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{{*mp|January 15}} [[US Airways]] '''[[US Airways Flight 1549|Flight 1549]]''', an [[Airbus A320]], makes an [[emergency landing|emergency]] [[water landing]] in the [[Hudson River]] ''(pictured)'' shortly after taking off from [[LaGuardia Airport]] in [[New York City]]. |
{{*mp|January 15}} [[US Airways]] '''[[US Airways Flight 1549|Flight 1549]]''', an [[Airbus A320]], makes an [[emergency landing|emergency]] [[water landing]] in the [[Hudson River]] ''(pictured)'' shortly after taking off from [[LaGuardia Airport]] in [[New York City]]. |
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{{*mp|January 14}} [[People's Republic of China|China]] '''[[Economy of the People's Republic of China#2000–present|surpasses]]''' [[Economy of Germany|Germany]] to become the world's [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|third largest economy]], based on revised 2007 [[gross domestic product|GDP]] figures. |
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{{*mp|January 11}} The '''[[66th Golden Globe Awards|66th Golden Globe Awards ceremony]]''' takes place in [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]], [[California]], with ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' winning four awards, including [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama|Best Motion Picture—Drama]]. |
{{*mp|January 11}} The '''[[66th Golden Globe Awards|66th Golden Globe Awards ceremony]]''' takes place in [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]], [[California]], with ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' winning four awards, including [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama|Best Motion Picture—Drama]]. |
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{{*mp|January 10}} The [[ferry]] '''[[MV Teratai Prima|MV ''Teratai Prima'']]''' capsizes and sinks off [[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]], killing more than 200 people. |
{{*mp|January 10}} The [[ferry]] '''[[MV Teratai Prima|MV ''Teratai Prima'']]''' capsizes and sinks off [[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]], killing more than 200 people. |
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US Airways Flight 1549, in the middle of the Hudson River
- US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320, makes an emergency water landing in the Hudson River (pictured) shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City.
- The 66th Golden Globe Awards ceremony takes place in Beverly Hills, California, with Slumdog Millionaire winning four awards, including Best Motion Picture—Drama.
- The ferry MV Teratai Prima capsizes and sinks off Sulawesi, Indonesia, killing more than 200 people.
- Flooding in Fiji, caused by Tropical Depression 04F, kills eight people and displaces 6,000.
- A 6.1 Mw earthquake kills 34 people and injures dozens more in Costa Rica.
- Russian state-controlled supplier Gazprom cuts off gas deliveries to Ukraine, with several European countries reporting a fall in supplies.