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Russia’s government approved a five-year financing plan aimed to decrease mortality from diseases including diabetes, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and cancer. The news came as the state statistics agency said Russia's population dropped by more than 560,000 last year to 142.2 million, a new post-Soviet low.
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Extremists in Somalia threatened to carry out suicide attacks against African Union peacekeepers who are to begin deploying in the coming days.
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The UN Security Council voted unanimously to extend the UN mission in East Timor for a year and beef up the international police force ahead of upcoming elections.
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The US General Accountability Office said it will cost at least $ 12 billion to clean up contamination from tens of thousands of gasoline storage tanks that were leaking underground.
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A US federal judge ordered Microsoft to pay $1.52 billion to Alcatel-Lucent SA for infringing a patent on a fundamental technology for digital music.
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Female tennis stars hailed an announcement that women would receive the same prize money as men at this year's Wimbledon tennis championships after years of dogged campaigning.
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South Dakota’s Senate advanced a law banning abortion in virtually all cases, with the intention of forcing the Supreme Court to reconsider its 1973 decision legalizing the procedure. The law, which would punish doctors who perform the operation with a five-year prison term and a $5,000 fine, awaits the signature of Republican Gov. Michael Rounds and people on both sides of the issue say he is unlikely to veto it.
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FEB, 10
- Current / Future Events
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1989 –
Alia Sabur, American college educator
1988 –
Kevin Borlée, Belgian athlete
1988 –
Przemyslaw Kazimierczak, Polish footballer
1987 –
Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress and model
1986 –
Miko Hughes, American actor
1986 –
Rajon Rondo, American basketball player
1985 –
Hameur Bouazza, Algerian footballer
1985 –
Sean Garballey, American politician
1984 –
VenetianPrincess (Jodie-Amy Rivera), YouTube celebrity
1983 –
Penny Flame, American pornographic actress
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February, 22
- Births
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2007,
Dennis Johnson, American basketball player (b. 1954)
2007,
Howard Verne Ramsey, oldest U.S. veteran of WWI (b. 1898)
2007,
Samuel Hinga Norman, Sierra Leonean alleged war criminal (b. 1940)
2007,
George Jellicoe, Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords & Special Boat Service veteran (b. 1918)
2006,
Anthony Burger, American musician and singer (b. 1961)
2005,
Zdzislaw Beksinski, Polish artist (b. 1929)
2005,
Simone Simon, French actress (b. 1910)
2005,
Lee Eun Ju, Korean actress (b. 1980)
2004,
Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1917)
2004,
Andy Seminick, American baseball player (b. 1920)
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February, 22
- Deaths
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