Decade2011: Feb 16 / 17 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Feb 16 / 17 2010

17 February 2010 (Wednesday)

A new colour tape, featuring John F. Kennedy's arrival in Dallas in 1963 onboard Air Force One, is revealed. (Associated Press)
Joseph Bohlig is found dead in the main crater of Mount St. Helens, Washington, more than a day after falling 1,500 ft. into the volcano after a cornice he was standing on collapsed. (CNN)
At least 22 people are killed in a bus crash in Northern India. (ABC) (BBC)
The Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine suspends the decision of the Electoral Commission to declare Viktor Yanukovych the winner of the Ukrainian presidential election until the court has decided on the complaints brought by the other candidate, Yulia Timoshenko. (La Libre Belgique)
Walgreen Co. announces that it is buying Duane Reade Holdings Inc., operator of a chain of 257 drugstores in the New York City area, for about $1.08 billion including assumption of debt. (Marketwatch)

February 17, 2010 Wikinews articles

16 February 2010 (Tuesday)

Assassination of a senior Hamas military commander in Dubai:
- Dubai police release the passport photographs of 11 “Europeans” suspected of the murder of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. (BBC)
- It emerges those suspected used fake British and Irish passports, with Dublin saying it did not issue passports under their names, there is no evidence of their names on official Irish records and the counterfeits contain an incorrect amount of numbers and letters. (The Daily Telegraph)
Pope Benedict XVI issues a statement after a two-day meeting with all Irish bishops in the Vatican, including labelling paedophilia a "heinous crime", but his nuncio refuses to appear before an inquiry in Dáil Éireann. (RTÉ) (The Guardian) (The Times)
The Queen Mary 2 arrives at the Port of Shanghai, making its first port call in China since its maiden voyage in 2004. (Xinhuanet)
Queen Rania of Jordan meets with CEOs of mobile operators from around the world in Barcelona on Monday to rally support for the 1GOAL global education campaign. (Jordantimes)
Libya detains Irish nationals at its airport in Tripoli due to the escalation of a dispute between it and Switzerland which has led Libya to refuse anyone from the Schengen area, despite Ireland not being a member. (The Irish Times)
EMI places its Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, London, up for sale in an attempt to ease the debt burden created by Terra Firma Capital Partners' leveraged buyout of the company. (Financial Times)

February 16, 2010 Wikinews articles

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Why Decade 2011?

2000-2010 is a decade for me, I was hit by a boat. My life has passed in a flash, and had I known what I know now growing up, choices certainly would be different. In only one way, knowing more about what is going on would aid me in understanding, at least now to the future. What can I do with the past? I can look at it, bravely face it and accept its existence. No denial, but always inquire. We must know ourselves to grow, to survive, to become better. If I do this, at least we will be able to look back and say, this happened.