Portal:Current events/2005 February 6

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• The New England Patriots win the Super Bowl, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21. [http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050207-124338-3803r.htm (Wash. Times)]
• US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/06/mideast/index.html (CNN)]
• Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra wins an unprecedented second term as prime minister, in the greatest electoral sweep in the nation's history. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/06/thailand.poll/index.html (CNN)]
• Togo succession:
• The Togolese parliament tries to legalize the accession to power of Faure Gnassingbé, son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma, by voting to change a constitutional amendment. [http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050206/202/499xj.html (Yahoo France - AFP)] [http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050207/w020750.html (CBC)]
• The military of Togo is criticized by global leaders for suspending the constitution after the death of president Gnassingbé Eyadéma and naming his son successor. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4241001.stm (BBC)]
• Conflict in Iraq: Guerrilla fighting leaves 22 dead, including two US troops. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_6-2-2005_pg7_1 (Daily Times)]
• The tobacco industry hails a United States court of appeals ruling which rejected the government's $280bn claim for alleged deceit about the dangers of smoking. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4238467.stm (BBC)]
• A gas leak in a hostel in Todolella, Spain kills 18 people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4241599.stm (BBC)]

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