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{{*mp|March 4}} More than sixty people are killed during a '''[[2010 Pratapgarh stampede|stampede]]''' at a temple in [[Kunda, India|Kunda]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. |
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{{*mp|March 3}} A '''[[3 March 2010 Baqubah bombings|series of suicide bombings]]''' in [[Baqubah]], [[Iraq]], kills 33 people and injures at least 55 more. |
{{*mp|March 3}} A '''[[3 March 2010 Baqubah bombings|series of suicide bombings]]''' in [[Baqubah]], [[Iraq]], kills 33 people and injures at least 55 more. |
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{{*mp|March 2}} Heavy rain results in a '''[[2010 Uganda landslide|landslide]]''' on [[Mount Elgon]] in eastern [[Uganda]], destroying 85 homes and killing an estimated 100 people. |
{{*mp|March 2}} Heavy rain results in a '''[[2010 Uganda landslide|landslide]]''' on [[Mount Elgon]] in eastern [[Uganda]], destroying 85 homes and killing an estimated 100 people. |
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{{*mp|February 28}} A '''[[Xynthia (storm)|cyclonic storm]]''' brings flooding and winds up to 230 km/h (140 mph) across [[Western Europe]], killing more than 50 people. |
{{*mp|February 28}} A '''[[Xynthia (storm)|cyclonic storm]]''' brings flooding and winds up to 230 km/h (140 mph) across [[Western Europe]], killing more than 50 people. |
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{{*mp|February 27}} An 8.8 [[moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]] '''[[2010 Chile earthquake|earthquake]]''' – the world's strongest in more than five years – strikes off the coast of the [[Maule Region]] in [[Chile]], killing more than 700 people and sparking [[tsunami]] alerts throughout the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] Basin. |
{{*mp|February 27}} An 8.8 [[moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]] '''[[2010 Chile earthquake|earthquake]]''' – the world's strongest in more than five years – strikes off the coast of the [[Maule Region]] in [[Chile]], killing more than 700 people and sparking [[tsunami]] alerts throughout the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] Basin. |
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{{*mp|February 27}} [[Manmohan Singh]] becomes the first [[India]]n [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] to '''[[India – Saudi Arabia relations|visit]]''' [[Saudi Arabia]] since 1982. |
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Revision as of 16:05, 4 March 2010
- More than sixty people are killed during a stampede at a temple in Kunda, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- A series of suicide bombings in Baqubah, Iraq, kills 33 people and injures at least 55 more.
- Heavy rain results in a landslide on Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda, destroying 85 homes and killing an estimated 100 people.
- The 2010 Winter Olympics conclude (ceremony pictured) in Vancouver, after victory in men's ice hockey gives host nation Canada a Winter Olympic record of 14 gold medals.
- A cyclonic storm brings flooding and winds up to 230 km/h (140 mph) across Western Europe, killing more than 50 people.
- An 8.8 Mw earthquake – the world's strongest in more than five years – strikes off the coast of the Maule Region in Chile, killing more than 700 people and sparking tsunami alerts throughout the Pacific Basin.
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