Portal:Current events/2007 January 20
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- U.S. election 2008: Senator Hillary Clinton launches her White House bid. (BBC) (Clinton Website) (CNN) (Reuters)
- Iraq War: The U.S. military says one of its helicopters has crashed north-east of Baghdad, killing all 13 passengers. (BBC) (CNN)
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal meet together in Damascus, Syria in attempt to resolve issues dividing the two factions. (BBC) (Reuters)
- Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez says Fidel Castro is 'battling for his life'. (BBC)
- A three-man team, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093 mile trek to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility for the first time since 1958 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance. (BBC)
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