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February 11, 2020
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2020-02-11
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian civil war
,
Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020)
The
Syrian Army
and allied militia groups secure the entire length of the strategic
M5 Motorway
, connecting
Damascus
and
Aleppo
, for the first time since 2012.
(Reuters)
A
Syrian Air Force
Mi-17
helicopter is shot down by
Turkish
-backed rebel forces near the village of
Nayrab
in
Idlib Governorate
, killing both pilots.
(
Haaretz
)
February 2020 Kabul bombing
A
suicide bombing
in
Afghanistan
's capital
Kabul
kills six people and injures twelve others.
(
The Guardian
)
2020 Iranian attack on U.S. forces in Iraq
The Pentagon
confirms that the number of
U.S. troops
who suffered
traumatic brain injuries
from the
Iranian
attacks in January is higher than previously stated, now being at 109.
(DW)
2019–20 Lebanese protests
Lebanese
protesters
attempt to block a
confidence vote
, and 400 people are injured. The Lebanese Cabinet wins the vote.
(MSN)
(NBC)
Arts and culture
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Siba, a standard
Poodle
, wins
Best in Show Award
.
(Fox News)
(ESPN)
(
The Guardian
)
Business and economy
New York v. Deutsche Telekom
Victor Marrero
, a
U.S. District Judge
for the
Southern District of New York
, approves the $26 billion
USD
merger of
T-Mobile US
and
Sprint Corporation
.
(NBC)
UK Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
approves the
High Speed 2
railway project, after many delays and the project going billions of
pounds
overbudget.
(
The Guardian
)
Softbank
, the Japanese
venture capital
giant, announced fourth quarter results. They were dismal, due especially to Softbank's losses on its
Vision Fund
.
(Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
Storm Ciara
kills six people in Europe.
(MSN)
A boat carrying
Rohingya
refugees capsizes in the
Bay of Bengal
while trying to reach
Malaysia
. Fifteen are confirmed dead and dozens are missing, a
Bangladesh Coast Guard
official says.
(Reuters)
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Mainland China
The death toll of the
coronavirus
pandemic in
China
surpasses 1,000.
Hubei province
reported 103 deaths in a single day, the highest single-day toll of the pandemic.
(DW)
International relations
Philippines–United States relations
The
President of the Philippines
Rodrigo Duterte
terminates the
Visiting Forces Agreement
with the
United States
.
Foreign Secretary
Teodoro Locsin Jr.
confirms that the
Embassy of the United States, Manila
, has been formally notified. The termination will take effect after 180 days.
(Reuters)
(
The Guardian
)
Aftermath of the
Sudanese Revolution
Sudan
's ruling military council agrees to hand over ousted dictator
Omar al-Bashir
to the
International Criminal Court
in
The Hague
to face charges of
crimes against humanity
in
Darfur
.
(
The Guardian
)
Law and crime
Love v Commonwealth
The
High Court of Australia
finds that
Aboriginal Australian
people are not "aliens" under the
Australian Constitution
, even if they were not born in Australia and do not have
Australian citizenship
, and they cannot be
deported
.
(ABC News)
(SBS News)
Venezuela
makes its
civilian militia
a new branch of the
armed forces
.
(Reuters)
Politics and elections
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
,
2020 New Hampshire Democratic primary
Registered
Democrats
and
independents
in the
U.S.
state of
New Hampshire
vote in the first official Democratic presidential
primary
of the
election year
. It comes after the
controversial Iowa caucuses
that occurred a week earlier.
(CBS News)
Vermont
Senator
Bernie Sanders
narrowly defeats former
South Bend
,
Indiana
mayor
Pete Buttigieg
to win the primary.
(
Vox
)
Entrepreneur
Andrew Yang
suspends
his presidential campaign
.
(PBS)
Colorado
Senator
Michael Bennet
suspends
his presidential campaign
.
(NBC News)
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