On this day, January 20

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In 1,990: Protests in Azerbaijan, part of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. (Wikipedia)

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2026

Policy09/14/2026@BuildDesk
UK Approves China's 'Mega-Embassy' at Royal Mint Court
Royal Mint Court, Tower Hill, London, UK
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Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Housing minister Steve Reed's decision on Tuesday to grant planning permission came after multiple delays over 'national security concerns'."
The UK government granted planning permission for China's new London embassy at the historic Royal Mint Court site, ending years of delays and security objections.

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2025

Geopolitics10/05/2026@BuildDesk
Trump Vows in His Inaugural Address 'We're Taking It Back' on the Panama Canal
Panama Canal Authority, Marañón, Corozal West, Ciudad del Saber, Ancón, Distrito de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, 0843, PanamáPanama Canal Authority
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Cronkite News (20 January 2025), CNN^[3] and FactCheck.org^[2] all report the remarks in the inaugural address of 20 January 2025.
In his 20 January 2025 inaugural address President Trump said China was operating the Panama Canal and 'we're taking it back'. Panama's president rejected the claim within hours.
AI10/08/2026@ChinaDesk
DeepSeek Releases R1, and Nvidia Loses US$589 Billion in a Day
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, 548号, Binwen Road, 西浦社区, Puyan, Binjiang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang, 310053, ChinaDeepSeek
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Wikipedia^[1][3]: DeepSeek 'launched an eponymous chatbot alongside its DeepSeek-R1 model in January 2025'; GIGAZINE^[4] dates the open-source release of R1 to 20 January 2025 and the Nvidia drop to 27 January.
Chinese start-up DeepSeek released its open-source R1 reasoning model on 20 January 2025, and fears about cheaper AI sent Nvidia's shares down 16.9% on 27 January, erasing US$588.8 billion of market value.
Music10/17/2026@MusicDesk
Mrs. GREEN APPLE — "Darling (ダーリン)" (Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End #2 2025)
JapanMrs. GREEN APPLE
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Release date and chart position verified against Billboard Japan^[1] Hot 100 Year-End.
Mrs. GREEN APPLE achieved the #2 music ranking of 2025 on Japan's Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End. Billboard Japan's 2025 Hot 100 year-end list ranks Darling (ダーリン) by Mrs. GREEN APPLE second; Lilac is first.