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Current events of
February 5, 2012
(
2012-02-05
)
(Sunday)
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Armed conflict and attacks
An explosion hits the gas pipeline between
Egypt
,
Israel
and
Jordan
in the
North Sinai Governorate
west of
Arish
.
(AP via MSNBC)
At least three people die and nine are injured by an explosion in the
Afghan
city of
Kandahar
.
(BBC)
The
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta
claims responsibility for attacking an
Eni SpA
pipeline carrying oil to the
Nigerian
city of
Brass
.
(Bloomberg)
Disasters
Early 2012 European cold wave
:
Heavy snow falls across much of the
United Kingdom
, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights at
Heathrow Airport
and the closure of the runway at
Luton Airport
.
(BBC)
More than 250 people have died of the cold weather in
Europe
, with
Russia
forced to reduce supplies of
natural gas
.
(Al-Jazeera)
Bosnia
declares a
state of emergency
as a result of the cold snap.
(Al-Jazeera)
Due to flooding, residents are asked to evacuate the
Australian
town of
St George
,
Queensland
, and the body is found of a woman missing in
Roma
.
(ABC News Australia)
Law and crime
A
Libyan
starts court proceedings against 41 people accused of helping
Muammar Gaddafi
to attempt to suppress the opposition in the
Libyan Civil War
.
(Reuters)
Politics and elections
Bahraini
opposition parties launch a week-long sit in for political reform.
(Reuters)
Voters in
Finland
go to the polls for the second round of the
Finnish Presidential election
with conservative candidate
Sauli Niinisto
winning in a landslide.
(AP via Google News)
Sheikh
Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
resigns as the
Prime Minister of Kuwait
following a strong performance by the Opposition in a recent
parliamentary election
.
(AP via the
Washington Examiner
)
The
Nigerian
People's Democratic Party
wins the governorship in
Adamawa State
.
(Reuters)
The ruling
Mexican
National Action Party (PAN)
endorses
Josefina Vázquez Mota
as its candidate for the
Presidential election
, the first time that a major Mexican party has endorsed a woman to run for
President of Mexico
.
(AP via
Star Tribune
)
Sport
Super Bowl XLVI
:
In
American football
,
Super Bowl XLVI
is played in
Indianapolis
with the
New York Giants
defeating the
New England Patriots
21-17.
(SA
Sunday Mail
)
(NBC Sports)
Quarterback
Eli Manning
of the Giants wins his second
Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award
.
(AP via
Wall Street Journal
)
In
darts
,
England
win the
2012 PDC World Cup of Darts
defeating
Australia
4-3 in the final.
(Fox Sports)
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