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;Armed conflicts and attacks ;Armed conflicts and attacks
*A ] man from the ] stabs up to a dozen ] in ] before being apprehended. *A ] man from the ], Hamza Muhammad Hassan Matrouk, illegally crosses into Israel for the express purpose to stab people attacking over a dozen ] on a bus in central ]. Security forces capture the assailant as he continued to indiscriminately stab people in the street.
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**The ] ] accuses ] of sending 9,000 soldiers to help separatists in eastern ]. **The ] ] accuses ] of sending 9,000 soldiers to help separatists in eastern ].


;Arts and culture ;Arts and culture
*] resigns as a leader of ], a ] anti-Islamist organisation, after controversy was sparked by a headshot photo of himself posing as ]. *] resigns as a leader of ], a ] anti-Islamist organisation, after controversy was sparked by a headshot photo of himself posing as ].


;Business and economy ;Business and economy
*] announces plans to spin off its ] business and fire 2,400 employees during 2015. *] announces plans to spin off its ] business and fire 2,400 employees during 2015.
*] plans to cut more than 4,000 jobs. *] plans to cut more than 4,000 jobs.


;Disasters and accidents ;Disasters and accidents
*]'s ] erupts. *]'s ] erupts.
*For the second time (previous was August 2000) the Avalon at Edgewater apartments in ] burn down. Among the 400 people evacuated, ] annnouncer ] is one of the victims. , *For the second time (previous was August 2000) the Avalon at Edgewater apartments in ] burn down. Among the 400 people evacuated, ] announcer ] is one of the victims.


;Health ;Health
*The government-installed pollution gauges that were set up along roadside stations to monitor ] reach the maximum level of their ranges. *The government-installed pollution gauges that were set up along roadside stations to monitor ] reach the maximum level of their ranges.
*The ] publishes research from ] that implies the presence of ], a ], may occur in limited situations of ] vapor. , *The '']'' publishes research from ] that implies the presence of ], a ], may occur in limited situations of ] vapor.


;International relations ;International relations
*]n state-owned gas company, ], announces a plan to shift its European natural gas pipeline from Ukraine to Turkey, through a ] under the ] to Turkey. *]n state-owned gas company ] announces a plan to shift its European natural gas pipeline from Ukraine to Turkey, through a ] under the ] to Turkey.


;Law and crime ;Law and crime
*] police seize 5,361 ] worth ]64 million from a ]-Italian trafficking ring. The discoveries come after various raids on warehouses against Italian art dealer Gianfranco Becchina, who owns an art gallery in Switzerland. *] police seize 5,361 ] worth ]64 million from a ]-Italian trafficking ring. The discoveries come after various raids on warehouses against Italian art dealer Gianfranco Becchina, who owns an art gallery in Switzerland.


;Science and technology ;Science and technology
*Microsoft announces ] as part of the ] operating system which is expected to be released in late 2015. *Microsoft announces ] as part of the ] operating system which is expected to be released in late 2015.
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*A 500-acre ] project near ], draws criticism from its residents.
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January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

Health

International relations

Law and crime
  • Italian police seize 5,361 ancient artifacts worth $64 million from a Swiss-Italian trafficking ring. The discoveries come after various raids on warehouses against Italian art dealer Gianfranco Becchina, who owns an art gallery in Switzerland. (AFP via ABC.Net.AU)

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