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* <!--19 Feb--> The '''[[Northern Bank robbery]]''': One of the largest joint [[Police Service of Northern Ireland|PSNI]]-[[An Garda Síochána|Garda]] [[police]] investigations ever seen in [[Ireland]] continues, with over [[Pound sterling|£]]2.3 million uncovered in searches. The [[Provisional IRA]] are accused of large-scale criminal activities surrounding the incident. |
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* <!--16 Feb--> The '''[[Kyoto Protocol]]''', an international [[treaty]] on [[global warming]], comes into effect. |
* <!--16 Feb--> The '''[[Kyoto Protocol]]''', an international [[treaty]] on [[global warming]], comes into effect. |
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* <!--14 Feb--> Former [[List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] of [[Lebanon]] '''[[Rafiq Hariri]]''' is [[assassination|assassinated]] in [[Beirut]] in a massive [[car bomb]] explosion. |
* <!--14 Feb--> Former [[List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] of [[Lebanon]] '''[[Rafiq Hariri]]''' is [[assassination|assassinated]] in [[Beirut]] in a massive [[car bomb]] explosion. |
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* <!--14 Feb--> Results in the '''[[Iraqi legislative election, 2005|2005 Iraqi legislative election]]''' are announced. With 48 percent of the popular vote, the [[Shi'a_Islam|Shiite Muslim]] coalition wins 140 of 275 seats in the [[Iraqi National Assembly]]. |
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* <!--14 Feb--> At least 203 [[coal mining|coal miners]] are killed in the '''[[2005 Liaoning mine disaster|Liaoning mine disaster]]''' in [[People's Republic of China|China]]. |
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Revision as of 03:06, 20 February 2005
- The Northern Bank robbery: One of the largest joint PSNI-Garda police investigations ever seen in Ireland continues, with over £2.3 million uncovered in searches. The Provisional IRA are accused of large-scale criminal activities surrounding the incident.
- The Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty on global warming, comes into effect.
- Former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafiq Hariri is assassinated in Beirut in a massive car bomb explosion.