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Portal:Current events/January 2016

January 2016 was the first month of that leap year. The month, which began on a Friday, ended on a Sunday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from January 2016.

January 1, 2016 (2016-01-01) (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
  • Israeli–Palestinian conflict
    • A shooting takes place at a pub in Tel Aviv, Israel, leaving two dead and eight injured. The gunman managed to escape and possibly killed his accomplice, an Arab taxi driver, whose body was found nearby. The police identified the shooter as 30 year old muslim Nisa'at Melkham from Ar'ara and searched his home. (Haaretz)
Arts and culture
  • A new 28-foot tall statue of Jesus, dubbed "Jesus de Greatest," is unveiled on New Year's Day outside St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Abajah village, Nigeria's Imo state, which is described as the tallest Jesus statue in Africa. (USA Today)
Disasters and accidents
International relations
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January 2, 2016 (2016-01-02) (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Law and crime
January 3, 2016 (2016-01-03) (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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Environment
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January 4, 2016 (2016-01-04) (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05) (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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Environment
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Politics and elections
January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06) (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07) (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08) (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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January 9, 2016 (2016-01-09) (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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January 10, 2016 (2016-01-10) (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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January 11, 2016 (2016-01-11) (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
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Sport
January 12, 2016 (2016-01-12) (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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January 13, 2016 (2016-01-13) (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
  • Three winning Powerball lottery tickets are sold in the U.S. states of California, Florida, and Tennessee. Each will share the estimated jackpot of US $1.6 billion dollars, the largest lottery jackpot in world history. (ABC News)
Business and economy
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January 14, 2016 (2016-01-14) (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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Health
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Science and technology
January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15) (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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Business and economy
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Health
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January 16, 2016 (2016-01-16) (Saturday)
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January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17) (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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Health
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January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18) (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
  • Glenn Frey, a founding member of the Eagles, dies of complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia. (BBC)
Business and economy
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January 19, 2016 (2016-01-19) (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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January 20, 2016 (2016-01-20) (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
International relations
  • Kyrgyzstan's parliament revokes an agreement with Russia to construct hydropower plants, officially ending a deal that in reality was going nowhere, due to the "unfavorable economic situation" in Russia. (Radio Free Europe)
Politics and elections
Science and technology
January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21) (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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Health
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January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22) (Friday)
Arts and culture
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January 23, 2016 (2016-01-23) (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
  • January 2016 United States blizzard
    • This potentially record storm, which is predicted to generate blizzard conditions through a third day on Sunday, has caused at least 10 deaths, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands, led to more than 8,300 canceled flights, stranded many travelers on major highways and, with up to 70 mph winds, produced record-high tides along the Delaware and New Jersey shores. (NBC News) (Reuters) (ESPN)
Law and crime
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Science and technology
January 24, 2016 (2016-01-24) (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25) (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
  • Officials from the New York State parks system have proposed to temporarily "shut off" the American portion of Niagara Falls (also known as American Falls) within three years. The shut off will allow the replacement of two 115-year-old pedestrian stone bridges that are unsafe for the public. (Sky News)
Disasters and accidents
Health
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Law and Crime
Politics and elections
January 26, 2016 (2016-01-26) (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
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Health
International relations
  • Moldova–Romania relations
    • Romania offers neighboring Moldova a $65 million (60 million euros) loan to help stave off economic collapse and keep the former Soviet Republic on a pro-European course, provided the Moldovan government implements major reforms. Government funds were needed to cover more than $1 billion that "disappeared" from three Moldovan banks in November 2014. In the frigid capital Chișinău, 15,000 people from both the pro-European and pro-Russian sides of the political divide, protested on Sunday against the current government and demanded new elections. Prime Minister Pavel Filip, who took office last week, is the country's sixth PM in a year. (AP) (Reuters) (The New York Times)
Law and crime
Politics and elections
January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27) (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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Health
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January 28, 2016 (2016-01-28) (Thursday)
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January 29, 2016 (2016-01-29) (Friday)
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January 30, 2016 (2016-01-30) (Saturday)
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January 31, 2016 (2016-01-31) (Sunday)
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