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{{*mp|Feb 19}} Early returns indicate a significant defeat for the party of President [[Pervez Musharraf]] in [[Pakistan]]'s '''[[Pakistani general election, 2008|parliamentary elections]]'''. |
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{{*mp|Feb 18}} [[Julius Baer Group|Bank Julius Bär]] secures a permanent [[injunction]] against the [[domain name registrar|domain registrar]] for '''[[Wikileaks]]''', forcing the website [[on-line and off-line|offline]]. |
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{{*mp|Feb 17}} [[Kosovo]]'s [[Assembly of Kosovo|parliament]] endorses a '''[[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|unilateral declaration of independence]]''' from [[Serbia]] and adopts a [[Flag of Kosovo|flag]] ''(pictured)''; [[International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|response from the international community]] is mixed. |
{{*mp|Feb 17}} [[Kosovo]]'s [[Assembly of Kosovo|parliament]] endorses a '''[[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|unilateral declaration of independence]]''' from [[Serbia]] and adopts a [[Flag of Kosovo|flag]] ''(pictured)''; [[International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|response from the international community]] is mixed. |
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{{*mp|Feb 17}} The [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]], [[Alistair Darling]], announces plans to [[nationalization|nationalise]] the '''[[Northern Rock]]''' bank following credit problems caused by the [[subprime mortgage crisis]]. |
{{*mp|Feb 17}} The [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]], [[Alistair Darling]], announces plans to [[nationalization|nationalise]] the '''[[Northern Rock]]''' bank following credit problems caused by the [[subprime mortgage crisis]]. |
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Revision as of 06:36, 19 February 2008
- Early returns indicate a significant defeat for the party of President Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan's parliamentary elections.
- Kosovo's parliament endorses a unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia and adopts a flag (pictured); 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.
- The Writers Guild of America votes to end a three-month strike pending approval of a new contract by guild members.
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