Misplaced Pages

Portal:Current events/2020 January 14: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
< Portal:Current events Browse history interactively← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 07:04, 15 January 2020 editTomCat4680 (talk | contribs)99,582 editsNo edit summary← Previous edit Latest revision as of 18:06, 2 April 2022 edit undoSomewhereattheendofspace (talk | contribs)171 edits added page of explosion (that I only knew existed because of list of unusual deaths) 
(23 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown)
Line 5: Line 5:
*Security forces block roads leading to ] buildings in ] as gunfire is heard in the capital ]. *Security forces block roads leading to ] buildings in ] as gunfire is heard in the capital ].
*] *]
**] claims responsibility for the attack in Chinagodrar, ], ], that killed at least 89 ]s. **] claims responsibility for the attack in Chinagodrar, ], ], that killed at least 89 ].


;Business and economy ;Business and economy
*The ] bans the use of ]s to make bets both for ] and offline gambling, including the purchase of ] tickets. The only exception to the ban is the purchase of lottery tickets in face-to-face transactions. The ] says the ban will come into effect on April 14. *The ] bans the use of ]s to make bets both for ] and offline ], including the purchase of ] tickets. The only exception to the ban is the purchase of lottery tickets in face-to-face transactions. The ] says the ban will come into effect on April 14.
*In ], economic slowdown has adversely impacted employment generation in the country, as nearly 1,600,000 fewer jobs are projected to be created in FY20 compared to 8,970,000 fresh jobs in FY19. *In ], ] slowdown has adversely impacted employment generation in the country, as nearly 1,600,000 fewer jobs are projected to be created in FY20 compared to 8,970,000 fresh jobs in FY19.


;Disasters and accidents ;Disasters and accidents
*At least 57 people are killed and others are missing after ]s in ]-controlled ] over the last 24 hours, senior ] officials say. In ]n-administered Kashmir, at least 10 are killed. *At least 57 people are killed and others are missing after ]s in ]-controlled ] over the last 24 hours, senior ] officials say. In ]n-administered Kashmir, at least 10 are killed.
*]
*At least one person has died, six were injured and one other missing in an explosion at a chemical plant in ], ].
**An explosion at a ] in ], ], ], kills two members of staff and another man 3&nbsp;km away. Seven other people are injured.
*]
**At least 44 people, including twenty elementary school children, are injured after ] Flight 89, bound for ], dumped jet fuel over ] before making an emergency landing at ]. None of the reported injuries required hospitalization.

;International relations ;International relations
*] *]
**] pays an outstanding fee in order not to lose its voting rights at the ]. Tonga was among seven countries suspended last week for not paying its fees. **] pays an outstanding fee in order not to lose its voting rights at the ]. Tonga was among seven countries suspended last week for not paying their assessed contributions.
*] *]
**General ], head of the ] (LNA), refuses to sign a ceasefire agreement after talks in Moscow brokered by ] and ] yesterday with ] leader ]. He says that the deal "ignores many of the Libyan army's demands." **General ], head of the ] (LNA), refuses to sign a ] agreement after talks in ] brokered by ] and ] yesterday with ] leader ]. He says that the deal "ignores many of the Libyan army's demands".
*]
**] Army Chief ] and his ]n counterpart ] sign an intelligence-sharing agreement aimed at combating the ].


;Law and crime ;Law and crime
*After the conviction of serial rapist ], ], the mayor of ], ], says he plans to raid the local ] community and is condemned by human rights activists. *After the conviction of ] ], ], the mayor of ], ], ], says he plans to raid the local ] community and is condemned by ] ]s.
*American rapper ] and his philanthropic organization Team Roc file a federal lawsuit against ] commissioner Pelicia E. Hall and ] superintendent Marshal Turner over the abusive and neglectful treatment of their prisoners, which they claim has led to the deaths of at least three people.


;Politics and Elections
*]
**] takes the oath of office as ] for the next four years. Also 160 new ] are installed for a new parliamentary period of four years.
*]
**The ] of South Korea elects and sworns in ] as ], succeeding ].
;Science and technology ;Science and technology
*] officially ends support for the ] ]. Microsoft says its Windows 7 users can still use their computers, but warns they will be at "greater risk for ] and ]." *] officially ends support for the ] ]. Microsoft says its Windows 7 users can still use their computers, but warns they will be at "greater risk for ] and ]".
<!-- All news items above this line -->}} <!-- All news items above this line -->}}

Latest revision as of 18:06, 2 April 2022

January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and Elections Science and technology MonthJanuary 2020Previous dayJanuary 13Next dayJanuary 15 Category:
Portal:Current events/2020 January 14: Difference between revisions Add topic