Portal:Current events/2009 February 28

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• Carpatair Flight 128 – a Saab 2000 bound for Timişoara, Romania, from Chişinău, Moldova, and carrying 51 people – makes an emergency landing at Traian Vuia International Airport without its forward landing gear. [http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/292/2009/february/28/emergency-plane-landing-in-romania-all-51-safe.html (Phillyburbs)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Burma's government announces it will allow Rohingyas who have fled to neighboring countries to return only if they identify themselves as Bengalis. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7916254.stm (BBC)]
• Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao holds the first online discussion with Internet users before the National People's Congress's annual plenary session. [http://english.people.com.cn/90002/96491/index.html (People's Daily)]
• The Standing Committee of China's NPC approves the Food Safety Law, which will enhance supervision and strengthen quality standards. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/28/content_10916180.htm (Xinhua)]
• California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a state of emergency, due to severe drought. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7916218.stm (BBC)]
• Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe vows to continue his policy of distributing land from white to black farmers. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7916312.stm (BBC)]
• Colombia's military kills ten and captures eight Revolutionary Armed Forces members in Cundinamarca. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7916228.stm (BBC)]
• A gene linked to a genetic motor neurone disease is discovered. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7914652.stm (BBC)]
• Bangladesh's Army finds more mass graves where Bangladesh Rifles mutinied in Dhaka. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7916239.stm (BBC)]
• The Holy See claims that the Roman Catholic Church's number of priests is slowly rising. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7916749.stm (BBC)]

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