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Sport. In tennis, Novak Djokovic of Serbia wins the Men's Singles championship of the 2012 Australian Open defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7 (5–7), 7–5. ( The Guardian) The 2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship concludes with Serbia defeating Montenegro in the final. ( SPP) January 30, 2012.
Tritium (from Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos) 'third') or hydrogen-3 (symbol T or 3 H) is a rare and radioactive isotope of hydrogen with half-life ~12.3 years. The tritium nucleus (t, sometimes called a triton) contains one proton and two neutrons, whereas the nucleus of the common isotope hydrogen-1 (protium) contains one proton and no neutrons, and that of non-radioactive hydrogen-2 ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Aftermath of 2011 Libyan civil war: elements of former anti-Gaddafi forces from Tripoli and Misrata clash in the center of Tripoli, with five people reportedly killed. ( The Huffington Post) War in Afghanistan : A suicide bomber kills four civilians and a police officer in the Afghan city of Kandahar.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Rotary committed to raising $200 million by June 30, 2012, and met that goal by January 2012. This represents another $555 million toward polio eradication. [5] PolioPlus Fund: [6] Grants supported out of the PolioPlus Fund that are primarily geared towards national level and supra-national efforts.
The 2012 Santos Tour Down Under was the 14th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 17 to 22 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and was the first race of the 2012 UCI World Tour. The race was won by Australian Simon Gerrans of the GreenEDGE team, after taking the lead on the penultimate stage of the race and ...
0–9. 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards. 2012 Oregon's 1st congressional district special election.
26 January – American researchers successfully "cloak" a three-dimensional object, making it invisible from all angles, for the first time. However, the demonstration works only for waves in the microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum. 27 January 2012: the most detailed 3D image of the Amazon rainforest yet produced is published.
The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July. The Tour consisted of 21 stages, including an opening prologue, and covered a total distance of 3,496.9 km (2,173 mi).