Portal:Current events/2009 January 19
January 19, 2009 (Monday)
- The Palestinian National Authority's Central Bureau of Statistics reports that 1,300 Palestinians were killed; 5,400 were injured; and US$1.9 billion in damage was caused during the 22-day conflict with Israel in the Gaza Strip. (CNN)
- Russian financial crisis of 2008–2009:
- Global financial crisis of 2008–2009:
- European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet says that global economic growth in 2009 will be "substantially below" December 2008 forecasts. (Bloomberg)
- Her Majesty's Government confirms a £300-billion bailout package for the United Kingdom's banking industry. (Sky News)
- Banking shares in the United Kingdom plummet as the Royal Bank of Scotland posts the biggest loss in British history. (Telegraph)
- Australian author Harry Nicolaides is jailed for three years in Thailand for insulting the ruling Chakri Dynasty. (BBC)
- Palestinians unearth 23 bodies from the rubble in Zeitoun after the declaration of a ceasefire in their conflict with Israel. (CNN)
- The 2009 Australian Open tennis competition begins in Melbourne. (ABC)
- Barbados issues its first offshore hydrocarbon-exploration licenses to BHP Billiton. (Caribbean News Net)