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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
2020 The China Securities Regulatory Commission approves a transaction in which Switzerland's Credit Suisse will take a majority interest in a China securities firm, making Credit Suisse the inaugural foreign bank to own a majority of such a company since the easing of foreign ownership rules in 2018 
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] China revises the COVID-19 death toll in Wuhan upward, adding 1290 more fatalities to bring the country's reported COVID-19 deaths to 4632
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] Europe surpasses 100000 COVID-19-related deaths.
2020 The U.N. Human Rights Office accuses Myanmar of carrying out daily airstrikes in the Rakhine and Chin states and that at least 32 civilians have been killed since March 23. The separatist Arakan Army unilaterally declared a month-long ceasefire to fight the pandemic, but the military rejected the ceasefire claiming a previous ceasefire had been reneged by the insurgents.
2021 Funeral of Prince Philip , consort to Queen Elizabeth II , held under COVID-19 restrictions at Windsor Palace, England.
2021 COVID-19 pandemic: The global death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 3 million.
2021 The Czech government concludes that the Russian GRU was responsible for the blast of two ammo warehouses in Vrbětice in 2014. 18 Russian diplomats and alleged spies are subsequently expelled.
2021 The Soyuz MS-17 mission concludes, returning three crewmembers of Expedition 64 to Earth from the International Space Station
2024 In this year, Solomon Islands general election: Incumbent Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's OUR Party claims a plurality of seats.
2025 26th US military lethal strike in international waters of a suspected drug smuggling vessel results in the deaths of four
2025 Thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 210 million years are are discovered on a mountain in Stelvio National Park in northern Italy [1]
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