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Paraguay's ruling party nominated Education Minister Blanca Ovelar as its presidential candidate, a first for the South American nation, but her candidacy of still faces a court challenge.
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In Saudi Arabia the daily Al-Watan, which is deemed close to the Saudi government, reported that the Interior Ministry issued a circular to hotels asking them to accept lone women, as long as their information is sent to a local police station.
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In Sri Lanka government soldiers attacked Tamil Tiger rebel bunkers across the front lines in the embattled north, triggering a battle that killed 15 guerrillas and two soldiers.
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Sudan confirmed that it has appointed Musa Hilal, the suspected head of a Sudanese militia accused of murder, rape and other atrocities in Darfur, to a senior government post. President Omar al-Bashir dismissed allegations against the man as untrue.
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Stocks fell sharply worldwide following declines on Wall Street last week amid investor pessimism over the US government's stimulus plan to prevent a recession.
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Marie Smith (89), a resident of southeastern Alaska, died. She was the last speaker of her native Eyak language.
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In Sri Lanka's northern waters Tiger rebels rammed an explosives-laden boat against a private merchant vessel operated by foreign crew, sparking a land, sea and air battle.
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- Current / Future Events
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2004 –
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
2001 –
Jackson Brundage, American Actor
1994 –
Laura Robson, Tennis Player
1990 –
Jacob Smith, American actor
1988 –
William Johansson, Swedish composer
1987 –
Joe Ledley, Welsh footballer
1985 –
Adrian Lewis, English Dart Player
1985 –
Alex Pérez, Spanish footballer
1985 –
Matt Unicomb, Australian basketball player
1985 –
Sasha Pivovarova, Russian Model
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January, 21
- Births
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2008,
Pam Barrett, Canadian politician (b. 1953)
2008,
Marie Smith Jones, last native speaker of the Eyak language (b. 1918)
2007,
Maria Cioncan, Romanian athlete (b. 1977)
2007,
U;Nee, Korean pop artist (b. 1981)
2006,
Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (b. 1944)
2006,
Bedanand Jha, Nepalese politician
2005,
Theun de Vries, Dutch writer (b. 1907)
2005,
John L. Hess, American journalist (b. 1917)
2005,
Parveen Babi, Indian actress (b. 1955)
2004,
Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian writer (b. 1929)
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January, 21
- Deaths
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