Portal:Current events/2009 February 1: Difference between revisions

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*The [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] defeat the [[Arizona Cardinals]] 27-23 to win [[Super Bowl XLIII]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=290201022&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines (ESPN.com)]

*The [[Shipwreck|wreck]] of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[warship]] [[Her Majesty's Ship|HMS]] [[HMS Victory (1737)|''Victory'']] is allegedly found in the [[English Channel]]. [http://www.theage.com.au/world/wreck-of-famed-british-warship-found-explorers-20090202-7uzl.html (''The Melbourne Age'')]

*Four people, including a senior local official, are killed in a [[café]] shooting in [[Russia]]'s [[Dagestan|Dagestan Republic]]. [http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2009/02/01/europe/OUKWD-UK-RUSSIA-DAGESTAN-SHOOTING.php (Reuters via IHT)]

*[[Rafael Nadal]] of [[Spain]] defeats [[Roger Federer]] of [[Switzerland]] to win the [[2009 Australian Open]] [[2009 Australian Open - Men's Singles|men's singles]]. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gtzOA28o7BvFvgReARM0_e7Msy-QD962QQ5O0 (AP via Google News)]

*[[Japan Airlines]] conducts the first successful [[Flight test|test flight]] of a [[Boeing 747#747-300|Boeing 747-300]] partly powered by [[biofuel]]. [http://www.skynews.com.au/business/article.aspx?id=299217 (Sky News Australia)]

*[[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] [[militant]]s in the [[Gaza Strip]] [[2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict|fire]] four [[rocket]]s and sixteen [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar shells]] into [[Israel]]'s [[Negev]] region. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1060562.html (Haaretz)]

*The [[Japan]] [[Japan Meteorological Agency|Meteorological Agency]] warns that [[Honshū|Honshū Island]]'s [[Mount Asama]] could erupt within the next two days. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKTRE5100EF20090201 (Reuters)]

*[[Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow|Kirill I]] is officially enthroned as [[List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow|Patriarch]] of the [[Russia]]n [[Russian Orthodox Church|Orthodox Church]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7863385.stm (BBC)]

*The [[Sri Lanka]]n [[Sri Lankan Army|Army]] [[Sri Lankan Civil War|bombs]] a hospital in [[Puthukkudiyiruppu (Mullaitivu)|Puthukkudiyiruppu]] twice, killing at least six [[Sri Lankan Tamil people|Tamil]] civilians and wounding countless more patients. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVoaDFmbCYS-Usz9ACDRIengj21QD962VS200 (AP)]

*[[France]] defeats [[Croatia]] to win the Men's World [[Handball]] Championship. [http://www.croatia2009.com/eng_news.php?id=456 (Croatia 2009)]

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