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*<!--7 Mar--> A series of '''[[2015 Maiduguri suicide bombing|suicide bombings]]''' in [[Maiduguri]], Nigeria, kills at least 54 people and wounds more than 140 others. |
*<!--7 Mar--> A series of '''[[2015 Maiduguri suicide bombing|suicide bombings]]''' in [[Maiduguri]], Nigeria, kills at least 54 people and wounds more than 140 others. |
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*<!--7 Mar--> [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] release videos showing the destruction of the |
*<!--7 Mar--> [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] release videos showing the destruction of the pre-Islamic cities of '''[[Hatra]]''' and '''[[Nimrud]]'''. |
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*<!--6 Mar--> [[NASA]]'s '''[[Dawn (spacecraft)|''Dawn'' spacecraft]]''' enters orbit around the [[dwarf planet]] '''[[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]]''' ''(pictured)''. |
*<!--6 Mar--> [[NASA]]'s '''[[Dawn (spacecraft)|''Dawn'' spacecraft]]''' enters orbit around the [[dwarf planet]] '''[[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]]''' ''(pictured)''. |
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*<!--4 Mar--> The oldest fossil belonging to the [[genus]] ''[[Homo]]'', dating to the '''[[Piacenzian#Origin of the genus Homo|late Pliocene Age]]''' around 2.8 million years ago, is discovered in [[Afar Region|Afar]], Ethiopia. |
*<!--4 Mar--> The oldest fossil belonging to the [[genus]] ''[[Homo]]'', dating to the '''[[Piacenzian#Origin of the genus Homo|late Pliocene Age]]''' around 2.8 million years ago, is discovered in [[Afar Region|Afar]], Ethiopia. |
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Revision as of 02:35, 10 March 2015
- A series of suicide bombings in Maiduguri, Nigeria, kills at least 54 people and wounds more than 140 others.
- ISIL release videos showing the destruction of the pre-Islamic cities of Hatra and Nimrud.
- NASA's Dawn spacecraft enters orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres (pictured).
- The oldest fossil belonging to the genus Homo, dating to the late Pliocene Age around 2.8 million years ago, is discovered in Afar, Ethiopia.
- Pakalitha Mosisili forms a coalition government following a snap election in Lesotho.
- The wreck of the Japanese battleship Musashi is discovered in the Sibuyan Sea of the Philippines.
Ongoing:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – War in Ukraine
Recent deaths:
Sam Simon
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