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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*Security forces block roads leading to ] buildings in ] as gunfire is heard in the capital ].
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**] claims responsibility for the attack in Chinagodrar, ], ], that killed at least 89 ].

;Business and economy
*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 ], ] 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
*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.
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**An explosion at a ] in ], ], ], kills two members of staff and another man 3&nbsp;km away. Seven other people are injured.
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**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
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**] 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.
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**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".
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**] Army Chief ] and his ]n counterpart ] sign an intelligence-sharing agreement aimed at combating the ].

;Law and crime
*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
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**] takes the oath of office as ] for the next four years. Also 160 new ] are installed for a new parliamentary period of four years.
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**The ] of South Korea elects and sworns in ] as ], succeeding ].
;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 ]".
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January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy

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