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Portal:Current events/2009 February 2

February 2, 2009 (Monday)

The United States Senate confirms Eric Holder as Attorney General. (AP via Google News)
U.S. department store Macy's announces it will cut 7,000 jobs. (CNNMoney)
Muammar al-Gaddafi is elected Chairman of the African Union. (Reuters)
A human rights protester throws a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a speech at Cambridge University. (CNN)
Nine people are killed when a hospital is shelled in Puthukkudiyiruppu, Sri Lanka. (BBC)
Japan's Mount Asama erupts. (Reuters)
Heavy snow across England closes London City Airport and one runway of Heathrow Airport and shuts down all public transport in London. (BBC)
The International Criminal Court announces it will investigate Israeli war crimes possibly committed during Operation Cast Lead. (Jerusalem Post)
Chairman Mahmoud Abbas says he will not deliberate with any group that does not recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization. (Al Jazeera)
The Israel Defense Forces bomb the Gaza Strip in response to Palestinian rocket and mortar fire. (Al Jazeera)
Wildcat strikes spread across the United Kingdom. (Sky News)

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