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January 29, 2022 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
Storm Malik impacts the British Isles, killing two people, and causing widespread damage in Scotland and Northern England.
Health and environment
South Korea reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 17,542 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 811,122.
International relations
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney announces that the Russian Minister of Defence has agreed to his request that the exercises would be moved outside the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone.
Law and crime
Participants in the convoy arrive at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to protest vaccine mandates and other public health restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Politics and elections
After seven inconclusive ballots, Sergio Mattarella is elected for a second term as President on the eighth ballot.
Sports
Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty defeats American Danielle Collins in two sets, 6–3, 7–6,(7–2) to win the women's singles title at the Australian Open. Barty is the first home player to win the title since Chris O'Neil in 1978.
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