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((*mp|Feb 19}} [[Pervez Musharraf]] concedes defeat in the '''[[Pakistani general election, 2008|Pakistani general election]]'''. |
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{{*mp|Feb 19}} [[Toshiba]] announces it is ceasing production of [[HD DVD]] equipment, conceding the '''[[High definition optical disc format war|high definition format war]]''' to the rival [[Blu-ray Disc]] format. |
{{*mp|Feb 19}} [[Toshiba]] announces it is ceasing production of [[HD DVD]] equipment, conceding the '''[[High definition optical disc format war|high definition format war]]''' to the rival [[Blu-ray Disc]] format. |
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{{*mp|Feb 19}} '''[[Fidel Castro]]''' ''(pictured)'' announces his retirement as the [[President of Cuba|President]] of [[Cuba]]. |
{{*mp|Feb 19}} '''[[Fidel Castro]]''' ''(pictured)'' announces his retirement as the [[President of Cuba|President]] of [[Cuba]]. |
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Revision as of 14:06, 19 February 2008
((*mp|Feb 19}} Pervez Musharraf concedes defeat in the Pakistani general election.
- Toshiba announces it is ceasing production of HD DVD equipment, conceding the high definition format war to the rival Blu-ray Disc format.
- Fidel Castro (pictured) announces his retirement as the President of Cuba.
- Bank Julius Bär secures a permanent injunction against the domain registrar for Wikileaks, forcing the website offline.
- Kosovo's parliament endorses a unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia; response from the international community is mixed.
- The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, announces plans to nationalise the Northern Rock bank following credit problems caused by the subprime mortgage crisis.
- Václav Klaus is re-elected as the President of the Czech Republic.
- The Swedish government refuses to consider Nord Stream's application to build an underwater gas pipeline from Russia to Germany.
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