Portal:Current events/2010 January 28

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The U.S. Senate votes to give Ben Bernanke a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve. [https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_bi_ge/us_bernanke_senate (AP)]
J. D. Salinger, author of the novel The Catcher in the Rye, dies at the age of 91. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8486169.stm (BBC)] [http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourview/2010/01/the-catcher-in-the-rye-what-did-it-mean-to-you.html (CBC)] [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0128/salingerjd.html (RTÉ)][http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1957492,00.html?xid=rss-topstories (TIME)] [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article7007022.ece (The Times)]
Aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake:
The International Monetary Fund loans US$114 million to Haiti following the recent earthquake devastation, with the full amount due to be transferred by the end of the week. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100131184017/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_483160.html (The Straits Times)] [http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article95870.ece (The Hindu)]
Teenager Darlene Etienne is pulled alive from the rubble of Port-au-Prince "happy but dehydrated" 16 days after being buried, having spent the time drinking Coca-Cola and water from a bath. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8484317.stm (BBC)] [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Briefly-World/572834 (Indian Express)] [http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/girl-alive-15-days-after-haiti-quake-20100129-n25w.html (The Sydney Morning Herald)]
French medics report that American medics' risky "guillotine-amputations" were made too fast, patients now risking necrosis, septicemia, and requesting later a 2nd amputation to better protect the patients. [http://www.lemonde.fr/ameriques/article/2010/01/29/a-port-au-prince-le-ravage-des-amputations_1298384_3222.html#ens_id=1290927 (LeMonde)]
North Korea:
North Korean vessels fire again across the Northern Limit Line maritime boundary with South Korea. [http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2010/01/28/59/0301000000AEN20100128004300315F.HTML (Yonhap)] [http://en.rian.ru/world/20100128/157700374.html (RIA Novosti)] [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575028750510259106.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews (WSJ Europe)]
An American man is detained after crossing into North Korea from China. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/01/201012854031726751.html (Al Jazeera)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8484513.stm (BBC)]
The death toll from yesterday's apartment collapse in Liège reaches nine as the search for bodies is temporarily suspended due to the danger caused by other falling buildings. [http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-45763820100128 (Reuters India)] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0128/belgium.html (RTÉ)] [http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/belgian-building-collapse-deaths-rise-3344911 (TVNZ)]
Three players are dismissed during the semi-final football match between rivals Algeria and Egypt in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, months following their previous meeting which led to international violence and diplomatic skirmishes. [http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/articles/2010/01/28/feature-03 (magharebia.com)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8483733.stm (BBC)] [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-01-28-1024235142_x.htm (USA Today)]
Colombia makes a formal diplomatic protest to Venezuela over the latter's alleged violation of Colombian airspace by a military helicopter. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8484848.stm (BBC)] [http://en.rian.ru/world/20100128/157700882.html (RIA Novosti)] [http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/7889-colombia-rejects-alleged-venezuelan-violation-of-airspace.html (Colombia Reports)]
Sudan's ruling National Congress Party endorses South Sudan President Salva Kiir in upcoming elections. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8484865.stm (BBC)] [http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article33928 (Sudan Tribune)]
Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is cleared of charges of complicity to false denunciation in the Clearstream affair. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121023034906/http://www.france24.com/en/20100128-judge-gives-de-villepin-verdict-clearstream-trial?autoplay= (France 24)]
Iran executes two opposition supporters for their role in the election protests in the country. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/2010/01/201012883746634565.html (Al Jazeera)] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7006047.ece (The Times)] [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704878904575030483299887178.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews (WSJ)]

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