Wikinews:2016/February

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February 1

• Guardiola to replace Pellegrini as Manchester City manager

February 5

• States pledge $10 billion for aid to Syria

February 6

• Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits southern Taiwan
• Barça defeats Gary Neville's Valencia 7-0 in Copa del Rey semis first leg

February 8

• North Korea launches long-range missile

February 9

• Super Bowl 50: Denver Broncos defeat Carolina Panthers 24–10

February 11

• Blanc extends contract with Paris Saint-Germain by two years

February 14

• US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies, aged 79

February 15

• Messi passes from penalty for Suárez's hat-trick as Barça beats Celta 6-1

February 16

• Ed Sheeran wins Song of Year Grammy for Thinking Out Loud

February 17

• 'Earned It' earns The Weeknd his first Grammy

February 20

• Italian writer Umberto Eco dies, age 84
• Messi becomes first player to score 300 goals in La Liga

February 21

• Curfew in Haryana as protesters demand reservation for Jat quota

February 24

• Messi scores twice against Čech, Bayern draw against Juventus in Champions League Last 16

February 29

• DiCaprio finally wins Oscar for Best Actor