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{{*mp|January 1}} Researchers announce that the origin of '''[[devil facial tumour disease]]''' ''(example pictured)'', a [[transmissible cancer]] which has caused the population of [[Tasmanian devil]]s to collapse by 60% in the past decade, is [[Schwann cell]]s. |
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{{*mp|January 1}} At least 95 people are killed and more than 100 others injured in a '''[[2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing|suicide bombing]]''' in [[Lakki Marwat District|Lakki Marwat]], [[North-West Frontier Province]], [[Pakistan]]. |
{{*mp|January 1}} At least 95 people are killed and more than 100 others injured in a '''[[2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing|suicide bombing]]''' in [[Lakki Marwat District|Lakki Marwat]], [[North-West Frontier Province]], [[Pakistan]]. |
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{{*mp|January 1}} The '''[[ASEAN–China Free Trade Area]]''', the world's largest [[free trade area]] in terms of [[population]], comes into effect. |
{{*mp|January 1}} The '''[[ASEAN–China Free Trade Area]]''', the world's largest [[free trade area]] in terms of [[population]], comes into effect. |
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{{*mp|December 31}} Six people, including four people at a shopping mall, are killed during a '''[[Sello mall shooting|shooting spree]]''' in [[Espoo]], [[Finland]]. |
{{*mp|December 31}} Six people, including four people at a shopping mall, are killed during a '''[[Sello mall shooting|shooting spree]]''' in [[Espoo]], [[Finland]]. |
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{{*mp|December 30}} '''[[Abdurrahman Wahid]]''', [[List of Presidents of Indonesia|President]] of [[Indonesia]] from 1999 to 2001, dies at the age of 69. |
{{*mp|December 30}} '''[[Abdurrahman Wahid]]''', [[List of Presidents of Indonesia|President]] of [[Indonesia]] from 1999 to 2001, dies at the age of 69. |
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{{*mp|December 29}} At least 15 people are killed and more than 1,500 others arrested after '''[[2009 Ashura protests|major anti-government protests]]''' in [[Iran]]. |
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Revision as of 06:20, 2 January 2010
- Researchers announce that the origin of devil facial tumour disease (example pictured), a transmissible cancer which has caused the population of Tasmanian devils to collapse by 60% in the past decade, is Schwann cells.
- At least 95 people are killed and more than 100 others injured in a suicide bombing in Lakki Marwat, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan.
- The ASEAN–China Free Trade Area, the world's largest free trade area in terms of population, comes into effect.
- Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (pictured) in Lithuania, the only Chernobyl-type nuclear power station in the European Union, is shut down after 22 years of service.
- Six people, including four people at a shopping mall, are killed during a shooting spree in Espoo, Finland.
- Abdurrahman Wahid, President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001, dies at the age of 69.
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