Friday January 25, 2019

Holidays

• St. Dwynwen's Day and Patron Saint of Lovers - Welsh celebration of love Dirwnod Santes Dwynwen.
• Tatiana Day, celebrated as the Day of Russian students since 1755, when the Moscow University was founded.
• Catholicism and Anglicanism - Conversion of Saint Paul.
• Christian ecumenism ? Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ends.
• Burns Night - Burns suppers are held in many parts of the world around this date. (Originated in Scotland)
• Winter-Een-Mas - celebration of videogames and the people that play them. Winter-een-mas lasts for a whole week, which is always the very last week in January, the 25th through the 31st.
• Roman Empire - second day of the Sementivae in honour of Ceres and Terra
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Events

• 18 people were killed and 23 others were injured when gunmen belonging to the "Union for Peace" group, attacked a funeral ceremony in the town of Ippy, Central African Republic. (The Tribune)
• Brumadinho dam disaster: A mining dam owned by the Brazilian company Vale collapses in Minas Gerais, leaving 248 dead and 22 people missing. (BBC)
• A mining dam owned by the Brazilian company Vale collapses in Minas Gerais, leaving 248 dead and 22 people missing. (BBC)
• 2019 South Sulawesi floods: At least 59 people are killed when flooding and landslides hit South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Twenty-five others are missing and thousands have been displaced. (Al Jazeera) (Yahoo! News)
• At least 59 people are killed when flooding and landslides hit South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Twenty-five others are missing and thousands have been displaced. (Al Jazeera) (Yahoo! News)
• A plane and a helicopter collide over Testa del Rutor near the border of France and Italy, leaving seven dead. (Corriere della Sera)
• Special Counsel investigation (2017–present): Roger Stone, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is indicted by a federal grand jury and arrested on charges of obstruction, giving false statements, and witness tampering as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. (NBC News)
• Roger Stone, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is indicted by a federal grand jury and arrested on charges of obstruction, giving false statements, and witness tampering as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. (NBC News)
• Macedonia naming dispute: The parliament of Greece votes 153–146 in approval of changing the name of the Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of North Macedonia, ending a 27-year naming dispute. (BBC)
• The parliament of Greece votes 153–146 in approval of changing the name of the Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of North Macedonia, ending a 27-year naming dispute. (BBC)
• U.S. President Donald Trump announces a short-term deal has been reached with congressional leaders to temporarily reopen the federal government after a partial shutdown that has lasted for 35 days. The stop-gap agreement will last three weeks, until February 15, and will allow for talks to continue over security on the Mexico-United States border. The temporary deal includes no money for President Trump's planned additional border barrier with Mexico. (NBC News)
• 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries: Two sources with direct knowledge tell Yahoo! News that Senator Bernie Sanders plans to announce his intention to run for the presidency in the 2020 presidential election. (Yahoo! News)Retired U.S. Army Major and former West Virginia State Senator Richard Ojeda suspends his campaign for presidency in the 2020 presidential election. (The Intercept)
• Two sources with direct knowledge tell Yahoo! News that Senator Bernie Sanders plans to announce his intention to run for the presidency in the 2020 presidential election. (Yahoo! News)
• Retired U.S. Army Major and former West Virginia State Senator Richard Ojeda suspends his campaign for presidency in the 2020 presidential election. (The Intercept)
• 2019 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region creation plebiscite: The ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law is proclaimed paving the way for the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in the Philippines. (Rappler)
• The ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law is proclaimed paving the way for the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in the Philippines. (Rappler)
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News articles

• Amazon Is Pushing Facial Technology That a Study Says Could Be Biased In new tests, Amazon’s system had more difficulty identifying the gender of female and darker-skinned faces than similar services from IBM and Microsoft. [..]
• Businesses Are Taking Action After Brexit Warnings Go Unheeded Companies and trade groups had implored British leaders to give them reassurances and information. They say they can’t wait any longer. [..]
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