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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*The ] military claim to have killed ] leader ], ] ], a leader of ], and Singaporean Abdullah Ali.
*Six kidnapped aid workers are released in ].
*The ] sends 4,000 soldiers to ] state as a result of recent violence.


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;Disasters ;Disasters
⚫ *The ferry {{MV|Rabaul Queen}} sinks off the coast of ] near the ], with an estimated 350 people on board. Nearby commercial ships rescue 238 people from the sea.
⚫ *Australian floods
⚫ *More than 110 people are killed across ] as a result of a ].
⚫ **Thousands of residents of ]n towns ] and ], ] are warned to prepare to evacuate as a result of heavy rain.
⚫ *Australian floods:
⚫ **Thousands of residents of ]n towns ] and ], ] are warned to prepare to evacuate as a result of heavy rain.
**A disaster is declared in the ] town of ] with the ] expected to reach a peak of 9 metres. **A disaster is declared in the ] town of ] with the ] expected to reach a peak of 9 metres.
⚫ *At least 83 people have died in ] as a result of a recent cold snap.
⚫ *The ferry ''MV Rabaul'' sends out a distress signal with more than 350 people feared missing off the coast of ].


;International relations ;International relations
*The ] asks for assistance from ] to obtain the release of 29 ] workers held captive in ] for five days. *The ] asks for assistance from ] to obtain the release of 29 ] workers held captive in ] for five days.

;Law and crime
*Corruption charges against former ] ] are dropped.
*The ] cancels 122 ] licences granted in the 2008 sale at the centre of a corruption scandal involving former minister ].
*A ] appeals court upholds a 2009 conviction of the ] on ] charges.
*]ian comedian ] is sentenced to three months in prison for ].


;Politics ;Politics
*The ] ] calls an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the ] which resulted in at least 74 deaths. *The ] ] calls an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the ] which resulted in at least 74 deaths.
*Voters in ] go the polls for a ].
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*] arrives in the ] for a tour of duty as a ] ] pilot. His deployment comes at a time of high tension between the ] and ] over the ].

;Sports
*] of the ] becomes just the thirteenth ] player in history to record 8 points in one game, doing so against the ]. It is the first time the feat is attained since 1989.

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February 2, 2012 (2012-02-02) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters

International relations

Law and crime

Politics

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