Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 

An X1.9-class solar flare erupts from an active sunspot while facing Earth causing temporary radio blackouts in parts of South America, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The source is “hyperactive sunspot AR3184”, which also caused a X1.2-class solar flare on January 5. (Space.com) 

Six people are injured in a knife attack at Paris’s Gare du Nord train station. (BBC News) 

Ugandan Health Minister Jane Aceng declares an end to the outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus in the country that has killed 77 people since September. (Reuters) 

For the first time since 9/11, the FAA issues a nationwide ground stop in the United States following the failure of the FAA’s NOTAM system. (CNBC) 

Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev says that Russia is now fighting NATO, “and above all the United States and Britain” in Ukraine. (Reuters) 

Prime Minister Alberto Otárola imposes a three-day curfew in the Puno region from 8 pm to 4 am (PET) the following day in an effort to repress the protests. (AFP via France 24) 

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy denaturalizes pro-Kremlin politician Viktor Medvedchuk and three others for high treason. (AFP via Hindustan Times) 

The New York City Criminal Court sentences former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg to five months in the infirmary unit of Rikers Island for tax fraud and tax evasion. (AFP via NDTV) 

The Supreme Court of the Philippines nullifies the country’s Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking agreement with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Petrovietnam to conduct joint oil and gas exploration activities within the Philippine exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea since 2005, citing the unconstitutionality of permitting foreign corporations and governments to exploit the country’s natural resources. (Reuters via CNN) 

Microsoft ends support for Windows 8.1 and security updates for Windows 7. (Tech Crunch) 

Tuesday,  January 10th, 2023 

The UK Ministry of Defense says that Russian forces are in control of most of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast. Both Wagner fighters and Ukrainian forces say intense fighting continues on the western outskirts of the city. (The Guardian) 

China suspends the issuance of short-term travel visas to Japanese and South Korean citizens to reciprocate the two countries’ imposition of travel restrictions on Chinese citizens in response to the recent COVID-19 surge. (AFP via Channels TV) 

Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan announces the postponement of joint military exercises with the Russian Armed Forces under the Collective Security Treaty Organization this year, citing the organization’s refusal to condemn Azerbaijan over the disputes. (AFP via Al Arabiya) 

The Corruption Eradication Commission arrests Governor of Papua Lukas Enembe as part of an investigation regarding corruption in the region’s infrastructure development. (Detik) 

A Revolutionary Court in Tehran, Iran, sentences a Belgian aid worker to a minimum of 12 and a half years in prison and 74 lashes on espionage charges. (AP via VOA) 

Monday,  January 9th, 2023 

At least 18 people are killed and over 100 others are injured when the Peruvian National Police fire upon demonstrations in Juliaca. (Reuters) 

Protests break out in the city of Gyumri in Armenia against the Russian military presence in the country and the Russian peacekeepers’ inaction in ending the Lachin corridor blockade. Dozens of protesters are arrested by police after they attempted to reach the Russian military base near the city to blockade it. (OC Media) 

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba names Alain Claude Bilie By Nze as the new prime minister and head of government, replacing Rose Christiane Raponda. (Xinhua) 

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne fails to reach the Low Earth orbit with a payload of several small satellites after the rocket suffered a second-stage engine anomaly on its ascent to space, resulting in the loss of the payload. The mission, which launched from Spaceport Cornwall in South West England, would have been the first rocket launched from United Kingdom territory. (AFP via Hindustan Times) 

In American football, the Georgia Bulldogs repeat as national champions, defeating the TCU Horned Frogs in a 65–7 blowout. (NPR) 

China reopens its borders for unrestricted travel, marking the repeal of the last Zero-COVID policy still in effect in the nation. (Bloomberg) 

Around 1,200 supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are arrested following yesterday’s riots. (The New York Times) 

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