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{{*mp|February 21}} Eleven people are killed and 20 more are injured in '''[[2009 Slovakian coach and train collision|a collision]]''' between a [[Tourism in Slovakia|tourist]] [[Coach (vehicle)|coach]] and a train in central [[Slovakia]]. |
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{{*mp|February 20}} '''[[Ivars Godmanis]]''' ''(pictured)'', the [[Prime Minister of Latvia|Prime Minister]] of [[Latvia]], resigns along with the rest of his government amid concerns about handling the economic crisis. |
{{*mp|February 20}} '''[[Ivars Godmanis]]''' ''(pictured)'', the [[Prime Minister of Latvia|Prime Minister]] of [[Latvia]], resigns along with the rest of his government amid concerns about handling the economic crisis. |
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{{*mp|February 19}} [[People's Republic of China|China]] confirms [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] as its '''[[HIV/AIDS in the People's Republic of China|leading cause of death]]''' by [[infectious disease]] in 2008, a fivefold increase over a three year period. |
{{*mp|February 19}} [[People's Republic of China|China]] confirms [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] as its '''[[HIV/AIDS in the People's Republic of China|leading cause of death]]''' by [[infectious disease]] in 2008, a fivefold increase over a three year period. |
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{{*mp|February 18}} '''[[UBS AG]]''', [[Banking in Switzerland|Switzerland's largest bank]], agrees to pay [[United States dollar|US$]]780 million and disclose account information to the [[U.S. government]] after admitting to helping American clients [[tax avoidance and tax evasion|evade taxes]]. |
{{*mp|February 18}} '''[[UBS AG]]''', [[Banking in Switzerland|Switzerland's largest bank]], agrees to pay [[United States dollar|US$]]780 million and disclose account information to the [[U.S. government]] after admitting to helping American clients [[tax avoidance and tax evasion|evade taxes]]. |
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{{*mp|February 17}} [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]] signs a US$787 billion '''[[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|stimulus package]]''' into law. |
{{*mp|February 17}} [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]] signs a US$787 billion '''[[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|stimulus package]]''' into law. |
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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]]. |
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- Eleven people are killed and 20 more are injured in a collision between a tourist coach and a train in central Slovakia.
- Ivars Godmanis (pictured), the Prime Minister of Latvia, resigns along with the rest of his government amid concerns about handling the economic crisis.
- China confirms HIV/AIDS as its leading cause of death by infectious disease in 2008, a fivefold increase over a three year period.
- Danton, a French battleship sunk in 1917 by a German submarine, is discovered on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea.
- UBS AG, Switzerland's largest bank, agrees to pay US$780 million and disclose account information to the U.S. government after admitting to helping American clients evade taxes.
- U.S. President Barack Obama signs a US$787 billion stimulus package into law.