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{{*mp|March 12}} '''[[March 2010 Lahore bombings|A series of bomb attacks]]''' in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] kill at least 72 people. |
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{{*mp|March 12}} The [[2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony|Opening Ceremony]] ''(pictured)'' of the '''[[2010 Winter Paralympics]]''' is held in [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]]. |
{{*mp|March 12}} The [[2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony|Opening Ceremony]] ''(pictured)'' of the '''[[2010 Winter Paralympics]]''' is held in [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]]. |
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{{*mp|March 11}} '''[[Mykola Azarov]]''' is appointed [[Prime Minister of Ukraine]], following the resignation of [[Yulia Tymoshenko]]. |
{{*mp|March 11}} '''[[Mykola Azarov]]''' is appointed [[Prime Minister of Ukraine]], following the resignation of [[Yulia Tymoshenko]]. |
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{{*mp|March 8}} An '''[[2010 Elâzığ earthquake|earthquake]]''' kills 41 people and injures at least 74 others in [[Elâzığ Province]], [[Turkey]]. |
{{*mp|March 8}} An '''[[2010 Elâzığ earthquake|earthquake]]''' kills 41 people and injures at least 74 others in [[Elâzığ Province]], [[Turkey]]. |
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{{*mp|March 7}} ''[[The Hurt Locker]]'' '''[[82nd Academy Awards|wins]]''' six [[Academy Award]]s, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for [[Kathryn Bigelow]], the first woman to win that award. |
{{*mp|March 7}} ''[[The Hurt Locker]]'' '''[[82nd Academy Awards|wins]]''' six [[Academy Award]]s, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for [[Kathryn Bigelow]], the first woman to win that award. |
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{{*mp|March 7}} '''[[2010 Jos riots|Inter-religious attacks]]''' result in hundreds of deaths near [[Jos]], [[Nigeria]]. |
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Revision as of 12:39, 14 March 2010
- A series of bomb attacks in Lahore, Pakistan kill at least 72 people.
- The Opening Ceremony (pictured) of the 2010 Winter Paralympics is held in Vancouver, Canada.
- Mykola Azarov is appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine, following the resignation of Yulia Tymoshenko.
- Carlos Slim becomes the first non-American to top Forbes’ list of billionaires since 1994.
- Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Grand Imam of al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, dies at the age of 81 during a visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- An earthquake kills 41 people and injures at least 74 others in Elâzığ Province, Turkey.
- The Hurt Locker wins six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman to win that award.
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