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February 7, 2023
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2023-02-07
)
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Health and environment
Global spread of H5N1
Peru's Ministry of Environment
reports that the
H5N1
influenza A virus
has killed 585
sea lions
and more than 55,000 birds within
its protected areas
in recent weeks.
(AFP via
Hindustan Times
)
Law and crime
2023 Brazilian Congress attack
The
Federal Police
arrest the
military police
officer in charge of security during the January 8 attack against the
Brazilian Congress
.
(Reuters)
Luffy robberies
Two of four Japanese gang leaders based in the
Philippines
are
deported
on suspicion of ordering around 2,300
robberies
and
phone fraud
activities with a total value of
¥
3.5 billion
(
US$
26.4 million
) in
Japan
.
(AFP via
The Manila Times
)
Munster Technological University ransomware attack
Munster Technological University
in the
Republic of Ireland
announces that it is investigating an incident involving its computer and telephone systems, saying that campuses in
County Cork
will be closed as a result.
(RTÉ)
Nduga hostage crisis
The
Free Papua Movement
, led by Egianus Kogoya, burn a
Susi Air
plane and take 15 passengers hostage in Paro Airport,
Nduga Regency
,
Highland Papua
,
Indonesia
.
(SCNOW)
Politics and elections
Politics of the United Kingdom
2023 British cabinet reshuffle
British Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
carries out the first significant reshuffle of his majority government. The reshuffle filled the vacancy left by
Nadhim Zahawi
after he was dismissed as
Chairman of the Conservative Party
and
Minister without Portfolio
on 29 January 2023.
(BBC News)
2023 Solomon Islands protests
Police use
tear gas
to disperse protesters after the governor of
Malaita province
,
Daniel Suidani
, is removed in a
no-confidence vote
. Suidani was one of the strongest critics of the government's approach to
China
.
(
The Guardian
)
2023 State of the Union Address
U.S. President
Joe Biden
delivers the 2023 State of the Union address to the
118th United States Congress
. It was Biden's second
State of the Union Address
, and his
third speech
to a
joint session of the United States Congress
.
(CNN)
Sports
2022–23 NBA season
During a regular-season game against the
Oklahoma City Thunder
,
LeBron James
records his 38,388th career NBA point, surpassing
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
as the
NBA all-time scoring leader
.
(ESPN)
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