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February 8, 2020
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2020-02-08
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Nakhon Ratchasima shootings
A soldier
opens fire
in a
military camp
and a shopping center in
Nakhon Ratchasima
,
Thailand
, killing 29 people and injuring 58 others before being shot dead by
police
the next day. It is considered the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history.
(
Bangkok Post
)
(
USA Today
)
At least ten people have been killed and dozens have been injured in ethnic clashes in
Kazakhstan
between
Kazakhs
and
Dungans
. About 30 houses and 15 commercial properties were destroyed during the clash.
(BBC News)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
A
shootout
during
joint exercises
with
U.S.
and
Afghan soldiers
in
Nangarhar Province
leaves between four and six Americans, and six Afghans dead. It is unknown if the
Taliban
or
rogue Afghan forces
were responsible.
(Reuters)
Business and economy
Argentine Vice President
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
declares that the
government
will not pay back its
US$
57 billion debt to the
International Monetary Fund
until the country exits its
recession
.
(Reuters)
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
Two people – one
Japanese
and one
American
– die from coronavirus in
Wuhan
. They are the first foreigners (excluding
Hong Kong
and
Macau
) to die from it.
(NBC News)
International relations
Syria–Turkey relations
Iranian
Foreign Minister
Mohammad Javad Zarif
offers to mediate between
Syria
and
Turkey
over escalating conflicts between the two nations following the
recent offensive in the Idlib Governorate
.
(Reuters)
Politics and elections
2020 Irish general election
Citizens of
Ireland
head to the polls in the country's latest
general election
.
(
The Guardian
)
Exit polls show the
republican
Sinn Féin
, the ruling
Fine Gael
, and main opposition party
Fianna Fáil
in a virtual tie.
(
The Guardian
)
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