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{{Current events|year=2022|month=01|day=17|content=
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'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
*[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
**[[2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis]], [[Russia–NATO relations]]
***[[Canada]] deploys a small contingent of [[Canadian Special Operations Forces Command|special forces]] to [[Ukraine]] as part of a [[NATO]] response to deter [[Russia]]n aggression. The unit is also being tasked with evacuating diplomatic personnel from the Canadian embassy in [[Kyiv]] in the event of a full-scale invasion. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-deploys-small-contingent-special-forces-operators-ukraine-global-news-2022-01-17/ (Reuters)]
***The [[United Kingdom]] begins supplying [[anti-tank guided missile]]s to Ukraine amid tensions with Russia, according to [[Secretary of State for Defence]] [[Ben Wallace (politician)|Ben Wallace]]. A small number of British military personnel will also be deployed to help train [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukrainian troops]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-says-supplying-ukraine-with-weapons-system-defend-against-russia-2022-01-17/ (Reuters)]
***[[Royal Air Force]] [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17]] [[Military transport aircraft|transport aircraft]] arrive in Ukraine with "light anti-armour weapons" as part of British military support for Ukraine. [[Germany]] reportedly denies the flights access to their airspace. [https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-aircraft-transporting-anti-armour-weapons-to-ukraine/ (UK Defence Journal)]
*Spillover of the [[Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)|Yemeni Civil War]]
**[[2022 Abu Dhabi attack]]
***Three people are killed in a suspected [[drone attack]] on [[petrol tank]]s near a major [[oil storage]] facility near [[Abu Dhabi International Airport]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. The [[Yemen]]-based [[Houthi movement|Houthis]] claims responsibility for the attack, saying they launched "Five [[ballistic missile]]s and a large number of drones". [https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/2-indians-1-pakistani-killed-in-blast-from-drone-attack-in-abu-dhabi-101642418955776.html (''Hindustan Times'')][https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/17/middleeast/uae-abu-dhabi-explosion-drone-houthi-intl/index.html (CNN)]
'''Arts and culture'''
*[[Capital of Indonesia]]
**The Minister of National Development Planning [[Suharso Monoarfa]] reveals that the name of the new [[Indonesia]]n capital will be [[Nusantara (city)|Nusantara]]. [[Nusantara]] is a term that had been known for a long time to describe the [[List of islands of Indonesia|Indonesian Archipelago]]. [https://voi.id/en/berita/124819/kepala-bappenas-suharso-nama-ibu-kota-negara-nusantara (VOI)]
*An independent investigation team identifies [[Arnold van den Bergh]], a member of [[Amsterdam]]'s [[Jewish Council]], as the person responsible for reporting ''[[The Diary of a Young Girl]]'' author [[Anne Frank]] and her family to the [[Nazi]]s in 1944, leading to their deaths in a [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camp]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60024228 (BBC)]
'''Disasters and accidents'''
*[[2022 Afghanistan earthquake]]
**At least 26 people are killed by a 5.3 [[list of earthquakes in Afghanistan|earthquake]] in [[Qadis District|Qadis]], [[Badghis Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/17/earthquake-hits-western-afghanistan-killing-more-than-20 (Al Jazeera)]
'''Health and environment'''
*[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark]]
****[[Denmark]] reports a record 28,780 new cases of [[COVID-19]] in the past 24 hours as the country eases many of its anti-virus restrictions. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/denmark-eases-coronavirus-restrictions-cases-hit-new-record-2022-01-17/ (Reuters)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Greece]], [[COVID-19 vaccination in Greece]]
****[[Greece]] begins to introduce monthly fine for people aged over 60 who are still [[COVID-19 vaccine|unvaccinated]] against COVID-19 amid a spike of new cases in the country. The monthly fine initially begins at [[Euro|€]]50 this month followed by €100 fine per month after that. [https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2022/01/17/1073623759/in-greece-unvaccinated-people-ages-60-and-up-now-face-monthly-fines (NPR)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands]]
****The [[Netherlands]] reports a record 42,472 new cases of COVID-19 between Sunday and Monday. [https://nltimes.nl/2022/01/17/42472-covid-cases-shatters-yesterdays-record-new-hospitalizations-12-week-low (NL Times)]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada]], [[COVID-19 drug development]]
***[[Health Canada]] approves the use of the [[Pfizer]]'s anti-COVID-19 viral drug [[Paxlovid]] for people aged above 18 years who are at risk of severe disease and death. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/health-canada-pfizer-therapeutic-1.6317505 (CBC)]
'''International relations'''
*[[Canada–China relations]]
**The ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' reports that Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, said that the first patient infected with the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant]] in Beijing received a letter mailed from Canada on January 7 and does not rule out the possibility that the patient was infected via contact with the letter. [https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3163657/did-omicron-arrive-chinas-capital-beijing-mail-canada (''South China Morning Post'')] [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/china-allegations-mail-1.6318115 (CBC)]
**[[Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)|Leader of the Official Opposition]] of Canada [[Erin O'Toole]] responds to the report, calling it "comical". [https://nationalpost.com/news/world/china-claims-canada-the-source-for-first-beijing-omicron-case-sent-via-mail (''National Post'')]
'''Law and crime'''
*A [[Paris]]ian court fines far-right French television pundit and [[2022 French presidential election|presidential candidate]] [[Eric Zemmour]] [[Euro|€]]10,000 for calling unaccompanied migrant children "rapists" and "murderers" during a September 2020 broadcast. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60022996 (BBC)]
<!-- All news items above this line -->}}
Holidays:
National JR Day
<!-- All news items below this line -->
'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
*[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
**[[2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis]], [[Russia–NATO relations]]
***[[Canada]] deploys a small contingent of [[Canadian Special Operations Forces Command|special forces]] to [[Ukraine]] as part of a [[NATO]] response to deter [[Russia]]n aggression. The unit is also being tasked with evacuating diplomatic personnel from the Canadian embassy in [[Kyiv]] in the event of a full-scale invasion. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-deploys-small-contingent-special-forces-operators-ukraine-global-news-2022-01-17/ (Reuters)]
***The [[United Kingdom]] begins supplying [[anti-tank guided missile]]s to Ukraine amid tensions with Russia, according to [[Secretary of State for Defence]] [[Ben Wallace (politician)|Ben Wallace]]. A small number of British military personnel will also be deployed to help train [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukrainian troops]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-says-supplying-ukraine-with-weapons-system-defend-against-russia-2022-01-17/ (Reuters)]
***[[Royal Air Force]] [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17]] [[Military transport aircraft|transport aircraft]] arrive in Ukraine with "light anti-armour weapons" as part of British military support for Ukraine. [[Germany]] reportedly denies the flights access to their airspace. [https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-aircraft-transporting-anti-armour-weapons-to-ukraine/ (UK Defence Journal)]
*Spillover of the [[Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)|Yemeni Civil War]]
**[[2022 Abu Dhabi attack]]
***Three people are killed in a suspected [[drone attack]] on [[petrol tank]]s near a major [[oil storage]] facility near [[Abu Dhabi International Airport]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. The [[Yemen]]-based [[Houthi movement|Houthis]] claims responsibility for the attack, saying they launched "Five [[ballistic missile]]s and a large number of drones". [https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/2-indians-1-pakistani-killed-in-blast-from-drone-attack-in-abu-dhabi-101642418955776.html (''Hindustan Times'')][https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/17/middleeast/uae-abu-dhabi-explosion-drone-houthi-intl/index.html (CNN)]
'''Arts and culture'''
*[[Capital of Indonesia]]
**The Minister of National Development Planning [[Suharso Monoarfa]] reveals that the name of the new [[Indonesia]]n capital will be [[Nusantara (city)|Nusantara]]. [[Nusantara]] is a term that had been known for a long time to describe the [[List of islands of Indonesia|Indonesian Archipelago]]. [https://voi.id/en/berita/124819/kepala-bappenas-suharso-nama-ibu-kota-negara-nusantara (VOI)]
*An independent investigation team identifies [[Arnold van den Bergh]], a member of [[Amsterdam]]'s [[Jewish Council]], as the person responsible for reporting ''[[The Diary of a Young Girl]]'' author [[Anne Frank]] and her family to the [[Nazi]]s in 1944, leading to their deaths in a [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camp]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60024228 (BBC)]
'''Disasters and accidents'''
*[[2022 Afghanistan earthquake]]
**At least 26 people are killed by a 5.3 [[list of earthquakes in Afghanistan|earthquake]] in [[Qadis District|Qadis]], [[Badghis Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/17/earthquake-hits-western-afghanistan-killing-more-than-20 (Al Jazeera)]
'''Health and environment'''
*[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark]]
****[[Denmark]] reports a record 28,780 new cases of [[COVID-19]] in the past 24 hours as the country eases many of its anti-virus restrictions. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/denmark-eases-coronavirus-restrictions-cases-hit-new-record-2022-01-17/ (Reuters)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Greece]], [[COVID-19 vaccination in Greece]]
****[[Greece]] begins to introduce monthly fine for people aged over 60 who are still [[COVID-19 vaccine|unvaccinated]] against COVID-19 amid a spike of new cases in the country. The monthly fine initially begins at [[Euro|€]]50 this month followed by €100 fine per month after that. [https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2022/01/17/1073623759/in-greece-unvaccinated-people-ages-60-and-up-now-face-monthly-fines (NPR)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands]]
****The [[Netherlands]] reports a record 42,472 new cases of COVID-19 between Sunday and Monday. [https://nltimes.nl/2022/01/17/42472-covid-cases-shatters-yesterdays-record-new-hospitalizations-12-week-low (NL Times)]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada]], [[COVID-19 drug development]]
***[[Health Canada]] approves the use of the [[Pfizer]]'s anti-COVID-19 viral drug [[Paxlovid]] for people aged above 18 years who are at risk of severe disease and death. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/health-canada-pfizer-therapeutic-1.6317505 (CBC)]
'''International relations'''
*[[Canada–China relations]]
**The ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' reports that Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, said that the first patient infected with the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant]] in Beijing received a letter mailed from Canada on January 7 and does not rule out the possibility that the patient was infected via contact with the letter. [https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3163657/did-omicron-arrive-chinas-capital-beijing-mail-canada (''South China Morning Post'')] [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/china-allegations-mail-1.6318115 (CBC)]
**[[Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)|Leader of the Official Opposition]] of Canada [[Erin O'Toole]] responds to the report, calling it "comical". [https://nationalpost.com/news/world/china-claims-canada-the-source-for-first-beijing-omicron-case-sent-via-mail (''National Post'')]
'''Law and crime'''
*A [[Paris]]ian court fines far-right French television pundit and [[2022 French presidential election|presidential candidate]] [[Eric Zemmour]] [[Euro|€]]10,000 for calling unaccompanied migrant children "rapists" and "murderers" during a September 2020 broadcast. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60022996 (BBC)]
<!-- All news items above this line -->}}
Holidays:
National JR Day