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{{*mp|January 27}} A set of human [[Multiple birth|octuplets]] are '''[[2009 octuplets|born]]''' in [[Bellflower, California|Bellflower]], [[United States]]. |
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{{*mp|January 26}} The [[coalition government]] of [[Iceland]] under [[List of Prime Ministers of Iceland|Prime Minister]] [[Geir Haarde]] ''(pictured)'' collapses amid '''[[2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests|escalating protests]]''' against its handling of the country's [[2008–2009 Icelandic financial crisis|financial crisis]]. |
{{*mp|January 26}} The [[coalition government]] of [[Iceland]] under [[List of Prime Ministers of Iceland|Prime Minister]] [[Geir Haarde]] ''(pictured)'' collapses amid '''[[2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests|escalating protests]]''' against its handling of the country's [[2008–2009 Icelandic financial crisis|financial crisis]]. |
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{{*mp|January 25}} In an [[Sri Lankan Civil War|ongoing civil war]], the [[Army of Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan army]] '''[[Battle of Mullaitivu (2009)|captures]]''' [[Mullaitivu]], the last stronghold of the [[Tamil Tigers]]. |
{{*mp|January 25}} In an [[Sri Lankan Civil War|ongoing civil war]], the [[Army of Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan army]] '''[[Battle of Mullaitivu (2009)|captures]]''' [[Mullaitivu]], the last stronghold of the [[Tamil Tigers]]. |
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- A set of human octuplets are born in Bellflower, United States.
- The coalition government of Iceland under Prime Minister Geir Haarde (pictured) collapses amid escalating protests against its handling of the country's financial crisis.
- In an ongoing civil war, the Sri Lankan army captures Mullaitivu, the last stronghold of the Tamil Tigers.
- A storm with hurricane-force winds kills 18 people across France and Spain.
- Pope Benedict XVI rescinds the excommunications of four bishops consecrated without papal consent in 1988 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.
- The number of unique internet users in a single month reaches 1 billion for December 2008.
- Ibuki, the world's first satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas-monitoring, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.