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Current events of
February 1, 2013
(
2013-02-01
)
(Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara
:
A
suicide bombing
outside the
U.S. embassy
in the
Turkish
capital,
Ankara
, kills at least two people.
(BBC)
(CNN)
(Reuters)
Nigerian Sharia conflict
:
The
Nigerian army
bomb a suspected terrorist camp used by
Boko Haram
killing 18 members and capturing large amounts ammunition, guns and weapons.
(BBC)
(
Premium Times
)
War in North-West Pakistan
:
A
suicide bomber
in a market kills at least 21 people and wounds more than 30 in
Hangu
,
Pakistan
.
(BBC)
(Reuters)
(
The New York Times
)
Arts and culture
Pat Kenny
, most recently presenter of
The Frontline
, makes his return as host of
The Late Late Show
after the death this week of regular host
Ryan Tubridy
's father.
(
Irish Independent
)
(
The Irish Times
)
Business and economy
Barclays plc
chief executive
Antony Jenkins
says he will waive his bonus for 2012.
(BBC)
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average
closes above 14,000 points for the first time since 2007 as investors welcomed strong economic data from the
United States
.
(CNN)
Disasters and accidents
At least 26 people are killed on the
G30 Expressway
in
Henan
province,
China
, after a
truck
carrying
fireworks
explodes on an elevated highway, with an 80 metres (260 ft) section of road being destroyed and part of it collapsing.
(BBC)
(CNN)
(
The New York Times
)
(
The Guardian
)
Three construction workers are killed and eight are injured after a wall collapses on a construction site in
Zhoukou
,
Henan
,
China
.
(Xinhua)
Law and crime
Metropolitan Police
detective
April Casburn
, who tried to sell information to the
News of the World
, regarding the investigation into
phone hacking scandal
, is jailed for 15 months.
(BBC)
Politics and elections
Hillary Clinton
steps down as
United States Secretary of State
; she is succeeded by
Senator
John Kerry
.
(BBC)
(Reuters)
Ed Koch
, the former
Mayor
of
New York City
, dies at the age of 88 of
congestive heart failure
in a hospital.
(
The Washington Post
)
Chris Evans
, the leader of
Australian Labor Party
in the
Senate
, announces his resignation from the
Ministry of Education
.
(
The Age
)
Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
, the former head of
Saudi Arabia
's
Intelligence Directorate
, is appointed second deputy
Prime Minister
, making him
second in line
to the
Saudi throne
.
(Reuters)
Steven Chu
steps down as
United States
Secretary of Energy
.
(AP via
The Washington Post
)
(
Los Angeles Times
)
(USA Today)
Science and technology
A
Ukrainian
–
Russian
carrier rocket
Zenit-3SL
carrying a
telecommunications satellite
Intelsat 27
fails
40 seconds after the lift-off and plunges into the
Pacific Ocean
shortly during
Sea Launch
.
(BBC)
(Space.com)
(RIA Novosti)
Sport
Premier League
clubs spent about £120 million in the January
transfer window
which
expired last night
, double last year's figures.
(BBC)
(ITV)
In
tennis
,
2013 Davis Cup
begins today with eight matches in the
World Group
.
(Tennis.com)
Hurling
star
Lar Corbett
denies media reports claiming he has won a €10.6 million lottery jackpot.
(
The Irish Times
)
(
Independent
)
(RTÉ)
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