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In China a train ran into group of railway workers in eastern Shandong province, killing 18 and injuring nine others.
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The EU unveiled its comprehensive climate and energy proposals.
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Militia leaders signed a peace accord with Congo's government aimed at ending years of fighting in the country's restive east.
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The US Congressional Budget Office estimated that the deficit for the current budget year will jump to about $250 billion, citing the weakening economy. This figure does not reflect at least $100 billion in red ink from an economic stimulus measure in the works.
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Bechtel Corp. and its partner Parsons Brinckerhoff in Boston’s Big Dig announced an agreement to pay $407 million to settle a government lawsuit and avoid criminal charges over the 2006 collapse that left one woman dead.
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Police in San Jose and Santa Clara, Ca., picked up over 70 people, part of more than 140 sought in the culmination of Operation Meltdown, a year-long undercover investigation into copper theft.
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In Afghanistan a Canadian soldier was killed and two others were injured when a military convoy struck an improvised mine near the southern city of Kandahar.
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FEB, 9
- Current / Future Events
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1989 –
April Pearson, British actress
1987 –
Felicia Brandström, Swedish singer
1986 –
Steven Taylor, English footballer
1985 –
Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese footballer
1985 –
Doutzen Kroes, Dutch supermodel
1984 –
Arjen Robben, Dutch footballer
1982 –
Patrick Levis, American actor
1982 –
Wily Mo Peña, Dominican baseball player
1981 –
Greg Smith, American UFC fighter
1981 –
Rob Friend, Canadian footballer
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January, 23
- Births
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2009,
Robert W. Scott, American politician, governor of North Carolina (b. 1929)
2007,
E. Howard Hunt, American Watergate figure (b. 1918)
2007,
Ryszard Kapuscinski, Polish journalist and writer (b. 1932)
2007,
Syed Hussein Alatas, Malaysian Politician (b. 1928)
2006,
Chris McKinstry, Canadian scientist (b. 1967)
2005,
Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare, British politician (b. 1921)
2005,
Johnny Carson, American television host (b. 1925)
2004,
Bob Keeshan, American actor (b. 1927)
2004,
Helmut Newton, German-born photographer (b. 1920)
2003,
Nell Carter, American singer and actress (b. 1948)
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January, 23
- Deaths
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