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This article covers breaking news and events in February 2010.
Daily events
Monday February 1, 2010
- Ciudad Juárez / Mexico : 14 people are killed in a massacre of schoolchildren and students.
- Paris / France : The carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen gets approximately 97,000 copies of the models Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1 due to problems on the gas pedal back .
- Washington, DC / United States : US President Barack Obama announces the end of the Constellation space program due to financial constraints . Instead of a new manned lunar mission, the corresponding funds from the state budget are to be used to promote commercial flights to the International Space Station .
Tuesday February 2, 2010
- Brasília / Brazil : The government approves the construction of the Belo Monte hydropower plant on the Rio Xingu . After its completion, the hydropower plant there will be the third largest in the world. Because of the destruction of the rainforest and the necessary resettlement of indigenous people, the construction has come under fire.
- Karbala / Iraq : At least 45 people die and over 70 others are injured in an attack on Shiite pilgrims.
- Paris / France : Start of proceedings to investigate the cause of the crash of Air France flight 4590 , which crashed into a hotel shortly after taking off from Charles de Gaulle airport .
- Stuttgart / Germany : Construction work on the controversial Stuttgart 21 rail project begins.
Wednesday February 3, 2010
- Athens / Greece : Parliament re- elects incumbent Karolos Papoulias as president of the country with 266 out of 300 votes.
- Brussels / Belgium : The European Commission puts Greece's budget under EU control. By 2012, the country has to push its new debt below the EU convergence criteria mark of 3% of gross domestic product.
- Lausanne / Switzerland : The Federal Supreme Court ruled that the assets of the former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier will not be paid out to Haiti. The money in question remains frozen in an account with a Swiss bank and Duvalier's relatives can hope for payment soon.
Thursday February 4, 2010
- Ankara / Turkey : The Erdoğan government is repealing the Emasya Protocol , which allowed the armed forces to take over power in individual provinces of Turkey without being empowered to do so by district administrators or governors.
- London / United Kingdom : The sculpture L'Homme qui marche I by the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti achieved the equivalent of 74 million euros at auction , making it the most expensive plastic work of art ever auctioned.
- Munich / Germany : Less than five months after the fatal assault on Dominik Brunner , charges of murder are brought against the two alleged perpetrators .
Friday 5th February 2010
- Belfast / United Kingdom : The Protestant Democratic Unionist Party and the Catholic Sinn Féin Party agree on a police and judicial reform that should guarantee Northern Ireland greater self-government.
Saturday February 6, 2010
- Iqaluit / Canada : The representatives of the G7 countries grant Haiti , which was devastated by a severe earthquake on January 12th, debt relief and advise on further aid for the Caribbean country.
Sunday 7th February 2010
- Kiev / Ukraine : Viktor Yanukovych from the Party of Regions wins the runoff election for the office of president against incumbent Yulia Tymoshenko from Blok Yuli Tymoshenko .
- Miami / United States : In Super Bowl 44 defeat the New Orleans Saints , the Indianapolis Colts with 31:17 and for the first time master of the National Football League .
- San José / Costa Rica : Laura Chinchilla from the National Liberation Party wins the presidential election . Outbreaks of violence related to drug trafficking were her defining campaign topic.
Monday February 8, 2010
- Belfast / United Kingdom : The Protestant Ulster Volunteer Force and the Ulster Defense Association as well as the Irish National Liberation Army and the Official Irish Republican Army lay down their weapons in Northern Ireland on time.
- Cape Canaveral / United States : The space shuttle mission STS-130 of the Endeavor successfully launched to the International Space Station one day late .
- Kabul / Afghanistan : In an avalanche caused by a snowstorm , numerous vehicles are buried on a 3.5-kilometer section of the Salang Strait , killing at least 166 people.
- Washington, DC / United States : The Boeing 747-8F aircraft is making its maiden flight.
Tuesday February 9, 2010
- Karlsruhe / Germany : The Federal Constitutional Court declared in a landmark ruling , the current calculation of the standard benefits for social assistance and unemployment benefits for unconstitutional and commits the federal government to correct the standard rate regulation by the end of the year.
- Natanz / Iran : Regardless of international protests, the country starts producing uranium enriched to 20% .
- Strasbourg / France : The European Parliament confirms the new Commission under President José Manuel Barroso .
Wednesday February 10, 2010
- Port-au-Prince / Haiti : The country's government reports that 230,000 people lost their lives in the January 12th earthquake . The earth shook in a magnitude of 7.0 M w .
- Stuttgart / Germany : With 83 of 137 votes cast, Stefan Mappus ( CDU ) is elected to succeed his party colleague Günther Oettinger as Prime Minister of the State of Baden-Württemberg .
Thursday February 11, 2010
- Berlin / Germany : Erika Steinbach finally resigns from her seat on the council of the planned “Flight, Expulsion, Reconciliation” foundation , the composition of which will be decided by the Bundestag .
- Berlin / Germany : The 60th Berlin International Film Festival opens with the film Tuan Yuan by director Wang Quan'an .
- Cape Canaveral / United States : The Solar Dynamics Observatory , which is supposed to continue observing the sun through the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, starts two days late .
- Hamburg / Germany : In the newspaper Die Welt , the FDP - Federal Chairman Guido Westerwelle writes about the discomfort of those affected with the Hartz IV legislation : "Who promises the people effortless prosperity, invites you to late Roman decadence ." These words solve a storm of Outrage because very few Hartz IV recipients associate their situation with the term “prosperity”.
- Strasbourg / France : The European Parliament rejects the SWIFT agreement with 378 votes to 196 .
- Tehran / Iran : On the 31st anniversary of the “ Islamic Revolution ”, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declares the country a “nuclear state” and that the country is already in a position to build nuclear weapons . At the same time, there are violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the capital.
Friday February 12, 2010
- The Hague / Netherlands : The shareholders of the sports car manufacturer Spyker Cars approve the takeover of the Swedish car manufacturer Saab from General Motors .
- Helmand / Afghanistan : Beginning of the largest operation to date, Mushtarak since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan in 2001, with 12,500 ISAF soldiers and 2,500 soldiers from the Afghan National Army against around 400 to 1,000 Taliban .
- Vancouver / Canada : The 21st Winter Olympic Games open.
Saturday February 13, 2010
- Dresden / Germany : On the 65th anniversary of the air raids on Dresden , thousands of counter-demonstrators are blocking a planned march of the right-wing extremist scene in the Outer Neustadt , which was registered by the Junge Landsmannschaft Ostdeutschland and which was to become the largest parade of the right-wing extremist scene since the end of the Second World War . On the other side of the Elbe, in the inner old town , more than 10,000 people take part in various events and church services in memory of the victims of the Second World War .
Sunday February 14, 2010
- Valencia / Spain : The BMW Oracle Racing crew wins the regatta for the 33rd America's Cup against the Alinghi team .
Monday February 15, 2010
- Halle / Belgium : At least 25 people are killed in a train accident as a result of icy tracks and heavy snowfall.
- Tripoli / Libya : As a result of the affair with Switzerland , citizens of the Schengen member states no longer receive an entry permit and existing visas lose their validity.
Tuesday February 16, 2010
- Kiev / Ukraine : Nine days after the Ukrainian presidential election, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko files a complaint with the court against the victory of her rival Viktor Yanukovych .
Wednesday February 17, 2010
- Cairo / Egypt : New genetic tests on the mummy of the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun confirm the assumption that Akhenaten was his father.
Thursday February 18, 2010
- New York / United States : After increasing criticism of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the failed UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Yvo de Boer announces his resignation as Secretary General of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change with effect from July 1st.
- Niamey / Niger : President Tandja Mamadou is overthrown by a violent military coup and replaced by a military dictatorship that invalidates the constitution.
- Paris / France : The Mannheim publishing house Brockhaus sells the manuscript of the memoirs (“ Histoire de ma vie ”) by Giacomo Casanova to Minister of Culture Frédéric Mitterrand for 7.2 million euros . This is the highest amount ever paid for a manuscript.
- Washington, DC / United States : US President Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama in the White House , leading to violent protests by the Chinese government.
Friday 19th February 2010
- Meknes / Morocco : At least 40 people are killed in the collapse of the minaret of the Bab Berdieyenne Mosque .
- Zurich / Switzerland : The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry renames the 112th chemical element Ununbium in honor of Nicolaus Copernicus in Copernicium order, thereby integrating the proposal in Darmstadt -based GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research in.
Saturday 20th February 2010
- Addis Ababa / Ethiopia : Following the coup in Niger , the African Union is suspending the country's membership.
- Berlin / Germany : The jury of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival honors the film Bal ( German honey ) by director Semih Kaplanoğlu as the best contribution of the festival with the Golden Bear .
- Darfur / Sudan : The envoys of the Movement for Justice and Equality agree to a ceasefire with the government in the Darfur conflict and the start of peace negotiations.
- The Hague / Netherlands : Due to the dispute over the extension of the Afghanistan mission, the government under Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende falls apart .
- Madeira / Portugal : At least 48 people are killed in severe storms and more than 120 are injured, 32 people are still missing.
- Kiev / Ukraine : Prime Minister Julija Tymoshenko withdraws her judicial complaint against the outcome of the Ukrainian presidential election. The election winner was Viktor Yanukovych .
Sunday February 21, 2010
- Caracas / Venezuela : President Hugo Chávez announces its own civil nuclear program to meet the country's energy needs.
- Tehran / Iran : The President of the Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi announces the construction of two more uranium enrichment facilities from mid-March.
Monday February 22, 2010
- Düsseldorf / Germany : State Secretary General Hendrik Wüst resigns in the affair of controversial sponsorship letters from the North Rhine-Westphalian CDU .
Tuesday February 23, 2010
- Copenhagen / Denmark : Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has almost completely replaced his government in response to the falling polls .
- Mexico City / Mexico : The States of Latin America decide to set up a new organization as a counterweight to the Organization of American States , in out Canada and the United States all States of America should be members. The international organization is to be called the " Community of Latin American and Caribbean States " (CELC) and follow the example of the European Union .
Wednesday February 24, 2010
- Brussels / Belgium : The European Commission recommends starting accession negotiations between the European Union and Iceland .
- Doha / Qatar : After seven years of civil war in Darfur, the government of Sudan concludes a ceasefire agreement with the largest rebel group, the JEM .
- Hanover / Germany : Margot Käßmann resigns as chairwoman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany and as regional bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover . She has come under fire for driving under the influence of alcohol .
- Lombardy / Italy : In an act of sabotage in a former refinery, 600,000 liters of crude oil run into the Lambro River .
Thursday February 25, 2010
- Kiev / Ukraine : The pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovych is sworn in as president and announces the orientation of his country as a non-aligned state for his term of office . Whereas the presidential elections defeated Yulia Tymoshenko did not attend the swearing-demonstrative.
- New Delhi / India : For the first time since the November 26, 2008 attacks in Mumbai , the foreign ministers of the warring nuclear powers India and Pakistan are meeting again to continue their interrupted talks.
Friday February 26, 2010
- Bangkok / Thailand : The Supreme Court ruled that the state could confiscate around 46 billion baht , the equivalent of more than one billion euros , from the frozen assets of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra .
- Benghazi / Libya : Head of State Muammar al-Gaddafi calls for “ jihad against Switzerland , Zionism and foreign aggression” as a result of the Swiss minaret dispute .
- Berlin / Germany : The Bundestag approves with a large majority the extension of the Afghanistan mission by one year and an increase in the Bundeswehr contingent by up to 850 soldiers.
- Copenhagen / Denmark : Politiken newspaper apologizes for offending Muslims with the Muhammad cartoons.
- Lausanne / Switzerland : The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) demands that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) withdraw the bronze medal for the Chinese women's team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney , because gymnast Dong Fanxiao was proven to have falsified the age information. Fanxiao was only 14 years old when she participated; the required minimum age was 16 years. This would move the team from the USA to third place. In addition, the FIG deleted all of Fanxiao's results from 1999 and 2000.
Saturday February 27, 2010
- Bogotá / Colombia : The Constitutional Court forbids President Álvaro Uribe Vélez to run for a third time in the upcoming presidential elections .
- Concepción / Chile : An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 M w kills at least 47 people and triggers a tsunami warning for large parts of the Pacific Ocean .
- Paris / France : The film A Prophet by French director Jacques Audiard wins nine prizes at the 35th César Awards .
Sunday February 28, 2010
- Barcelona / Spain : In referendums on Catalonia's independence in 80 Catalan municipalities, those in favor of independence achieve a majority of 92% of the votes. The turnout is just under 23%.
- Dushanbe / Tajikistan : In the parliamentary elections , the People's Democratic Party of President Emomalij Rahmon wins with 71.69% of the vote.
- Vancouver / Canada : The 21st Winter Olympics are coming to an end. The host will be the most successful nation with 14 gold, seven silver and five bronze medals.
- Western Europe : Hurricane Xynthia claims several lives and injuries in Spain , France and Germany and causes considerable property damage.
See also
- Nekrolog February 2010 for deaths this month
- List of annually recurring commemorative and action days in February
- Category for commemorative days, holidays or action days in February
Web links
Commons : February 2010 - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Abendblatt.de: Bloodbath at youth parties - a mix-up? (Accessed February 2, 2010).
- ↑ Boersennews.de: PSA Peugeot Citroen recalls 97,000 cars (accessed on February 1, 2010).
- ^ Taz.de: Budget 2011 (accessed on February 2, 2010).
- ↑ n-tv.de: 20,000 people have to give way. Giant dam for Brazil (accessed February 2, 2010).
- ↑ Tagesschau.de: Suicide attack in Iraq - dozens of pilgrims die in an attack in Baghdad ( Memento from February 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 2, 2010).
- ↑ Focus.de: Concorde crash - Air France is looking for those responsible (accessed on February 2, 2010).
- ^ Deutschebahn.com: Construction work for Stuttgart 21 begins (accessed on February 2, 2010).
- ↑ derstandard.at: Papoulias re-elected as President (accessed on February 26, 2010).
- ↑ Welt.de: Hard cuts - EU takes control of Greek finances (accessed on February 3, 2010)
- ↑ No Duvalier funds for Haiti ( Memento from February 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Zeit online: Stage victory for Turkish democracy (accessed on February 7, 2010).
- ↑ NZZ.ch: Giacometti most expensive artist - “L'homme qui marche I” achieves 65 million pounds in London (accessed on February 4, 2010).
- ↑ FAZ.net: Munich - murder charges against S-Bahn thugs (accessed on February 4, 2010).
- ↑ Tagesschau.de: Government parties agree on judicial reform - “A new chapter for Northern Ireland” ( Memento from February 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 6, 2010).
- ↑ Focus.de: Earthquake - G7 countries cancel Haiti debt (accessed on February 27, 2010).
- ↑ Chronology since the Orange Revolution. In: kleinezeitung.at . February 19, 2014, accessed October 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Saints overcome slow start to capture first Super Bowl title in franchise history. In: nfl.com . February 7, 2010, accessed February 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Laura Chinchilla first President of Costa Rica. In: Stimme.de . February 8, 2010, accessed June 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Welt.de: Northern Ireland - Terror Group Lay Down Arms (accessed on February 10, 2010).
- ↑ Welt.de: Other groups in Northern Ireland lay down their arms (accessed on February 10, 2010).
- ↑ Tagesspiegel.de: Raumfahrt - Shuttle “Endeavor” to the space station launched (accessed on February 9, 2010).
- ↑ Focus Online: Number of deaths in avalanche accidents rises to 166 (accessed on February 12, 2010).
- ↑ Aero.de: Boeing 747-8F is cruising in the sky over Washington (accessed February 9, 2010).
- ↑ Bundesverfassungsgericht.de: Standard benefits according to SGB II ("Hartz IV Law") not constitutional (accessed on February 9, 2010)
- ↑ FAZ.net: Iran begins uranium enrichment in Natans (accessed on February 9, 2010)
- ↑ spiegel.de: Oettinger and Co. - EU Parliament approves Barroso's Commission (accessed on February 9, 2010)
- ↑ Haiti quake death toll rises to 230,000 ( Memento from February 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Stefan Mappus stands for the new start in the southwest. In: Welt Online . February 10, 2010, accessed May 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Welt.de: Compromise with the head of the displaced persons - Steinbach renounces her seat on the Board of Trustees (accessed on February 11, 2010).
- ↑ World premiere from China opens 60th Berlinale, Yoji Yamada's latest work as a graduation film. In: berlinale.de . January 19, 2010, accessed March 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Stern.de: "Solar Dynamic Observatory": - NASA sends solar probe into space (accessed on February 12, 2010).
- ↑ Guido Westerwelle : Don't forget the middle. In: The world . February 11, 2010, accessed May 4, 2017 .
- ↑ ots: SPD Vice Schwesig holds Westerwelle “cheek” and “late Roman decadence” in dealing with Hartz IV recipients. In: xtranews.de. February 12, 2010, accessed April 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Controversial banking agreement rejected - European Parliament stops SWIFT ( Memento from July 25, 2010 on WebCite ) (accessed on February 11, 2010).
- ↑ Focus.de: Ahmadinejad - Iran becomes a "nuclear state" (accessed on February 11, 2010).
- ^ Zeit.de: Ahmadinejad: Iran could build atomic bomb (accessed on February 11, 2010).
- ↑ Focus.de: Attacks on opposition demonstrators on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution (accessed on February 11, 2010).
- ↑ Tagesschau.de: GM sells ailing subsidiary - Saab goes to Dutch company Spyker (accessed on February 12, 2010)
- ↑ Spiegel.de: "Operation Muschtarak" - NATO starts major offensive against Taliban (accessed on February 12, 2010)
- ↑ Spiegel.de: Olympic opening ceremony - show in shock (accessed on February 13, 2010)
- ↑ sz-online.de: February 13th belongs to Dresden again (accessed on February 21, 2010).
- ↑ Sports.espn.go.com: BMW Oracle wins America's Cup (accessed February 15, 2010).
- ↑ NZZ.ch: Up to 25 fatalities in a train accident in Belgium - frontal collision between two regional trains near Brussels (accessed on February 15, 2010).
- ↑ Spiegel.de: Visa stop for Libya - Gaddafi locks out EU citizens (accessed on February 17, 2010).
- ↑ Ukraine-Analyzes No. 70, March 16, 2010, p. 20 (PDF).
- ↑ tagesschau.de : Malaria and inbreeding were curse of the Pharaoh ( Memento from February 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ diepresse.com: UN climate chief throws in the towel (accessed on 18 February 2010).
- ^ FAZ.net: West Africa - military junta coup in Niger (accessed on February 19, 2010).
- ↑ FAZ.net : Build yourself up on this body of text! (Accessed February 18, 2010).
- ↑ Sueddeutsche.de: Obama meets Dalai Lama - A meeting for friend and foe ( Memento from February 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 18, 2010).
- ↑ NZZ-Online : At least 40 dead in a minaret collapse in Morocco (accessed on February 20, 2010).
- ↑ echo-online.de: The newest Darmstadt element is called “Copernicium” - GSI proposal accepted - The abbreviation is “Cn” ( Memento from February 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 25, 2010).
- ^ Welt.de: After military coup - African Union suspends Niger (accessed on February 24).
- ↑ Golden Bear - The Best Films from Berlin (Berlinale). In: moviepilot.de . Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
- ↑ NZZ.ch: Darfur rebels agree to ceasefire - resumption of peace talks planned (accessed on February 21).
- ↑ Spiegel-Online : Dutch government breaks up due to conflict in Afghanistan (accessed on February 20, 2010).
- ↑ Focus.de: Madeira - 48 dead and 32 missing after floods (accessed on February 25).
- ^ Clear way for Yanukovych to be sworn in. In: rp-online.de . February 21, 2010, accessed September 29, 2018 .
- ^ FAZ.net: Venezuela - Chávez plans civil nuclear program (accessed on February 22, 2010).
- ↑ Iran wants to build two more uranium enrichment plants. In: rp-online.de . February 22, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Sueddeutsche.de: CDU: Sponsors Affair - Rüttgers needs a new campaign manager ( Memento from February 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 22, 2010)
- ^ Rasmussen vigorously reshapes government. In: saarbruecker-zeitung.de . February 23, 2010, accessed August 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Latin America follows the example of the EU ( Memento from January 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ derstandard.at: EU begins accession negotiations with Iceland (accessed on February 24, 2010).
- ↑ Step towards peace. In: wienerzeitung.at . February 24, 2010, accessed April 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Sueddeutsche.de: Church: Follow an alcohol trip - Margot Käßmann leaves ( Memento from February 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 24, 2010).
- ↑ Black wave on the Lambro. In: wwf.de . February 24, 2010, accessed August 30, 2018 .
- ^ Zeit.de: Yanukovych sworn in as President of Ukraine ( Memento from March 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 25, 2010).
- ^ Spiegel.de: After the Mumbai Terror - India and Pakistan meet for first talks (accessed on February 25, 2010).
- ↑ tagesschau.de : Thaksin's billion-dollar fortune is confiscated ( Memento from February 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ n-tv.de: Gaddafi's call for jihad - Switzerland reacts calmly (accessed on February 26, 2010).
- ↑ Spiegel.de: Bundeswehr - Bundestag decides to increase troops (accessed on February 26, 2010).
- ^ Spiegel.de: Caricatures dispute - Danish newspaper concludes "peace treaty" with descendants of Mohammed (accessed on February 26, 2010).
- ↑ fig-gymnastics.com, Gymnastics International Federation: Chinese gymnasts at Sydney OG ( Memento of March 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ dw-world.de: Colombia - court stops Uribe's candidacy (accessed on February 27, 2010).
- ↑ Tagesschau.de: earthquake of magnitude 8.8 - at least 47 dead after earthquake in Chile ( Memento from February 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 27, 2010).
- ↑ derstandard.at: prison film "Der Prophet" won nine prizes (accessed on February 28, 2010).
- ↑ derstandard.at: Catalans again symbolically voted on independence (accessed on April 4, 2010).
- ↑ NZZ.ch: Presidential party wins election in Tajikistan as expected - OSCE observers find serious irregularities (accessed on March 1, 2010).
- ↑ Spiegel.de: Olympic closing ceremony - happy end and jubilation (accessed on March 1, 2010).
- ↑ Welt.de: Hurricane "Xynthia" races over Germany (accessed on February 28, 2010).