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Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso launched his role as a top African peace mediator, meeting with the prime minister of civil war-divided Ivory Coast days after taking over as African Union head.
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In Bucharest, Romania, a stray dog killed a Japanese businessman. The mayor called for a crash program of canine sterilization and euthanasia to control the city’s 60,000 stray dogs.
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Russia resumed sending natural gas to Georgia after finishing repairs to a major pipeline damaged by mysterious blasts a week earlier.
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Avalanches swept away skiers and at least one hiker in the French Alps, killing five people over the weekend.
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Heavy rains in Brazil led to the deaths of 12 people in Rio de Janeiro, including six people killed when an underground shopping mall garage filled with water.
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In eastern Congo rebels in Rutshuru forced a local radio station off the air after a wave of fighting and looting in the troubled Central African nation.
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Libya granted its first oil exploration licenses in over four decades, awarding 15 permits to foreign companies, with US companies taking the lion's share. PM Shukri Ghanem said Libya has opted for a policy of open communication with total transparence."
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FEB, 10
- Current / Future Events
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1996 –
Megan Jossa, English actress
1993 –
Michelle Larcher De Brito, Portuguese tennis player
1991 –
Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, Son of the Duke of Westminster
1988 –
Stephanie Gilmore, Australian professional surfer
1987 –
Matthew Wilson, English world rally driver
1987 –
Spencer Clark, American race car driver (d. 2006)
1986 –
Chris Bourque, American pro hockey player
1986 –
Drew Tyler Bell, American actor
1986 –
Jair Jurrjens, Dutch baseball pitcher
1986 –
Mark Howard, English football player
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January, 29
- Births
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2009,
Helio Gracie, Creator of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (b. 1913)
2009,
John Martyn, Scottish singer/songwriter (b. 1948)
2009,
Bill Frindall, Cricket scorer and statistician (b. 1939)
2008,
Raymond Jacobs, American soldier (b. 1925)
2008,
Philippe Khorsand, French actor (b. 1948)
2008,
Margaret Truman, American writer, daughter of Harry S. Truman (1924)
2007,
Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2003)
2007,
Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, Iraqi extremist leader (b. 1970)
2005,
Eric Griffiths, Welsh guitarist (The Quarrymen) (b. 1940)
2005,
Ephraim Kishon, Israeli satirist (b. 1924)
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January, 29
- Deaths
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