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Taiwan's high-speed rail system welcomed its 1st paying passengers amid lingering safety concerns and embarrassing ticketing glitches. Construction of the system began in 2000 with an original launch date of October 2005, but a delay in the completion of the project's core electrical systems forced a postponement to October 2006.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Tanzania's Foreign Minister Asha-Rose Migiro to the deputy secretary-general post at the UN, calling her a highly respected leader and outstanding manager who has championed the developing world. A senior UN official said the United Nations has investigated more than 300 members of UN peacekeeping missions for alleged sexual exploitation and abuse during the past three years and more than half were fired or sent home.
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Senior doctors at Zimbabwe's state hospitals joined junior doctors in a strike over pay that has left patients stranded at the country's major medical centers. Health Minister David Parirenyatwa told state radio meanwhile that he had met with representatives of the striking doctors and that they had agreed to return to work.
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Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson suggested that Israeli PM Ariel Sharon’s stroke was divine punishment for “dividing God’s land.” Robertson later apologized.
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The Florida Supreme Court struck down the voucher system that allowed some children to attend private schools at taxpayer expense, saying that it violates the state constitution's requirement of a uniform system of free public schools.
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In Afghanistan a suicide attacker in Kandahar detonated explosives strapped to his body during a visit by the US ambassador, killing 10 Afghans and wounding 50.
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The wife of Dragomir Abazovic, a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect, was killed in a shoot-out when European Union (EUFOR) peacekeepers moved in to arrest her husband at their home. Abazovic and the couple's 11-year-old son were also shot and injured.
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- Current / Future Events
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1996 –
Max Baldry, English actor
1995 –
Noah Phelps, American footballer
1995 –
Sara Diamond, Canadian singer (Clique Girlz)
1989 –
Krisztián Németh, Hungarian footballer
1988 –
Pauline, French singer
1986 –
Deepika Padukone, Indian model and actress
1986 –
Teppei Koike, Japanese actor and singer
1985 –
Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor (d. 2001)
1985 –
Yoon So-Yi, South Korean actress
1984 –
Amanda Hearst, American heiress
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January, 5
- Births
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2008,
Clinton Grybas, Australian sports commentator (b. 1975)
2007,
Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles (b. 1910)
2007,
Chih Ree Sun, Chinese-American physicist and poet (b. 1923)
2006,
Lord Merlyn-Rees, British politician (b. 1920)
2005,
Danny Sugerman, American music manager (The Doors) (b. 1954)
2004,
Tug McGraw, American baseball player, father of Tim McGraw (b. 1944)
2003,
Massimo Girotti, Italian film actor (b. 1918)
2003,
Roy Jenkins, British politician (b. 1920)
2003,
Doreen Carwithen, British composer, widow of William Alwyn (b. 1922)
2003,
Jean Kerr, American author (b. 1923)
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January, 5
- Deaths
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