Sunday, February 26, 2012

WEEK IN REVIEW: FEBRUARY 19-25, 2012

The 84th Academy Awards will be presented tomorrow night.
Due to the strike shortened season, the NBA All Star Basketball game is also tomorrow night.
Wednesday is February 29, Leap Year Day.

Amongst events that have happened around the world this past week...
*Greece will be receiving a second economic bailout from the Eurozone committee.
*North Korea protested a "live fire" exercise by South Korea along its borders, but no physical action was taken against the country.
*Civil unrest continues in Syria, Bahrain, and Somalia.
*Egyptian administrators have yet to agree on arrangements for the first free elections in that country since Hosini Mubarak was removed from power in 2011.
*Thailand's economy has fallen by 7% because of floods in that country over the previous year.
*With the recent removal of India, the World Health Organization's list of countries affected by a polio epidemic now stands at just Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria.

For more news at any time, either scroll down to our IN OTHER NEWS feature at the bottom of your screen or visit any other reputable news source.

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