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A series of mudslides in Southern Leyte in the Philippines leave hundreds dead or missing.
The British House of Commons passes a smoking ban for all indoor public places in England.
Former president René Préval is declared the winner in the Haitian presidential election following days of protests over claims of electoral fraud.
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Snowboarding: Tanja Frieden of Switzerland and Seth Wescott of the United States win the inaugural gold medals in Snowboard Cross.
Skeleton: Duff Gibson and Jeff Pain of Canada win gold and silver in the men's competition.

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-*<!--Feb 17--> '''[[Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Snowboarding]]''': [[Tanja Frieden]] of [[Switzerland at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Switzerland]] and [[Seth Wescott]] of the [[United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics|U.S.]] win the inaugural gold medals in [[Snowboard Cross]].
+*<!--Feb 17--> '''[[Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Snowboarding]]''': [[Tanja Frieden]] of [[Switzerland at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Switzerland]] and [[Seth Wescott]] of the [[United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics|United States]] win the inaugural gold medals in [[Snowboard Cross]].
 *<!--Feb 17--> '''[[Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Skeleton]]''': [[Duff Gibson]] and [[Jeff Pain]] of [[Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Canada]] win gold and silver in the men's competition.