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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1996 Bernard Frank, oriental scholar/writer, dies at 69. 
1997 Near Coast of Central Chile a 7.3 quake resulted in five people killed at Pueblo Nuevo, one person killed at Coquimbo, one person killed at La Chimba and another died of a heart attack at Punitaqui. More than 300 people injured, 5000 houses destroyed, 5700 houses severely damaged, another 10000 slightly damaged.
1997 The Cyprus-registered Evoikos and an empty Thai supertanker Orapin Global collide in the Singapore strait, causing the worst oil spill in the country's history.
2005 Prince Christian of Denmark, son of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and his wife Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark is born
2005 Qinghai-Tibet Railway completed.
2005 Riot in Toledo, Ohio during a Neo-Nazi rally surrounding racial issues; 114 arrested
2005 The referendum on the new Proposed Iraqi constitution is held
2006 Chief Justice of Japan Akira Machida retires upon reaching the age of 70.
2006 Declaration of the etablishment of the Islamic State of Iraq
2006 The UN agrees to sanction North Korea over nuclear testing issue.
2007 Sir Menzies Campbell steps down as leader of the British Liberal Democrats
2007 The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China takes place
2011 Global protests break out in 951 cities in 82 countries.
2012 In this year, Hilary Mantel claims the 2012 Man Booker Prize for her novel Bring Up the Bodies
2014 Kansas City Royals win the MLB 2014 American League Championship Series
2017 500 wildfires occur in Portugal and Northern Spain fanned by winds from Hurricane Ophelia, killing at least 35.
2017 Actress Alyssa Milano tweeting “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’" prompts flood of replies across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
2017 60 Minutes and The Washington Post publish story detailing how US Congress passed bill sponsered by Tom Marino hindering fight against opioid crisis
2017 Austrian legislative elections: Austrian People's Party (Ã-VP) win most seats (62), led by Sebastian Kurz (31)
2018 Caravan of up to 4000 Central American migrants that started in Honduras reaches Guatemala, heading for Mexico and the US
2018 American retailer Sears files for bankruptcy.
2018 At least 180000 migrants driven out of Anglo and back into the Democratic Republic of Congo
2018 Indian minister and editor MJ Akbar files a defamation case after being accused of sexual harassment by multiple women in #MeToo case
2020 Thai protests: The Government of Thailand declares a "severe" state of emergency banning gatherings of five or more people, initiating a crackdown on demonstrations and imposing media censorship.
2020 President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov steps down from office after weeks of massive protests in the wake of the October 2020 parliamentary election; opposition leader Sadyr Japarov assumes office as both the acting President and Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
2023 In the second round of the Ecuadorian general election, Daniel Noboa of the National Democratic Action is elected as the youngest-ever President of Ecuador.
2023 In this year, Polish parliamentary election: The Law and Justice party claims the most seats, but loses its majority, with its incumbent president Mateusz Morawiecki being succeeded by the Civic Platform party's Donald Tusk on 13 December.October 17 - An explosion occurs at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, where displaced Palestinians are taking refuge. Many fatalities are reported, but estimates vary significantly, from 100 to as many as 471, depending on the source
2025 Three US military strikes in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean sink three suspected drug smuggling vessels and kill eight crewmen; the 23rd, 24th, and 25th missions since September.
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