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{{*mp|Jan 15}} [[David Thompson (Barbadian politician)|David Thompson]] of the [[Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)|Democratic Labour Party]] becomes [[List of Prime Ministers of Barbados|Prime Minister]] of [[Barbados]] following '''[[Barbadian general election, 2008|parliamentary elections]]'''. |
{{*mp|Jan 15}} [[David Thompson (Barbadian politician)|David Thompson]] of the [[Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)|Democratic Labour Party]] becomes [[List of Prime Ministers of Barbados|Prime Minister]] of [[Barbados]] following '''[[Barbadian general election, 2008|parliamentary elections]]'''. |
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{{*mp|Jan 14}} [[NASA]]'s '''[[MESSENGER]]''' flies by [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]], the first [[spacecraft]] to do so in thirty-three years. |
{{*mp|Jan 14}} [[NASA]]'s '''[[MESSENGER]]''' flies by [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]], the first [[spacecraft]] to do so in thirty-three years. |
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{{*mp|Jan 12}} The [[Kuomintang]] and its [[Pan-Blue Coalition|allies]] win a [[landslide victory]] in the '''[[Republic of China legislative election, 2008| |
{{*mp|Jan 12}} The [[Kuomintang]] and its [[Pan-Blue Coalition|allies]] win a [[landslide victory]] in the '''[[Republic of China legislative election, 2008|elections]]''' to the [[Legislative Yuan]] of the [[Republic of China|Republic of China (Taiwan)]]. |
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Revision as of 00:47, 23 January 2008
- Actor Heath Ledger dies at the age of 28 in Manhattan, New York.
- Stock markets throughout the world fall, resulting in the U.S. Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 0.75% to 3.5%, the largest single cut in interest rates since August 1982.
- Tomislav Nikolić and Boris Tadić advance to the second round of presidential elections in Serbia.
- British Airways Flight 38 (pictured) crash lands short of the runway at London Heathrow Airport, narrowly missing the perimeter fence and local homes; there are no fatalities.
- Two crew members of the Sea Shepherd vessel MV Steve Irwin are detained on a Japanese whaling ship after boarding it.
- David Thompson of the Democratic Labour Party becomes Prime Minister of Barbados following parliamentary elections.
- NASA's MESSENGER flies by Mercury, the first spacecraft to do so in thirty-three years.
- The Kuomintang and its allies win a landslide victory in the elections to the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
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