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List of events in February 2017 .

Events

  • 1st of February
    • Three orders of the director of the Federal Security Service of Russia have been published, according to which a border zone is established on the borders of Smolensk , Pskov and Bryansk regions with Belarus [1] .
  • February 2
    • Deputies of the European Parliament voted to abolish the visa regime with Georgia [2] .
  • February 3rd
    • A United Nations report on grave human rights violations by the Myanmar army during an operation in northern Rakhine against the Muslim minority of Rohingya has been published. [3]
  • February 4
    • In Zimbabwe , representatives of the rare frog species Arthroleptis troglodytes were found , the last time they met with them was in 1962 [4] .
    • The Romanian Prime Minister announced his readiness to repeal the decree provoking decriminalization of part of corruption crimes [5] .
  • February 5th
    • Sampson Cathedral in St. Petersburg was officially transferred to the use of the St. Petersburg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church [6] .
    • In the final of the World Ice Hockey Championship, the Swedish national team defeated the Russian national team with a score of 4: 3 [7] .
  • February 6
    • The Commission on the fight against pseudoscience and falsification of scientific research under the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences recognized the treatment of homeopathic medicines as "without scientific grounds" [8] .
    • Brazilian President Michel Temer sent 200 troops to the southeastern state of Espiritu Santo to pacify a police strike [9] .
  • February 7
    • The President of Russia signed the law on decriminalization of domestic violence [10] .
    • In the US state of California, after heavy rains, the the highest dam in Lake Oroville in the United States began. In California, the evacuation of the population. Almost 200 thousand people are at stake [11] .
  • February 8th
    • The commander of the Somalia battalion, Colonel of the DPR army Mikhail Tolstykh (call sign Givi) was killed in an attack from the Bumblebee rocket infantry flamethrower [12] .
    • The former Prime Minister of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has been elected the new President of the country. [13]
  • February 10th
    • The founders of the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca were detained, and searches were conducted at the organization’s office [14] .
    • More than 50 people died as a result of military clashes with rebels in Kasai Province in the central part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [15] .
  • 12th of February
    • The La La Land movie won five awards at the Academy Awards [16] .
    • At the 59th Grammy ceremony, the song “ Hello ” by singer Adele was recognized as the best recording [17] .
    • In the presidential election in Turkmenistan , Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was elected for the third time [18] .
  • February 13
    • At least ten people were killed and more than 70 people were injured in an explosion that occurred during a protest in the city of Lahore in northeast Pakistan [19] .
    • Michael Flynn , Advisor to the US President for National Security, was forced to resign - he was caught in contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, in December 2016 [20] .
  • The 14th of February
    • Malaysian police confirmed reports of the killing in the departure zone of Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kim Jong Nam , the brother of the DPRK leader Kim Jong-un [21] .
    • Demonstrations of local Kurds in support of the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, Abdullah Ocalan, took place in the Russian city of Saratov . The action was preceded by the visit of the niece of the PKK leader Dilek Ocalan [22] .
  • February, 15
    • The Indian launch vehicle PSLV-XL launched into orbit at the same time a record number of satellites - 104 [23] .
  • February 16th
    • Thousands of immigrants in a number of US cities did not come to work, joining the Day Without Immigrants campaign, expressing disagreement with the policies pursued by US President Donald Trump regarding foreign labor [24] .
  • February 17
    • The Belarusian opposition held in the center of Minsk the “ March of Angry Belarusians ” unauthorized by the city authorities, directed against the “ parasitism tax ”, [25] .
  • 18th of Febuary
    • According to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia for the period until a political settlement of the situation in certain areas of the Donbass, it is allowed to recognize passports, diplomas, birth certificates, marriage certificates, registration documents for cars issued in the DPR and LPR [26] .
  • February 19th
    • The Falcon 9 booster rocket sent the Dragon cargo spacecraft to the ISS , the first launch from the re-equipped launch pad LC-39 A of the Kennedy Space Center after shuttle flights [27] .
  • February 20th
    • The United Nations has declared hunger in several areas of South Sudan. [28]
  • February 21
    • Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has appointed his wife, Mehriban Aliyeva , as the first vice president [29] .
  • February 22
    • The Presidium of the Supreme Court overturned the verdict and decided to release the activist Ildar Dadin , convicted of repeated violations at rallies [30] .
    • Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on perpetual free privatization of housing [31] .
    • At the NASA conference, astronomers reported that seven exoplanets the size of the Earth, three of which are in the habitable zone, have been discovered around the star TRAPPIST-1 [32] .
    • In the Finnish city of Lahti , the World Ski Championships opened [33] .
  • February 23
    • Iraqi forces repelled Mosul Airport from ISIS [34] .
    • The House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament on the last day of its work before the new parliamentary elections by a majority of votes re-ratified the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union [35] . The decision was made despite the fact that at a referendum in 2016, most of the country's inhabitants voted against this agreement.
  • February 26th
    • The scandalous match of the Russian championship in ice hockey - in the confrontation of the Arkhangelsk “ Vodnik ” and the Irkutsk “ Baikal-Energy ” all 20 goals were scored in their own goal [36] .
  • February 27
    • The Oscar in the nomination “ Best Film ” was given to “ Moonlight ”, Damien Chazell was recognized as the best director for the film “ La La Land ”, and “The Salesman ” was the best film in a foreign language [37] .
    • 21 people were killed in three weeks in clashes after the cessation of peace negotiations between the Philippine authorities and the Communist Party of the Philippines [38] [39] .
    • The head of the private company SpaceX, Elon Musk, announced that at the end of 2018, the new Falcon Heavy rocket should send two space tourists on a trip around the Moon [40] .
  • 28th of February
    • On the Italian island of Sicily , the eruption of Etna, the largest volcano in Europe, began [41] .
    • Due to an employee error on Amazon’s servers, a malfunction occurred, as a result of which several large services became unavailable, tens of thousands of sites stopped working normally, many people lost control of “smart” houses [42] .

See also

► February 2017

Notes

  1. ↑ How Russia and Belarus reached the restoration of the border .
  2. ↑ The European Parliament approved a visa-free regime with Georgia (neopr.) . lenta.ru (February 2, 2017). Date of treatment February 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ UN: Myanmar will investigate violations of the rights of the Rohingya people (Neopr.) . regnum.ru . Date of treatment February 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ It was considered extinct: a rare species of frog was discovered in Africa .
  5. ↑ Romanian Prime Minister announced his readiness to repeal the decree that caused the protests .
  6. ↑ Sampson Cathedral in St. Petersburg was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church (Neopr.) . ria.ru (February 5, 2017). Date of treatment February 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ Sweden - Russia: silver ... (neopr.) . sport-express.ru . Date of treatment February 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ The RAS Commission recognized homeopathy as pseudoscience (neopr.) . meduza.io (February 6, 2017). Date of treatment February 6, 2017.
  9. ↑ In Brazil, military men (neopr.) Were sent to pacify striking police officers . gazeta.ru (February 6, 2017). Date of treatment February 9, 2017.
  10. ↑ Putin signed the decriminalization of domestic violence law .
  11. ↑ California is at stake: the erosion of a dam in Oroville will raise an eight-meter wave (neopr.) . Vesti.ru (February 13, 2017). Date of treatment February 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ Murder of Givi: how one of the leaders of the DPR died (neopr.) . rbc.ru (February 8, 2017). Date of treatment February 9, 2017.
  13. ↑ Former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is elected President of Somalia .
  14. ↑ The founders of Mossack Fonseca were detained in Panama .
  15. ↑ Clashes with the military in Congo killed more than 50 people .
  16. ↑ BAFTA 2017: a complete list of winners .
  17. ↑ GRAMMY 10 thoughts on the 59th ceremony .
  18. ↑ At the CEC meeting, the final election results were summed up: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov (neopr.) Was elected President of Turkmenistan . CEC of Turkmenistan (February 14, 2017). Date of treatment February 20, 2017.
  19. ↑ In Pakistan, at least ten people were killed as a result of the attack (neopr.) . liga.net (February 14, 2017). Date of treatment February 16, 2017.
  20. ↑ Advisor to Trump quit after contacts with the Russian ambassador .
  21. ↑ Brother Kim Jong-un is killed at Kuala Lumpur Airport. A poisoned scarf was thrown over his head .
  22. ↑ In Saratov, Kurds rallied in support of PKK leader Ocalan (VIDEO)
  23. ↑ India lofts a record 104 spacecraft on a single rocket . Spaceflight Now (February 15, 2017).
  24. ↑ “A Day Without Immigrants” in the USA: thousands of foreigners did not go to work .
  25. ↑ The opposition “March of Angry Belarusians” is taking place in Minsk .
  26. ↑ Russia officially recognized the passports of the DNI and LC (neopr.) . New newspaper (February 18, 2017). Date of treatment February 20, 2017.
  27. ↑ Falcon 9 lifts off on Debut Mission from Kennedy Space Center, 1st Stage Masters On-Shore Landing . Spaceflight101.com (February 20, 2017). Date of treatment February 20, 2017.
  28. ↑ UN announces famine in South Sudan .
  29. ↑ What do we know about the wife of the President of Azerbaijan Aliyev, whom he appointed vice president (neopr.) . ren.tv (February 21, 2017). Date of treatment February 21, 2017.
  30. ↑ The Supreme Court freed Ildar Dadin .
  31. ↑ On the recognition as invalid of certain provisions of the legislative acts of the Russian Federation (Neopr.) (February 22, 2017). Date of treatment February 22, 2017.
  32. ↑ Discoveries beyond the solar system: NASA discovered seven planets the size of the Earth .
  33. ↑ Official website of the 2017 Lahti Championship .
  34. ↑ Iraqi forces repulsed Mosul airport from ISIS , BBC , 02/23/2017
  35. ↑ The lower house of the Dutch parliament has ratified the Ukraine-EU association agreement (neopr.) . interfax.ru (February 23, 2017). Date of treatment February 28, 2017.
  36. ↑ Strange system and strange match .
  37. ↑ La La Land awarded the Moonlight (Neopr.) . Gazeta.ru (February 27, 2017). Date of treatment March 1, 2017.
  38. ↑ [1] .
  39. ↑ The President of the Philippines announced the end of peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines .
  40. ↑ In the footsteps of Apollo: will space tourists be able to go around the moon on the SpaceX ship .
  41. ↑ In Sicily, the eruption of the volcano Etna (neopr.) Began . Correspondent.net (February 28, 2017). Date of treatment March 1, 2017.
  42. ↑ The house is no longer “smart”: due to Amazon cloud problems, people have lost control of bulbs, locks and ovens .
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=February_2017_year&oldid=101023721


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