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**A [[South Korea]]n envoy in [[New York City]] is attacked in an unprovoked assault |
**A [[South Korea]]n envoy in [[New York City]] is attacked in an unprovoked assault. [https://news.yahoo.com/south-korean-diplomat-attacked-york-171610395.html (Yahoo! News)] |
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Revision as of 05:33, 11 February 2022
February 10, 2022 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis
- Belarus–Russia relations
- Russia and Belarus begin a 10-day military exercise known as "Allied Resolve-2022" amid ongoing tensions with Ukraine. The United States and NATO denounce the exercise, with NATO calling it the biggest deployment of Russian troops since the Cold War. (CNBC)
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- Ukraine says that Russian Navy drills in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov have made navigation "virtually impossible", stating that the drills are part of a "hybrid war" against the country. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says that the Sea of Azov is completely blocked, essentially blockading Ukrainian ports. (Reuters) (BBC News)
- Ukraine–United States relations
- U.S. President Joe Biden calls on any remaining Americans to leave Ukraine immediately due to increased threats of Russian military action. The U.S. State Department issues a level 4 travel warning, the highest level. (BBC News)
- Belarus–Russia relations
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Four civilians are killed during a battle between French troops and jihadists in Burkina Faso. Ten militants are also killed in the clash, which involved support from an attack helicopter. The French forces suffered no casualties. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- Spain lifts its outdoor mask mandate due to a decline in the spread of the Omicron variant. (GMA News Network)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- Charles, Prince of Wales, tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia
- Western Australia reports a record 37 locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (ABC News Australia)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Australia
- The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation proposes changing the definition of a fully vaccinated person to only include people who have received a booster dose. (ABC News Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica
- Costa Rican president Carlos Alvarado Quesada tests positive for COVID-19. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia
- Tunisia lifts its nightly curfew due to a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases, but extends the ban on gatherings for one week. (National Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
Law and crime
- Xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- A South Korean envoy in New York City is attacked in an unprovoked assault. (Yahoo! News)
Science and technology
- Archaeologists announce the discovery of a human tooth in the Grotte Mandrin near Malataverne, France, dating to 54,000 YBP, around 10,000 years before the currently accepted date for the arrival of Homo sapiens in Europe. (CNN)