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February 27, 2013 (Wednesday)

War in Afghanistan:
- Taliban insurgents kill 17 Afghan government-affiliated militia personnel in an overnight attack in Andar District of eastern Ghazni Province. (AP via ABC News)

JPMorgan announces it plans to cut 17,000 jobs over the next two years, primarily from the company's mortgage unit. (Reuters)
Reuters reports that the Treasury of the Republic of Italy is working on the terms of a bailout for the third-largest lender in the country, Monte dei Paschi. (Reuters)

2013 Menznau shooting: Four people (including the perpetrator) are killed and six injured in a shooting at a factory in Menznau, Switzerland. (BBC) (CNN) (Reuters)
In Russia, Leonid Khabarov is convicted for an alleged role in a coup plot. (RT) (RIA Novosti) (RAPSI)
Former WBO heavyweight champion Herbie Hide is questioned by police in connection with the supply of illegal drugs after he voluntarily attended a police station. He denies the allegation by The Sun newspaper that he offered to throw a fight for £1 million. (BBC) (WBN) (The Sun)

Stéphane Hessel, influential French diplomat, writer, thinker and inspiration for multiple political movements, dies at age 95. (BBC)
Chuck Hagel is sworn in as United States Secretary of Defense, replacing Leon Panetta. (CNN)
The United States Senate confirms Jack Lew as the Secretary of the Treasury. (Fox Business)

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 *[[2013 Calcutta market fire]]: At least 20 people are killed when a fire breaks out at an illegal market in [[Calcutta]], [[India]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21597839 (BBC)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/27/world/asia/india-fire (CNN)] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9896726/19-killed-in-Calcutta-fire.html (''The Telegraph'')]
-;Health and enviroment
+;Health and environment
 *[[2013 meat adulteration scandal]]: Gæðakokkar 30% [[meat pie]] on [[Iceland]] is found to not contain any [[meat]] at all. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/03/01/wrd-iceland-horsemeat-meat-pie.html (CBC)] [http://www.grapevine.is/News/ReadArticle/Surprising-Twist-in-Horse-Meat-Scandal (''The Reykjavík Grapevine'')]