In February 2006, Angola surpassed Saudi Arabia to become the number one supplier of oil to China.

In February 2006, he suffered a stroke in Scarborough, and stated: " I hope to be back on my feet, or should I say my left leg, as soon as possible, but I know it is going to take some time.

However, in February 2006 the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany struck down these provisions of the law, stating such preventive measures were unconstitutional and would essentially be state-sponsored murder, even if such an act would save many more lives on the ground.

A court case allowing the União do Vegetal to import and use the tea for religious purposes in the United States, Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal, was heard by the U. S. Supreme Court on November 1, 2005 ; the decision, released February 21, 2006, allows the UDV to use the tea in its ceremonies pursuant to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

On February 8, 2006, Borland announced the divestiture of their IDE division, including Delphi, JBuilder, and InterBase.

In February 2006, the International Astronomical Union announced the naming of asteroid 79896 Billhaley to mark the 25th anniversary of Bill Haley's death.

A longitudinal study published in February 2006 in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology showed a link between psychosocial stress and bacterial vaginosis independent of other risk factors.

On 22 February 2006, the channel was named News Channel of the Year at the Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards for the first time in its history.

* " Towers of stone – the brochs of Scotland ", from The Scotsman, 27 February 2006.

This company was acquired by Oracle Corporation in February 2006, which continues to develop and sell Berkeley DB.

In February, 2006, he decided to move into town, emptying the visitor museum as well.

Although the Government of Chad and the Government of Sudan signed the Tripoli Agreement on February 8, 2006, officially ending hostilities, fighting continues.

Costa Rican colones (₡) per US $ 1 – 512. 11 ( September 4, 2010 ), US $ 1 – 559. 51 ( October 24, 2008 ), per US $ 1 – 500. 10 ( December 2007 ), 516. 78 ( November 2007 ), 506. 11 ( April 2006 ), 479. 57 ( July 2005 ), 299. 63 ( February 2000 ), 285. 68 ( 1999 ), 257. 23 ( 1998 ), 232. 60 ( 1997 ), 207. 69 ( 1996 ) and 179. 73 ( 1995 )

* Wolfram Eberhard, A history of China ( online ), February 7, 2006 # 17695, ISO-8859-1

In February 2006, the Independent Monitoring Commission ( IMC ) blamed the CIRA for planting four bombs in Northern Ireland during the final quarter of 2005, as well as several hoax bomb warnings.

In February 2006, the Independent Monitoring Commission claimed in a report on paramilitary activity that two groups, styling themselves as Saoirse na hÉireann and Óglaigh na hÉireann, had been formed after a split in the Continuity IRA.

13 to the European Convention on Human Rights in February 2006.

However, he was made a cardinal at the 24 March 2006 consistory anyway, as was announced by Pope Benedict XVI on 22 February 2006.

Soldier Field was stripped of its National Historic Landmark designation on February 17, 2006.

On February 18, 2006, a Saturday, The Rolling Stones surpassed that mark by far, attracting over 1. 5 million people to the beach.

Phase 1 of the Carson City Freeway Project from US 395, just north of the city, to US 50 was completed in February 2006 and Phase 2A, extending from Rt.

* Imette St. Guillen-a graduate student, murdered in February 2006, studying criminal justice ; a scholarship was created in her name

The constitution, adopted by referendum in 2005, and promulgated by President Joseph Kabila in February 2006, establishes a decentralized semi-presidential republic, with a separation of powers between the three branches of government-executive, legislative and judiciary, and a distribution of prerogatives between the central government and the provinces.

That constitution was adopted by referendum in December 2005, and decreed into law on 18 February 2006.

Buddy – as it is abbreviated on occasion – is still running in the UK after 22 years, with a UK tour that went out in February 2011.

Yazz & The Plastic Population ) ( February 1988 ) UK # 6

However, following NTL's acquisition of Virgin Mobile, the NTL and Telewest services were rebranded Virgin Media on February 8, 2007, creating a single cable operator covering more than 95 % of the UK cable market.

Released in late 1973, the song topped the singles chart in February 1974, and reached the lower regions of Billboard's Hot 100 ( it eventually also charted in the UK, reaching No. 7 in 1976, representing Parton's first UK success ).

The scene appears to have taken the gothic name from an article published in UK rock weekly Sounds: " The face of Punk Gothique ", written by Steve Keaton and published in February 1981.

In economics, Holt's tenure began with the phasing in of Australia's new system of decimal currency, launched on 14 February 1966, and it was marked by a major realignment of commercial and military ties away from the UK and towards the US and Asia.

* Rob Coppinger, Secret files reveal US interest in UK HOTOL spaceplane, Flight International, 23 February 2009.

In February 2011, the UK Parliament was reported to be considering scrapping the bank holiday associated with May Day, replacing it with a bank holiday in October, possibly co-inciding with Trafalgar Day ( celebrated on 21 October ), to create a " United Kingdom Day ".

In February 1977, the first album by a British punk band appeared: Damned Damned Damned ( by the Damned ) reached number thirty-six on the UK chart.

Roxy Music performed seven dates around the UK in January and February 2011, in a tour billed ' For Your Pleasure ', to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary.

" The Undertones did, however, release two studio singles, " Beautiful Friend " and " The Love Parade ", in February and October, however both of the singles the band released failed to make an impact upon the UK charts.

In February 1965, it reached No. 1 in the UK and Australia, and No. 4 in the United States where it was released on EMI's Capitol label.

It was re-titled as The Best of the Seekers in the UK and spent one week at No. 1 in February 1969, managing to knock the Beatles ' ( White Album ) off the top of the charts and preventing the Rolling Stones ' Beggars Banquet from reaching the top spot.

The Prisoner is a 17-episode British television series first broadcast in the UK from 29 September 1967 to 1 February 1968.

On 27 February 1858 the University received its Royal Charter from Queen Victoria, giving degrees conferred by the university rank and recognition equal to those given by universities in the UK.

In the UK, meteorologists consider winter to be the three coldest months of December, January and February.

The last major hit of XTC's touring phase was " Senses Working Overtime ", the first single from their double album English Settlement ( February 1982 ) and their first top 10 hit in the UK.

On her 78th Birthday, February 18, 2011, Ono took out a full page advert in the UK free newspaper Metro for ' Imagine Peace 2011 '.

January and February 1947 are remembered for the worst snowfalls in the UK in the 20th century, with extensive disruption of travel .< ref >

* February 11 – The lowest ever UK temperature of is recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire.

* February 11 – The US, UK, USSR and others sign the Seabed Treaty, outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor.

* February 6 – Alexei Kosygin arrives in the UK for an 8-day visit.