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January 6, 2016
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2016-01-06
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Second Libyan Civil War
The
Islamic State
's
Libyan branch
continues attacks on
Libya
's oil ports of
Sidra
and
Ra's Lanuf
, resulting in at least 10 security personnel deaths and 40 injured. The
National Oil Corporation
(NOC) reports that fires continue to rage in both Sidra and Ra's Lanuf after oil storage tanks were hit by shells.
(Al Jazeera)
(BBC)
Bahrain
says it has dismantled a terrorist cell allegedly linked to
Iran
's
Revolutionary Guard
and
Lebanon
's
Hezbollah
.
(
The National
)
Arts and culture
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
becomes the highest-grossing film ever in the
United States
and
Canada
, overtaking
Avatar
.
(
Hollywood Reporter
)
Business and economy
TransCanada
, the firm that unsuccessfully applied for cross-border permission to build the
Keystone XL
pipeline, files a lawsuit against the
United States
alleging that the refusal of permission violated the
North American Free Trade Agreement
.
(Reuters)
International relations
2016 North Korean nuclear test
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake near
Sungjibaegam
,
North Korea
, is suspected to be a nuclear explosion at the
Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site
. North Korea announces it has conducted a
hydrogen bomb
test. They claim to have tested a miniaturized bomb. If not true it would mean that the test partially failed.
(AFP via ABC News Australia)
(AP)
(Bloomberg)
(
The Guardian
)
The
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ban Ki-moon
demands that
North Korea
should cease any further nuclear activity.
(ABC News Australia)
Law and crime
German police
temporarily seal off the main entrance to the
chancellery building
because of a suspicious package.
(Reuters)
(AP via
USA Today
)
(Al Arabia)
Texas
state trooper
Brian Encinia is charged with
perjury
in connection with the
death of Sandra Bland
.
(AP via Fox 32)
Sport
In
Major League Baseball
,
Ken Griffey Jr.
and
Mike Piazza
are
elected
to the
Hall of Fame
by the
Baseball Writers' Association of America
. Griffey was named on all but three of the 440 ballots received, surpassing
Tom Seaver
for the highest voting percentage in Hall history. Griffey and Piazza will be formally inducted on July 24.
(NBC News)
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