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Current events of
January 28, 2013
(
2013-01-28
)
(Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)
:
French troops
take over
Timbuktu Airport
as they enter the city without any resistance from the
Islamists
. Residents report that the French now control all access to the city.
(BBC)
The fleeing
Islamists
set on fire the
Timbuktu
library
containing the
Timbuktu Manuscripts
. The extent of the damage is still unknown.
(Sky News)
(Al Jazeera)
(
The Guardian
)
Arts and culture
Swedish
comedian
and
television host
Petra Mede
is announced as
presenter
for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
in
Malmö
.
(Eurovision)
(The Local)
(ESC Daily)
The Boomtown Rats
reform for
Isle of Wight
festival, their first show since 1986.
(
The Guardian
)
Business and economy
Anonymous sources say
U.S.
billionaire
Warren Buffett
bid to acquire
NYSE Euronext
in November 2012, but lost the auction to
IntercontinentalExchange
.
(Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
A
freight train
collides with a
bus
at a
level crossing
in
Heihe City
,
Heilongjiang province
,
China
, killing at least 10 people and injuring 11 others.
(AP via
Washington Post
)
(UPI)
(NDTV)
American
fighter aircraft
F-16
flying out of
Aviano Air Base
loses radio contact and crashes in the
Adriatic Sea
.
(Reuters)
(Business Insider)
(MSN News)
Law and crime
A bouncer is critically injured and a woman is also wounded after a gunman opens fire in a bar in the
Central District
of
Seattle
,
Washington
,
United States
. The perpetrator was killed by authorities.
(Fox News)
A
Manila
court finds
Philippine
social activist
,
artist
and
tour guide
Carlos Celdran
guilty of offending religious feeling and is sentenced with an indeterminate sentence of 2 months and 21 days of imprisonment to a maximum of one year, 1 month and 11 days of imprisonment. Celdran will file an appeal.
(Philippine Daily Inquirer)
(Manila Bulletin)
(Rappler)
Politics and elections
According to a story by
Haaretz
,
Israel
admits it has been giving
Ethiopian Jewish immigrants
birth-control injections, often without clearly explaining the effects of the
drugs
.
(
The Belfast Telegraph
)
Beatrix
the
Queen regnant
of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
announces her
abdication
in favour of her son,
Prince Willem-Alexander
, on April 30, 2013.
(BBC)
(
The Telegraph
)
(AP via ABC News)
Science and technology
Iran
's
state news agency
announces that a
monkey
was sent successfully
into space
by the
Iranian Space Agency
and returned safely aboard the
Pishgam
rocket.
(BBC)
(Al Jazeera)
(
The Guardian
)
Sport
Ivorian
footballer
Didier Drogba
is signed for
Turkish
champions
Galatasaray
on an 18-month deal from
Chinese
club
Shanghai Shenhua
.
(ESPN)
(Fox News)
(AP via USA Today)
In
boxing
,
WBO
Super bantamweight
titleholder
Nonito Donaire
is named as 2012
Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year
by the
Boxing Writers Association of America
.
(ESPN)
(GMA News)
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