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Hiroshi Uchida, the man who claimed he is the fugitive Satoshi Kirishima (as mentioned in "Portal:Current events/2024 January 26") and died of of terminal cancer before the results of a DNA test he had to confirm that he is Kirishima (as mentioned in "Portal:Current events/2024 January 26") was found in the completed DNA test that he was probably (though not yet fully confirmed) the same man as Kirishima |
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**The Malaysian Pardons Board headed by the [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] reduces the prison term of former [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Malaysian Prime Minister]] [[Najib Razak]] from 12 years to 6 years of imprisonment. [https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-pardons-board-halves-sentence-jailed-najib-razak-convicted-1mdb-scandal/ (Reuters via ''Rappler'')] |
**The Malaysian Pardons Board headed by the [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] reduces the prison term of former [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Malaysian Prime Minister]] [[Najib Razak]] from 12 years to 6 years of imprisonment. [https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-pardons-board-halves-sentence-jailed-najib-razak-convicted-1mdb-scandal/ (Reuters via ''Rappler'')] |
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*[[1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing]] |
*[[1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing]] |
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**A [[DNA]] test for Hiroshi Uchida, the man who claimed that he is also the fugitive Satoshi Kirishima, a former member of the [[East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front]] who was wanted for his role in a series of bombings in the 1970s, who was arrested by [[Japanese police]] on January 25 and died of terminal [[cancer]] in a hospital in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] on January 29 is complete. The DNA test, which started before he died confirms if Uchida was probably the same man as Kirishima, just as Uchida had claimed in the last few days of his life. The test involved comparing the DNA of Uchida with the DNA of some of Kirishima's relatives, finding that Uchida was seemingly related to them. [https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/02/b2b8d639b0f1-refiling-dna-tests-show-dead-man-likely-1970s-bombing-fugitive-in-japan.html (Kyodo News)] |
**A [[DNA]] test for Hiroshi Uchida, the man who claimed that he is also the fugitive [[Satoshi Kirishima]], a former member of the [[East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front]] who was wanted for his role in a series of bombings in the 1970s, who was arrested by [[Japanese police]] on January 25 and died of terminal [[cancer]] in a hospital in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] on January 29 is complete. The DNA test, which started before he died confirms if Uchida was probably the same man as Kirishima, just as Uchida had claimed in the last few days of his life. The test involved comparing the DNA of Uchida with the DNA of some of Kirishima's relatives, finding that Uchida was seemingly related to them. [https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/02/b2b8d639b0f1-refiling-dna-tests-show-dead-man-likely-1970s-bombing-fugitive-in-japan.html (Kyodo News)] |
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'''Politics and elections''' |
'''Politics and elections''' |
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*Aftermath of [[2023 Guatemalan general election]] |
*Aftermath of [[2023 Guatemalan general election]] |
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Revision as of 23:49, 2 February 2024
February 2, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
- February 2024 United States bombing of Iraq and Syria
- The U.S. military launches airstrikes against Iran-linked groups in Iraq and Syria, in response to an attack that killed three American troops in Jordan. CENTCOM says more than 85 targets were hit with 125 "precision munitions". (NBC News) (BBC News)
- February 2024 United States bombing of Iraq and Syria
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
Law and crime
- 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
- The Malaysian Pardons Board headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong reduces the prison term of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak from 12 years to 6 years of imprisonment. (Reuters via Rappler)
- 1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing
- A DNA test for Hiroshi Uchida, the man who claimed that he is also the fugitive Satoshi Kirishima, a former member of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front who was wanted for his role in a series of bombings in the 1970s, who was arrested by Japanese police on January 25 and died of terminal cancer in a hospital in Tokyo, Japan on January 29 is complete. The DNA test, which started before he died confirms if Uchida was probably the same man as Kirishima, just as Uchida had claimed in the last few days of his life. The test involved comparing the DNA of Uchida with the DNA of some of Kirishima's relatives, finding that Uchida was seemingly related to them. (Kyodo News)
Politics and elections
- Aftermath of 2023 Guatemalan general election
- The European Council applies sanctions to Attorney General of Guatemala María Consuelo Porras and three of her collaborators, as well as a judge, for undermining democracy, the rule of law and the transfer of power. (Prensa Libre)
Sports
- Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
- In ice hockey, the National Hockey League announces that they will make a return to the Winter Olympics in 2026 and 2030, making it the first time the league will return to the Olympics since 2014. (NHL.com)