Portal:Current events/2013 January 23

January 23, 2013 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy

The 2013 World Economic Forum begins in Davos, Switzerland. (USA Today) (WEF)
Three of the largest managers of U.S.-based money market funds announce a change of policy toward greater transparency – they will give daily rather than monthly data on fund assets. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

The offensive smell - caused by mercaptans - from a leak at a chemical plant in northern France is reported in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. (BBC)
Singer Alex Sparrow is seriously injured and in intensive care in Los Angeles, United States, after a high speed car crash. (All Voices)
Rescuers from New Zealand and McMurdo Station looking for three Canadians aboard an airplane presumed to have gone down in Antarctica were grappling with bad weather conditions. (Canadian Press) (Radio Australia)

Law and crime

A court in Thailand sentences a magazine editor to ten years' imprisonment for publishing articles that were deemed to have insulted the monarchy. (BBC)

Politics and elections

In a speech in London, British Prime Minister David Cameron outlines his intention to renegotiate the terms of the UK's membership of the European Union then offer a referendum on United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union if a new deal is agreed. (BBC) (AP) (The Guardian)
The United States Armed Forces overturns its ban on women serving in combat, reversing a 1994 rule, and potentially clearing the way for women to serve in front-line units and elite commando forces. (BBC) (USA Today)
A parliamentary election is held in Jordan with boycotting by the opposition, which alleges fraud. (BBC) (Reuters)

Sport

Bradford City are scheduled to play Swansea City in the 2012–13 Football League Cup Final after their respective defeats of Aston Villa and Chelsea in the semifinals. (BBC Sport) (ESPN)
European champions Chelsea are defeated by Swansea City after a 0–0 draw in the second semifinal match; the game is marred by an incident involving Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard, who is sent off after violently kicking a ball boy in the midriff during the game. (The Guardian) (BBC Sport) (Sky News)
Ferencvárosi TC, football club from Hungary, wins 2013 Football Impact Cup in Marbella, Spain. (Fradi.hu) (Sport.ro)