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Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
  • BurmeseState CounsellorAung San Suu Kyi is placed underhouse arrest in the capitalNaypyidaw after the militarycoup that overthrew hergovernment.(Financial Times)
• Tigray War
  • ThreeEthiopian opposition parties say that at least 52,000 civilians have died inTigray.(Bloomberg)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States,American Rescue Plan
  • TheUnited States Senate votes 50–49 to pass abudget resolution that would allowDemocrats to passPresidentJoe Biden's$1.9 trillionrelief package without support fromRepublicans.(Business Insider)
• Amazon founderJeff Bezos announces that he will step down asCEO during the third quarter. CurrentAmazon Web Services CEOAndy Jassy is expected to replace him.(CNBC)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • COVID-19 pandemic in England
        • Captain Tom, aBritish Army veteran who served inWorld War II and who donated to charities during the lockdown, dies fromCOVID-19 at the age of 100.(The Guardian)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
        • First MinisterNicola Sturgeon announces a phased return to school forScotland's youngest children, with nurseries and all primary pupils from P1 to P3 planned to be back in the classroom beginning on February 22.(BBC News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
      • Spain will restrict travel toSouth Africa andBrazil due to concerns aboutnew variants ofSARS-CoV-2.(Reuters)
      • Spain reports 724 deaths in the past 24 hours, the most since April.(El País)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra
      • Andorra surpasses the 10.000 COVID-19 cases.(Diari d'Andorra)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France
      • TheFrench National Authority for Health approves the use of theOxford-AstraZenecavaccine for people aged under 65.(France 24)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
      • Ireland reports a record 101 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 3,418.(The Irish Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands,COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
      • Prime MinisterMark Rutte extends all of thecountry's tough lockdown measures for at least a month due to the spread of more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2.(ABC News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino
      • FormerCaptain RegentFausta Morganti dies from COVID-19 at the age of 76.(Corriere Romagna)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick,Variant of Concern 202012/01
        • New Brunswick reports its first two cases of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2.(Toronto Star)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan,Variant of Concern 202012/01
        • Saskatchewan reports its first two cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in theRegina area.(CBC)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
      • Mexico approves the use ofSputnik V vaccine in the country.(CTV News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia reports a record 21 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 791.(The Star)
      • Malaysia extends itsmovement control order in all states and territories exceptSarawak until February 18.(CNA)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • Indonesia reports a record 12,848 recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of recoveries to 896,530.(detikHealth)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • The Japanese government extends an ongoingstate of emergency in 10prefectures, includingTokyo, which surpassed 100,000 cases yesterday.(UPI)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan,COVID-19 vaccine
      • Kyrgyzstan is expected to receive 504,000 doses of theOxford-AstraZenecavaccine in March.(24.kg)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
      • Prime MinisterImran Khan launches the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 inPakistan, with the first dose ofSinopharm's vaccine administered to a doctor inIslamabad.(DAWN)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine
      • Palestinian Authority begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 starting withhealthcare workers in the occupiedWest Bank.(Daily Sabah)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam,Variant of Concern 202012/01
      • TheMinistry of Health confirms that 276 people in 10 provinces and cities are currently infected with the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2.(The Bangkok Post)
  • COVID-19 vaccine
    • Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
      • Apeer-reviewed result published in the journalThe Lancet findsRussia'sSputnik V vaccine to be 91.6% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 infection. It is the third major vaccine candidate to exceed 90% efficacy, along with thePfizer andModerna vaccines.(CBS on MSN)

International relations

• 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
  • China blocks aUnited Nations Security Council statement formally condemning themilitary coup in Myanmar.(BBC News)

Law and crime

• 2021 Sunrise, Florida shootout
  • TwoFBI agents are killed and three others are wounded during a shootout inSunrise,Florida, while serving anarrest warrant. The gunman is later found dead. This is the deadliest incident involving FBI agents since1986.(BBC News)(Orlando Sentinel)
• 2021 Muskogee shooting
  • Five children and one adult are killed, and another person wounded, during amass shooting at a home inMuskogee, Oklahoma. A 25-year-old male suspect who had been living with the victims is taken into custody.(Associated Press)

Politics and elections

• Cabinet of Joe Biden
  • TheUnited States Senate votes to confirmPete Buttigieg asTransportation Secretary, making him the firstopenlygay person to be confirmed to aCabinet post.(ABC News)
  • The Senate also confirmsAlejandro Mayorkas asSecretary of Homeland Security, making him the firstJewish person, firstLatino person and firstimmigrant to head theDepartment of Homeland Security.(The Hill)
• 2021 Italian government crisis
  • PresidentSergio Mattarella invites formerPresident of the European Central BankMario Draghi to form a newgovernment following theresignation ofGiuseppe Conte asPrime Minister.(AFP via RTE)

Sports

• 2020–21 Premier League,Manchester United F.C. 9–0 Southampton F.C.
  • Manchester United defeatsSouthampton 9–0 to equal the record for thelargest winning margin in aPremier League match, equalling that ofLeicester City's0–9 victory against the same team inthe previous season and their own9–0 win againstIpswich Town in1995.(ABC Australia)