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Portal:Current events/2013 January 12
Summary
January 12, 2013
(
2013-01-12
)
(Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)
:
A
French
pilot is killed in a helicopter raid in northern
Mali
, according to French
Minister of Defence
Jean-Yves Le Drian
. (CNN)
Somali Civil War (2009–present)
:
One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a
failed attempt
to free a French hostage in
Bulo Marer
,
Somalia
. (France 24)
Belfast City Hall flag protests
:
Violent protests occur in
Northern Ireland
over flying the
Union Jack
at
Belfast City Hall
, twenty-nine police officers are injured. (BBC)
Arts and culture
The funeral of
Ian McKeever
, who was killed by a
lightning strike
on
Mount Kilimanjaro
, occurs in
County Wicklow
,
Ireland
. (RTÉ News)
Disasters and accidents
The death toll in
landslides
in the province of
Yunnan
,
China
rises to 46, according to state media. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Voters in
Czech Republic
go to the polls for a
presidential election
. Two candidates,
Miloš Zeman
and
Karel Schwarzenberg
, will face in second round on 25–26 January. (BBC)
Thousands of people gather in
Kuala Lumpur
,
Malaysia
, for the
People's Uprising Rally
, a protest over many government policies and decisions. (
New Straits Times
)
Science and technology
Beijing
's
air pollution
reaches levels judged as hazardous to
human
health
. (BBC)
Sport
In
ice hockey
, the
National Hockey League
Players' Association
overwhelmingly votes to ratify a new
collective bargaining agreement
reached with the league. NHL training camps are scheduled to open on January 13, with a shortened 48-game
regular season
to begin on January 19. (ESPN)
Month
January 2013
Previous day
January 11
Next day
January 13