포털:현재 사건/2021년 2월
Portal:Current events/February 20212021년 2월은 그 흔한 해의 두 번째 달이었다.월요일부터 시작된 달은 28일 만에 일요일로 끝났다.
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무력 충돌 및 공격
재해 및 사고
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 캐나다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국은 COVID-19 2600만 건을 넘어섰다. (MarketWatch)
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 아르메니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 아르메니아는 러시아가 개발한 스푸트니크 5호 백신 사용을 승인한다.(아르메니아의 공중무선)
- 오스트리아의 COVID-19 전염병
- 오스트리아는 2월 8일부터 폐쇄 완화를 발표해 국경 규제를 강화하고 현지시간으로 오후 8시부터 오전 6시까지 통행금지를 시행하면서 비필수 상점들과 학교들이 다시 문을 열 수 있도록 하고 있다.(Vienna.at)
- 맨섬의 COVID-19 전염병
- 이탈리아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- COVID-19 대유행, 리투아니아, 202012/01
- 아르메니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 남아프리카에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 남아프리카공화국은 인도 세럼연구소에서 생산한 옥스퍼드-아스트라제네카 백신을 100만 회 접종한다.(ABC뉴스)
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
국제 관계
- 2021년 미얀마 쿠데타
- 미얀마-영국 관계
- 외교, 영연방개발청은 쿠데타에 대응해 주미얀마 대사를 영국으로 소환한다.(NDTV를 통한 AFP)
- 미얀마-미국 관계
- 미얀마-영국 관계
- 베네수엘라 대통령 위기
- 안도라는 후안 과이도 의장을 베네수엘라의 임시 대통령으로 인정하는 것을 중단한다. (다이아리 단도라)
- 피에트로 파롤린 교황청 국무장관이 이번 주 카메룬을 방문한다.그는 남서부와 서북부의 무장 분리주의 운동으로 어려움을 겪고 있는 이 나라에서 평화와 화해가 발견되기를 희망하고 있다.
법과 범죄
- 2020~2021년 인도 농민 시위
- 2021년 보차지 대학 시위
- 2021년 미국 국회의사당 폭풍 후폭풍
- 228명 이상이 미국 국회의사당 폭풍에 가담한 혐의로 기소되거나 체포되었다. (비즈니스 인사이더)
- 2020~2021년 미국 인종 불안
- 뉴욕 로체스터에서는 9세 소녀가 경찰에 의해 수갑을 차고 후추 스프레이를 뿌린 후 시위대가 행진을 벌였다.시위대는 로체스터 경찰서를 보호하는 바리케이드를 철거했다. 수백명이 분노하여 거리로 뛰쳐나왔다.(민주당과 크로니클)
- 투표용지 110호는 오리건 주에서 시행되며, 소량의 지정된 스케줄 I과 스케줄 II 약물의 소량 소유를 불법화한 최초의 주가 된다. (ABC 뉴스)
정치와 선거
무력 충돌 및 공격
비즈니스 및 경제
- 미국 COVID-19 대유행의 경제적 영향, 미국 구조 계획
- 아마존 창업자 제프 베이조스가 3분기 중 최고경영자(CEO) 자리에서 물러나겠다고 선언한다.앤디 재시 현 아마존웹서비스 최고경영자(CNBC)가 그를 대신할 것으로 보인다.
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 캐나다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 뉴브런즈윅, 202012/01년 COVID-19 전염병
- 202012/01년 우려의 변종, Saskatchewan에서 COVID-19 전염병
- Saskatchewan은 Regina 지역에서 사스-CoV-2 변종 B.1.1.7의 첫 두 가지 사례를 보고했다. (CBC
- 멕시코의 COVID-19 전염병
- 캐나다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 말레이시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 인도네시아의 COVID-19 전염병
- 일본의 COVID-19 전염병
- 키르기스스탄의 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 백신
- 키르기스스탄은 오는 3월 옥스퍼드-아스트라제네카 백신을 50만4000회 접종할 예정이다(24.kg).
- 파키스탄의 COVID-19 전염병
- 팔레스타인에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 베트남에서 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- COVID-19 백신
국제 관계
- 2021년 미얀마 쿠데타
- 중국이 미얀마 군사쿠데타를 공식적으로 규탄하는 유엔 안전보장이사회 성명을 봉쇄하고 있다.(BBC뉴스)
법과 범죄
- 2021년 선라이즈, 플로리다 총격전
- 2021년 무스코지 사격
- 오클라호마주 무스코지의 한 주택에서 집단 총격 사건이 발생해 어린이 5명과 성인 1명이 숨지고 또 다른 1명이 다쳤다.피해자들과 함께 생활하던 25세 남성 용의자가 구속됐다.(관련 언론)
정치와 선거
스포츠
무력 충돌 및 공격
비즈니스 및 경제
재해 및 사고
- 2021년 우롤루 산불
- 서부 오스트레일리아에서 발생한 대형 산불로 70여 채의 가옥이 파괴되고 있다.(ABC 오스트레일리아)
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 스페인에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 스페인은 501호의 첫 사례를 보고한다.카탈로니아의 V2 변종.전문가들은 변종의 원산지인 남아프리카공화국과는 아무런 관련이 없으며, 유럽에서 기원했다고 보고 있다.(엘 페리오디코)
- 스페인, COVID-19 사망자 6만 명 돌파 (MedicalXpress)
- 체코의 COVID-19 전염병
- 스웨덴의 COVID-19 전염병
- 스웨덴 정부는 사스-CoV-2 변종의 확산을 막기 위해 모든 여행객이 2월 6일부터 도착 후 48시간 이내에 부정적인 COVID-19 검사 결과를 보여야 한다고 발표했다.스웨덴 시민은 물론 스웨덴에 거주하는 외국인 거주자도 이 규정에서 면제된다.(현지 스웨덴)
- 영국의 COVID-19 전염병, 영국의 COVID-19 예방접종 프로그램
- 스페인에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 뉴질랜드에서 COVID-19 전염병
- COVID-19 백신
- GlaxoSmithKline과 독일의 생명공학 회사인 CureVac은 사스-CoV-2의 많은 변종들에 대항하기 위한 백신을 개발하기 위해 1억 5천만 유로(1억 8천 7백만 달러) 상당의 계약을 체결했다.규제승인 대상인 백신은 2022년 도입될 전망이다.(마켓워치)
- 예비 검사에 따르면 옥스퍼드-아스트라제네카 COVID-19 백신은 COVID-19의 전송을 감소시키고 단순히 증상 감염을 예방하는 것이 아니다. (MSN을 통한 미국 뉴스 & 월드 리포트)
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- H5N8 발생 2020-21
국제 관계
- 가이아나-베네수엘라 관계, 과야나 에세키바 분쟁
법과 범죄
- 2021년 미얀마 쿠데타
- 경찰은 통신장비를 불법으로 수입한 사실상의 지도자인 아웅산수지 여사를 형사고발하고 2월 15일까지의 구류수사를 조사의 일환으로 신청하고 있다.(알자지라)
- 캐나다의 테러리즘
- 에티오피아에서는 수도 아디스아바바의 아랍에미리트 대사관을 공격하려는 음모를 꾸미고 15명이 체포된다.수단 주재 아랍에미리트(UAE) 외교 공관에 대한 공격을 계획하던 다른 용의자 몇 명도 체포된다.(알자지라)
정치와 선거
무력 충돌 및 공격
- 예멘 내전, 사우디아라비아 주도의 예멘 개입
- 레바논의 정치 운동가이자 헤즈볼라 평론가인 롯만 슬림은 시돈 구에서 여러 발의 총상을 입고 차 안에서 시신이 발견되는 등 암살되고 있다.하산 디압 총리는 "이 극악무도한 범죄는 책임 없이 지나갈 수 없다"고 말했다. (BBC뉴스)
예술과 문화
재해 및 사고
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 멕시코의 COVID-19 전염병
- 안드레스 마누엘 로페스 오브라도르 대통령은 1월 말 COVID-19 양성반응을 보인 뒤 "건강이 좋고 회복 중"이라고 말했다.
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 캄보디아의 COVID-19 전염병
- 보건부가 중국 시노팜 백신에 대해 긴급 사용 허가를 내준다.(Khmer Times)
- 이란에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 이란은 러시아의 스푸트니크 V 백신을 50만 회나 처음 출하한다.(이스라엘 타임스)
- 팔레스타인에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 팔레스타인은 러시아의 스푸트니크 V 백신을 1만 회 접종한다.(아나돌루 에이전시)
- 대만에서 COVID-19 대유행, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 캄보디아의 COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 프랑스의 COVID-19 전염병, 리니지 P.1
- 이탈리아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 영국의 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 전염병과 관련된 여행 제한
- 정부는 30개 '적색목록' 고위험국에서 귀국하는 영국 국적자와 비거주자가 보리스 존슨 총리가 발표한 지 2주 뒤인 2월 15일부터 호텔이나 정부 승인 숙소에서 격리 조치해야 한다는 사실을 확인했다.(Sky News)
- 호주에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 페루에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 2019년 메뚜기 감염
국제 관계
- 2020~2021년 인도 농민 항의
- 가이아나의 대외 관계, 타이완의 대외 관계
- 중국-영국 관계
- 터키-미국 관계
- 헨리 푸나는 메그 테일러 대신 태평양 제도 포럼의 새 사무총장이 된다.
법과 범죄
정치와 선거
과학기술
- 2021년 미얀마 쿠데타, 미얀마 검열, 페이스북 검열
- 미국 기술기업 페이스북(Facebook, Inc.)은 미얀마의 여러 인터넷 서비스 제공업체들이 페이스북, 인스타그램, 왓츠앱 등 자사 소셜네트워크서비스(SNS)에 대한 접근을 제한했다고 보도했다.그 회사는 당국에 연결성을 회복할 것을 촉구했다.
무력 충돌 및 공격
비즈니스 및 경제
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 스페인에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 그리스에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 폴란드에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 마테우스 모라비에키 총리는 12일 호텔, 극장, 수영장 등 실내 시설은 50% 수용가능하지만 식당과 피트니스센터는 계속 문을 닫을 것이라고 밝혔다.(더 내셔널 헤럴드)
- 우크라이나의 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 오세아니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 호주에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 서부 오스트레일리아는 지역사회의 어떠한 사례도 보고하지 않은 후 퍼스와 주변 지역에 5일간의 봉쇄를 해제했다.(9 뉴스)
- 뉴질랜드에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 호주에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 아이오와 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 김 레이놀즈 아이오와 주지사는 일요일부터 시행될 예정인 마스크 명령과 수집 규제를 해제할 것이라고 발표했다.(Des Moines Register)
- 오클라호마, 리니지 P.1에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 501년 버지니아에서 COVID-19 전염병 발생V2 변종
- 버지니아는 501호의 첫 사례를 보고한다.버지니아 동부에서 온 사람의 V2 변종.(리치몬드 타임즈-디스패치)
- 아이오와 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- COVID-19 백신
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
국제 관계
법과 범죄
정치와 선거
과학기술
무력 충돌 및 공격
비즈니스 및 경제
재해 및 사고
- 중국 동부 안후이성 수성현의 한 호수에서 목선이 전복돼 11명이 숨지고 3명이 구조됐다.(시나)
- 미국 유타주 밀크릭 캐니언에서 눈사태가 발생해 스키어 4명이 숨지고 4명이 다쳤다(KSTU-TV)
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
국제 관계
- 조 바이든 행정부의 이민정책
- 제럴드 자키오스 마샬스 후보가 사무총장으로 선출되지 못하자 팔라우, 미크로네시아 연방, 나우루, 키리바시, 마샬군도 정상들이 21일 만나 태평양 제도포럼 탈퇴 문제를 논의할 예정이다.팔라우는 앞서 포럼에서 탈퇴한다고 발표한 바 있다.
- 아프리카연합위원회 위원장에 무사 파키가 재선임(AFP by Al-Ahram)
법과 범죄
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 2021년 미얀마 쿠데타
- 호주의 아웅산 수지 여사의 경제 고문은 그가 타트마도에게 구금당했다고 밝히고 있다.미얀마 군부에 구금된 것으로 확인된 첫 외국 국적자다.(더스타를 경유한 AFP)
- 저글러가 카라비네로에 의해 사살된 후 칠레 남부 판구이풀리에서는 여러 차례 시위가 벌어진다.시위는 폭동으로 번지고 시청을 비롯한 여러 건물이 불에 탄다.(뉴욕 타임스)
- 이집트는 알자지라 언론인 마흐무드 후세인을 구금 4년 만에 석방한다.그는 허위사실을 유포하고, 금지된 단체에 가입하고, 외국 자금을 받은 혐의로 구속되었다. (VOA)
정치와 선거
과학기술
스포츠
무력 충돌 및 공격
재해 및 사고
- 2021년 우타락핸드 빙하 폭발 홍수
- 필리핀 남부 다바오델수르주에서 규모 6.1의 지진이 발생해 피해와 여진이 예상된다.사상자는 보고되지 않았다.(필리핀 스타)
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 텍사스 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국은 COVID-19 건수 2700만 건을 넘어섰다.(KIRO-TV)
- 캐나다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 멕시코의 COVID-19 전염병
- 비트리츠 야마모토 카자레스가 COVID-19로 사망한 다섯 번째 현직 연방의원이 된다.(엘 유니버설)
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 오스트리아의 COVID-19 전염병
- 오스트리아는 전염병으로 인한 불필요한 여행을 피하기 위해 이웃 국가들과의 국경 통제를 강화한다.(오스트리아 지방)
- 헝가리에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 헝가리는 자국 내 스푸트니크 5호 백신 사용을 승인한다.(모스크바 타임스)
- 오스트리아의 COVID-19 전염병
- 남아프리카에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 남아프리카공화국은 연구 결과 이 백신이 501호에 덜 효과가 있는 것으로 밝혀지자 옥스퍼드-아스트라제넨카 백신의 출시를 중단했다.국내에서 발견된 V2 변종.(Sky News)
- COVID-19 백신
- 옥스퍼드-아스트라제네카 COVID-19 백신, 501.V2 변종
- 요하네스버그에서 시행된 한정된 규모의 임상실험에 따르면 옥스퍼드-아스트라제네카 COVID-19 백신은 501 백신에 약하다고 한다.V2 변종 사스-CoV-2 (월스트리트 저널)
- 옥스퍼드-아스트라제네카 COVID-19 백신, 501.V2 변종
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 콩고민주공화국 보건부는 4일 전 콩고 동부 지역에서 에볼라 바이러스에 감염된 여성이 사망했다는 보고가 있은 후 에볼라 바이러스에 대한 '재확산'을 발표한다.세계보건기구(WHO)가 에콰투르 주에서 발생한 키부 에볼라 사태 종식을 선언한 지 3개월 만이다.
국제 관계
법과 범죄
정치와 선거
스포츠
- 2020년 NFL 시즌, 슈퍼볼 LV
- 2020년 FIFA 클럽 월드컵
- 티그레스 UANL은 4강전에서 소시에다데 에스포르티바 팔메이라스를 1-0으로 꺾고 FIFA 클럽 월드컵 결승에 오른 최초의 CONCACAF 팀이 되었다.(시애틀타임즈 AP 경유)
무력 충돌 및 공격
재해 및 사고
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 뉴욕(주)에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 뉴욕시 COVID-19 전염병
- 앤드루 쿠오모 뉴욕 주지사는 식당들이 발렌타인데이 일요일인 원래 일정보다 3일 빠른 2월 12일부터 실내 회식을 다시 가져올 수 있다고 발표한다.(월스트리트 저널)
- 뉴욕시 COVID-19 전염병
- 501년 텍사스에서 COVID-19 전염병 발생V2 변종
- 휴스턴 감리교 병원은 텍사스 최초의 501호 환자 발생을 보고하고 있다.몇 주 전에 회복한 포트 벤드 카운티 출신의 남성 V2 변종.이로써 이 변종이 있는 것으로 알려진 네 번째 주가 된다.(휴스턴 크로니클)
- 워싱턴 D.C.의 COVID-19 전염병
- 뉴욕(주)에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 멕시코의 COVID-19 전염병
- 안드레스 마누엘 로페스 오브라도르 대통령이 COVID-19 양성반응을 보인 지 2주 만에 오전 기자회견을 재개한다(AP)
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 프랑스의 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 전염병이 교육에 미치는 영향
- 네덜란드의 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- COVID-19 전염병 북키프로스, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 북키프로스는 영국에서 처음 발견된 사스-CoV-2 변종에 감염된 16개 표본에서 B.1.1.7 변종의 첫 사례를 보고했다.(아나돌루 에이전시)
- 유럽 위원회는 화이자바이오의 3억 추가 선량을 확보하는 계약을 확정한다.NTech 백신 (DW)
- 아르헨티나의 COVID-19 전염병, 리니지 P.1
- 아르헨티나는 P.1 변종에 감염된 두 사람과 P.2 변종에 감염된 다른 두 명의 브라질 사스-CoV-2 변종이 처음 발생했다고 발표했다. (세마나)
- 르완다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 베트남 정부는 고병원성 H5N1과 H5N6 조류독감 균주의 확산을 막기 위해 올해까지 14개 주에서 10만 마리 이상의 가금류를 도살했다고 보고하고 있다. (로이터)
국제 관계
- 그리스-이스라엘 관계, 그리스에서 COVID-19 전염병, 이스라엘에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 키리아코스 미토타키스 그리스 총리와 베냐민 네타냐후 이스라엘 총리는 피격당한 관광 분야를 살리기 위해 예방접종을 받은 여행자들이 두 나라 사이를 제한 없이 자유롭게 방문할 수 있도록 하는 협정에 서명한다.(에카티메리니)
- 러시아-유럽연합 관계, 2021년 러시아 시위
법과 범죄
정치와 선거
- 2021년 미얀마 시위, 2021년 미얀마 쿠데타 후폭풍
- 2021년 소말리아 대통령 선거
- 야권연대는 모하메드 압둘라히 모하메드를 소말리아 대통령으로 인정하는 것을 중단하고, 대통령의 임기가 만료됨에 따라 소말리아를 통치하기 위한 '국회의원, 야당 지도자, 시민사회'의 창설을 제안한다.(로이터)
- 2018~2021년 아이티 시위
- 팔라우 전국대표회의는 수란젤 위프스 주니어가 태평양 제도 포럼에서 탈퇴하기로 한 결정을 지지하는 공동 결의안을 통과시킨다.국회 측은 "신사의 합의는 지켜지지 않았다"고 밝히고 있다.(RNZ)
스포츠
무력 충돌 및 공격
- 아프가니스탄 전쟁
- 2021년 미얀마 쿠데타
- 타트마도는 페이스북에 올린 당 성명에서 축출된 사실상의 지도자 아웅산 수치 여사의 당 전국민주연맹(National League for Democracy) 본부를 습격했다고 밝혔다.(CNA)
재해 및 사고
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 캐나다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 약물 개발
- 식품의약품안전청은 중증의 위험이 높은 COVID-19 양성 성인 및 12세 이상 어린이에게 사용할 수 있도록 Eli Lilly와 Company의 결합항체치료제 bamlanivimab/etesevimab에 대해 긴급 사용허가를 부여한다.(블룸버그)
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전염병병에 있다.
- 몽골에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 말레이시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 정부는 내일부터 말레이시아 대부분 지역의 소매업과 모스크에서 더 많은 사업을 재개할 수 있도록 허용하고 있으며, 전국의 COVID-19 사례가 여전히 높은데도 불구하고 2인석 규모의 식당들이 식탁에 앉아 식사 서비스를 재개할 수 있도록 허용하고 있다.(스트레이츠 타임스)
- 에서 이 발생했다.
- 적도 기니의 COVID-19 전염병
- 페루에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 페루는 시노팜의 BBIBP-CorV 백신을 30만 회 접종받은 지 이틀 만에 COVID-19에 대한 예방접종을 시작한다.프란시스코 사가스티 대통령은 예방접종을 받은 첫 번째 사람이 된다.(미국의 소리)
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
국제 관계
- 팔라우, 미크로네시아 연방주, 마셜제도, 키리바시, 나우루 등 5개국이 포럼의 새 사무총장 선출과 관련한 이견으로 태평양제도포럼에서 공식 탈퇴한다.(가디언)
법과 범죄
- 2020~2021년 인도 농민 시위
- 2020~2021년 미국 인종 불안
- 조지 플로이드 시위, 조지 플로이드 시위 버지니아 리치먼드 시위
- Ku Klux Klan 일원이 여름 동안 버지니아 리치몬드의 블랙 라이프 매터 시위자들에게 자신의 픽업 트럭을 몰고 간 혐의로 징역 3년 8개월을 선고받았다.(워싱턴 포스트)
- 조지 플로이드 시위, 조지 플로이드 시위 버지니아 리치먼드 시위
- 도널드 트럼프 2차 탄핵 심판
- 독일의 COVID-19 전염병
- 헝가리의 대중 매체
- 2021년 버팔로 클리닉 테러
정치와 선거
과학기술
무력 충돌 및 공격
재해 및 사고
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 캘리포니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 501년 샌프란시스코 만 지역에서 COVID-19 전염병 발생V2 변종
- 캘리포니아는 501호에서 처음 두 건을 보고한다.알라메다 카운티와 산타 클라라 카운티에서 온 사람들의 V2 변종.(로스앤젤레스 타임즈)
- 501년 샌프란시스코 만 지역에서 COVID-19 전염병 발생V2 변종
- 플로리다의 COVID-19 전염병, 리니지 B.1.1.7
- 메인주 리니지 B.1.1.7에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 캘리포니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 멕시코의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 바레인에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 바레인은 러시아 스푸트니크 V 백신의 긴급 사용을 승인해, 러시아에서 네 번째로 승인된 백신이 된다.(바레인 통신사)
- 캄보디아의 COVID-19 전염병
- 홍콩에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 한국에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 바레인에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 크로아티아의 COVID-19 전염병, 리니지 B.1.1.7
- 독일의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국 연방정부와 독일 16개 주 지도자들은 사스-CoV-2 변종에 대한 우려로 3월 7일까지 전국적인 폐쇄를 연장하기로 합의했다.
- 포르투갈의 COVID-19 전염병, 리니지 P.1
- 러시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 영국의 COVID-19 전염병, 영국의 COVID-19 예방접종 프로그램
- 찰스 왕세자와 카밀라 콘월 공작부인은 첫 번째 접종 접종을 받는다. (BBC 뉴스)
- 뉴질랜드에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 세계보건기구(WHO)는 65세 이상 성인을 포함한 전 세계 모든 성인들이 옥스퍼드-아스트라제네카 COVID-19 백신을 사용할 것을 권고하고 있으며 투여량 간격이 8-12주 정도라고 권고하고 있다.(파이낸셜타임스)
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
국제 관계
법과 범죄
- 파키스탄의 사형제도
- 2021년 러시아 시위
- 2020년 미국 대선 뒤집기 시도, 트럼프-라펜스페르거 전화통화
- 영국의 범죄
- 사우디 정부는 여성 인권 운동가 루자인 알 하틀룰을 3년 가까이 구금한 뒤 석방한다.그녀는 앞으로 5년 동안 여전히 여행이 금지될 것이며, 3년간의 보호 관찰을 받게 되었다.(알자지라)
- 스페인 안달루시아의 카디스 병원 COVID-19 공장에서 화재가 발생해 환자가 체포되고 있다.부상자나 사망자는 보고되지 않았다. (MSN)
- 세 개의 천사상이 성에서 파괴되었다.비오 9세 카톨릭 교구 엘 파소, 텍사스 주엘파소 교구의 마크 제이 세이츠 주교는 슬픔을 표현하고 경찰 보고서를 제출했다고 말한다.(엘 파소 타임즈)
과학기술
- 중국 우주 프로그램
- 트위터 중단, 소셜미디어 도널드 트럼프, 2024년 미국 대선
스포츠
무력 충돌 및 공격
- 중-인도 국경 분쟁
- 쿠르드-터키 분쟁
- 카이버 파쿤화의 반란
- 인터 서비스 홍보국(Inter Services Public Association, Pakistan Observator)에따르면 파키스탄 군인 4명과 무장대원 4명이 남부 와지리스탄의 보안 감시 초소를 공격해 숨졌다.
비즈니스 및 경제
- COVID-19 전염병의 경제적 영향
- 프랑스의 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 전염병이 항공에 미치는 영향
- 말레이시아에서 COVID-19 대유행, COVID-19 불황
- 말레이시아의 국내총생산(GDP)은 2020년 5.6%로 1997년 외환위기 이후 1998년 이후 가장 큰 폭으로 위축됐다.(스트레이츠 타임즈)
재해 및 사고
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 크로아티아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 안드레이 플렌코비치 총리는 2월 16일부터 지난 몇 주 동안 안정적인 신규 건수를 이유로 규제 완화를 약간 발표한다.외국어 학교, 카지노, 체육관, 베팅샵은 다시 문을 열 수 있고 식당과 술집도 커피를 팔 수 있다. (내셔널 헤럴드)
- 체코의 COVID-19 전염병
- 독일의 COVID-19 전염병
- 몬테네그로에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 포르투갈의 COVID-19 전염병
- 공화국의회가 비상사태를 연장하기 위해 투표하여 정부가 3월 1일까지 2차 봉쇄를 연장할 수 있도록 하고 있다. (ABC 뉴스)
- 슬로베니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 정부는 2월 15일부터 모든 소매점들이 다시 문을 열 수 있게 될 것이며 고객들이 들어가기 위해 더 이상 부정적인 COVID-19 테스트 결과를 제시할 필요가 없게 될 것이라고 발표한다.학교와 대학도 수업 재개가 허용된다.또한, 스키어들은 이제 지난 24시간 대신에 지난 7일 동안의 부정적인 시험 결과를 제시할 수 있게 되었다. (Total Slovenia News)
- 터키의 COVID-19 전염병
- 레제프 타이이프 에르도안 대통령과 전국 보건소 직원들은 시노박사의 코로나박 백신 2차 투여에 돌입하면서 2차 COVID-19 백신을 접종받는다. (데일리 사바)
- 크로아티아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 아프리카에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 모로코에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 모로코는 인도에서 아스트라제네카 백신 400만 개를 두 번째 선적 받았다. (아샤르크 알-아우사트)
- 남아프리카에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 짐바브웨의 COVID-19 전염병
- 모로코에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 캘리포니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 501년 일리노이에서 COVID-19 대유행.V2 변종
- 노스캐롤라이나의 COVID-19 전염병 501번지V2 변종
- 오하이오 주에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 마이크 드와인 오하이오 주지사는 COVID-19 사건의 감소를 이유로 오후 10시부터 EST 오전 5시까지 주 전체의 통행금지를 해제한다. (Patch.com)
- 워싱턴 D.C.에서 발생한 COVID-19 전염병, 사스-CoV-2 변종
- 조 바이든 미국 대통령은 미 행정부가 모더나와 화이저로부터 총 2억 개의 백신을 구매하는 계약을 확정했다고 발표한다(NBC 뉴스).
- 호주에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 콩고민주공화국은 북키부 지방에서 에볼라 바이러스가 두 번째로 발생했다고 보고했다.
국제 관계
- 벨라루스-러시아 관계
- 중국-영국 관계, 중국 검열
- 영국 통신 규제 기관인 오프콤이 지난주 중국 국영 TV 방송국의 텔레비전 라이센스를 취소한 데 대해 중국 국영 라디오 텔레비전 방송국은 BBC 월드 뉴스를 금지하고 있다. (DW)
법과 범죄
정치와 선거
스포츠
- COVID-19 전염병이 스포츠, COVID-19 전염병에 미치는 영향
- 독일 배드민턴협회(DBV)가 오는 2021 독일오픈을 COVID-19 대유행으로 인해 3월 9일부터 14일까지 열릴 예정인 뮐하임 안데르 루르에서 취소한다.(캄파스)
- 2020년 FIFA 클럽 월드컵
- 바이에른 뮌헨은 결승전에서 티그레스 UANL을 1-0으로 꺾고 FIFA 클럽 월드컵에서 우승했다.로버트 레반도프스키가 대회 골든볼을 받는다. (CNN)
무력 충돌 및 공격
Arts and culture
- Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
- The United States Senate votes by unanimous consent to award United States Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal for keeping rioters away from the Senate chamber during the storming of the United States Capitol. (The Washington Post)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 recession
- COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
- The Norwegian economy contracts by 2.5% in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as their Q4 GDP grew faster than expected by 1.9%. (Bloomberg)
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- The Office for National Statistics says that the economy of the United Kingdom has contracted by a record 9.9% since the pandemic began, but has narrowly avoided a double-dip recession. This is nonetheless estimated to be the largest annual contraction since 1709. (BBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
Disasters and accidents
- An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes 35 kilometres west of Murghob, Tajikistan. The tremors are felt as far away as northern India and Pakistan. (The Straits Times)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York
- New York governor Andrew Cuomo announces to extend the operating hours of indoor dining in restaurants in New York City to 11:00 p.m. EST beginning from Valentine's Day as it expands their curfew on restaurants and bars statewide. (WCBS-TV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Hampshire, Lineage B.1.1.7
- New Hampshire reports their first case of the B.1.1.7 variant in a person from Hillsborough County who had close contact with someone who travelled internationally. (Patch.com)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia
- British Columbia reports Canada's first case of the Nigerian variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a young person from the Interior Health region who is currently self-isolating. (Vancouver Sun)
- COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
- Mexican authorities lower the pandemic alert level in Mexico City and the State of Mexico to orange status due to a decrease in the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations. (MedicalXpress)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
- Cambodia approves the emergency use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Sinovac Biotech vaccines. (Cambodianess)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- The number of recovered COVID-19 patients in Indonesia surpasses one million. (detikHealth)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Japan receives their first shipment of 400,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Belgium. (The Japan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia
- Russia gives a preliminary approval for its Sputnik V vaccine to be manufactured in Serbia. (The Moscow Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- The United Kingdom surpasses four million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fifth country to do so after the United States, India, Brazil, and Russia. (The Independent)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
- President Sebastián Piñera receives the first dose of the Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine. (United News of India)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
International relations
- Hong Kong–United Kingdom relations, Censorship in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong's public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong joins mainland China in blocking BBC World News and BBC World Service. (U.S. News and World Report)
Law and crime
- 2020–2021 United States racial unrest, Black Lives Matter protests in New York City
- A Black Lives Matter protest turned violent in New York City, resulting in nearly a dozen arrests and injuries among police officers. The New York Police Department said two officers were injured during the march in midtown Manhattan. (The Washington Examiner)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Italian government crisis
- Prime Minister-designate Mario Draghi meets with President Sergio Mattarella and presents the list of proposed ministers for his cabinet. Draghi's oath of office is scheduled for tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. local time. (ANSA)
- 2020–2021 Belarusian protests, Elections in Belarus
- President Alexander Lukashenko says that the country will hold a referendum that would change their constitution before January 18, 2022. (AP)
- North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un fires Economic Affairs Minister Kim Tu-il less than a month after appointing him to his cabinet for "lack of innovation". He is replaced by O Su-yong, according to state media. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- A study by University College London suggests that the bluestones that form Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, likely originated from another stone circle in Pembrokeshire, Wales, called Waun Mawn. (AFP via Dawn)
- Facebook restricts the content posted by the Myanmar's Tatmadaw in order to stop the spread of "misinformation" in a wake of military coup. (Euronews)
Sports
- 2020 Summer Olympics
- The Chairman of Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Yoshiro Mori resigns due to a scandal over sexist remarks he made about women. (NBC News)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- 2021 Afghanistan attacks
- At least four security forces personnel, including a commander, are killed in eastern and southern Afghanistan as clashes with an unidentified terrorist group intensify. Separately, in Kandahar, a Humvee containing explosives detonates, injuring seven police officers. (Reuters)
- 2021 Afghanistan attacks
Arts and culture
- Egyptian and American archaeologists discover an ancient mass-production brewery in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos, likely dating back to the Early Dynastic Period. Mostafa Waziri, the secretary-general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, believes it to be "the oldest high-production brewery in the world". (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Disasters and accidents
- 2021 Fukushima earthquake
- A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off the Tōhoku coast of Japan, injuring at least 110 people. (The Japan Times)
- A series of severe weather-related incidents in Northern Italy leaves four people dead and 25 others injured. (Il Messaggero)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon
- Lebanon receives their first shipment of 28,500 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Belgium. (Arab News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
- Two 11-week-old white tiger cubs that died in Lahore Zoo on January 30 are believed to have died of COVID-19. (Hindustan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- The government decides to lower social distancing levels to level 2 in the Seoul Capital Area and level 1.5 in other regions beginning February 15, allowing nightclubs to reopen and extending the operating hours of restaurants, coffee shops and gyms in the Seoul Capital Area until 10:00 p.m. local time. However, gatherings of more than five people continue to be prohibited, but theatres, libraries, and other types of businesses will no longer be subject to operating hours restrictions. (Bloomberg)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
- The United Arab Emirates surpasses 1,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Khaleej Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Prince Edward Island, Lineage B.1.1.7
- Prince Edward Island reports their first case of the B.1.1.7 variant in a man in his 20s who had travelled internationally. (CBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Prince Edward Island, Lineage B.1.1.7
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Lineage B.1.1.7
- Victoria returns to Stage 4 restrictions in a five-day "circuit breaker" lockdown due to an ongoing outbreak of the B.1.1.7 variant at the Melbourne Airport Holiday Inn. All non-essential businesses are closed, masks are mandatory in all public places, and people are only permitted to leave their homes for essential work, education or care-giving, or for up to two hours a day for essential shopping and outdoor exercise within a radius of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) of their homes. All international flights to Melbourne have also been cancelled for the duration of the lockdown. (ABC Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Cyprus
- Northern Cyprus extends their full-scale curfew until February 22 in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
- The cabinet announces that 20 of South Africa's land borders with Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe will reopen on February 15. (TimesLIVE)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- Guinea's health ministry reports the country's first deaths from the Ebola virus disease since the 2013–2016 epidemic. (AFP via Hindustan Times)
Law and crime
- Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump
- The United States Senate votes to acquit former President Donald Trump for the second time when the 57–43 vote in favor of conviction fails to reach the necessary two-thirds majority. Seven Republicans join the entire Democratic caucus in voting for conviction, making it the closest trial vote since the Andrew Johnson impeachment trial of 1868. (The Hill)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Italian government crisis, Draghi Cabinet
- Prime Minister Mario Draghi and the ministers of his cabinet are officially sworn in at the Quirinal Palace in Rome, ending the government crisis. (ANSA)
- Presidency of Joe Biden
- White House Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo resigns after making threats towards Politico journalist Tara Palmeri. (BBC News)
Sports
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- Kivu conflict
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Militants of the Islamic State's Central Africa Province raid the town of Ndalya in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 11 civilians and three members of the armed forces. (AFP via Manila Standard)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra
- The Indian state of Maharashtra records 4,097 fresh infections after 39 days of no infections (Hindustan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Japan's Ministry of Health officially approves the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, three days after a government panel recommends its approval. This is the first government-approved vaccine in the country. (CNBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon
- Lebanon begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19, a day after the first 28,500 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine arrived in the country. A doctor at Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut is the first person to be vaccinated. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
- The number of recovered COVID-19 patients in Pakistan surpasses 500,000. (Gulf News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia extends precautionary measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, which restricts social gatherings to 20 people and suspends all events and parties, for another 20 days. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, 501.V2 variant
- Thailand reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant in a person who travelled from Tanzania and undergoes mandatory quarantine. (Bangkok Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic, Lineage B.1.1.7
- In defiance to the Chamber of Deputies, the Czech government re-declares a state of emergency for the next two weeks in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, especially because of the emergence of the more contagious B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom. (AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in France
- The French Direction générale de la Santé asks regional health agencies and hospitals to go into "crisis mode" beginning on February 18 in order to prepare for a possible increase in COVID-19 cases as a result of highly contagious variants of SARS-CoV-2. (The Independent)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, Lineage B.1.1.7
- Health Minister Roberto Speranza signs a provision that extends the ban on recreational skiing at resorts until March 5, effectively preventing ski resorts from opening tomorrow for the first time this season due to the spread of the UK variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2. (AFP via RFI)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia surpasses 80,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Arab News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic, Lineage B.1.1.7
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
- Mexico receives a shipment of 870,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine from India. (NDTV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
- New Zealand reports their first community cases of COVID-19 since January 24. The patients are a family from Auckland. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda
- Rwanda begins a COVID-19 vaccination programme with limited supplies of WHO-approved vaccines acquired through unnamed international partners, making it the first country in East Africa to begin its campaign. Healthcare workers and other high-risk groups will be the first to receive a vaccine. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- Guinea declares a new Ebola epidemic after three people died and four others became ill in the country’s southeast. (Al Jazeera)
International relations
- Cyprus-Israel relations, COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus, COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
- Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announce an agreement to allow vaccinated travelers to travel between the countries without the need to quarantine in order to restore their countries' tourism industries. (ABC News)
Law and crime
- 2021 Myanmar protests
- The leaders of the junta issue warnings to the public against harboring fugitives at the same time that arrest warrants are issued. Among the fugitives is democracy activist Min Ko Naing. (CNA)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Catalan regional election
- Catalans head to the polls to elect the new Parliament of Catalonia. (The Washington Post)
- Pro-independence parties gain a majority of the votes for the first time, though voter participation was the lowest in history. The anti-independence Socialists' Party of Catalonia, led by former national Health Minister Salvador Illa, wins the most seats for a single party. The far-right Vox places fourth and enters Parliament for the first time, winning 11 seats. Citizens, who placed first in the previous election, falls to seventh and loses 30 seats. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
- Peru's Foreign Minister Elizabeth Astete resigns amid an uproar over secret vaccination before the country receives one million doses for health workers. (The Washington Post)
- 2021 Kosovan parliamentary election
- Kosovans head to the polls to elect the new Assembly of Kosovo. The Vetëvendosje party is expected to gain most seats as it shows on exit polling data. (Voanews) (DW)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni Civil War
- Saudi Arabian–Yemeni border conflict
- The Houthis say that they have struck Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport and King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah with drones. A Houthi spokesman said on Twitter that the attacks halted operations in the airports for two hours. The Saudi-led coalition says that it intercepted drones heading towards the kingdom but did not confirm the attacks. (Reuters)
- Saudi Arabian–Yemeni border conflict
- Syrian civil war
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian Civil War
- Israeli airstrikes on Iranian weapons and missile depots near Damascus, Syria, kill six foreign nationals, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The headquarters of the Syrian Army's 4th Armoured Division is also hit. (Jewish Press)
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian Civil War
- Insurgency in the Maghreb
- Operation Barkhane
- Chadian President Idriss Déby announces that his government will deploy 1,200 troops to the tripoint of the Burkina Faso–Mali and Burkina Faso–Niger borders. (AFP via France 24)
- Operation Barkhane
- 2021 Myanmar protests, aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
- Myanmar's military junta deploys Tatmadaw troops and cuts Internet services in many parts of the country hours after security forces fired live rounds to disperse a demonstration in the northern state of Kachin. (The Straits Times)
- 2021 Erbil missile attacks
- Multiple rockets strike near Erbil International Airport in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, killing a foreign civilian contractor and wounding nine others, including a U.S. service member. (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
- Bishop David Zubik of the Pittsburgh Diocese announces that four Catholic elementary schools are merging to form two schools for the school year beginning in fall 2021. The decision comes after more than a year's deliberation and hours of study. (Catholic News Agency)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 recession
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark, Economy of Denmark
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, economy of Japan
- Japan's GDP contracts 4.8% in 2020, which is the first annual economic contraction since 2009 due to the impact of the pandemic. (BBC News)
- The World Trade Organization formally appoints former Finance Minister of Nigeria Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its first African and first female Director-General. (Bloomberg)
Disasters and accidents
- 2021 Congo River disaster
- A passenger barge crashes and capsizes on the Congo River in Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 60 people, while 240 others are reported missing. At least 300 people have been rescued from the river. (Reuters)
- At least 37 people are killed by a bus falling off a bridge into a canal in Madhya Pradesh, India. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
- Mexico begins the second phase of its vaccination programme for people over the age of 60 against COVID-19 in more than 300 municipalities. (Al Jazeera)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Connecticut, 501.V2 variant
- Connecticut reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant in a person from Fairfield County with no known international travel history, which was notified by health officials in New York. (WVIT-TV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi, Lineage B.1.1.7
- Mississippi reports their first case of the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom. (Daily Journal)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Connecticut, 501.V2 variant
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Australia suspends its quarantine-free travel bubble arrangement with New Zealand after the discovery of three new community cases in Auckland. (BBC News)
- Australia receives 142,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. (ABC Australia)
- Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
- New Zealand receives 60,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. (Stuff.co.nz)
- Auckland enters level three restrictions for the next three days in response to an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, closing all non-essential businesses and suspending all in-person education. The rest of the country will enter level 2 restrictions, which will limit public gatherings. (The Guardian)
- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirms that three members of a family in Auckland who tested positive for COVID-19 are infected with the UK variant and that this is not connected to any managed isolation or quarantine facilities. (TVNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia, Lineage B.1.1.7
- Cambodia reports their first three cases of the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom in 28-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman from India and a 23-year-old woman who travelled from China. (Khmer Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq, Lineage B.1.1.7
- Iraq announces that they will re-impose a partial lockdown from February 18 until March 8 after reporting their first cases of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2. (Arab News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Japan surpasses 7,000 deaths from COVID-19. (ABS-CBN News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency scales back Q1 vaccination targets to 750,000 people due to delayed shipments from COVAX and the decision not to use the AstraZeneca vaccine on people aged 65 or older until more efficacy data becomes available. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
- Vietnamese authorities order two million people in Hải Dương province to stay at home for 15 days beginning tomorrow due to a growing COVID-19 outbreak in the province. Gatherings with more than two people are banned, and when leaving their homes, residents must stay 2 metres (6.6 ft) from others. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia, Lineage B.1.1.7
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in England
- The United Kingdom begins a mandatory hotel quarantine for all British and Irish citizens and all permanent residents arriving in England from 33 "high risk" countries, requiring them to stay for 10 days at government-designated accommodations. (ITV) (The Irish Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
- Scotland begins a mandatory hotel quarantine for all international arrivals, requiring them to self-isolate for 10 days in one of six government-designated hotels. (STV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in England
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in South America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia
- Colombia receives their first shipment of 50,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. (MedicalXpress)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe receives their first shipment of 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine. (South China Morning Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
- COVID-19 vaccine
- The World Health Organization announces the approval of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. (Forbes)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- An Ebola vaccination campaign begins in the city of Butembo, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health workers are the first to be vaccinated. (Reuters)
International relations
- Turkey–United States relations, Operation Claw-Eagle 2
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses the United States of supporting "the PKK terrorists", following the killing of 13 Turkish hostages held captive in Kurdistan Region. Turkey also summons the U.S. ambassador David M. Satterfield in response to the killings. (Daily Sabah)
- Nuclear program of Iran
- Iran says that it has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it will no longer allow snap inspections of its nuclear facilities as of February 21. The snap inspections were a condition of the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, January 6 commission
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces that Congress will establish a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. (AP)
- Turkish authorities announce the detention of 718 people they accuse of having links to Kurdish militant groups. Among those arrested include pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party officials. The mass arrests are seen as a direct response to the murder of 13 Turkish hostages in Iraq. The Kurdistan Workers' Party blamed Turkish airstrikes on their bases for the deaths of the hostages. (France 24)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Peru
- President Francisco Sagasti appoints Allan Wagner Tizón as new foreign minister, a day after Elizabeth Astete resigned over secretly receiving a vaccination against COVID-19. (Andina)
Sports
- 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
- Michael McDowell wins the 63rd running of the Daytona 500. It is McDowell's first career victory in the Cup Series. (NASCAR.com)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni Civil War
- Ma'rib Campaign
- Houthi forces continue to advance on the city of Maʼrib, capturing the village of al-Zor and reaching the Marib Dam. Yemeni government officials say that dozens of people have been killed in the past 24 hours as government forces counter the Houthi offensive. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock condemns the Houthi assault, warning of "unimaginable humanitarian consequences". (Al Jazeera)
- Ma'rib Campaign
- Tigray War
- A spokesperson for the rebel group Tigray People's Liberation Front claims that an estimated 100,000 troops (both Tigrayan and Ethiopian) have been killed during the conflict. Three Ethiopian opposition parties previously claimed that an estimated 52,000 civilians have also died. (Europe External Programme with Africa) (Bloomberg)
- Rwandan President Paul Kagame says the reported deaths in Tigray were too high to let Ethiopia and the African Union handle the situation alone. He adds that the UN should intervene in the Tigray War, explaining that when a state is not able to stop atrocities on its territory, such as genocide, the UN has a duty to intervene. (Agence Ecofin)
- War in Afghanistan, Afghan peace process
- New Zealand announces that it will withdraw its forces from Afghanistan by May. (Radio New Zealand)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- The White House announces that President Joe Biden will extend the foreclosure ban and mortgage forbearance through the end of June as an effort to address the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (NBC News)
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Disasters and accidents
- Tornadoes of 2021
- A tornado in Brunswick County, North Carolina, kills three people and injures ten others. (The Washington Post)
- 2020–21 North American winter, February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm
- A winter storm kills at least 23 people and causes power outages for millions of people across the United States. (The New York Post)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
- First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms that a phased return to school will begin on February 22, which will include pre-school children, pupils in primaries 1, 2 and 3, and secondary students who need to carry out practical assignments. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- Italy's first case of B.1525 variant found in Naples in a person who had recently travelled from a country in Africa. (The Local Italy)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malta, 501.V2 variant
- Malta reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. (Times of Malta)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts, 501.V2 variant
- Massachusetts reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in a woman in her 20s from Middlesex County. (Masslive)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts, 501.V2 variant
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic
- The Dominican Republic begins to inoculate medical workers as part of a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 following the arrival of the first 20,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine, Lineage B.1.1.7
- Palestine reports their first cases of the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom in 139 people from the West Bank. (Anadolu Agency)
- Health Minister Mai al-Kaila accuses Israel of blocking the delivery of 2,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine to the Gaza Strip, intended for ICU and emergency staff. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India, Variants of SARS-CoV-2
- India reports their first four cases of the 501.V2 variant from South Africa and one case of the Lineage P.1 variant from Brazil in people who traveled internationally. (NDTV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia extends their movement control order in Selangor, Johor and Penang as well as the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur until March 4 but eases restrictions in other parts of the country. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea signs an agreement with Novavax and Pfizer to secure additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for 23 million people in the second quarter of this year. (Yonhap News Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine, Lineage B.1.1.7
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco
- Morocco receives its second shipment of 500,000 doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
- The first batch consisting 80,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrives at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, which is unapproved for general use in South Africa and worldwide. (SABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- The Therapeutic Goods Administration approves the emergency use of the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca for people over 18 years of age in Australia. (ABC Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
- Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles tests positive for COVID-19. (G1)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- The World Health Organization asks six African countries (Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Liberia) to be on the alert for possible Ebola outbreaks after Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo reported new cases that signaled a resurgence of the outbreak. (Hindustan Times)
Law and crime
- Aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar
- The Myanmar Police Force files new charges against ousted State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi for violating COVID-19 regulations, which may allow her to be held indefinitely without trial. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
- A lower court in The Hague orders the government to scrap its 9:00 pm to 4:30 am curfew, citing violations of freedom of movement and assembly. Prime Minister Mark Rutte's government appealed the court decision, which was overturned by a high court. (Euronews)
- Capital punishment in Bangladesh
- A court in Bangladesh sentences five men to death for murdering Avijit Roy, an American-Bangladeshi blogger critical of religious extremism, six years ago. The men belong to the al-Qaeda-inspired group Ansarullah Bangla Team. Another man was sentenced to life in prison. (Al Jazeera)
- Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
- The NAACP and U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson file a lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump, Trump lawyer and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, and far-right groups such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers of conspiring to incite the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. The lawsuit, citing the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, also accuses the defendants of disrupting the certification of Biden's victory by Congress. (CNBC)
- 2020–2021 Belarusian protests
- Belarus authorities raid the offices of the Association of Journalists and Viasna Human Rights Centre as part of the latest move to end protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. (AP)
- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces that there will be a probe following accusations of rape against his government in Parliament. (The Straits Times)
- Two men accused of leading a Christian-majority Anti-balaka group in the Central African Republic that targeted Muslims plead not guilty at the start of their trial at the International Criminal Court. (Reuters)
- Footage obtained by the BBC programme Panorama reveals that Dubai sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum has been held in a private villa for at least a year after she attempted to escape from her family in February 2018. Latifa's close associates are calling for international intervention after they stopped receiving messages from her, fearing for her safety. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- 2016 Philippine presidential election
- The Electoral Tribunal unanimously dismisses the electoral protest of former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo. (The Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Rappler)
- 2019–20 Algerian protests
- Thousands of protestors defy COVID-19 restrictions and take to the streets in Kherrata to both commemorate the second anniversary of the protests and to repeat their demands for the ruling government to step down. (Al Jazeera)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kagara kidnapping
- A school pupil is killed and 27 others are kidnapped from their school in the early hours in Kagara, Niger State, Nigeria. Three staff members and 12 of their relatives are also abducted. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. (BBC News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- The Indian government issues new Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) guidelines that would be mandatory for travelers from the United Kingdom, Europe, Brazil, and South Africa to conduct self-paid molecular COVID-19 testing, beginning from February 22 at 23:59 p.m. IST. (The Wire)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 vaccination in Israel
- The Israeli Maccabi Healthcare Services confirm that, in a trial of 602,000 people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the vaccine's effectiveness was 95%. (The Times of Israel)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Israel
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Japan begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 beginning with 40,000 health workers. (The Japan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine
- COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan approves and certifies the use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for mass vaccination. (AKIPress)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark, 501.V2 variant
- Denmark reports their first community transmission of the 501.V2 variant. (The Local Denmark)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- The Spanish Health Ministry introduces a ten-day quarantine for all travelers arriving from Brazil and South Africa. (Euro Weekly News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that the country will gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions, including curfews and weekend lockdowns beginning in March on a provincial basis, which will divide the country into four categories based on infection and vaccination rates. (Daily Sabah)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- The British clinical trials ethics body approves the world's first COVID-19 human challenge study, which will begin in the next few weeks. Volunteers aged 18 to 30 will be exposed to the virus in the trial. (BBC News)
- The European Commission signs a deal with Moderna to secure additional 300 million doses of the vaccine in the European Union. (DW)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark, 501.V2 variant
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia
- Somalia orders all government employees in ministries and departments except directors and senior staff to work from home following an increase in COVID-19 cases. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
- South Africa begins its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using a vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, which has not yet been authorized worldwide. President Cyril Ramaphosa, government officials, and health workers are among the first to receive the vaccine. (The Wall Street Journal)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania
- Zanzibar's first Vice President, Seif Sharif Hamad, dies from COVID-19. (The Citizen)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland, Lineage P.1
- Maryland reports their first case of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil in a deceased adult aged older than 65 living in Washington metropolitan area, who had international travel. (The Baltimore Sun)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota, Lineage B.1.1.7
- North Dakota reports their first case of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2. (Grand Forks Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland, Lineage P.1
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Politics and elections
- 2021 Myanmar protests
- Protesters in the capital Naypyidaw, Mandalay, and the country's largest city Yangon stage a record number of demonstrations against military junta since February 1 coup. Many of public and private employees and civil servant join demonstrations despite military's warning. (Voice of America)
Science and technology
- Discoveries of exoplanets
- Astronomers announce the discovery of HD 110082 b, a sub-Neptune exoplanet that is three times larger than Earth and which orbits a relatively young star. (Phys.org)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni Civil War
- Insurgency in the Maghreb, Mali War
- Jihadist insurgents kill nine people in an ambush in Burkina Faso, while another jihadist attack near Bandiagara, Mopti Region, Mali, kills nine people and leaves others missing, according to local government officials. (Reuters)
- ISIL insurgency in Iraq
- Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg announces an increase in NATO personnel in Iraq from 500 to around 4,000 amid a surge in ISIL activity in the country. The training mission will also be expanded to more areas beyond Baghdad and include more Iraqi security institutions, according to Stoltenberg. (France 24)
Business and economy
- News Media Bargaining Code
- Facebook bans Australian news publishers from posting and Australian users from viewing and sharing news content in a preemptive retaliation move against the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's (ACCC) proposed News Media Bargaining Code, which would require Facebook to pay to host Australian news content. A number of key government and charity organisations were also blocked for several hours. (The Guardian)
- Alphabet Inc. agrees to begin paying News Corp for news content. News Corp CEO Robert Thomson credits the ACCC's proposed legislation with making the deal possible. (The New York Times)
Disasters and accidents
- 2020–21 North American winter
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Lockdown restrictions are eased in Victoria as contact tracers are confident that all cases linked to a recent outbreak are self-isolating. People are permitted to leave their homes for non-essential reasons but are required to wear a mask when they are indoors. Private gatherings of up to five people and public gatherings of up to 20 people are once again permitted. Non-essential businesses and on-campus learning have been reopened, and businesses that were working from home can have up to 50% of their employees return to the office. (The Guardian)
- South Australia reopens its land border with Victoria to the state's regional population, while still restricting travelers from Melbourne, the location of the recent outbreak. Similar restrictions are also in place at the New South Wales and Tasmanian borders. (9 News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
- Restrictions are eased in New Zealand, with Auckland downgraded to alert level 2 and the rest of the country to alert level 1. Most Auckland schools are reopened and masks are made mandatory on public transportation. (New Zealand Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia reports a record 25 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby surpassing 1,000 deaths from COVID-19. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal
- Nepal approves the emergency use of the Sinopharm vaccine, which is the second vaccine to be approved in the country. (Deccan Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia's Food and Drug Authority approves the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. (Gulf News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
- Nigeria approves the emergency use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India. (Bloomberg)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe begins its vaccination programme against COVID-19 using China's Sinopharm vaccine. Health minister and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is the first person to receive the vaccine. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
- COVID-19 pandemic in South America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
- Brazil surpasses 10 million cases of COVID-19, being the second country to do so after the United States. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada, 501.V2 variant
- Nevada reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant in a person who travelled from South Africa to Reno and who later began showing symptoms of COVID-19. (U.S. News and World Report)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada, 501.V2 variant
- COVID-19 vaccine, 501.V2 variant
- Lab studies suggest that the Pfizer–BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are significantly less effective in providing antibody protection against the 501.V2 variant of the disease, which is most prevalent in South Africa. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
International relations
- Iran–United States relations, United States sanctions against Iran
- The Biden administration rescinds the UN sanctions placed on Iran by his predecessor Donald Trump, seen as a potential step towards rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The "snapback" of sanctions had been ignored by the rest of the world. (AP)
- Israel–Syria relations
- Israel and Syria carry out a Russian-mediated prisoner exchange. An Israeli woman who crossed the border into Syria's Quneitra Governorate and was detained by the Syrian military, is returned in exchange for two Syrian shepherds held by the Israel Defense Forces. (BBC News)
- 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
- Canada and the United Kingdom announce sanctions on the military junta generals in response to the coup and the arbitrary detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political figures. (France 24)
Law and crime
- 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest, Internet Censorship in India
- A New Delhi court sends climate activist Disha Ravi to jail for allegedly sharing a "toolkit" on social media in connection with the ongoing farmers' protest against three farm bills as it investigates further. Ms. Ravi, a resident of Bangalore, was arrested on February 4 and flown overnight to New Delhi. (The Hindu)
- Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security rearrests former deputy chief of Custom Service Raimbek Matraimov due to an ongoing investigation into allegations of money laundering. The arrest comes days after hundreds protested in the capital of Bishkek over a court commuting his sentence last week. (Radio Free Europe)
Politics and elections
- Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia resigns due to disagreements with his cabinet over the detention of prominent opposition figure Nika Melia. (Reuters)
- Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in a televised address, announces he will pardon dozens of protestors associated with the Hirak movement, reshuffle the cabinet within 48 hours and will dissolve the lower chamber of parliament to make way for new elections. (Al Jazeera)
Science and technology
- Mars 2020
- The rover Perseverance successfully lands on Mars as part of the Mars 2020 mission. (The New York Times)
- A coalition of technology companies including Facebook, Google, and Amazon, as well as the United States Chamber of Commerce, file a federal lawsuit against the U.S. state of Maryland for passing a gross revenue tax on digital ads by non-media companies. It is the first tax of its kind in the nation. (The Verge)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2021 Myanmar protests
- Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, a young protester who was shot in the head last week, dies from her injuries, the first death since the opposition to the coup began and as pressure on the military mounts. (Reuters)
- Kashmir conflict
- Two policemen are killed by unidentified gunmen at close range in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (The Indian Express)
Arts and culture
- Megxit
- Buckingham Palace announces that Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex will be stripped of their royal patronages and honorary military appointments following a review of the royal couple's position within the British royal family. The couple will retain their HRH titles but will no longer use them. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
- Uber BV v Aslam
- The UK Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, orders Uber to classify its drivers as employees, entitling them to minimum wage and paid leave. (Wired)
- Bitcoin reaches a US$1 trillion market cap for the first time. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
- Health Minister Jan Blatný announces that shops will not be allowed to reopen on February 22, unlike what was previously promised. He also announced that residents will be required to wear FFP2 respirators, nanotowels, or two surgical masks in indoor places and on public transport due to the spread of the B.1.1.7 variant. (BRNO Daily)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, Lineage P.1
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
- COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, 501.V2 variant
- Poland reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. (TVN24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong receives one million doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine, a day after it was approved for emergency use in the city. (South China Morning Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Japan detects a new variant from 91 cases in the Kanto region and two cases at airports. In addition, an infection cluster is detected at a Tokyo immigration facility. (ABC Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- The Philippines reports 157 deaths in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total in five months, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 11,829. (ABS-CBN News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, Lineage P.1
- Florida reports their first case of the Brazil variant of SARS-CoV-2, making it the fourth state to do so after Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Maryland. (WFTS-TV)
- Florida surpasses 30,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Miami Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Idaho, 501.V2 variant
- Idaho reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant in a person from Southwestern Idaho who previously travelled internationally. (Idaho Statesman)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, Lineage P.1
- COVID-19 vaccine
- Johnson & Johnson submits an application of its experimental single-dose vaccine to the World Health Organization for emergency authorization. (Marketwatch)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
- Hong Kong suspends the import of poultry meat and products from bird flu-affected areas in South Korea, Germany and Poland due to spread of highly pathogenic H5N8 in those areas. (The Straits Times)
International relations
- 47th G7 summit
- U.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi make their first global appearance at a virtual G7 meeting as the countries discuss COVID-19 recovery, trade, social media, free speech, and their approach to China. The countries also commit to offer $7.5 billion in funding for vaccination rollouts in poor countries. (France 24)
- President Biden, in a reversal of the Trump administration's approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, says that the United States will contribute up to $4 billion to COVAX. (CBS News)
- Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration
- The United States formally rejoins the Paris Agreement, 107 days after it left the climate accord. (The Guardian)
- Equatorial Guinea–Israel relations
- Equatoguinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo announces that his country will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem following talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Anadolu Agency)
Law and crime
- In a 6–1 decision, the Federal Court of Malaysia rules that news portal Malaysiakini can be held in contempt of court over its users' comments against the Malaysian judiciary. Co-founder and editor-in-chief Steven Gan is personally absolved of the charge. The portal will be required to pay RM500,000 (about US$120,000) in fines next week. (Malaysiakini) (CNA)
- A Sudanese asylum seeker stabs an immigration official to death at a refugee centre in Pau, France. The attack is not thought to be linked to terrorism. (BBC News)
- Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council secretary Oleksiy Danilov announces sanctions on pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk for allegedly using coal mines in the Luhansk Oblast to finance separatists. The government also announced that it would nationalize a pipeline that transports Russian oil into the rest of Europe, which Medvedchuk was suspected of owning. (Reuters)
- The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies votes 364–130 to confirm the Supreme Federal Court-mandated arrest of congressman Daniel Silveira (PSL-RJ) for posting videos online threatening the judges of the Court, calling for the Court's extinction and for a new AI-5 – considered the most repressive legal instrument of the former Brazilian military government. His party is also considering his expulsion. (EN24) (O Globo)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Turks and Caicos Islands general election
- The opposition Progressive National Party wins 14 of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly, with Washington Misick slated to become the next premier. Outgoing Premier Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson of the People's Democratic Movement loses re-election to her seat. (Turks & Caicos Sun)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
- Argentine Health Minister Ginés González García resigns amid scandal over preferential treatment for the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to his close friends, including journalist Horacio Verbitsky. (The Washington Post)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war
- Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
- At least 130 Russian airstrikes have killed 21 members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the past 24 hours in the Badia desert, according to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (France 24)
- Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
- 2021 Myanmar protests
- Two people are killed and 40 others are injured in a clash between police and demonstrators in Mandalay as the police fire live ammunition to suppress protesters and force workers back to their jobs. (The New York Times)
Disasters and accidents
- 2020–21 North American winter
- February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm, 2021 Texas power crisis
- U.S. President Joe Biden declares a major disaster in Texas following a severe winter storm and cold weather that left at least 70 people dead and millions of others without power. The declaration allows federal funds to be spent and made available to affected people. (NBC News)
- February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm, 2021 Texas power crisis
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in England
- The British Health Secretary announces a small step to ease the nation's lockdown, allowing care home visitors in England to be regularly visited by a single friend or family member. This change will take effect on March 8. (BBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in England
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
- Hungary surpasses 400,000 cases of COVID-19. (Hungary Today)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, Lineage P.1
- Irish health officials say that the three cases of the Brazilian variant of SARS-CoV-2 have been contained. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announces the approval of the CoviVac vaccine for domestic use in Russia, becoming the third vaccine to be approved despite not yet having undergone any clinical trials. (CNBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
- Data from the Health Ministry show that COVID-19 vaccines are 99.2% effective against serious illness, reduce mortality by 95.8% and decrease the chance of hospitalization by 98.9%. (The Times of Israel)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- The Philippines reports 239 deaths in the past 24 hours, the second-highest number of daily reported deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 12,068. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
- Taiwan grants emergency use authorization for the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait, travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
- New Zealand begins a vaccination programme against COVID-19, starting with 70 border workers under strict infection prevention measures. (RNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- The United States surpasses 28 million cases of COVID-19. (UPI)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
- Russia reports their first case of human transmission of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu in seven workers at a poultry farm in the southern part of the country. (The Daily Telegraph)
Law and crime
- Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
- The Department of Justice and the FBI announce that they are investigating whether Alex Jones, Roger Stone, and Stop the Steal organizer Ali Alexander played any role in inciting the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. (The Independent)
- Mass shootings in the United States, Crime in Louisiana
- Three people are killed, including the gunman, and two others are wounded during a shooting at a gun store and indoor shooting range in Metairie, Louisiana. (CNN)
- Protests against the imprisonment of Pablo Hasél
- Looting, barricades, and riots are reported during the fifth consecutive night of protests mainly in Barcelona, Spain, over the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasél. Several protesters break windows at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Palau de la Música Catalana and also attempt to storm the Stock Exchange of Barcelona. (ABC.es)
- The Moscow City Court upholds the three-year prison sentence against opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny. Navalny now faces slander charges. His defense had previously said that the European Court of Human Rights had labeled his arrest as "unlawful". (DW)
Politics and elections
- 2020–2021 Thai protests, COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha survives a second vote of no-confidence in the House of Representatives, accused of mismanagement of the economy, mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, corruption, and abuse of human rights. (The Washington Post)
Sports
- 2021 Australian Open
- Naomi Osaka defeats Jennifer Brady in the final to win the Women's Singles. She is the first player to win a fourth Grand Slam singles title since Maria Sharapova at the 2012 French Open. (BBC News)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in the Maghreb
- 2021 Tillabéri attacks
- Seven members of the electoral commission are killed and three others are wounded in a land mine explosion in Tillabéri, Niger. The attack is carried out on the same day as the second round of the presidential election. (BBC News)
- 2021 Tillabéri attacks
- Libyan Crisis
- UN-backed Libyan Minister of the Interior Fathi Bashagha escapes a motorcade shooting in Tripoli. One of his guards is wounded and the others chase the assailants, killing one of them and arresting two others. The ministry calls the attack an assassination attempt. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
- A Nigerian Air Force King Air 350 military plane crashes on approach to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria, killing all seven people on board. (Reuters)
- A Mexican Air Force Learjet 45 jet crashes in Emiliano Zapata Municipality, Veracruz, killing six crew members. (Reuters)
- Israeli authorities close off access to its Mediterranean beaches following an offshore oil spill that has devastated more than 100 miles (160 km) of the country's coastline. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority calls the spill "one of the most serious ecological disasters" in the country’s history. The cause of the spill is currently under investigation. (The Independent)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia receives its first shipment of 312,390 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. This allows the starting date of the vaccination campaign to be brought forward to February 24. (Malay Mail)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Lineage B.1.1.7
- The Philippines confirms 18 new cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 first detected in the United Kingdom. (CNN Philippines)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, Lineage P.1
- Taiwan confirms their first three cases of the Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 first detected in Brazil, prompting the government to impose a 14-day quarantine for all travelers arriving from Brazil at a centralized facility beginning February 24. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York, 501.V2 variant
- New York reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant from South Africa in a person from Nassau County. (CNBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York, 501.V2 variant
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Australia begins a mass vaccination campaign with the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is one of the first people to receive a vaccine. (ABC Australia)
- Australia and New Zealand reopen their maritime borders after recent outbreaks in both countries have been contained. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
- Argentina approves the emergency use of Sinopharm's vaccine. (La Tercera)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia
- Serbia receives their first shipment of 150,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine, making it the first country in the Western Balkan region to receive vaccines. (N1)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
- The International Atomic Energy Agency reaches an agreement with Iran to allow inspectors to resume monitoring their nuclear program for up to three months. However, the agreement bars inspectors from doing snap inspections and also prohibits them from reviewing footage taken at the nuclear sites. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2020–21 Nigerien general election
- Nigeriens vote in a runoff to select a new president, in what is considered to be the nation's first potential peaceful transition of power since gaining independence in 1960. The two candidates are the ruling Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism's leader Mohamed Bazoum, and former president Mahamane Ousmane. (Reuters)
- 2021 Ecuadorian general election
- The National Electoral Council confirms that CREO candidate Guillermo Lasso will face the winner of the first round Andrés Arauz in the runoff. (CNN in Spanish)
- 2021 Laotian parliamentary election
- Laotians vote in a parliamentary election to elect the members of the ninth National Assembly. (Xinhuanet)
Science and technology
- 2021 Myanmar protests, aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
- Facebook takes down the main page of the military of Myanmar a day after two protesters were killed. The social media site said that the account violated its policies of "incitement to violence and coordinating harm". Earlier, the military had blocked Internet access in many parts of the country. (BBC News)
Sports
- 2021 Australian Open
- Novak Djokovic defeats Daniil Medvedev in the final to win the Men's Singles competition of the tournament. (The New York Times)
- Ivan Dodig and Filip Polášek win the Men's Doubles by defeating Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
- Rwanda will allow individual and non-contact outdoor sports activities to resume on February 23 due to a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases. (New Times)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Assassination of Luca Attanasio
- Six gunmen open fire on a World Food Programme convoy in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio, a carabiniere and their driver. (The Guardian)
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Four female development workers are killed and their driver wounded when gunmen open fire on their vehicle in Mira Ali, North Waziristan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
- Rwandan opposition politician Seif Bamporiki is killed in his car by a single bullet fired by a gunman in Cape Town, South Africa, where he lived in exile. (BBC News)
Arts and culture
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema, COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state), COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that movie theatres in New York City can reopen with 25% capacity on March 5, in line with rules currently in place for locations in the rest of the state. (CNBC)
- French electronic music duo Daft Punk announce their split after 28 years. (The New York Times)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in England
- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a new four-step plan for easing lockdown restrictions in England, starting with the reopening of schools on March 8 and the lifting of the stay-at-home order on March 29. (ABC Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
- Students in P1 to P3 return to school in Scotland for the first time since the Christmas holiday as part of a phased school reopening. (BBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in England
- COVID-19 pandemic in France
- French authorities announce that 90% of residents in the southeastern region of Alpes-Maritimes, which includes Nice, will be placed under a weekend lockdown for the next two weeks following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Euronews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
- Elementary students and pre-school children in more than half of Germany's 16 states return to schools and kindergartens in the first major easing of restrictions since December. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- Italy extends their ban on non-essential travel between regions with the exception of business trips and emergencies until March 27 due to the spread of COVID-19 infections. (The Brussels Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- The White House orders United States flags to fly at half-staff for the next five days in order to honor those who have died from COVID-19. (The Independent)
- The United States surpasses 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, just five weeks after the country passed 400,000 deaths. (CBS News) (NPR)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra
- Maharashtra imposes a ban on all political, social, and religious gatherings, as well as all processions and public demonstrations in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (Business Today)
- India surpasses 11 million cases of COVID-19, becoming the second country to do so after the United States. (Hindustan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- Chief Executive Carrie Lam and other government officials receive their first doses of the Sinovac Biotech CoronaVac vaccine as Hong Kong begins its vaccination campaign. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- The Philippines approves the emergency use of the Sinovac Biotech CoronaVac vaccine for non-healthcare workers. (Bloomberg)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka surpasses 80,000 cases of COVID-19. (Ada Derana)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
- Thailand's Food and Drug Administration grants emergency use authorization for the Sinovac Biotech CoronaVac vaccine. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia
- Somalia closes all schools and universities for the next two weeks due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 vaccine
- GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi begins new clinical trial of their protein-based vaccine candidate and aim to reach the final testing stage in the second quarter after setback last year. (CNBC)
- Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- The Vatican Press Office announces that all journalists to accompany Pope Francis on his March trip to Iraq must receive a Covid vaccination. Certificates of vaccination are required for reporters seeking press credentials for the trip. (Catholic Culture)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
International relations
- Uyghur genocide, Canada–China relations
- Canada's House of Commons approves a motion by 266 to zero votes, formally recognizing that China is committing genocide against its Muslim Uyghur minority in Xinjiang. However, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and most of his Cabinet did not participate in the vote. An amendment to the bill also calls for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved from Beijing if the genocide continues. (The Globe and Mail)
- Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama urges the leaders of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Kiribati, and Palau to reconsider their decision of leaving the Pacific Islands Forum and says that this is an opportunity to fight climate change. Bainimarama also invites U.S. President Joe Biden to the next forum meeting in August. (RNZ)
Law and crime
- Cannabis in the United States
- Cannabis in New Jersey
- Enabling legislation for Public Question 1 is signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy, making New Jersey the 14th state to legalize recreational cannabis. (NBC News)
- Cannabis in New Jersey
- 2021 Myanmar protests
- A general strike begins in Myanmar despite warnings by the Tatmadaw that further confrontations could cost lives. (DW)
- Gambling in Australia
- The Victoria State Government establishes a royal commission into Crown Melbourne after New South Wales revoked Crown Resorts' gambling license over money laundering concerns. (The Guardian)
- Legal affairs of Donald Trump
- The United States Supreme Court, by a 7–2 vote, declines to block the subpoena of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. for former President Donald Trump's financial records, including his tax returns. (CNN)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kivu conflict
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Suspected ADF militants kill 13 people during two attacks in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Al Jazeera)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
Arts and culture
- Historical Memory Law
- The last statue of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in Spain is removed in Melilla. (El País)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota
- The North Dakota House votes 50–44 to pass House Bill 1323, which bans state and local officials from imposing mask mandates. (Grand Forks Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state), 501.V2 variant
- Washington reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in King County. (The Seattle Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan, 501.V2 variant
- Saskatchewan reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. The patients are two people from the Regina zone who tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of January. (CKCK-DT)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan, 501.V2 variant
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland, 501.V2 variant
- Northern Ireland reports their first three cases of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. (The Irish Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
- First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces a roadmap to ease the lockdown, with four people from two households being allowed to meet outdoors as of March 15 and the lifting of the stay-at-home order on April 5. Non-essential businesses such as bars, restaurants, and gyms can be reopened on April 26, and Scotland will return to the levels system at the same time. (BBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland, 501.V2 variant
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
- Former president Václav Klaus tests positive for COVID-19. (Aktuálně.cz)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- Italy raises the age limit for Oxford–AstraZeneca's vaccine to 65 years old from previously 55. (The Local Italy)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
- Prime Minister Mark Rutte extends the curfew until March 15 while easing some lockdown restrictions, with senior high schools and vocational schools reopening on March 1. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces the phased reopening of schools beginning on March 1 with junior and senior infants as well as senior students facing Leaving Certificate exams. Meanwhile, the government extends the level 5 lockdown restrictions until April 5. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino
- San Marino receives their first shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
- Ukraine receives their first shipment of 500 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. (RFE/RL)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 following the WHO's emergency use approval of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh receives their second shipment of two million doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine from the Serum Institute of India. (All India Radio)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oman, travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Oman announces a ban on all travelers from 10 countries for 15 days beginning February 25 with the exception of Omani citizens, diplomats and health workers. (Gulf Business)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
- Egypt receives 300,000 doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine. (Asharq Al-awsat)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal
- Senegal begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using 200,000 doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine. Government ministers and health workers are the first to receive the vaccine. (U.S. News and World Report)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
- COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- Guinea begins a vaccination campaign against Ebola for high-risk people in Gouecke, Nzérékoré Prefecture, as an emergency measure to reduce the spread of the virus that was detected for the first time since 2016. (WHO Regional Office for Africa)
International relations
- Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
- Iran says that it is restricting the access of international inspectors to its nuclear installations. (AP via Al Arabiya)
Law and crime
- Crime in Italy
- A man stabs and wounds two police officers and tries to stab two passersby, who escape unharmed, during a random stabbing rampage in Milan. The attacker is shot dead by police. (Milano Today)
- At least 79 inmates are killed in simultaneous fights in three jails in Ecuador, prompted by a battle for control of the jails after a gang leader was killed in December. (BBC News)
- Malaysia deports 1,086 Burmese citizens back to Myanmar, defying an order by the Kuala Lumpur High Court halting their deportation in light of the coup on February 1. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- News Media Bargaining Code
- Facebook unblocks Australian news pages after the Australian government offers to make it exempt from their new News Media Bargaining Code if Facebook, Inc. can form enough private agreements to pay Australian news companies for their content. (The Guardian)
Sports
- U.S. golfer Tiger Woods is involved in a serious car accident in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, sustaining multiple leg injuries, requiring surgery. (CNN)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Boko Haram insurgency
- 2021 Maiduguri rocket attacks
- Boko Haram militants fire a series of rockets in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, killing 10 civilians and wounding others. (BBC News)
- 2021 Maiduguri rocket attacks
Arts and culture
- Africanization
- The South African city of Port Elizabeth is formally renamed "Gqeberha" ([ᶢǃʱɛ̀ɓéːxà]), the Xhosa name for the Baakens River which flows through the city. Port Elizabeth International Airport is also renamed Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport, after David Stuurman. These name changes are part of a wider campaign to remove colonial and apartheid-era names in the Eastern Cape. (BBC News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan, Lineage B.1.1.7
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Director-General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah receive their first doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine as the country officially begins its national immunisation programme. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
- Pakistan lifts their COVID-19-related restrictions, allowing indoor dining and wedding ceremonies to resume on March 15. Time limits for shopping centres, markets, and amusement parks are also lifted. (Geo News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
- Thailand receives their first shipment of 200,000 doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine. (Bangkok Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
- Vietnam receives their first shipment of 117,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine from South Korea. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
- The government announces the easing of national COVID-19 restrictions, with shops reopening on March 1. Schools in some areas will also reopen on March 1, but classes will be at 50% capacity. (The Local Denmark)
- COVID-19 pandemic in France
- Health Minister Olivier Véran announces that the government will impose a weekend lockdown in Dunkirk beginning this weekend due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, variants of SARS-CoV-2
- The Polish Health Ministry bans the use of scarves, bandanas, and face shields and requires people to only wear surgical masks as of February 27 due to the spread of variants of SARS-CoV-2. (Poland In)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
- The government announces that it will allow non-essential shops, museums and outdoor sporting facilities to reopen on March 1 as part of an easing of social distancing restrictions. In addition, outdoor gatherings up to 15 people will also be allowed. (Bloomberg)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
- Egypt grants emergency use authorization for Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. (PR Newswire)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
- Ghana becomes the first country in the world to receive vaccines distributed through the COVAX initiative, with 600,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. (The Washington Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Alaska
- Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy tests positive for COVID-19 following a brief period of isolation after suspected exposure. (The Hill)
- Alaska reports their first case of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from Anchorage with no known travel history. (AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in California
- California surpasses 50,000 deaths of COVID-19, becoming the first U.S. state to do so. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Idaho, Lineage B.1.1.7
- Idaho reports their first case of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant in a person from Ada County. (Idaho Press)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina
- North Carolina governor Roy Cooper announces that some stay-at-home and curfew restrictions will be lifted on February 26, such as allowing bars to reopen indoors, increasing the number of people in gatherings, and extending the alcohol sale cutoff to 11:00 p.m. (The News & Observer)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- Mayor of Washington D.C. Muriel Bowser's sister, Merica Bowser, dies from COVID-19 as the city surpasses 1,000 total deaths. (USA Today)
- COVID-19 vaccine
- Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine candidate meets the standards for emergency use authorization, according to analysis from a committee within the FDA, though formal authorization will not be determined until February 26. The vaccine is 66% effective in combating the virus and can be stored in normal refrigerators. (CNN)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Alaska
- COVID-19 vaccine, 501.V2 variant
- Moderna announces that they will ship their vaccine candidate for testing against the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. (Time)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
- Nicolás Maduro's government declares European Union Ambassador to Venezuela Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa a persona non grata and gives her 72 hours to leave the country following new sanctions by the EU against 19 Venezuelan officials. (El Mundo)
Law and crime
- Assassination of Luca Attanasio
- Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi asks the United Nations and the UN World Food Programme to open an investigation into the attack that killed Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio and two other people. (AP)
- Drug policy of Germany
- Authorities in Germany and Belgium seize more than 23,000 kilograms (51,000 lb) of cocaine, worth billions of dollars, in an international operation that resulted in one arrest. Authorities consider this to be the largest amount of cocaine ever seized in Europe. The containers came on a ship from Paraguay, via Tangier and Rotterdam, the police said. (CNN)
- Philippine drug war, PNP–PDEA shootout
- A mishandled sting operation between the national police and the country's drug enforcement agency in Quezon City results in the deaths of two police officers following a shootout between the two parties. (CNN)
Science and technology
- Scientists discover Dzharatitanis kingi, a Diplodocus-like dinosaur fossil, in Uzbekistan. It is the first dinosaur of its kind to be discovered in Asia. (New Scientist)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni Civil War
- Ma'rib Campaign
- Houthi forces attack Ma'rib, with ballistic missiles amidst an ongoing offensive to capture the city. (Al Arabiya English)
- Ma'rib Campaign
- 2021 Kaduna and Katsina attacks
- Gunmen kill 36 people, wound several others, and burn down houses when they attack two villages in Kaduna and Katsina States, Nigeria. Several attackers are also killed during an air operation by security forces. (Al Jazeera)
- 2021 Armenian coup d'état attempt, 2020−2021 Armenian protests
- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warns of an attempted military coup against him after the army demands that he and his government resign. In response, Pashinyan dismisses the head of the general staff of the armed forces and calls on his supporters to rally in his support. (Reuters)
- Central African Republic Civil War
- At least 14 people are killed at a religious site in Bambari, Central African Republic, amid clashes between armed groups and security forces. (Al Jazeera)
- Mali War
- Nine soldiers are killed and nine others are wounded during a long exchange of fire with armed groups in Bandiagara, Mali. (Al Jazeera)
- 2021 Myanmar protests
- Pro-military counter-protesters attack anti-coup protesters during a rally against the military junta in Yangon. Some counter-protesters were armed with knives and clubs, while others used slingshots and threw stones to attack their opponents. (Voice of America)
- 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis
- At U.S. President Joe Biden's direction, the U.S. military launches airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah's structures in Abu Kamal, Syria, killing 17 Popular Mobilization Forces militants. The airstrikes are described as retaliation for a recent rocket strike in Erbil, Iraq, which left two people dead and 13 others wounded, including American military personnel. (Al Jazeera)
- Ituri conflict
- Seven civilians are killed by CODECO militiamen in Banyari Kilo sector, Djugu Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Radio Okapi)
Disasters and accidents
- 2021 Fukushima earthquake
- A man in his 50s is confirmed to be the first fatality of the February 13 earthquake that struck near Fukushima, Japan, after his body is found buried in his destroyed home. (Kyodo News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
- The government confirms that bars, cafés, and restaurants can reopen their outdoor terraces on March 1. (The Dubrovnik Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus
- Cyprus announces that it will allow high schools, gyms, and indoor sports facilities such as swimming pools to reopen on March 1 as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to decrease. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic, 501.V2 variant
- The Czech Republic reports their first cases of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in a group of people who travelled to Zanzibar. (Radio Prague International)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Finland
- Prime Minister Sanna Marin announces "tier-two" lockdown restrictions for the next three weeks, which includes the closure of bars and restaurants, expanded remote learning, and a ban on gatherings of more than six people beginning March 8 due to the spread of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant. (Yle)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
- Hungary extends their nationwide lockdown restrictions until March 15 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and the spread of variants of SARS-CoV-2. (Hungary Today)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
- Ireland reports its first case of the B.1.525 variant first detected in Nigeria. (Independent.ie)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bahrain
- Bahrain becomes the first country to approve the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use. It is also the fifth vaccine to be approved in the country. (Arab News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
- The National Medical Products Administration grants conditional approval for a single-dose vaccine made by CanSino Biologics and a vaccine made by Sinopharm. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka receives 500,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine from India. (The Hindu)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Syria
- Syria's health ministry confirms that the government has received COVID-19 vaccines from an unnamed "friendly country", adding that healthcare workers will be the first to be vaccinated beginning next week. (AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bahrain
- COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria, Lineage B.1.1.7
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
- Argentina receives the first shipment of 904,000 doses of Sinopharm's BBIBP-CorV vaccine. (Buenos Aires Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Belize, Lineage B.1.1.7
- Belize reports their first case of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant in a member of the British Army Training Support Unit Belize who has been infected with this variant. (Breaking Belize News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
- Afghanistan reports an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm in Herat Province. (Hindustan Times)
- Western Cape reports their first case of African Swine Fever at two small farms in Mfuleni, Eerste River in Cape Town, South Africa. (News24)
International relations
- India–Pakistan relations
- India and Pakistan issue a joint statement indicating that both sides agree to stop firing at each other at the disputed Line of Control border in Kashmir. (DW)
- Uyghur genocide, China–Netherlands relations
- The Dutch House of Representatives votes to recognize the Chinese government's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority as genocide, becoming the first European Union country to do so. (Reuters)
- The governing body of the International Civil Aviation Organization appoints Juan Carlos Salazar of Colombia as the new Secretary-General of the Organization succeeding Fang Liu of China. (ICAO)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Malaysia, judiciary of Malaysia
- The Federal Court, in a landmark decision, unanimously declares that Selangor's sharia law provision on "unnatural sex" is invalid and unconstitutional, as such offences fall under the jurisdiction of federal law. (Malay Mail) (CNA)
- Tax returns of Donald Trump
- Former U.S. President Donald Trump's tax returns are given to New York County District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. (ABC News)
- USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal
- Former USA Gymnastics coach John Geddert dies from suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound off Interstate 96 in Michigan, shortly after being charged with human trafficking and sexual assault of a minor. (BBC News)
- 2021 Croix-des-Bouquets jailbreak
- Notable gang leader Arnel Joseph and other detainees escape from prison in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, during a riot that also resulted in the death of eight people inside the jail, including the prison's director. Casualties are also reported in the city's streets. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- LGBT rights in the United States
- The United States House of Representatives votes to pass the Equality Act. The bill will now head to the Senate for a vote. (NBC News)
Science and technology
- Facebook bans all accounts related to Myanmar's military, the Tatmadaw, as well as ads from military-controlled companies following the military coup against Aung San Suu Kyi and the military seizure of power on February 1. (CBS News)
Sports
- 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
- Despite losing the last match 2–1 to São Paulo, Flamengo wins their seventh Brasileirão and eighth national championship overall. (UOL)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis
- Iran–Israel proxy conflict
- An explosion hits the Israeli-owned cargo ship MV Helios Ray in the Gulf of Oman. No injuries are reported among the ship's 28 crew members. Israeli media reports, citing unnamed Israeli government officials, that Iran was likely behind the blast. (Bloomberg)
- Iran–Israel proxy conflict
- Zamfara kidnapping
- At least 317 girls are kidnapped by armed bandits raiding a secondary school hostel in the Nigerian state of Zamfara. (Al Jazeera)
- 2019–2021 Iraqi protests
- Security forces open fire against a crowd of demonstrators during anti-government protests in Nasiriyah, Iraq, killing 3 people and wounding 47 others. Two other protestors have also been killed in the past few days. (Al Jazeera)
- War in Donbass
- Batwa–Luba clashes
- An NGO vice-president met with 70 members of the Twa and Bantu in Nyunzu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, to ensure lasting peace in the Nyunzu Territory. (Radio Okapi)
- Ituri conflict
- Claude Ibalanky, the coordinator of the National Monitoring Mechanism of the Addis Ababa Agreement (MNS), reveals at a workshop organized by the MNS and MONUSCO in Kinshasa that there are residents taking advantage of the instability in eastern Congo. (Radio Okapi)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) kill three civilians in an ambush on the Beni-Kasindi road. Congolese and MONUSCO troops positioned nearby then clashed with the ADF, forcing them to retreat. (Radio Okapi)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
- The United States House of Representatives votes 219-212 to pass U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package, which would provide $1,400 in direct payments. The bill will head to the Senate for a vote. (CNET)
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
- Aftermath of the GameStop short squeeze
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission temporarily halts the trading of 15 stocks, most of which are penny stocks, out of concern that online users were coordinating to artificially raise their value. (Bloomberg)
Disasters and accidents
- A small plane crashes in Gainesville, Georgia, U.S., killing three people. (Yahoo! News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 vaccination in India
- The Indian government announces that people can choose their COVID-19 vaccination centres when the vaccination campaign expands next week. This will allow people to choose whether they want to receive the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine or the Bharat Biotech vaccine. (Zee News)
- COVID-19 vaccination in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin issues a new regulation that authorizes a mutual assistance vaccine programme so that private companies can buy state-approved vaccines in order to vaccinate their staff. (Tempo.co)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea begins a mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine, with the first doses administered to residents at about 200 nursing homes across the country. (Nikkei Asia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nebraska, Lineage B.1.1.7
- Nebraska reports their first case of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant in a person from Douglas County. (Lincoln Journal Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nebraska, Lineage B.1.1.7
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- Health Canada authorizes the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine and a related vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India. (CTV News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
- Belgium announces that easing of major COVID-19-related restrictions will be put on hold for another week due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections and the spread of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
- The Chamber of Deputies passes a new pandemic law that allows the health ministry and local authorities to shut down trade, production facilities, and events. In turn, the government announces the new state of emergency from February 27 until March 28. (Politico.eu)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Finland
- Authorities in Greater Helsinki order the closure of public and private facilities, such as gyms, indoor sports venues, saunas, playgrounds, and swimming pools for two weeks beginning March 1 as part of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (Yle)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
- President Janos Ader receives his first dose of Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine. (Budapest Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia, 501.V2 variant
- Slovenia reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in a person from Maribor who recently travelled to Africa. (STA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- The Spanish health ministry announces that people under 55 who have already been infected with COVID-19 will be given just a single dose of the vaccine, six months after their infection. (The Local Spain)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
- COVID-19 pandemic in South America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
- Argentinian Health Minister Carla Vizzotti tests positive for COVID-19. (El Día)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
- Brasília enters a 24-hour lockdown for all non-essential services due to an increase in COVID-19 cases that has pushed the city's intensive care units to near full capacity with more than 80% of beds already occupied. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ivory Coast
- Ivory Coast becomes the second country to receive vaccines via the COVAX initiative, with 500,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India arriving in the country. (Africanews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea reports a record 89 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,228. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
- 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
- Myanmar's Ambassador to the United Nations Kyaw Moe Tun addresses the UN in New York, calling for the international community to take the "strongest possible action" to remove the military junta from power. (France 24)
- Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia–United States relations
- The Biden administration releases a previously classified intelligence report on the assassination of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, confirming that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had approved of the assassination. (The New York Times)
Law and crime
- Begum v Home Secretary
- The UK Supreme Court rules that ISIL supporter Shamima Begum is forbidden from returning to the United Kingdom to appeal the revocation of her citizenship. This overturns the decision by the Court of Appeal, citing four errors in their ruling. (CNN)
- Death of Brian Sicknick, aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly identified a suspect in connection to the death of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick during the storming of the U.S. Capitol last month. (CNN)
- 2021 Croix-des-Bouquets jailbreak
- Arnel Joseph, a powerful Haitian gang leader, is killed in a gun battle with police in L'Estère a day after escaping from prison during a riot. The death toll from the incident rise to a total of 25 people, including many civilians killed by the inmates after randomly opening fire in the streets. The prison's director, six inmates and police officers are among the dead. Sixty more prisoners who escaped are captured and arrested, while more than 200 others are still on the run. (BBC News)
Sports
- The Belarus Olympic Committee elects Viktor Lukashenko, son of President Alexander Lukashenko, as its new President. Lukashenko is currently suspended from the International Olympic Committee meaning Belarusian athletes will likely be forced to compete as an independent team in the upcoming Tokyo Games. (CTV News)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict; Yemeni Civil War
- 2021 missile attacks in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia intercepts a ballistic missile attack over its capital Riyadh and bomb-laden drones targeting the southern province of Jizan, both of which were launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels backed by Iran. (ABC News)
- 2021 missile attacks in Saudi Arabia
- 2021 Myanmar protests
- Police launch the most extensive crackdown since the protests began, critically wounding a woman and detaining hundreds of people across the country. (Reuters)
- The junta leaders fire Myanmar's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Kyaw Moe Tun after he called for their removal in a UN General Assembly meeting on Friday. (BBC News)
- Kagara kidnapping
- All 42 people, including 27 students, who were kidnapped from a boarding school in Kagara, Niger State, Nigeria, on February 17 are released by their captors. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Wales
- First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that Wales will ease their COVID-19 restrictions to allow households with an infant below the age of one to form a bubble with one other household. (BBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Wales
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- The government tightens restrictions in five regions in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. For the first time since January, Basilicata and Molise are moved into a lockdown, while Lombardy, Piedmont, and Marche are moved to stricter orange zones. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Romania, COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova
- Romania donates 21,600 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine to Moldova for use in their vaccination program which will begin next week with frontline health workers. (U.S. News and World Report)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong receives a shipment of 585,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. (South China Morning Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia receives its first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine. (New Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine
- The Palestinian National Authority announces new lockdown restrictions in the West Bank for the next 12 days, which include the closure of universities, a ban on gatherings for weddings and funerals and nighttime restrictions on travel and non-essential commerce. (The New York Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- The government extends the General Community Quarantine in Metro Manila, Davao City, and eight other areas until the end of March due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (ABS-CBN News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nebraska, Variants of SARS-CoV-2
- Nebraska reports their first case of California's B.1.429 variant in a man in his 60s in Lancaster County. (The Lincoln Journal Star)
- The Food and Drug Administration approves the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use in the United States. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nebraska, Variants of SARS-CoV-2
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19-related restrictions in Victoria are eased in line with the rest of Australia after a recent outbreak was contained. Private gatherings of up to 30 people and public gatherings of up to 100 people are allowed, masks will only be mandated in shopping centres and on public transport, and offices are allowed to return up to 75% of their workforce. (7 News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
- South Africa receives its second shipment of more than 80,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. (News24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
Law and crime
- Corruption in Indonesia
- Indonesia's anti-corruption agency arrests South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah and several other people for alleged corruption in Makassar. Abdullah's arrest came as a surprise to many with his track record as an anti-corruption champion. (Jakarta Globe)
- Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan Province has reported internet outages in the past week, following a series of violent clashes between protestors and the police. (Voice of America)
- Cuba approves its first animal welfare law after pressure from animal rights movement groups. The decree will regulate scientific experiments on animals, the handling of stray cats and dogs, and veterinarian practices in the country. Some civil society groups say the decree doesn't go far enough, as it doesn't outlaw animal sacrifice or cockfighting. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Armenian coup d'état attempt, 2020−2021 Armenian protests
- President Armen Sarksyan refuses an order from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to dismiss the military's Chief of the General Staff Onik Gasparyan, saying parts of the decree were in violation of the constitution. More than 15,000 protest in the capital Yerevan calling for Pashinyan to resign. (ABC News)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2021 Myanmar protests
- Myanmar security forces begin violently dispersing anti-coup protesters and clearing makeshift road blocks, killing a total of 18 protesters in several cities. More than 30 others are wounded by live rounds, and several have been arrested. (Al Jazeera)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Ten civilians are killed, of whom eight have been decapitated and two shot, in two ADF overnight attacks in Boyo and Kainama, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Al Jazeera)
- Chadian security forces raid the home of opposition leader Yaya Dillo Djérou in N'Djamena, killing five of his relatives, including his mother and son. A government statement says the raid was an operation to arrest Dillo. Two other people are also killed and five others are wounded in the ensuing fight. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines
- The Philippines receives its first shipment of 600,000 doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac donated by China. (AP)
- COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
- Iran surpasses 60,000 deaths from COVID-19, the highest death toll of a Middle Eastern country. (Al-Arabiya English)
- Iran receives their first shipment of 250,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine. (Tasnim News Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Japan officially lifts the COVID-19 state of emergency in Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, and Fukuoka prefectures due to a decrease in the number of cases, while Tokyo and surrounding areas will remain in a state of emergency until at least March 7. (NHK World)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia surpasses 300,000 cases of COVID-19. (New Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
- Thailand begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine. Government ministers and health workers are among the first to receive doses of the vaccine. (Bloomberg)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
- The number of people who have received their first dose of the vaccine in the United Kingdom reaches 20 million, making it the fastest vaccination program in Europe. (The Independent)
- Lineage P.1
- The United Kingdom reports their first cases of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Manaus, Brazil in three people from England and three people from Scotland. (BBC News)
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
- Prime Minister Viktor Orbán receives the first dose of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine. (AFP via Barron's)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 vaccination in Australia
- Australia receives their first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. (ABC Australia)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
- Auckland enters alert level 3 lockdown for seven days, with the rest of the country entering alert level 2. This comes after a new COVID-19 case of unknown origin was detected. (NZ Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
- President Cyril Ramaphosa announces that South Africa's alert level will be lowered to level one effective midnight following a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Timeslive)
- South Africa signs an agreement with Johnson & Johnson to secure 11 million doses of their vaccine. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- The Centers for Disease Control's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends Johnson & Johnson's single-shot vaccine for people over the age of 18, a day after the Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use of the vaccine. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Law and crime
- Hong Kong national security law
- Police charge 47 out of the 55 arrested last month during a mass raid with "subversion". Those charged include Professor Benny Tai, former legislator James To, activist and district councilor Lester Shum and League of Social Democrats politicians and activists Leung Kwok-hung and Jimmy Sham, who was particularly defiant in court. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2020–2021 Thai protests
- Sixteen protesters are wounded after police use tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets on pro-democracy protesters near the residence of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in Bangkok. (Al Jazeera)
- Police in Kazakhstan arrest 50 protesters who were calling for the release of political prisoners in line with a resolution passed by the European Parliament. (Al Jazeera)
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Ongoing events
Business
Disasters
- COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020–21 Australian region cyclone season
- 2020–21 European windstorm season
- 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
- 2021 Pacific typhoon season
- 2020–21 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Yemeni famine
Politics
- Afghan peace process
- Armenian protests
- Belarusian protests
- Bulgarian protests
- East Mediterranean crisis
- Indian farmers' protests
- Indonesia omnibus law protests
- Libyan peace process
- Myanmar protests
- Nicaraguan protests
- Nigerian protests
- Persian Gulf crisis
- Russian protests
- Second Arab Spring
- Sudanese protests
- Thai protests
- United States election protests
- United States racial unrest
- Venezuelan presidential crisis
- Yellow vests movement
Recent
- February
- 14: Kosovo, Assembly
- 19: Turks and Caicos Islands, House of Assembly
- 21: Laos, National Assembly
- 21: Niger, President (2nd)
Upcoming
Recently concluded
- France: Charlie Hebdo shooting
- Switzerland: Beny Steinmetz
- United States: Impeachment of Donald Trump
Ongoing
- Argentina: Rodolfo Martín Villa
- Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
- Colombia: Álvaro Uribe
- France: Nicolas Sarkozy
- India: Disha Ravi
- Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
- Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
- Malta: Yorgen Fenech
- South Africa: Jacob Zuma
- Spain: 2017 Catalonia attacks, Bárcenas affair
- Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
- International: The Gambia v. Myanmar
Upcoming
- Indonesia: Edhy Prabowo, Juliari Batubara, Muhammad Rizieq Shihab, Nurdin Abdullah
- Kosovo: Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli
- Lesotho: Maesiah Thabane
- Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina
- United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Elizabeth Holmes, Meng Wanzhou, R. Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell
- Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
- Association football
- Women's association football
- American football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Ice hockey
- Rugby union
- Other sports seasons
February 2021
- 28: Johnny Briggs
- 26: Michael Somare
- 26: Hannu Mikkola
- 25: John Geddert
- 25: Peter Gotti
- 24: Alan Robert Murray
- 24: Ronald Pickup
- 23: Fausto Gresini
- 23: Ahmed Zaki Yamani
- 22: Luca Attanasio
- 22: Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- 21: Zlatko Saračević
- 20: Gerald Cardinale
- 20: Stan Williams
- 19: Đorđe Balašević
- 19: Arturo Di Modica
- 19: Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing
- 19: Clotilde Niragira
- 19: Dianna Ortiz
- 19: Balanchine
- 18: Vittore Bocchetta
- 18: Juan Pizarro
- 18: Prince Markie Dee
- 18: Bill Ramseyer
- 18: Chris Vincent
- 17: Raffaele Cutolo
- 17: Seif Sharif Hamad
- 17: Rush Limbaugh
- 16: Carman
- 16: Gustavo Noboa
- 16: Joan Margarit
- 15: Arne Sorenson
- 15: Steuart Bedford
- 15: Johnny Pacheco
- 14: William Macpherson
- 14: Carlos Menem
- 14: Ion Mihai Pacepa
- 13: Alberto Oliart
- 12: Frederick K. C. Price
- 12: Lynn Stalmaster
- 11: Leslie E. Robertson
- 10: Larry Flynt
- 10: Pachín
- 9: Chick Corea
- 9: Ivan Izquierdo
- 9: Franco Marini
- 8: Jean-Claude Carrière
- 8: Shlomo Hillel
- 8: Marty Schottenheimer
- 8: Mary Wilson
- 7: Pedro Gomez
- 7: Johnny Rogan
- 7: Giuseppe Rotunno
- 7: Ron Wright
- 6: Ruth Dayan
- 6: Santiago García
- 6: George Shultz
- 5: Christopher Plummer
- 5: Butch Reed
- 5: Leon Spinks
- 4: Lokman Slim
- 4: Boulos Nassif Borkhoche
- 4: Jaime Murrell
- 4: Samuel Vestey
- 3: Haya Harareet
- 3: Jim Weatherly
- 2: Rennie Davis
- 2: Fausta Morganti
- 2: Captain Tom
Africa
- Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
- Cameroon
- Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Somalia
- Sudan
- War in Darfur
- South Kordofan conflict
- Sudanese nomadic conflicts (incl. South Sudan)
- Western Sahara
Americas
- Colombia
- Mexico
- Peru
Asia-Pacific
- Afghanistan
- China
- India
- India and Pakistan
- Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
- Indonesia
- Myanmar
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Thailand
Europe
- Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Ukraine
Middle East
- Egypt
- Iran and the Persian Gulf
- Iraq
- Iraq and Syria (map)
- Israel and Gaza
- Israel and Syria
- Syria
- Turkey
- Yemen and Saudi Arabia
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