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Joseph Aoun

Joseph Aoun (pictured) is elected president of Lebanon after a two-year vacancy.
A series of wildfires in Southern California, United States, leaves at least 11 people dead and forces the evacuation of nearly 180,000 others.
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Tingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, leaving at least 126 people dead.
Indonesia becomes a full member of BRICS.
Justin Trudeau announces his intention to resign as prime minister of Canada.

Flag of Okinawa Prefecture

... that the white ring on the flag of Okinawa Prefecture (pictured) represents the "O" in "Okinawa"?
... that Emirati princess Mahra Al Maktoum invoked the triple talaq to divorce her husband, which is traditionally done only by the husband?
... that as many as 35 million soldiers became prisoners of war in World War II, according to some estimates?
... that Luigi Mangione was described as "somewhat of an online sex symbol" following his December 2024 arrest?
... that the Mseilha Fort is strategically located to overlook the crossing of the Jaouz River near Ras ash-Shaq'a, a promontory in Lebanon?
... that Saint Amata of Assisi was interviewed and testified during the process of the canonization of her aunt, Saint Clare of Assisi?
... that journalism students at New Mexico State University were willing to work for free to save their newscast on the school's TV station?
... that the Rockwell PPS-8 microprocessor had a number of features that made Adam Osborne call it "most unusual" and "difficult to understand"?
... that a president of the Oregon Senate crawled along a ledge of the State Capitol to access an unsecured window of the absent governor's office to place bills on his desk?

Today is 11 January 2025

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