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{{*mp|February 20}} '''[[Ivars Godmanis]]''', 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}} '''''[[French battleship Danton (1909)|Danton]]''''', a [[France|French]] battleship sunk in 1917 by a [[Germany|German]] submarine, is discovered on the floor of the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. |
{{*mp|February 19}} '''''[[French battleship Danton (1909)|Danton]]''''', a [[France|French]] battleship sunk in 1917 by a [[Germany|German]] submarine, is discovered on the floor of the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. |
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{{*mp|February 18}} '''[[UBS AG]]''' ''(entrance pictured)'', [[Switzerland]]'s largest bank, agrees to pay [[United States dollar|US$]]780 million and disclose account information to the [[U.S. Government]] after admitting to helping American clients [[tax avoidance and tax evasion|evade taxes]]. |
{{*mp|February 18}} '''[[UBS AG]]''' ''(entrance pictured)'', [[Switzerland]]'s largest bank, agrees to pay [[United States dollar|US$]]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}} The '''[[West Cork oil spill|largest oil spill]]''' to affect [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]] in 13 years occurs off [[County Cork]]. |
{{*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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{{*mp|February 16}} In [[Venezuela]], a '''[[Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2009|constitutional referendum]]''' lifts [[term limit]]s on elected offices, enabling [[List of Presidents of Venezuela|President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] to stand for re-election indefinitely. |
{{*mp|February 16}} In [[Venezuela]], a '''[[Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2009|constitutional referendum]]''' lifts [[term limit]]s on elected offices, enabling [[List of Presidents of Venezuela|President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] to stand for re-election indefinitely. |
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{{*mp|February 16}} The [[Royal Navy]]'s [[nuclear submarine]] [[HMS Vanguard (S28)|HMS ''Vanguard'']] '''[[HMS Vanguard and Triomphant submarine collision|collides]]''' with the [[French Navy]]'s [[Triomphant (S 616)|''Triomphant'']] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. |
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Current topics
- Ivars Godmanis, the Prime Minister of Latvia, resigns along with the rest of his government amid concerns about handling the economic crisis.
- Danton, a French battleship sunk in 1917 by a German submarine, is discovered on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea.
- UBS AG (entrance pictured), 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.
- The largest oil spill to affect Great Britain and Ireland in 13 years occurs off County Cork.
- In Venezuela, a constitutional referendum lifts term limits on elected offices, enabling President Hugo Chávez to stand for re-election indefinitely.