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Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian civil war
  • Syria missile strikes (February 2021)
    • Israel launches airstrikes in Syria, causing multiple deaths.(i24 News)
• Insurgency in the Maghreb
  • Four Tunisian soldiers are killed by a land mine during a counter-terrorism operation in Mount Mghila, central Tunisia. (AFP via Barron's)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Wooroloo bushfire
  • Over 70 homes are destroyed by a massive wildfire in Western Australia. (ABC Australia)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, 501.V2 variant
      • The first case of the 501.V2 variant is detected in Catalonia. Experts believe that it has no relation to South Africa, the variant's country of origin, and that it comes from Europe. (El Periódico)
      • Spain surpasses 60,000 deaths of COVID-19. (MedicalXpress)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
      • The Czech Republic surpasses one million cases of COVID-19. (Arab News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
      • Swedish government announces that all travellers will required to show a negative COVID-19 testing results within 48 hours beginning February 6 in order to prevent the spread of variants of SARS-CoV-2. Swedish citizens as well as foreign residents in Sweden are exempt from this rule. (The Local Sweden)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The number of people who vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United Kingdom surpass 10 million. (ITV)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • The Japanese House of Councillors passes a law that will introduce fines for people and businesses that do not comply with restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (The Japan Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait
      • Kuwait will suspend entry for non-citizens for two weeks beginning from February 7, following a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country. (Gulf News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
      • The Health Sciences Authority approves the use of Moderna vaccine for those aged above 18 in Singapore, becoming the first country in Asia to do so. (CNA)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
      • The United Arab Emirates reports a record 3,977 newly confirmed cases and 12 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 313,626 and nationwide death toll to 878. (Al-Arabiya)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
    • Medsafe provisionally approves the use of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine in New Zealand with certain conditions. (RNZ)
  • COVID-19 vaccine
    • GlaxoSmithKline and German biotech firm CureVac sign an agreement worth 150 million euros ($180.7 million) to develop a vaccine to counter many variants of SARS-CoV-2, with target to be introduced in 2022, subject to regulatory approval. (MarketWatch)
    • Preliminary tests indicate that the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may reduce transmission of COVID-19 and not simply prevent symptomatic infections. (U.S. News & World Report via MSN)
• 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
  • Authorities in Brandenburg, Germany, cull 14,000 turkeys due to an outbreak of H5N8 bird flu on a farm in the Uckermark area. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
  • The Myanmar Police Force files criminal charges against overthrown de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing communications equipment and sought her custody until February 15 for investigations. (Al Jazeera)
• Terrorism in Canada
  • Canadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announces the designation of 13 groups as terrorist organizations, including the American far-right group Proud Boys and white supremacist organizations such as the Russian Imperial Movement, Atomwaffen Division, and The Base. In the process, Canada has become the first country to designate the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization. (The Washington Post) (USA Today)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Italian government crisis
  • Mario Draghi accepts the order from President Sergio Mattarella to form an "emergency government" after the resignation of Giuseppe Conte. (The New York Times)

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