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Current events of
January 22, 2014
(
2014-01-22
)
(Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2013–14 Thai political crisis
:
Kwanchai Praipana, a leader of the pro-government
United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship
, is shot in the city of
Udon Thani
as protesters gather in
Bangkok
despite the declaration of a
state of emergency
.
(BBC News)
Euromaidan
:
Ukrainian
security forces start dismantling protest camps in
Kiev
with two protesters feared dead after clashes with police.
(AP via Montreal Gazette)
,
(Reuters)
Arts and culture
A
blue
diamond
is found in
Cullinan, Gauteng
,
South Africa
.
(BBC)
Business and economy
Mohamed El-Erian
, CEO and co-CIO of bond fund manager
PIMCO
, leaves the two posts without offering a reason.
(Reuters)
Law and crime
A
Delhi
magistrate orders an inquiry into the death of
Sunanda Pushkar
, the wife of
Indian
cabinet minister
Shashi Tharoor
.
(BBC)
Science and technology
New data published independently by
NASA
and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
show that the
global warming
trend is continuing.
(ABC News)
Scientists from the
European Space Agency
and other institutions detect the presence of water vapour on
Ceres
.
(Nature)
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