Current events of 15 April 2009 (2009-04-15) (Wednesday) edit history watch

China launches a second satellite as part of its Compass global navigation system. (Xinhua) Swiss investment bank UBS AG will cut 8,700 jobs. (Sky News) The Pitcairn Islands abolish alcohol prohibition. (RNZI) The French Navy captures 11 Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. (BBC) The United States' consumer price index records its first year-on-year deflation since 1955. (Times Online) The Tax Day Tea Party protests against higher taxes and out-of-control government spending began rallying across the United States. [WSJ)