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February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 317 days remain until the end of the year (318 in leap years). Events. Pre-1600. 1370 – ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Russo-Ukrainian War. 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. War in Donbas. The Ukrainian government accuses Russian separatists of shelling a kindergarten in Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk Oblast using artillery, injuring three civilians.
The battle ends in an American victory on February 22. 1944 – World War II: Operation Hailstone begins. U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk ( Chuuk ), Japan 's main base in the central Pacific , in support of the Eniwetok invasion.
February 2016 Ankara bombing. Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 28 people and injuring 61 others. Authorities believe a car bomb caused the blast. A senior Turkish security source says initial signs indicate that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) are responsible.
Protesters in the capital Naypyidaw, Mandalay, and the country's largest city Yangon stage a record number of demonstrations against military junta since February 1 coup. Many of public and private employees and civil servant join demonstrations despite military's warning. (Voice of America) Science and technology. Discoveries of exoplanets
British-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever rejects a US$143 billion takeover from Kraft Heinz, saying the deal had no financial or strategic merit.Nevertheless, Kraft is still interested in finding agreement; it has until March 17 to make a final bid under UK takeover rules.
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February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm, 2021 Texas power crisis. U.S. President Joe Biden declares a major disaster in Texas following a severe winter storm and cold weather that left at least 70 people dead and millions of others without power. The declaration allows federal funds to be spent and made available to affected people.