Current events of 21 January 2009 (2009-01-21) (Wednesday) edit history watch

The United States Senate confirms Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. (New York Times) Toyota surpasses General Motors to become the world's largest automaker. (Reuters) BHP Billiton announces it will cut 6,000 jobs worldwide, including 3,300 in Australia. (ABC News Australia) United States President Barack Obama halts the trials of detainees at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base's detention camp. (Reuters) Despite a ceasefire in its conflict with Israel, Hamas fires eight mortar shells into the country. (Haaretz) The United Kingdom reports that 1.92 million Britons were unemployed in December 2008. (Sky News) China Central Television omits sensitive portions of U.S. President Obama's inaugural address. (MSNBC) President of Ireland Mary McAleese signs a bill confirming the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank. (RTÉ) The missing engine from US Airways Flight 1549 is found at the bottom of the Hudson River. (CNN)