February 1 National Guard mobilized in Kentucky ice storm aftermath 15 killed and 22 injured after fire in Chinese bar Israeli military launches airstrikes into Gaza Strip Derailments close Australian rail routes British PM condemns walkouts Tarja Turunen reveals working title for new album Cyprus detains weapon-laden ship DS4SEQ discusses daylight savings in Queensland with Wikinews New Icelandic government to take office today Fast track offer if Iceland applies to join EU February 2 Supercross: Stewart wins 4th consecutive Monster Energy event in San Francisco, California €8bn bank bailout in Ireland Nuclear sites close as more UK workers walkout Barclays Bank credit rating cut by Moody's Eurovision '82 winner Nicole talks about 'Ein bißchen Frieden', her success and the Contest today American swimmer Michael Phelps laments "bad judgment" in marijuana controversy Heavy snow fall disrupts UK transportation and communications Canadian National buys Chicago railroad February 3 Automobile sales in the United States down sharply GM, Chrysler offer buyouts and early retirement to workers Scandinavian Airlines System to cut 8,600 jobs Baby in California born with 12 functioning fingers and toes, in a rare case of polydactylism Shoe thrown at Chinese PM during speech at Cambridge University in the UK Yahoo announces closure of Briefcase Man arrested in India after mid-air hijack threat on domestic flight February 4 Report: Man tries to hang himself on an American Airlines flight UK television presenter sacked after "golliwog" comment Regulator bans UK video-on-demand service Stanford physicists print smallest-ever letters 'SU' at subatomic level of 1.5 nanometres tall North Queensland Fury sign former Liverpool great Fowler Obama cabinet nominees withdraw over tax issues Australian teenager sentenced to three months in jail for graffiti February 5 UN demands return of aid seized by Hamas Queensland state Green party to run environmental lawyer in treasurer's electorate Bill Gates releases mosquitoes during conference for malaria awareness Ukranian ship MV Faina with cargo of tanks freed by pirates Six indicted over jet crash at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport US Supreme Court judge Ginsburg undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer ITV Wales drops local news sign language Wikinews Shorts: February 5, 2009 England's Football Association complains over missed goal Strike ends at UK oil refinery UK rail firm cuts 180 jobs MySpace removes 90,000 sex offenders February 6 Plane makes emergency water landing in Darwin Harbour Somali pirates agree to release Egyptian ship with fertiliser cargo and 28 crew US job cuts last month highest since 1974, unemployment rate rises US swimmer Phelps suspended over 'pot pipe' Denny's Super Bowl free 'Grand Slam Breakfast' brings 2 million diners Wikinews Shorts: February 6, 2009 Zimbabwean parliament passes unity government bill British court 'threatened' by United States Obama expands Bush's faith-based initiatives February 7 Kyrgyzstan announces decision to close US base UN halts aid to Gaza after tons of food aid is seized 14 killed by bushfires in Australia Microsoft Flight Simulator series grounded after layoffs Southern Gaza hit by new Israeli air strikes February 8 One person dead, hundreds rescued from ice drift in Lake Erie in US Automobile manufacturer Toyota triples annual loss prediction February 9 US Court of Appeals reduces sentence for former Philippines officer in spy case No injuries, deaths after car-bomb explodes in Madrid, Spain Saudi most-wanted list includes former Guantanamo captives More than 160 dead in bushfires in Australia Airplane crash in Brazil kills 24 February 10 Man in Florida, USA, arrested for using 911 to complain about fast food 'Tim Hortons' coffee shops to go 'Cold Stone' Subject of high-profile Italian euthanasia case dies February 11 EU warns France about auto rescue plan Mayor of Flint, Michigan resigns for health reasons American baseball star Rodriguez admits to using performance enhancing drugs US Senate passes stimulus package February 12 Fake impotence drugs linked to low blood sugar outbreak Pakistani nuclear scientist released from house arrest Many US TV stations preparing to make digital switch despite new legislation Canadian lawyer urges Prime Minister to repatriate Omar Khadr February 13 Judd Gregg withdraws as US Commerce Secretary nominee Japan, Australia draw in World Cup qualifier Fifty killed in commuter plane crash in Clarence Center, New York Russian and US satellites collide US lawmakers reach stimulus package deal February 14 Six killed in UK car crash Germany's GUN Records closes Australia's Queensland Roar through to A-League football preliminary final Virgin Atlantic jet fire investigation finds faulty wiring in A340 fleet British Airways jet makes rough landing at London City Airport Israel elects 18th Knesset Queensland Premier denies March 28 election 500 stranded melon-headed whales rescued in Philippine bay February 15 Burning debris from satellites spotted over several US cities "The Simpsons" announces change in title sequence and move to HD Australian football: Melbourne through to A-League Grand Final, Adelaide to play Queensland in preliminary final Japanese tanker MV Chemstar Venus freed by Somali pirates Woman with world's longest fingernails loses them in car crash Thousands flee after volcano begins to erupt in Colombia February 16 North Korea says it's preparing to launch space program, denies preparations to test missile US Congress passes $787 billion stimulus package US military says 'fireballs' spotted over Texas are not related to satellite collision Eurovision '73 winner Anne Marie David discusses her four-decade career and the Contest, past and present Japan's economy sees biggest decline since 1974 Airplane that crashed near Buffalo, New York 'was on autopilot' February 17 Obama signs $787 billion stimulus package Large chimpanzee shot and killed by police in US after it attacks woman, officers General relativity effect confirmed: satellite experiment British writer Edward Upward dies at 105 February 18 Helicopter ditches in the North Sea; all 18 on board rescued Buffalo, New York plane crash may have resulted from pilot error Colombian military spy plane crashes US automakers GM and Chrysler seek more government aid Two nuclear submarines collide in the Atlantic Ocean Venezuelan referendum ends presidential term limits 20,000 Californian state workers may lose their jobs NATO report on Afghanistan leaked Class action launched by Australian bushfire survivors against SP AusNet February 19 Wikinews Shorts: February 19, 2009 Violence erupts in Guadeloupe after labor dispute Court rejects Polanski bid to have child sex charges dismissed February 20 Magnitude 5.4 earthquake shakes Pakistan European Court of Human Rights orders UK to compensate Islamist AIM activist, Leonard Peltier defender Robert Robideau dies Sheffield pub is CAMRA's Pub of the Year New South Wales, Queensland to have electorates redrawn: Australian Electoral Commission Israel seizes West Bank land Jury acquits three in Politkovskaya murder trial Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at lowest level in six years February 21 Slovak bus accident kills 12 Church of Scientology blames Pearl Harbor, 9/11 on psychiatry LTTE strikes Sri Lanka capital UK firm gets ESA funding to ground test new jet engine for spaceplane Chinese cargo ship sinks after being shot by Russian navy Turbulence on Northwest Airlines flight injures 47 February 22 Over a dozen injured, one killed in bomb blast in Egypt Endangered Luzon Buttonquail photographed alive by Philippines documentary California's violent video game ban law ruled unconstitutional by US Court of Appeals Number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe reaches 80,000 Australian football: Adelaide United defeat Queensland Roar, through to A-League Grand Final Launch of space shuttle Discovery delayed indefinitely Adela Lupșe, outburst TV presenter, gives her side At least 73 dead after blast in Chinese coal mine Bulgarian chess grandmaster attempts to break chess record February 23 Guantanamo captive returned to the United Kingdom Brazil's Embraer plans to cut around 4,200 jobs New comet to be visible to naked eye for several days February 24 Rocket carrying NASA carbon dioxide satellite crashes into ocean AU peacekeepers killed in Somalia, Islamists vow more attacks US stock markets fall to lowest levels since 1997 February 25 Airplane crashes at Schiphol Airport; 9 killed Japan's January exports fall by 46% from last year Fed chairman Bernanke says US recession 'may last into 2010' U.S. team unveils plans for F1 entry in 2010 February 26 Baldwin, Seymour among attendees at Oscar viewing party held by Children Uniting Nations Engine failure may have been factor in Amsterdam plane crash Al-Shabaab and AU peacekeepers clash in Somalia Australian state of Queensland will go to the polls on March 21 Hilda Solis begins new job as US Secretary of Labor February 27 Australian Sex Party to run independents in Queensland election Obama budget calls for record US deficit Wedding next year for Sweden's crown princess Former Serbian president Milutinovic acquitted of war crimes February 28 Bangladesh mutiny leaves scores of officers dead Fatal US Army helicopter collision in Iraq blamed on enemy fire ACLU commemorates anniversary of US Supreme Court decision on student free speech
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