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*An [[explosion]] destroys a bus in the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province of [[Pakistan]], killing 18. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/17/pakistan-bus-explosion?CMP=twt_fd (''The Guardian'')] |
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*A partial curfew is imposed in parts of [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]], aimed at ending a surge in ethnic and political violence that has claimed 29 lives in the past four days. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pak-to-impose-curfew-in-Karachi/articleshow/7301565.cms#ixzz1BGFqm2GS 9 (''The Times of India'')] [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\01\17\story_17-1-2011_pg1_1 (''Daily Times'')] |
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*Farmers in [[Argentina]] halt sales of wheat, corn and soy in a strike over export curbs. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/01/20111175129401574.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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*[[Walmart]]'s bid for [[South Africa]]n retail store [[Massmart]] is approved by shareholders, with [[organized labour]] groups such as the [[Congress of South African Trade Unions]] threatening [[boycotts]] against the store.[https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70G2LC20110117?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a49:g43:r2:c0.090123:b41053584:z0 (Reuters)] |
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*[[GlaxoSmithKline]] pays out $3.4 billion last quarter in legal settlings over their drug [[Avandia]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70G44920110117 (Reuters)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5g-SvPR1t1AZi5PiGv6IMy6mdx8yQ?docId=N0205341295280361205A (AP via Google)] |
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*39 people are killed in [[South Africa]] and thousands of homes are destroyed in [[Mozambique]] following widespread flooding. [http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE70G09V20110117 (Reuters)] |
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*Hundreds of people are hospitalised after an extreme cold spell in northern [[Vietnam]] that has also killed thousands of cows and buffaloes. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110119033640/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_625135.html (''Straits Times'')] |
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*The [[President of Armenia]] accuses [[Turkey]] of "destroying" a bid to normalize [[Armenia–Turkey relations|relations between the two countries]], who are locked in a dispute over the [[Armenian Genocide|mass killings of Armenians]] by Ottoman Turks during [[World War I]]. [http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=204022 (''The Jerusalem Post'')] |
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*Two judges are fired and a court official suspended in [[People's Republic of China|China]] over a life sentence imposed on a man who evaded thousands in motorway toll fees. The ruling is also overturned. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12205429 (BBC)] [http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/judges-sacked-for-giving-life-sentence-for-toll-evasion-79842 (NDTV)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110120161527/http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-01/613112.html (''Global Times'')] |
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*A woman is sentenced to six months imprisonment in [[Mauritania]] for keeping two children in [[slavery|slave]]-like conditions. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12205329 (BBC)] |
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*[[Rudolf Elmer]], a former [[Swiss bank]]er of [[Julius Baer]] passes files detailing [[tax evasion]] attempts by hundreds of politicians, celebrities and business leaders to [[Wikileaks]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2011/01/201111716474682302.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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*Nearly 1,400 members of the ruling [[Communist Party of Vietnam]] gathers to vote for new leaders. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h-TtiezWwU-DZzHaXfvf7MipoOPQ?docId=CNG.e240cfb3386ed1df294d36a84de9eef0.181 (AFP)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721142858/http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/National/Politics/2011/1/88947/ (''Saigon Daily'')] |
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*A man sets himself on fire outside the parliament building in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12204999 (BBC)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/01/20111179413130528.html (Al Jazeera)] |
*A man sets himself on fire outside the parliament building in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]. Copycat burnings also take place in [[Algeria]] and [[Mauritania]]. [http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE70G08320110117?sp=true (Reuters)] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12204999 (BBC)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/01/20111179413130528.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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*The leader of the [[Israeli Labor Party]] [[Ehud Barak]] and four other Labor Party MKs announce their resignation from the party and the formation of a new "centrist Zionist and democratic" faction called "[[Independence (Israeli political party)|Independence]]".[http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id= |
*The leader of the [[Israeli Labor Party]] [[Ehud Barak]] and four other Labor Party MKs announce their resignation from the party and the formation of a new "centrist Zionist and democratic" faction called "[[Independence (Israeli political party)|Independence]]". [http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=203937 (''Jerusalem Post'')] |
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*Thousands of supporters of former [[President of Tunisia]] [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]] hold a rally in [[Tunis]]. [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Article/201009115896853 (Sky News)] |
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*[[2010–2011 Tunisian protests]]: Anti-government demonstrations continue to take place as a new cabinet is named. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12206377 (BBC)] [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Article/201009115896853 (Sky News)] |
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*A computer glitch temporarily halts all [[Shinkansen|bullet trains]] in northern and central [[Japan]], affecting thousands of passengers. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110119080300/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20110117-314963/Computer-glitch-halts-bullet-trains-in-Japan (''Philippine Inquirer'')] [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110117x2.html (''Japan Times'')] |
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Latest revision as of 03:26, 11 March 2022
January 17, 2011 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- An explosion destroys a bus in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, killing 18. (The Guardian)
- A partial curfew is imposed in parts of Karachi, Pakistan, aimed at ending a surge in ethnic and political violence that has claimed 29 lives in the past four days. 9 (The Times of India) (Daily Times)
Business and economy
- Farmers in Argentina halt sales of wheat, corn and soy in a strike over export curbs. (Al Jazeera)
- Walmart's bid for South African retail store Massmart is approved by shareholders, with organized labour groups such as the Congress of South African Trade Unions threatening boycotts against the store.(Reuters)
- GlaxoSmithKline pays out $3.4 billion last quarter in legal settlings over their drug Avandia. (Reuters) (AP via Google)
Disasters and accidents
- 39 people are killed in South Africa and thousands of homes are destroyed in Mozambique following widespread flooding. (Reuters)
- Hundreds of people are hospitalised after an extreme cold spell in northern Vietnam that has also killed thousands of cows and buffaloes. (Straits Times)
International relations
- The President of Armenia accuses Turkey of "destroying" a bid to normalize relations between the two countries, who are locked in a dispute over the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I. (The Jerusalem Post)
Law and crime
- Two judges are fired and a court official suspended in China over a life sentence imposed on a man who evaded thousands in motorway toll fees. The ruling is also overturned. (BBC) (NDTV) (Global Times)
- A woman is sentenced to six months imprisonment in Mauritania for keeping two children in slave-like conditions. (BBC)
- Rudolf Elmer, a former Swiss banker of Julius Baer passes files detailing tax evasion attempts by hundreds of politicians, celebrities and business leaders to Wikileaks. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- Nearly 1,400 members of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam gathers to vote for new leaders. (AFP) (Saigon Daily)
- A man sets himself on fire outside the parliament building in Cairo, Egypt. Copycat burnings also take place in Algeria and Mauritania. (Reuters) (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- The leader of the Israeli Labor Party Ehud Barak and four other Labor Party MKs announce their resignation from the party and the formation of a new "centrist Zionist and democratic" faction called "Independence". (Jerusalem Post)
- 2010–2011 Tunisian protests: Anti-government demonstrations continue to take place as a new cabinet is named. (BBC) (Sky News)
Transport
- A computer glitch temporarily halts all bullet trains in northern and central Japan, affecting thousands of passengers. (Philippine Inquirer) (Japan Times)