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{{*mp|February 15}} [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] is '''[[Chevron Corporation#Environmental damage in Ecuador|fined]]''' $8.6 billion for [[Texaco]]'s pollution of the [[Amazon Rainforest|Amazon]] region of [[Ecuador]] over a twenty-year period. |
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{{*mp|February 14}} [[Italy|Italian]] [[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] '''[[Silvio Berlusconi]]''' is [[indictment|indicted]] for [[Rubygate|allegedly hiring]] an under-age prostitute. |
{{*mp|February 14}} [[Italy|Italian]] [[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] '''[[Silvio Berlusconi]]''' is [[indictment|indicted]] for [[Rubygate|allegedly hiring]] an under-age prostitute. |
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{{*mp|February 14}} '''[[Lady Antebellum]]''' ''(pictured)'' wins five [[Grammy Award|Grammys]], including [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]], and '''[[Arcade Fire]]''' wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] at the [[53rd Grammy Awards]]. |
{{*mp|February 14}} '''[[Lady Antebellum]]''' ''(pictured)'' wins five [[Grammy Award|Grammys]], including [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]], and '''[[Arcade Fire]]''' wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] at the [[53rd Grammy Awards]]. |
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{{*mp|February 14}} Anti-government protests are held in '''[[2010–2011 Algerian protests|Algeria]]''', '''[[2011 Bahraini protests|Bahrain]]''' and '''[[2011 Yemeni protests|Yemen]]''' amid [[2010–2011 Arab world protests|similar protests]] across the [[Arab world]]. |
{{*mp|February 14}} Anti-government protests are held in '''[[2010–2011 Algerian protests|Algeria]]''', '''[[2011 Bahraini protests|Bahrain]]''' and '''[[2011 Yemeni protests|Yemen]]''' amid [[2010–2011 Arab world protests|similar protests]] across the [[Arab world]]. |
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{{*mp|February 13}} '''''[[The King's Speech]]''''' wins seven awards, including [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]], at the [[64th British Academy Film Awards]]. |
{{*mp|February 13}} '''''[[The King's Speech]]''''' wins seven awards, including [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]], at the [[64th British Academy Film Awards]]. |
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{{*mp|February 11}} [[Egypt|Egyptian]] [[President of Egypt|President]] [[Hosni Mubarak]] resigns and transfers authority to the [[Supreme Council of the Armed Forces]], following '''[[Egyptian Revolution of 2011|eighteen days of protests]]'''. |
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Revision as of 02:02, 16 February 2011
- Chevron is fined $8.6 billion for Texaco's pollution of the Amazon region of Ecuador over a twenty-year period.
- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is indicted for allegedly hiring an under-age prostitute.
- Lady Antebellum (pictured) wins five Grammys, including Song and Record of the Year, and Arcade Fire wins Album of the Year at the 53rd Grammy Awards.
- Anti-government protests are held in Algeria, Bahrain and Yemen amid similar protests across the Arab world.
- The King's Speech wins seven awards, including Best Film, at the 64th British Academy Film Awards.
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