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**largest human gathering in the world, [[Kumbh Mela]] festival started on Tuesday morning at [[Prayagraj]], India. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/15/kumbh-mela-hindus-converge-for-largest-ever-human-gathering-prayagraj-festival (The Guardian)] |
**The largest human gathering in the world, the [[Kumbh Mela]] festival, started on Tuesday morning at [[Prayagraj]], India. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/15/kumbh-mela-hindus-converge-for-largest-ever-human-gathering-prayagraj-festival (The Guardian)] |
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Revision as of 21:52, 15 January 2019
January 15, 2019 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2019 Nairobi hotel attack
- Multiple explosions and gunfire are reported after four armed men stormed the Dusit hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. (BBC)
Arts and culture
- Prayagraj Kumbh 2019
- The largest human gathering in the world, the Kumbh Mela festival, started on Tuesday morning at Prayagraj, India. (The Guardian)
International relations
- North Korea–United States relations
- North Korea officials are expected to visit the United States to discuss a second summit between the two countries. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Laurent Gbagbo, former President of Ivory Coast, is acquitted of crimes against humanity charges by the International Criminal Court. (BBC)
- U.S. District judge Jesse Furman issues a decision that invalidates the Trump administration's addition of a U.S. citizenship question to the 2020 census. This is the first ruling on this issue. There are four more lawsuits, filled by dozens of states, cities and other groups, yet to be heard. (NPR)
Politics and elections
- Brexit negotiations
- British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal is defeated in Parliament 432 votes to 202, the worst defeat for a Prime Minister in British history. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- The correction of the North Magnetic Pole model, one year ahead of the regular five-year update, scheduled to be released this week is delayed until the end of January because of the U.S. federal government shutdown. The model is used in navigation and by the GPS systems in smartphones. The pole has been wandering, much faster than expected, away from the Canadian Arctic toward Siberia. (UPI) (M.I.T. Technology Review) (The Maritime Executive)