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February 24, 2010 (Wednesday)
- The discovery of the sauropod genus Abydosaurus is announced. (ScienceDaily) (Irish Times)
- Toyota's President Akio Toyoda apologises to the United States Congress for safety problems that led to deaths and worldwide recalls of its vehicles. (BBC) (Channel News Asia) (New York Times)
- Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast Guillaume Soro announces the formation of a new government after 48 hours of negotiations, and opposition parties demand the reinstatement of the electoral commission. (Post Zambia) (Al Jazeera)
- Cuban President Raúl Castro "laments" the death of political prisoner Orlando Zapata, who was on a hunger strike for more than 80 days in protest of prison conditions in the country. (BBC) (Reuters)
- RasGas, a joint venture of Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil, starts its seventh LNG train, ensuring Qatar's position as the world's biggest producer of liquefied natural gas. (Reuters) (Bloomberg)
- Oxfam Hong Kong suspends its student training programme in China after the Chinese government said the charity had "unfriendly intentions". (BBC) (Radio Television Hong Kong) (My Sin Chew)
- Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first cricketer in history to score a double century in One Day International cricket. (Rediff)
- The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China rejects Tengzhong's bid to purchase Hummer from General Motors. (Reuters) (New York Times)
- The first Vincent van Gogh to be authenticated since 1995 goes on display at a Zwolle museum 26 years after the death of the museum founder who first identified it. (Reuters) (CBC News) (The Times) (The Daily Telegraph)
- SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau dies during an attack by the world's largest killer whale in captivity, Tilikum.
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