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{{*mp|February 19}} '''[[UBS AG]]''', [[Switzerland]]'s largest bank, agrees to pay [[US$]]780 million in [[Fine (penalty)|fine]]s and [[restitution]] and disclose account information to the [[U.S. Government]] after admitting to helping American clients [[tax avoidance and tax evasion|avoid taxes]]. |
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{{*mp|February 17}} [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]] signs a [[United States dollar|US$]]787 billion '''[[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|stimulus package]]''' into law ''(pictured)''. |
{{*mp|February 17}} [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]] signs a [[United States dollar|US$]]787 billion '''[[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|stimulus package]]''' into law ''(pictured)''. |
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{{*mp|February 17}} The '''[[West Cork oil spill|largest oil spill]]''' to affect [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]] in 13 years occurs off [[County Cork]]. |
{{*mp|February 17}} The '''[[West Cork oil spill|largest oil spill]]''' to affect [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]] in 13 years occurs off [[County Cork]]. |
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{{*mp|February 16}} The [[Royal Navy]]'s [[nuclear submarine]] [[HMS Vanguard (S28)|HMS ''Vanguard'']] '''[[HMS Vanguard and Triomphant submarine collision|collides]]''' with the [[French Navy]]'s [[Triomphant (S 616)|''Triomphant'']] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. |
{{*mp|February 16}} The [[Royal Navy]]'s [[nuclear submarine]] [[HMS Vanguard (S28)|HMS ''Vanguard'']] '''[[HMS Vanguard and Triomphant submarine collision|collides]]''' with the [[French Navy]]'s [[Triomphant (S 616)|''Triomphant'']] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. |
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{{*mp|February 15}} The [[Andes|Andean]] [[volcano]] '''[[Galeras]]''' erupts in [[Colombia]], forcing 8,000 people to evacuate. |
{{*mp|February 15}} The [[Andes|Andean]] [[volcano]] '''[[Galeras]]''' erupts in [[Colombia]], forcing 8,000 people to evacuate. |
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{{*mp|February 13}} '''[[2009 French Caribbean general strikes|General strikes]]''' over the high [[cost of living]] continue in [[Guadeloupe]] and [[Martinique]]. |
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- UBS AG, Switzerland's largest bank, agrees to pay US$780 million in fines and restitution and disclose account information to the U.S. Government after admitting to helping American clients avoid taxes.
- U.S. President Barack Obama signs a US$787 billion stimulus package into law (pictured).
- The largest oil spill to affect Great Britain and Ireland in 13 years occurs off County Cork.
- In Venezuela, a constitutional referendum lifts term limits on elected offices, enabling President Hugo Chávez to stand for re-election indefinitely.
- The Royal Navy's nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard collides with the French Navy's Triomphant in the Atlantic Ocean.