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	*The Six Nations Council announces that the match between ] versus ] in the ], called off minutes prior to kick-off on Saturday night, has been rescheduled for Sunday 4 March, with a 3.00pm kick-off, Irish time.		*The Six Nations Council announces that the match between ] versus ] in the ], called off minutes prior to kick-off on Saturday night, has been rescheduled for Sunday 4 March, with a 3.00pm kick-off, Irish time.
	*] warns the ] (AFA) against renaming their top league after the ] cruiser on which hundreds of people were killed after it was sunk by a British nuclear submarine in 1982. FIFA says such a move might breach rules on mixing politics with football.		*] warns the ] (AFA) against renaming their top league after the ] cruiser on which hundreds of people were killed after it was sunk by ] in 1982. FIFA says such a move might breach rules on mixing politics with football.

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Current events of February 14, 2012 (2012-02-14) (Tuesday)

A Sudanese air strike hits the South Sudanese state of Unity, injuring four soldiers in a contested area. (AFP via Google News)
Two explosions are reported in the Thai capital Bangkok, injuring one Iranian man. (Bangkok Post) (Times of India)
2011–2012 Bahraini uprising: Security forces fire tear gas on anti-government demonstrators on the first anniversary of the start of protests calling for reforms in the nation. (Al Jazeera)

Authorities in the U.S. say that the recent mortgage settlement with the country's largest banks will provide $1 billion to the Federal Housing Administration, replenishing the FHA's badly depleted capital reserves. (Reuters)

Category 4 Cyclone Giovanna hits Madagascar near the city of Toamasina, with at least one person being killed and the death toll expected to rise. (Reuters) (BBC)

93 people, including the Fenerbahçe S.K. president, go to trial on match fixing charges involving 19 Süper Lig matches in the Turkish city of Istanbul. (Sports Illustrated)

The Six Nations Council announces that the match between France versus Ireland in the 2012 Six Nations Championship, called off minutes prior to kick-off on Saturday night, has been rescheduled for Sunday 4 March, with a 3.00pm kick-off, Irish time. (RTÉ Sport)
FIFA warns the Argentine Football Association (AFA) against renaming their top league after the ARA General Belgrano cruiser on which hundreds of people were killed after it was sunk by a British nuclear submarine in 1982. FIFA says such a move might breach rules on mixing politics with football. (RTÉ Sport)