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Syriza party wins Greek election –
In the Greece general election Alexis Tsipras’ party wins a clear victory with a projected 149 seats. The Syriza party ran on an anti-austerity ticket and has vowed to reverse many of the austerity measures adopted by Greece since a series of bailouts began in 2010. The party first came to prominence following the 2008 Greek riots.
Alexis Tsipras

Prime Minister, call on line hoax –
A hoax caller pretending to be GCHQ director Robert Hannigan today managed to get through to the British Minister on the phone; David Cameron quickly realised it was not the GCHQ head and ended the call.
GCHQ director Robert Hannigan

Proposal racquet down under –
At the Australian Open tennis tournament a man in the crowd proposed to his girlfriend during Novak Djokovic’s third round match against Fernando Verdasco. When the woman accepted the proposal the crowd and players burst into applause.

Rihanna new single rocks Twitter with #FourFiveSeconds –
Rihanna releases her new single Four Five Seconds, the first release from her new album and it features Kanye West and someone called Paul McCartney who has worked with a few stars before (see List of the day).
Rihanna

Video of the Day –

List of the day –

• With Stevie Wonder
  • Tug of War (1982)
    • Contains “Ebony and Ivory“, and “What’s That You’re Doing” by Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney.
• With Carl Perkins
  • “Tug of War” (1982)
    • Contains “Get It” by Carl Perkins & Paul McCartney.
• With Michael Jackson
  • Thriller (1983)
    • Contains “The Girl Is Mine” by Michael Jackson with Paul McCartney.
  • Pipes of Peace (1983)
    • Contains “Say Say Say” and “The Man” by Paul McCartney with Michael Jackson.
• With Johnny Cash
  • Water from the Wells of Home (1988)
    • Contains “New Moon over Jamaica“, a duet by Johnny Cash and Paul McCartney (with harmonies by June Carter Cash, Linda McCartney, and Tom T. Hall).
• With Elvis Costello
  • Flowers in the Dirt (1989)
    • Contains “You Want Her Too“, a duet by Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello one of their songwriting collaborations also on “My Brave Face” and That Day is Done
  • Spike (1989)
    • Contains “Veronica“, a collaboration by Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney.
• With Smokin’ Mojo Filters (a.k.a. “Paul Weller & Friends“)
  • The various artists’ benefit album, Help (1995)
    • The album, which was released to benefit the Warchild charity, contained “Come Together”, which Paul Weller, Paul McCartney, Steve Cradock, Damon Minchella of Ocean Colour Scene and Noel Gallagher released as the “Smokin’ Mojo Filters”.
• With Carl Perkins
  • Go Cat Go (1996)
    • Contains “My Old Friend” by Carl Perkins & Paul McCartney.
• With Heather Mills
  • “Vo!ce” (CD single) (1999)
    • The record is credited to “Heather Mills featuring Paul McCartney.” McCartney co-wrote the song with Mills, and he provided the backing vocals and guitar. The CD single contains the following three tracks:
      • “Vo!ce” (radio edit)
      • “Vo!ce” (Paul McCartney’s Mellow Extension)
      • “Vo!ce” (Someone U Love mix)
• With Lindsay Pagano
  • Love & Faith & Inspiration (2001)
    • Contains a version of the McCartney composed “So Bad”, by Lindsay Pagano with accompanying vocals by Paul McCartney.
• With Lulu
  • Together (2002)
    • Contains “Inside Thing (Let ’em In)”, a duet by Lulu & Paul McCartney.
• With Brian Wilson
  • Gettin’ in Over My Head (2004)
    • Contains “A Friend Like You“, a duet by Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney.
• With George Michael
  • Twentyfive (2006)
    • Contains “Heal the Pain” by George Michael and Paul McCartney.
• With Tony Bennett
  • Duets: An American Classic (2006)
    • Contains “The Very Thought of You“, a duet by Tony Bennett and Paul McCartney.
• With George Benson and Al Jarreau
  • Givin’ It Up (2006)
    • Contains “Bring It On Home to Me” by George Benson, Al Jarreau and Paul McCartney
• With Nitin Sawhney
  • London Undersound (2008)
    • Contains “My Soul”, a collaboration by Nitin Sawhney and Paul McCartney.
• With Straight No Chaser
  • Under the Influence: Holiday Edition (2013)
    • Contains a cover of “Wonderful Christmastime“^[1]
• With Dave Grohl Krist Novolselic Pat Smear
  • Sound City (OST) (2013)
    • Contains “Cut Me Some Slack“, a collaboration with the former members of Nirvana.

With Bloody Beetroots

• • Hide (2013)
    • Contains “Out of Sight“, a collaboration between The Fireman (project of Paul McCartney and Youth) with the Bloody Beetroots.

With Kanye West

• • Only One (2015), single which is a writing, production and performance collaboration with Kanye West (and others)

With Kanye West and Rihanna

• • FourFiveSeconds (2015), single which is a writing, production and performance collaboration with Kanye West and Rihanna (and others)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

• Moro insurgency in the Philippines
  • Around 30-50 people die in clashes between the Philippine National Police and the Moro Islamic Liberation Frontthreatening a peace agreement between the Philippines government and the rebels. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• The Miss Universe pageant crowns Miss Colombia Paulina Vega in Miami, Florida. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• A massive blackout strikes Pakistan, leaving as much as 80 percent of the country without electricity at its height as officials rush to restore power. (AP)

International relations

• US President Barack Obama meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a three-day visit in India. (USA Today)

Politics and elections

• The anti-austerity SYRIZA party wins a plurality in the 2015 Greek legislative elections. (Reuters)

Sports

• In college basketball, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski becomes the first NCAA Division I men’s coach with 1,000 career wins, following the Blue Devils‘ 77–68 win over St. John’s at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (ESPN)

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