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A summit of African leaders opened in Cannes on the French Riviera. The crisis in Darfur and violence in Guinea overshadowed the summit, as well as perennial issues of poverty, development and AIDS. France won agreement from three involved African nations (Sudan, Chad and Central African Republic) that they would not support armed rebel movements on each other's territories.
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Officials warned of a potential environmental disaster in Antarctica after fire erupted on a Japanese whaling ship, as the search continued for a missing crewmen from the crippled ship. The next day Japanese officials said the ship posed no environmental threat.
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The Australian government said it was negotiating with the US on a plan to build a military satellite communications facility in Perth. Defense Minister Brendan Nelson said the two nations had negotiated for two years to build a number of ground-based communications systems around Australia.
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It was reported that shooting ranges continued to operate in Cambodia despite governmentcancellation of licenses in 1997. Tourists were able to fire 30 rounds with an AK-47 for $30. Other offers included tossing grenades at chickens for $200 and killing a cow with a rocket-propelled grenade for $555.
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A fast-thinking pilot with passengers in cahoots fooled hijacker Mohamed Abderraman, a 32-year-old Mauritanian, by braking hard upon landing in Gran Canaria, then accelerating to knock the man down. When he fell, flight attendants threw boiling water in his face, and about 10 people pounced on him.
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Nadia Abdel Hafez, an Egyptian woman (37), died of bird flu in a Cairo hospital and a boy, 5
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Nokia, the world's leading maker of mobile phones, said it would shed some 700 jobs, with Finland taking the brunt of the cuts.
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FEB, 10
- Current / Future Events
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1990 –
Erwin Sak, Polish footballer
1989 –
Bonnie Dennison, American actress
1988 –
Hironori Kusano, Japanese Idol
1987 –
Jarrod Sammut, Australian-Maltese rugby league player, Penrith Panthers.
1986 –
Gabriel Paletta, Argentine footballer
1984 –
Dorota Rabczewska, Polish singer (Virgin)
1984 –
Meera Jasmine, Indian actress
1983 –
Ashley Tesoro, American actress and singer
1983 –
Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player
1981 –
Diego Martínez, Mexican footballer
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February, 15
- Births
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2009,
Joe Cuba, Puerto-Rican musician (b. 1931)
2009,
Dr. Diether H. Haenicke, university president (b. 1935
2008,
Amnon Netzer, Iranian-Israeli historian (b. 1934)
2008,
Ashley Callie, South African actress (b. 1976)
2007,
Walker Edmiston, actor (b. 1926)
2007,
Ray Evans, American songwriter (b. 1915)
2005,
Samuel Francis, American journalist (b. 1947)
2005,
Pierre Bachelet, French singer and songwriter (b. 1944)
2004,
Jens Evensen, Norwegian minister and jurist (b. 1917)
2004,
Jan Miner, American actress (b. 1917)
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February, 15
- Deaths
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