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27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years. [1]532 – The Nika riots break out, during the racing season at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as a result of discontent with the rule of the Emperor Justinian I.
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Disasters and accidents A sinkhole swallows a bus and several pedestrians on a busy street in Xining, China, killing six people and leaving 16 others injured. According to state media, the sinkhole stretches nearly 10m (32 feet) in diameter. (BBC News) International relations Libyan peace process Representatives of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) and General Khalifa Haftar's rival ...
Syria missile strikes (January 2021) Israel carries out a wave of airstrikes on Syria 's eastern Deir ez-Zor Governorate , near its border with Iraq . The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that 57 people have been killed and 28 others injured in at least 18 Israeli airstrikes, saying that several Iranian arms depots were hit.
Canute Lavard (Knut Levard in Swedish) was a Danish duke who was assassinated by his cousin and rival Magnus Nilsson on 7 January 1131 so that Nilsson could usurp the Danish throne. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In the aftermath of his death there was a civil war, which led to Knut being later declared a saint , and 7 January became Knut's Day, a name day .
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Politics and elections 2013–14 Thai political crisis: Protesters gather in Bangkok to shut down the city centre in an effort to bring down the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra. (BBC News) Sports Association football: The international governing body of association football, FIFA allow the region of Kosovo's football team to play international exhibition games ...
This change will take effect on January 17. (Financial Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Finland. Finland reduces the quarantine period for positive COVID-19 patients to five days because the duration of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's virus cycle is shorter than other variants. COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden