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Feb
13
Health / Disasters

COVID-19 pandemic in Mainland China Chinese officials report 15,152 new confirmed cases of the 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease (COVID-19) and 254 new deaths

COVID-19 pandemic in Mainland China Chinese officials report 15,152 new confirmed cases of the 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease (COVID-19) and 254 new deaths in mainland China, the largest single day increase since the pandemic began. However, the number of confirmed cases now also includes the number of clinically diagnosed patients in Hubei province. (CNBC)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 13, 2020
Feb
14
Politics / Government

Nepalese Sherpas condemn the Nepalese government's plan to use the army to clear rubbish from the top of Mount Everest and five other Himalayan peaks, saying on

Nepalese Sherpas condemn the Nepalese government's plan to use the army to clear rubbish from the top of Mount Everest and five other Himalayan peaks, saying only experienced Sherpas can reach those places. An army spokesman says the army will be able to reach all those summits. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 14, 2020
Feb
14
War / Conflict / Security

Syrian civil war, Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020) A Syrian Air Force helicopter is shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Aleppo

Syrian civil war, Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020) A Syrian Air Force helicopter is shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Aleppo countryside, killing both pilots. It is the second Syrian helicopter to be shot down this week by Turkish-backed forces. (Middle East Eye) (Xinhuanet)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 14, 2020
Feb
14
War / Conflict / Security

The U.S.

The U.S. State Department sanctions Sri Lankan Army Commander Shavendra Silva for alleged human rights violations during the final phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 14, 2020
Feb
14
Major Trends

Belarus threatens to take oil from the Druzhba pipeline which carries Russian oil to central Europe across its territory, if Russia does not supply it with the

Belarus threatens to take oil from the Druzhba pipeline which carries Russian oil to central Europe across its territory, if Russia does not supply it with the required volumes of crude oil. Russian oil supplies to Belarus have not been agreed for 2020 and shipments have dwindled to 500,000 tonnes, down from a planned 2 million tonnes. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 14, 2020
Feb
14
Immigration / Law / Policy

Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City F.C. is banned from European club competition, among which the UEFA Champions League, for two seasons, and is fined €30 million, for deliberately inflating the value of their sponsorship deals to get around the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations. The club says it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (BBC Sport)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 14, 2020
Feb
15
Politics / Government

India–Turkey relations Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar tells Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "not interfere in India's int

India–Turkey relations Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar tells Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "not interfere in India's internal affairs" after he and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan issued a joint declaration yesterday condemning the lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir. (Al Jazeera)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 15, 2020
Feb
15
Politics / Government

Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar tells Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "not interfere in India's internal affairs" after he

Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar tells Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "not interfere in India's internal affairs" after he and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan issued a joint declaration yesterday condemning the lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir. (Al Jazeera)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 15, 2020
Feb
15
War / Conflict / Security

Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) The Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of airstrikes that killed 30 people, including civilians, in Al Jawf Governorate.

Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) The Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of airstrikes that killed 30 people, including civilians, in Al Jawf Governorate. The Houthis say women and children were among those killed in the strike, which was said to be a retaliation for the downing of a coalition plane the previous day. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 15, 2020
Feb
15
War / Conflict / Security

Australia–United Kingdom relations Several senior Australian MPs cancel a planned trip to the United Kingdom next month due to the latter allowing Huawei to hel

Australia–United Kingdom relations Several senior Australian MPs cancel a planned trip to the United Kingdom next month due to the latter allowing Huawei to help build its national 5G network. Australia had banned the Chinese telecom from participating in their network due to security concerns. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 15, 2020
Feb
15
War / Conflict / Security

Several senior Australian MPs cancel a planned trip to the United Kingdom next month due to the latter allowing Huawei to help build its national 5G network.

Several senior Australian MPs cancel a planned trip to the United Kingdom next month due to the latter allowing Huawei to help build its national 5G network. Australia had banned the Chinese telecom from participating in their network due to security concerns. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 15, 2020
Feb
16
Politics / Government

South Sudanese Civil War SPLM-IO leader and former Vice President Riek Machar rejects a peace proposal by President Salva Kiir Mayardit.

South Sudanese Civil War SPLM-IO leader and former Vice President Riek Machar rejects a peace proposal by President Salva Kiir Mayardit. While Machar welcomes the provision to reduce the number of states from 32 to 10, he opposes the creation of three administrative areas. (Al Jazeera)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 16, 2020
Feb
16
Politics / Government

2020 Paris municipal election French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn announces she will run for the Parisian mayoral position on the La République En Marche!

2020 Paris municipal election French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn announces she will run for the Parisian mayoral position on the La République En Marche! ticket, after the party's original candidate Benjamin Griveaux withdrew yesterday due to a sexting scandal. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 16, 2020
Feb
16
War / Conflict / Security

Syrian civil war, Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–present) Backed by Russian airstrikes, Syrian Army troops take control of most of the Aleppo count

Syrian civil war, Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–present) Backed by Russian airstrikes, Syrian Army troops take control of most of the Aleppo countryside, including the towns of Anadan, Haritan and Kafr Hamrah and over 30 villages amid a collapse in rebel defences. Much of the area has been under rebel control since 2012. (Reuters) (NBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 16, 2020
Feb
16
Immigration / Law / Policy

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri rules that chemical companies Bayer and BASF are accountable for the adverse effects of th

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri rules that chemical companies Bayer and BASF are accountable for the adverse effects of their Dicamba-based herbicides on American farmlands, and awards the plaintiff, a peach farmer, US$265 million in damages. Bayer announces it will appeal. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 16, 2020
Feb
16
War / Conflict / Security

Backed by Russian airstrikes, Syrian Army troops take control of most of the Aleppo countryside, including the towns of Anadan, Haritan and Kafr Hamrah and over

Backed by Russian airstrikes, Syrian Army troops take control of most of the Aleppo countryside, including the towns of Anadan, Haritan and Kafr Hamrah and over 30 villages amid a collapse in rebel defences. Much of the area has been under rebel control since 2012. (Reuters) (NBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 16, 2020
Feb
17
Politics / Government

Syrian civil war, Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gives a televised speech on the military offensives i

Syrian civil war, Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gives a televised speech on the military offensives in north-western Syria, saying the offensives in Aleppo Governorate and Idlib Governorate will continue regardless of Turkey's threats while adding that the recent Syrian Army victories are a prelude to the opposition's "final defeat, sooner or later". (Al Masdar News) (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 17, 2020
Feb
17
War / Conflict / Security

Investigations into a far-right organization whose members were arrested in Germany three days earlier reveal a plot, inspired by the Christchurch mosque shooti

Investigations into a far-right organization whose members were arrested in Germany three days earlier reveal a plot, inspired by the Christchurch mosque shootings in March 2019, to carry out simultaneous, large-scale attacks on mosques across the country during prayers. (The Guardian)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 17, 2020
Feb
17
Politics / Government

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gives a televised speech on the military offensives in north-western Syria, saying the offensives in Aleppo Governorate and Idl

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gives a televised speech on the military offensives in north-western Syria, saying the offensives in Aleppo Governorate and Idlib Governorate will continue regardless of Turkey's threats while adding that the recent Syrian Army victories are a prelude to the opposition's "final defeat, sooner or later". (Al Masdar News) (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 17, 2020
Feb
17
War / Conflict / Security

Terrorism in Germany Investigations into a far-right organization whose members were arrested in Germany three days earlier reveal a plot, inspired by the Chris

Terrorism in Germany Investigations into a far-right organization whose members were arrested in Germany three days earlier reveal a plot, inspired by the Christchurch mosque shootings in March 2019, to carry out simultaneous, large-scale attacks on mosques across the country during prayers. (The Guardian)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 17, 2020
Feb
17
Health / Disasters

2020 Daytona 500 Denny Hamlin wins his second consecutive Daytona 500, and his third overall, becoming the first driver to win the race consecutively since Ster

2020 Daytona 500 Denny Hamlin wins his second consecutive Daytona 500, and his third overall, becoming the first driver to win the race consecutively since Sterling Marlin did so between 1994 and 1995. Ryan Newman is hospitalized with serious but non-life threatening injuries after an airborne crash coming to the finish. (WESH)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 17, 2020
Feb
17
Health / Disasters

Denny Hamlin wins his second consecutive Daytona 500, and his third overall, becoming the first driver to win the race consecutively since Sterling Marlin did s

Denny Hamlin wins his second consecutive Daytona 500, and his third overall, becoming the first driver to win the race consecutively since Sterling Marlin did so between 1994 and 1995. Ryan Newman is hospitalized with serious but non-life threatening injuries after an airborne crash coming to the finish. (WESH)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 17, 2020
Feb
18
Politics / Government

U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump grants clemency to former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich for attempting to sell former president Barack Obama's Senate seat in 2008, and pardons former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, junk bond salesman Michael Milken, and former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. for their numerous felonies and frauds. (CNN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 18, 2020
Feb
18
Major Trends

Archeologists announce an articulated Neanderthal skeleton was unearthed in Shanidar Cave, Iraq, the first discovery of its type in over a decade.

Archeologists announce an articulated Neanderthal skeleton was unearthed in Shanidar Cave, Iraq, the first discovery of its type in over a decade. They argue the find provided further proof that Neanderthals buried their dead, as it was next to a site where similar bodies were found surrounded by pollen clumps. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Feb 18, 2020
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