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Keanu Reeves

John Wick is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. The film stars Keanu Reeves (pictured) as John Wick, a retired hitman who seeks revenge against the men who killed his dog, a final gift from his deceased wife. It also stars Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, and Willem Dafoe. Principal photography began in October 2013, on a $20 million to $30 million budget, and concluded in December. Stahelski focused on long, highly choreographed single takes to convey action. Following a successful marketing campaign, John Wick, which was released on October 24, 2014, became a modest success, grossing $86 million worldwide. It received applause for its style and its action sequences. John Wick is seen as having revitalized the action genre and began a successful franchise that includes four other films, a prequel television series, as well as video games and comic books. (Full article...)

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Mariann Budde

... that US congressman Mike Collins called for Bishop Mariann Budde (pictured) to be "added to the deportation list" after she urged President Donald Trump to "have mercy"?
... that among the fossils of Finland are the remains of a woolly mammoth and a woolly rhinoceros?
... that Gary Tuggle, as head of Philadelphia's Drug Enforcement Administration division, led potentially the largest prepackaged heroin seizure in Delaware history?
... that the production design team for The Prosecutor was entirely female?
... that Honey Revenge's debut single contained a voicemail from its subject?
... that in 1984, more than 10,000 Papuans from West Papua crossed into Papua New Guinea as refugees due to a government crackdown?
... that upon learning of the conditions at Sidi Azaz labor camp, the Tripoli Jewish community organized a food relief effort for the prisoners?
... that a botanist initially dismissed this little cactus as "probably just a phase" but came to take it seriously?

Selected anniversaries

February 27: Feast day of Saint Gregory of Narek (Catholicism)

Memorial to the victims of the Sumgait pogrom

1776 – American Revolutionary War: A Patriot victory at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge resulted in the arrests of 850 Loyalists over the following days.
1814 – Peninsular War: In the south of France, Spanish, British and Portuguese soldiers under the command of the Marquess of Wellington defeated French soldiers in the Battle of Orthez, causing the French to retreat east.
1988 – The Armenian community of Sumgait in Azerbaijan was the target of a violent pogrom (memorial pictured).
1996 – The multimedia franchise Pokémon was launched with the release of the video games Pocket Monsters Red and Green.

Robert of Melun (d. 1167)
Alice Hamilton (b. 1869)
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (d. 1956)
Leah Poulton (b. 1984)

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Today's news

Friedrich Merz

In the German federal election, the CDU/CSU, led by Friedrich Merz (pictured), wins the most seats in the Bundestag.
Archaeologists announce that the empty tomb Wadi C-4 near Luxor, Egypt, was that of the pharaoh Thutmose II.
At the British Academy Film Awards, Conclave wins four awards, including Best Film.
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf is elected chairman of the African Union Commission.
President of Romania Klaus Iohannis resigns from office, and is succeeded by Ilie Bolojan in an acting capacity.

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Ctenosaura similis, commonly known as the black iguana or the black spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of iguanid lizard native to Mexico and Central America. It has been reported in some Colombian islands in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, and has been introduced to the United States in the state of Florida. The largest species in the genus Ctenosaura, it is commonly found in areas such as grasslands and forests. This C. similis lizard was photographed on a tree branch near the Macal River, in Cayo District, western Belize.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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