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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
2007 Mweka ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of the Congo killing 187 people 
2007 Cholera in Ethiopia.
2007 Iraq cholera outbreak in Iraq killing 10 people.
2007 Poliomyelitis in Nigeria.
2007 Dengue fever in Puerto Rico; Dominican Republic; Mexico
2007 Cholera in Somalia.
2007 Cholera in Vietnam
2012 Typhoon Saola results in the deaths of elven people and displaces over 150000 in the Philippines.
2013 Robert Mugabe continues to maintain power after winning 142 out of 210 seats in the Zimbabwean election
2014 USA and UN announce a 72 hour ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, though it quickly breaks down.
2017 Christopher A. Wray confirmed at F.B.I. Director by US Senate.
2017 Bomb blast at Jawadia Shia mosque in Herat, Afghanistan results in the deaths of about 30
2017 Two Venezuelan opposition leaders, Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma re-arrested, revoking their house arrest.
2018 Swedish crown jewels stolen in heist from Strängnäs Cathedral, Stockholm
2018 Australian Rugby League's 'Immortals' tally moves to 13 as pre-War stars Dally Messenger, Frank Burge and Dave Brown along with latter day giants Norm Provan and Mal Meninga are added
2018 The 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is recorded as becoming the second-deadliest outbreak of the Ebola virus on November 29, surpassed only by the 2013 West African Ebola virus epidemic
2018 Kivu Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda killing 2268 (as of 16 March 2020) people.
2019 Danish polar research institution Polar Portal reports a large spike in Greenland ice loss, with 11 billion tons melted in one day and 197 gigatonnes during the month of July
2020 Egypt tells Elon Musk its pyramids were not built by aliens, after Musk tweets in support of a conspiracy theory that they did.
2020 The Barakah nuclear power plant in the UAE is recorded as becoming operational following delays since 2017. It is the inaugural commercial nuclear power station in the Arab world
2021 American virologist Dr. Anthony Fauci says "things are going to get worse" as US COVID-19 cases double in 10 days due to surge of Delta variant
2023 Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on charges of conspiring to defraud the country and prevent the peaceful transfer of power by special counsel Jack Smith [1]
2025 Indian chess prodigy Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, from Madhya Pradesh, is recorded as becoming youngest player to earn official FIDE (International Chess Federation) rating at 3 years, 7 months and 20 days old, besting November 2024 youngesr record holder Anish Sarkar, by about a month.
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