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| January 1st |
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In
Europe, the former Eastern block countries of Bulgaria and Romania
joined the European Union. |
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| January 1st |
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Slovenia
adopted the Euro as its official currency, which replaced the
'Tolar'. |
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| January 1st |
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South
Korea's Ban Ki-moon officially became the new UN Secretary-General.
He replaced Kofi Annan. |
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| January 1st |
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In
Africa, Angola joined the Oil Organisation OPEC. |
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| January 3rd |
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In
the United States, former U. S. President Gerald Ford (38th
President) was buried in Grand Rapids, Michigan. |
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| January 4th |
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In
Washington, United States, the 110th United States Congress
was sworn in. Nancy Pelosi was elected speaker, by a vote of
233-202. |
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| January 5th |
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In
Somalia, Africa, fighting broke out for the battle for Ras Kamboni,
a town on the border. |
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| January 7th |
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In
Poland, the newly appointed Archbishop Wielgus of Warsaw resigned
when it was discovered that he had past associations with the
secret police of the former communist regime. |
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| January 8th |
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In
Russia, Russian oil supplies to Poland, Germany and Ukraine
were cut which escalated the Russia-Belarus energy dispute.
Oil supplies were restored three days later. |
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| January 9th |
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In San Francisco, United States, the 2007 MacWorld Expo was
opened. Apple unveiled the new iPhone, a mobile phone/iPod hybrid. |
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| January 9th |
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In
Somalia, Africa, U.S. warplanes conducted air strikes against
suspected terrorists, possibly killing senior Al Qaeda operative
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed. |
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| January 10th |
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In
the United States, U.S.President George W. Bush announced a
plan to deploy 21,500 additional troops into Iraq. |
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| January 11th |
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Vietnam
joined The World Trade Organisation. Vietnam's entry made it
the WTO's 150th member. |
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| January 12th |
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In Athens, Greece, the US embassy was attacked by a missile.
The attack caused minor damage, with nobody injuried. |
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| January 13th |
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Off
the Norwegian Coast in the North Sea, the greek ship 'Server'
broke in half. The damage caused massive environmental damage
to the coast line when its cargo of over 200 tons of crude oil
was released. |
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| January 15th |
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In
Baghdad, Irqa, the former head of Iraqi intelligence and half-brother
of Saddam Hussein, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikritiand and the former
chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, Awad Hamed al-Bandar,
were executed by hanging. |
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| January 18th |
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The
south of England hit with gale force winds. The winds caused
extensive damage across the country and killed 11 people. |
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