Portal:Current events/2008 February 24

Current events of February 24, 2008 (2008-02-24) (Sunday)

80th Academy Awards: Marion Cotillard wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Édith Piaf in La Vie en rose, while Daniel Day-Lewis takes home the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in There Will Be Blood. (News Limited) No Country for Old Men wins the Academy Award for Best Picture while the Coen brothers win the Academy Award for Directing. (ABC News) A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 becomes the first commercial aircraft to make a flight powered by biofuel flying between Heathrow and Amsterdam. (CNN) The National Assembly of People's Power unanimously selects Raúl Castro to succeed his brother Fidel as President of Cuba. (BBC News) Ralph Nader enters the 2008 United States presidential election as an independent candidate. (CNN) The Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army sign a permanent ceasefire. (BBC News) Cypriot presidential election, 2008: Demetris Christofias is elected President of Cyprus, defeating Ioannis Kasoulidis. (AFP) Pakistani censors cause most of the Earth's Internet users to lose access to the Internet site YouTube for up to two hours. (AP via Google News) Tottenham Hotspur Football Club win the 2008 League Cup after beating Chelsea F.C. 2-1 after extra time. (The Herald)