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Seven people are killed and 18 are missing after a nursing home burns in Russia's Komi Republic. At least 111 people are killed and 200 injured in Molo, Kenya, after an oil spill ignites. (The Irish Times) Thousands of Russians protest in response to the government's handling of the current economic crisis.
At least five people die and more than 50 are injured in serial bombings in Guwahati, India. All Gabriele D'Annunzio's works becomes of public domain, since it has been 70 years since his death in 1938. A nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand, kills 61 people and injures more than 200. (AP via Google News)
The Obamas wave at the crowd at the We Are One concert held at the Lincoln Memorial on January 18, 2009. On January 18, 2009, the day after Obama arrived in Washington, D.C., an inaugural concert, "We Are One", took place at the Lincoln Memorial. The concert featured performances and readings of historical passages by more than three dozen ...
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Israeli artillery strikes near a United Nations school in Gaza City, killing at least 40 people. Kathmandu University students protest against the Nepali government's decision to replace Indian head priests at Pashupatinath Temple with Nepalis.
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake in northern Costa Rica kills 15 people and injures 32. Piracy in Somalia: The MV Sirius Star, a supertanker seized in the world's largest hijacking, is released with 2,000,000 barrels (320,000 m 3) of oil and all 25 crew members unharmed after a US$3 million ransom is paid.
A French military helicopter crashes off the coast of Gabon, killing at least seven people and rendering one other missing. A series of avalanches occurs near Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least ten people and injuring eleven others. (Irish Independent) 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict:
Six people are killed when a Piper PA-34 Seneca crashes near Huntington, West Virginia, United States. (AP via Fox News) The U.S. State Department will not renew security contractor Blackwater Worldwide's license when it expires in May 2009. Michael S. Steele becomes the U.S. Republican National Committee's first African-American chairman.