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Current events of February 24, 2013 (2013-02-24) (Sunday)

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Armed conflict and attacks

Syrian civil war
- French freelance photographer Olivier Voisin, who was fatally wounded near Idlib in January 2013, dies in Antakya, Turkey, after surgery. (France 24)
Three people are dead following suicide bombing attacks in Afghanistan while a terrorist attack on the National Directorate of Security is foiled. (Los Angeles Times)
At least six people die in an attack in northern Nigeria. (AP)

Arts and culture

The 85th Academy Awards are held at the Dolby Theatre in the Los Angeles suburb of Hollywood. (CNN)

International relations

Eleven African nations including all the members of the African Great Lakes region sign a United Nations brokered peace deal for the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (BBC News)
Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai orders the United States to leave Wardak province amid allegations of torture by US special forces. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Voters in Italy go to the polls for the first day of a general election. (Business Insider)
Nicos Anastasiades of the conservative Democratic Rally party wins the Cypriot presidential election. (Bloomberg)

Science and health

Anemia drug Omontys is recalled due to reports of fatal anaphylactic reactions in 0.02% of patients. (medpage Today)
A new study finds that chimpanzees will solve puzzles for the fun of it. (The Telegraph)

Sport

In motorsport, Jimmy Johnson win the Daytona 500. Danica Patrick finishes eighth, marking the highest ever finish by a woman. (USA Today)

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