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In Victoria, Australia, bushfires (satellite image pictured) cause major property damage and kill at least 35 people.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the clinical use of ATryn, the first medicine produced using genetically engineered animals.
Severe winter conditions, including the heaviest snowfall in 18 years in South East England, disrupt air and road traffic and close schools across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The chairman of a Tokyo bedding supplier is arrested following the exposure of an investment scam, reportedly worth US$1.4 billion, involving the use of a fictional currency, "Enten".
Fossils of Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake currently known, are announced to have been discovered in Cerrejón, Colombia.

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February 8, 2009 (Sunday)

Swiss voters go to the polls to vote on a referendum to extend freedom of movement to European Union workers to workers from Bulgaria and Romania. (BBC)
Three thousand firefighters continue to fight bushfires in Victoria with at least 35 people having died and hundreds of homes destroyed.(Sydney Morning Herald), (ABC)

February 8, 2009 Wikinews articles

Automobile manufacturer Toyota triples annual loss prediction

February 7, 2009 (Saturday)

Bolivian President Evo Morales enacts a new constitution. (BBC)
Pakistan:
- Seven Pakistani police officers are killed in Mianwali, Punjab. (BBC)
- The Students' Movement claims to have executed kidnapped Polish engineer Peter Stanczak. (Xinhua)
The Israeli Air Force attacks the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants fire two rockets into the country. (Haaretz)
2009 Southeastern Australia heat wave:
- Bushfires in Victoria kill at least 25 people. (Herald Sun)
- More than 100,000 Victorians may be without electricity due to a rolling blackout. (ABC News Australia)
- The town of Marysville is completely destroyed. (ABC News Australia)
Brazilian Federal Police confiscate 3.8 tons of cocaine from a ship at a Paranaguá port. (Trend News)
Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids during the 2003 season. (Sports Illustrated)
An Embraer EMB-110P1 air taxi carrying 20 people crashes in Amazonas, Brazil. (IHT)
Police kill many in Madagascar. (BBC)

February 7, 2009 Wikinews articles

February 6, 2009 (Friday)

Sweden ends its moratorium on the construction of nuclear power plants. (Financial Times)
The United States Food and Drug Administration approves ATryn, the first drug made using genetically-engineered animals. (Reuters)
Late 2000s recession:
- U.S. President Barack Obama creates the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. (ABC News)
- The U.S. economy lost 598,000 jobs during January 2009, with unemployment rising to 7.6 percent. (New York Times)
- Canada's economy lost 129,000 jobs during January 2009, an all-time record, with unemployment rising to 7.2 percent. (AP via Google News)
- Bankruptcies in the United Kingdom rose during 2008 by 50 percent to an all-time high. (ABC News Australia)
- California's Alliance Bank and Georgia's FirstBank are closed, raising the number of 2009 U.S. bank failures to eight. (Reuters)
A teething drug is withdrawn from circulation after killing 84 Nigerian children in three months. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan is released from house arrest in Islamabad. (BBC)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits Iraq to meet with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. (AFP via Google News)
Sri Lanka's government refuses to negotiate with the Tamil Tigers at what it calls a "crucial and final stage" of the ongoing civil war. (Sky News)
Russia's government will allow the U.S. Armed Forces to ship nonlethal equipment to Afghanistan through Russian territory. (International Herald Tribune)
Somali pirates will release the MV Blue Star and her crew of 28 Egyptians upon receiving a ransom. (IHT) (Melbourne Herald Sun)
The USS Port Royal runs aground off Hawaii. (Inquisitr)
Chief Minister of Perak, Malaysia, Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is forcibly removed from office and threatens legal action. (BBC)

February 6, 2009 Wikinews articles

February 5, 2009 (Thursday)

USA Swimming suspends Michael Phelps from competition for three months following publication of a photograph of him smoking marijuana. (AP via Sports Illustrated)
Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka's national cricket team becomes the highest wicket-taker in One Day Internationals with 503. (Sports 24)
Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan agree to form a rapid reaction force based in the Federation. (AFP via The Australian)
China declares a national emergency due to severe droughts throughout the country. (BBC)
Somali pirates release Ukraine's MV Faina following a US$3.2-million ransom payment. (BBC)
Late 2000s recession:
- The Bank of England reduces the base rate of interest to a new historic low of 1 percent. (Sky News)
- The number of Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits reaches its highest level since October 1982. (CNN Money)
At least 10 people are killed in a Federal Police raid in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (BBC)
Heavy snowfall closes Ireland's Dublin Airport and disrupts flights for several hours. (RTÉ)
Businessman Kazutsugi Nami is arrested by Japanese police over a US$1.4-billion investment scam. (BBC)
Three Malaysian members of the People's Alliance and of Perak's State Legislative Assembly declare themselves independent and pledge support for the National Front. (New Straits Times)
Zimbabwe's House of Assembly allows power-sharing between the African National Union – Patriotic Front and the Movement for Democratic Change. (Reuters)
A suicide bomber kills 24 people and injures at least 40 in Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan. (MSNBC)
Undefeated Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe announces his retirement. (BBC)

February 5, 2009 Wikinews articles

February 4, 2009 (Wednesday)

2008-2009 Israel-Gaza conflict:
- An Israel Defense Force investigation concludes that the attack on Izzeldin Abuelaish was reasonable. (Jerusalem Post)
- The United Nations backtracks on a claim that a deadly Israeli Defense Force strike hit a Gaza school. (Haaretz)
- Hamas police storm a United Nations warehouse in Gaza and seize blankets and food intended for Palestinian civilians. (Haaretz)
Late 2000s recession
- The United States Treasury moves to broaden its debt ranging options to raise the trillions of dollars needed to cope with the current recession. (Reuters)
- German legendary model train manufacturer Märklin goes bankrupt after the failure of long-running restructuring efforts. (Der Spiegel) (Financial Times)
- Panasonic Corp. announces plans to shut down 27 plants throughout the world and slash 15,000 jobs due to a slump in demand for its electronic products resulting from the worldwide recession. (AP via Google News)
- Icelandic retail group Baugur has applied to a district court in Reykjavik to enter into a moratorium process. (Sky News)
- Unemployment in Ireland sees the highest monthly increase in 40 years, with the equivalent of 1,500 people being laid off daily. (RTÉ)
Russian financial crisis of 2008-2009:
- Fitch Ratings downgrades Russia's long-term foreign and local currency ratings to BBB and places its outlook on negative. (Dow Jones via Easy Bourse)
Samira Ahmed Jassim, who allegedly recruited more than 80 suicide bombers, is arrested in Iraq. (Times Online)
The High Court of Justice alleges British resident Benyam Mohammed was tortured and that the US threatened to withdraw intelligence help from the United Kingdom if details were released. (BBC)
A senior British Army officer is arrested in Afghanistan on suspicion of breaking the Official Secrets Act by leaking information on civilian casualties to a human rights campaigner. (Press Association via The Guardian)
Sri Lankan artillery attacks in the last 24 hours in the Vanni result in the deaths of at least 52 Tamils. (The Guardian)
Latvia's Minister of Agriculture resigns in the wake of growing protests by farmers. (BBC)
The director of Somalia's independent HornAfrik radio station, Said Tahlil Ahmed, is killed in Mogadishu. (BBC)
An estimated 15,000 students in Dublin, Ireland, protest the threatened reintroduction of university fees. (RTÉ)
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announces a commission to investigate the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto. (AFP via Google News)
Fossils from Colombia reveal Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake ever discovered. (Nature)
German public television station ZDF reports that Nazi fugitive Aribert Heim died in 1992. (AFP via Google News)
Eight trucks are attacked en route to Afghanistan by suspected Taliban militants. (BBC News)

February 4, 2009 Wikinews articles

February 3, 2009 (Tuesday)

Presidency of Barack Obama:
- Tom Daschle withdraws his nomination to serve as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and Nancy Killefer withdraws her nomination to serve as Chief Performance Officer. (MSNBC.com)
- President Obama nominates Republican Senator Judd Gregg for the position of Secretary of Commerce. (New York Times)
- New Hampshire Governor John Lynch nominates Republican J. Bonnie Newman to replace Gregg in the Senate. (Bloomberg)
2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict:
- Israel announces restrictions on Al Jazeera broadcasts within its borders. (BBC)
- The Palestinian National Authority demands an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip. (Washington Post)
California's government goes broke and issues IOUs on all expenditures not required by law. (ABC7)
Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security eliminates a Pakistani terrorist cell responsible for at least six suicide bombings in Kabul. (AFP via Google News)
Sri Lankan Civil War:
- The Armed Forces claim to have captured an underground bunker used by the Tamil Tigers. (AFP via The Australian)
- The United States, European Union, Japan, and Norway urge the Tigers to cease fighting and negotiate with the government. (BBC)
- At least 52 Tamil civilians are killed in recent combat. (The Guardian)
Australia:
- The government announces a $42-billion stimulus package to revive the economy. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- The Reserve Bank reduces interest rates by 100 basis points to 3.25%. (NineMSN Money)
Iran announces the launch of its first domestically constructed satellite, Omid. (Reuters)
Suspected Taliban militants suspend NATO supply lines by destroying a bridge on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. (CNN)
The United Kingdom struggles to cope with its heaviest snowfalls since 1991. (BBC)

February 3, 2009 Wikinews articles

February 2, 2009 (Monday)

The United States Senate confirms Eric Holder as Attorney General. (AP via Google News)
U.S. department store Macy's announces it will cut 7,000 jobs. (CNNMoney)
Muammar al-Gaddafi is elected Chairman of the African Union. (Reuters)
A human rights protester throws a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a speech at Cambridge University. (CNN)
Nine people are killed when a hospital is shelled in Puthukkudiyiruppu, Sri Lanka. (BBC)
Japan's Mount Asama erupts. (Reuters)
Heavy snow across England closes London City Airport and one runway of Heathrow Airport and shuts down all public transport in London. (BBC)
The International Criminal Court announces it will investigate Israeli war crimes possibly committed during Operation Cast Lead. (Jerusalem Post)
Chairman Mahmoud Abbas says he will not deliberate with any group that does not recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization. (Al Jazeera)
The Israel Defense Forces bomb the Gaza Strip in response to Palestinian rocket and mortar fire. (Al Jazeera)
Wildcat strikes spread across the United Kingdom. (Sky News)

February 2, 2009 Wikinews articles

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Ongoing events
Malagasy protests Automotive industry crisis Diplomatic response to Abkhazian and South Ossetian independence Diplomatic response to Kosovar independence Global financial crisis Icelandic financial crisis Nord-Kivu campaign Piracy in Somalia Russian financial crisis Treaty of Lisbon ratification World food price crisis Zimbabwean cholera outbreak edit sidebar

Recent deaths
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Elections
Recent January 18 January: El Salvador, Parliament 25 January: Bolivia, Constitutional referendum 30 January: Somalia, President (by the parliament) Upcoming February 8 February: Turkmenistan, Parliament (3^rd Round) 8 February: Liechtenstein, Parliament 8 February: Switzerland, Referendum on freedom of movement with the European Union 10 February: Israel, Parliament edit sidebar

Trials
Upcoming Austria: Josef Fritzl Canada: Larry O'Brien Estonia: Herman Simm Italy: Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: ICTY Radovan Karadžić Singapore: Chee Soon Juan and others Singapore: Peter Lloyd U.S.: Aníbal Acevedo Vilá U.S.: Viktor Bout U.S.: Noshir Gowadia U.S.: William J. Jefferson U.S.: James Charles Kopp U.S.: Bernard L. Madoff U.S.: Ehren Watada U.S.: Sheila Dixon U.S.: Joseph Bruno Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Iraq: Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori Republic of China (Taiwan): Chen Shui-bian Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra US: Jena Six US: Phil Spector edit sidebar

Upcoming holidays and observances
February 8: Autism Sunday 8: Thaipusam (Tamil Hinduism) 8: Septuagesima (Western Christianity) 8: Prešeren Day (Slovenia) 8: Scout Sunday (Boy Scouts of America) 8: Abolition of Slavery (Roma) 8: Youth Day (Republic of the Congo) 9: Navam Full Moon Poya (Buddhism) 9: Tu Bishvat (Judaism) 9: Thaipusam (Tamil Hinduism) 9: Shri Guru Ravidass Jayanti (Ravidasi) 9: Magha Puja (Cambodia, Thailand) 9: St Maron's Day (Lebanon) 9: Islander Day (Prince Edward Island) 10: Fenkil Day (Eritrea) 10: Revolution Day (Iran) 10: Saint Paul’s Shipwreck (Malta) 11: Our Lady of Lourdes (Roman Catholicism) 11: National Youth Day (Cameroon) 11: National Foundation Day (Japan) 11: Armed Forces Day (Liberia) 11: Evelio Javier Memorial Day (Panay Island) 11: National Inventors' Day (United States) 11: Lateran Treaty Day (Vatican City) edit sidebar

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