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| ⚫ | *A quarter of voters in [[Iceland]] sign a petition asking [[President of Iceland|President]] [[Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson]] to veto a bill on repaying US$5 billion to foreign savers who lost their money when [[Icesave dispute|Icelandic banks collapsed]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9464814 (ABC News)] [http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16568&ew_0_a_id=355964 (Iceland Review)] |
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*The [[Uganda]]n [[Uganda People's Defence Force|army]] announces it has killed [[Bok Abudema]], a senior member of the [[Lord's Resistance Army]], in the [[Central African Republic]]. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gTqD26AXUORJLz_8xPBR-F6P0xiQ (AFP)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8437886.stm (BBC)] |
*The [[Uganda]]n [[Uganda People's Defence Force|army]] announces it has killed [[Bok Abudema]], a senior member of the [[Lord's Resistance Army]], in the [[Central African Republic]]. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gTqD26AXUORJLz_8xPBR-F6P0xiQ (AFP)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8437886.stm (BBC)] |
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*[[Piracy in Somalia]] |
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| ⚫ | *The [[National Assembly of Afghanistan|Afghan Parliament]] rejects 17 out of 24 cabinet nominees proposed by [[President of Afghanistan|President]] [[Hamid Karzai]]. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6924731/Blow-for-Afghan-President-Hamid-Karzai-as-MPs-reject-most-of-his-cabinet-nominees.html (''The Daily Telegraph'')] [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=afghan-parliament-rejects-most-of-karzais-cabinet-nominees-2010-01-02 (''Hürriyet'')] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/01/201012111935617946.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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**Somali pirates [[List of ships attacked by Somali pirates|seize]] an [[Indonesia]]n chemical tanker with 24 crew in the [[Gulf of Aden]] and a [[United Kingdom|British]] cargo ship with 26 cars 620 miles off the [[Horn of Africa]]. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Somali-pirates-hijack-India-bound-chemical-tanker/articleshow/5404159.cms (''Times of India'')] [http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1169169&SMap=1 (RTT News)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8437581.stm (BBC)] |
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*The [[Israeli Air Force]] [[January 2010 Gaza Tunnels airstrike|launches an attack]] against tunnels leading from [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] into [[Israel]] in response to missile attacks and mortar fire. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1139336.html (''Haaretz'')] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/01/2010121275652585.html (Al Jazeera)] |
*The [[Israeli Air Force]] [[January 2010 Gaza Tunnels airstrike|launches an attack]] against tunnels leading from [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] into [[Israel]] in response to missile attacks and mortar fire. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1139336.html (''Haaretz'')] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/01/2010121275652585.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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*19-year-old Norwegian [[chess]] grandmaster [[Magnus Carlsen]] is confirmed as the youngest-ever [[List of FIDE chess world number ones|world number one]] in the official January 2010 [[FIDE]] rating list. [http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BT17H20091230 (Reuters)] [http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1948809,00.html (TIME)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g1QmAdxADzyQCWyLLzs2N63owZEA (AFP)] [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6027 (Chessbase)] |
*19-year-old Norwegian [[chess]] grandmaster [[Magnus Carlsen]] is confirmed as the youngest-ever [[List of FIDE chess world number ones|world number one]] in the official January 2010 [[FIDE]] rating list. [http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BT17H20091230 (Reuters)] [http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1948809,00.html (TIME)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g1QmAdxADzyQCWyLLzs2N63owZEA (AFP)] [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6027 (Chessbase)] |
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*An [[Antarctic]] expedition finds remains of the first aeroplane brought to the continent, a single-propeller [[Vickers]] plane of explorer [[Douglas Mawson]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60104L20100102 (Reuters)] |
*An [[Antarctic]] expedition finds remains of the first aeroplane brought to the continent, a single-propeller [[Vickers]] plane of explorer [[Douglas Mawson]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60104L20100102 (Reuters)] |
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| ⚫ | *[[Atheist Ireland]] purposefully publishes the words of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]], [[Muhammad]], [[Salman Rushdie]], [[Mark Twain]] and [[Pope Benedict XVI]] on its website despite a new law banning them on grounds of [[blasphemy]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8437460.stm (BBC)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/02/ireland.blasphemy.law/ (CNN)] [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0102/breaking22.htm (''Irish Times'')] |
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*Police in [[Denmark]] shoot a 28-year-old male [[Somalia|Somali]] after he breaks into the [[Viby J]] home of [[Kurt Westergaard]], the cartoonist at the centre of the [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy]] in 2005, and threatens his family with an axe. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8437433.stm (BBC)] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6973706.ece (''The Times'')] [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Danish-Police-Shoot-Man-At-House-Of-Cartoonist-Kurt-Westergaard-Who-Drew-Pictures-Of-Mohammed/Article/201001115513050?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_2&lid=ARTICLE_15513050_Danish_Police_Shoot_Man_At_House_Of_Cartoonist_Kurt_Westergaard_Who_Drew_Pictures_Of_Mohammed (Sky News)] |
*Police in [[Denmark]] shoot a 28-year-old male [[Somalia|Somali]] after he breaks into the [[Viby J]] home of [[Kurt Westergaard]], the cartoonist at the centre of the [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy]] in 2005, and threatens his family with an axe. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8437433.stm (BBC)] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6973706.ece (''The Times'')] [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Danish-Police-Shoot-Man-At-House-Of-Cartoonist-Kurt-Westergaard-Who-Drew-Pictures-Of-Mohammed/Article/201001115513050?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_2&lid=ARTICLE_15513050_Danish_Police_Shoot_Man_At_House_Of_Cartoonist_Kurt_Westergaard_Who_Drew_Pictures_Of_Mohammed (Sky News)] |
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| ⚫ | *A quarter of voters in [[Iceland]] sign a petition asking [[President of Iceland|President]] [[Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson]] to veto a bill on repaying US$5 billion to foreign savers who lost their money when [[Icesave dispute|Icelandic banks collapsed]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9464814 (ABC News)] [http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16568&ew_0_a_id=355964 (Iceland Review)] |
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| ⚫ | *The [[National Assembly of Afghanistan|Afghan Parliament]] rejects 17 out of 24 cabinet nominees proposed by [[President of Afghanistan|President]] [[Hamid Karzai]]. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6924731/Blow-for-Afghan-President-Hamid-Karzai-as-MPs-reject-most-of-his-cabinet-nominees.html (''The Daily Telegraph'')] [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=afghan-parliament-rejects-most-of-karzais-cabinet-nominees-2010-01-02 (''Hürriyet'')] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/01/201012111935617946.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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| ⚫ | *[[Atheist Ireland]] purposefully publishes the words of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]], [[Muhammad]], [[Salman Rushdie]], [[Mark Twain]] and [[Pope Benedict XVI]] on its website despite a new law banning them on grounds of [[blasphemy]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8437460.stm (BBC)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/02/ireland.blasphemy.law/ (CNN)] [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0102/breaking22.htm (''Irish Times'')] |
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