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January 19, 2012 (Thursday)

Business and economy

Kodak files for bankruptcy protection. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed and thousands of others are affected following the first tropical storm to hit Mozambique since 1984. (AFP via Google News)

Politics and elections

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and several others are arrested. (Al Jazeera)
The army of Bangladesh says it has foiled a military coup. (BBC)
Rick Perry drops out of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries and endorses rival candidate Newt Gingrich. (CBS News)

Internet News

The FBI shuts down Megaupload.

Internet News

The FBI shuts down Megaupload.

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