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In Kenya Four suspended senior officials of the City Council of Nairobi were charged with negligence in the Jan 23 collapse of a building in Nairobi that killed at least 17 people and injured more than 100.
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Nepal's king pledged to hold national elections within 15 months, the one-year anniversary of his power grab, and claimed success in fighting communist rebels, despite an overnight attack that killed at least 20 security forces.
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In Amsterdam an experimental ban on smoking marijuana went into effect in-tended to reduce loitering and petty crime. “No toking” signs appeared as part of the ban on the street in "De Baarsjes," one of the city's poorer neighborhoods. Amsterdam soon began selling the "no toking" signs to prevent the official ones from being stolen as collector's items.
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New SEC rules went into effect for many hedge funds. US funds with over 15 American investors were required to register.
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Indonesia announced that it found the bodies of 1,000 additional victims from the Dec 26 tsunami disaster.
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Russell Christoff, kindergarten teacher in Antioch, Ca., found out that he was awarded $15.6 million for a Taster’s Choice modeling photo taken in 1986.
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HP researchers introduced groundbreaking nanotechnology that could replace traditional transistors on computer chips.
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FEB, 10
- Current / Future Events
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1990 –
Laura Marling, British singer-songwriter
1989 –
Hurricane Chris, American rapper
1987 –
Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer
1986 –
Lauren Conrad, American TV star
1985 –
Dean Shiels, Northern Irish footballer
1985 –
Jodi Gordon, Australian actress and model
1985 –
Rachael Scdoris, American dog musher
1984 –
Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
1984 –
Lee Thompson Young, American actor
1983 –
Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgian cyclist
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February, 1
- Births
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2008,
Beto Carrero, Brazilian theme park owner and entertainer (b. 1937)
2007,
Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-born composer (b. 1911)
2007,
Seri Wangnaitham, Thai dance choreographer (b. 1937)
2007,
Whitney Balliett, American jazz critic (b. 1926)
2007,
Ray Berres, American baseball player (b. 1907)
2007,
Ahmad Abu Laban, Danish Muslim leader (b. 1946)
2006,
Dick Bass, American football player (b. 1937)
2006,
Bryce Harland, New Zealand diplomat (b. 1931)
2005,
John Vernon, Canadian actor (b. 1932)
2004,
May O'Donnell, American modern dancer and choreographer (b. 1909)
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February, 1
- Deaths
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