$150-billion economic stimulus package. (BBC) Three people are shot at OAED Vocational College near Athens, Greece. (BBC)