Template:In the news
- British soldier Joshua Leakey (pictured) is awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in the war in Afghanistan.
- A gunman kills eight people and commits suicide in the Czech town of Uherský Brod.
- Birdman wins four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, at the Academy Awards.
- In stock car racing, Joey Logano wins NASCAR's Daytona 500.
- Prokopis Pavlopoulos is elected President of Greece.
- Limpet teeth are found to have the highest tensile strength among biomaterials, outperforming spider silk.
Ongoing:
Boko Haram – Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – War in Ukraine
Recent deaths:
Leonard Nimoy – Clark Terry – Daniel Topolski
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