Portal:Current events/2005 January 2

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• Global tsunami aid donations exceed USD 2 billion (EUR 1.5 billion). [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/02/content_2407323.htm (Xinhua)]
• Aníbal Acevedo Vilá officially becomes governor of Puerto Rico. He is the eighth popularly elected governor of the Commonwealth. [http://vocero.com/noticia.asp?n=50847&d=1/3/2005 (El Vocero, in Spanish)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• The Washington Post and Reuters report that the US government is preparing to keep suspected terrorists in detention without charge for life. [https://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=XXJC4W15OEDDUCRBAEZSFFA?type=topNews&storyID=7217367 (Reuters)]{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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