Disasters and accidents
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- A major power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national power grid. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had ordered a reduction of energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis. (CNN) (Reuters)
- During a military exercise, an Algerian Air Force Mi-171 helicopter crashes in Algeria, killing 3 crew onboard. (MEHR)
International relations
- Estonia–Russia relations
- Estonia announces the expulsion of the Russian ambassador in Tallinn to reciprocate Russia's expulsion of the Estonian ambassador in Moscow due to a "downgrade" of relations. Both envoys will depart their respective assignments on February 7. (AFP via A News)
- Latvia–Russia relations
- Latvia asks the Russian ambassador {{interlanguage link|Mikhail Vanin|ru|Ванин, Михаил Валентинович}} to leave the country by February 24 in "full solidarity" with Estonia. (Politico)
Science and technology
- A new study by seismologists at Peking University in Beijing claims that Earth's inner core stopped rotating faster than the rest of the planet in 2009. (Nature) (New Scientist)
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