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{{*mp|January 6}} '''[[Tsutomu Yamaguchi]]''', the only person to have [[Hibakusha|survived]] both the [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings]], dies of [[stomach cancer]] aged 93. |
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{{*mp|January 6}} [[Turkmenistan]] gains a new route to export its [[natural gas]] production to [[Iran]] with the opening of the '''[[Dauletabad – Salyp Yar pipeline]]'''. |
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{{*mp|January 6}} *A new wave of '''[[European winter storms of 2009–10|very cold weather]]''', with [[temperature]]s dropping to −41 °C (−42 °F), affects much of [[Europe]]. |
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{{*mp|January 4}}'''[[Burj Khalifa]]''' ''(pictured)'', the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in the world|tallest structure ever built]], opens to the public in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. |
{{*mp|January 4}}'''[[Burj Khalifa]]''' ''(pictured)'', the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in the world|tallest structure ever built]], opens to the public in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. |
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{{*mp|January 3}} Several countries, including [[France]] and the [[United Kingdom]], '''[[Foreign relations of Yemen#2010 embassy closures|close their embassies]]''' in [[Yemen]] in response to threats by [[al-Qaeda]]. |
{{*mp|January 3}} Several countries, including [[France]] and the [[United Kingdom]], '''[[Foreign relations of Yemen#2010 embassy closures|close their embassies]]''' in [[Yemen]] in response to threats by [[al-Qaeda]]. |
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{{*mp|January 1}} At the age of 19, [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[chess grandmaster]] '''[[Magnus Carlsen]]''' becomes the youngest [[List of FIDE chess world number ones|world number one]] in [[FIDE]] history. |
{{*mp|January 1}} At the age of 19, [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[chess grandmaster]] '''[[Magnus Carlsen]]''' becomes the youngest [[List of FIDE chess world number ones|world number one]] in [[FIDE]] history. |
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{{*mp|January 1}} Researchers announce that the likely origin of '''[[devil facial tumour disease]]''', a [[transmissible cancer]] that has caused the population of [[Tasmanian Devil]]s to decline significantly, is [[Schwann cell]]s. |
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{{*mp|January 1}} At least 105 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. |
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Revision as of 11:00, 7 January 2010
- Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only person to have survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, dies of stomach cancer aged 93.
- Turkmenistan gains a new route to export its natural gas production to Iran with the opening of the Dauletabad – Salyp Yar pipeline.
- *A new wave of very cold weather, with temperatures dropping to −41 °C (−42 °F), affects much of Europe.
- Burj Khalifa (pictured), the tallest structure ever built, opens to the public in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Several countries, including France and the United Kingdom, close their embassies in Yemen in response to threats by al-Qaeda.
- At the age of 19, Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen becomes the youngest world number one in FIDE history.
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