- The world rings in 2005. Some nations observe a moment of silence with candles and white roses for the at least 150,000 dead and 5,000,000 left homeless after the 26 December tsunamis. In many countries flags are flown at half staff. (Reuters)
- A group of Peruvian army reservists from the Movimiento Etnocacerista seize a police station in Andahuaylas, ApurÃmac Region, demanding the resignation of President Alejandro Toledo. Four police officers die in a shootout, another dozen police are taken as hostages, and a state of emergency is declared in the region. (BBC)
- The Turkish currency is revalued at a rate of 1,000,000 "old" lira for 1 New Turkish Lira. (BBC)
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
- Israeli troops allegedly misfire a tank shell and kill a 9-year-old Palestinian girl; her 11-year-old sister was also injured. (Al Bawaba)
- Palestinian militants allegedly misfire a Qassam rocket and kill a Palestinian girl in Jabalia. (Haaretz)
- IDF soldiers kill 11 Palestinians, 9 of whom are alleged to have been militants and 2 said to have been civilians in Khan Yunis. (Haaretz)
- IDF soldiers kill 3 suspected Palestinian militants who were allegedly planting explosives near the border with Egypt in Rafah. (Haaretz)
- Palestinian sources say the 3 men killed by the IDF near the border with Egypt in Rafah were unarmed. (Haaretz)
- Palestinian militants fire four Qassam rockets at the Negev and 3 at Sderot, Israel causing damage but no casualties. (Haaretz)
- Luxembourg takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. (AP)
January 1 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining. The preceding day is December 31 of the previous year.
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Events
- 1481 - Battle of Westbroek - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht.
..... Click the link for more information. 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake,[1] was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
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flag is a piece of woven cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used symbolically for signalling or identification. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed by a flag, or to its depiction in another medium.
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Anthem
Somos libres, seámoslo siempre (Spanish)
"We are free, may we always be so"
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Republic of Peru
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Government
Constitution of Peru
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Central plaza
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Peru
Coordinates:
Country Peru
Region ApurÃmac
Province Andahuaylas
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ApurÃmac
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President David Salazar
Capital Abancay
Area 20,895.79 km
Population
- Total
- Density
418,882 (2005 census)
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Republic of Peru
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Government
Constitution of Peru
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Congress of the Republic
..... Click the link for more information. Alejandro Toledo (Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique) (born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian politician. He was President of Peru from 2001 to 2006. He was elected in 2001 defeating former President Alan GarcÃa.
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Motto
Yurtta Sulh, Cihanda Sulh
Peace at Home, Peace in the World
Anthem
İstiklâl Marşı
The Anthem of Independence
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currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods and/or services. It is one form of money, where money is anything that serves as a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a standard of value. A currency is the dominant medium of exchange.
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Turkish new lira
Yeni Türk Lirası (Turkish)
New lira banknotes and coins
ISO 4217 Code TRY
User(s) Turkey and the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and Arab Palestinians. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is part of the wider Arab-Israeli conflict.
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AnthemHatikvah
The HopeCapital(and largest city) Jerusalem
Official languages Hebrew, Arabic
Demonym Israeli
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Palestinian people (Arabic: الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha'ab il-filastini), Palestinians (Arabic:
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Palestinian political violence refers to acts of violence committed for political reasons by Palestinians or Palestinian militant groups. Palestinian groups that support and carry out politically-motivated violent acts have included Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Fatah's Al-Aqsa
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Qassam rocket (also Kassam) is a simple steel rocket filled with explosives, produced by the Palestinian Resistance organization or armed resistance movement Hamas. Three models have been used.
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Jabalia
جبالي?
Jabalya
Territory Palestinian territories
Governorate North Gaza
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Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל Tzva HaHagana LeYisrael
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Khan Yunis
خان يون?
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Arabic: رفح Hebrew: רפיח
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Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyahArab Republic of Egypt
Flag Coat of arms
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Arabic: رفح Hebrew: רפיח
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Negev (Hebrew: נֶגֶב, Tiberian vocalization: Néḡeḇ; Arabic: النقب, an-Naqab
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Sderot (Hebrew: שׂדרות, «boulevards», Arabic: سديروت) is a city in the South District of Israel.
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