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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 83980" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflits and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high-altitude_object_events_in_2023" target="_blank">High-altitude object events in 2023</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Lake_Huron_high-altitude_object" target="_blank">2023 Lake Huron high-altitude object</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" target="_blank">United States Air Force</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" target="_blank">F-16 Fighting Falcon</a> shoots down an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidentified_flying_object" target="_blank">unidentified flying object</a> over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Huron" target="_blank">Lake Huron</a> near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_border" target="_blank">Canada–United States border</a>. The Department of Defense describe it as octagonal and flying at roughly 20,000 feet. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/02/12/yet-another-flying-object-shot-down-near-us-canada-border-on-sunday/" target="_blank">(Forbes)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> says it has detected an unidentified flying object over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Sea" target="_blank">Yellow Sea</a>, and warns that it is prepared to shoot down the object. The Qingdao Marine Development Bureau issues an alert to fishermen in the waters to be &quot;on alert&quot; and &quot;avoid risks&quot;. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3209964/china-spots-mystery-object-over-waters-near-northern-port-city" target="_blank">(South China Morning Post)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Cambodia" target="_blank">Censorship in Cambodia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Cambodia" target="_blank">Cambodian prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hun_Sen" target="_blank">Hun Sen</a> orders the closure of one of the country's last independent news outlets, saying that its publications hurt him and his son. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/cambodias-hun-sen-orders-shutdown-last-independent-local-news-outlet-2023-02-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Cypriot_presidential_election" target="_blank">2023 Cypriot presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus" target="_blank">Cypriots</a> head to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polling_place" target="_blank">the polls</a> for a run-off vote for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" target="_blank">president</a> between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikos_Christodoulides" target="_blank">Nikos Christodoulides</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Mavroyiannis" target="_blank">Andreas Mavroyiannis</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230212-cypriot-diplomats-face-off-in-cliffhanger-presidential-election" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_secretary_general" target="_blank">NATO secretary general</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Stoltenberg" target="_blank">Jens Stoltenberg</a> announces that he will not extend his mandate to serve a fourth term and is expected to step down from the office in October. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3209959/nato-chief-stoltenberg-plans-leave-office-october" target="_blank">(AFP via South China Morning Post)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_impact_prediction" target="_blank">Asteroid impact prediction</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkoly_Observatory" target="_blank">Konkoly Observatory</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary" target="_blank">Hungary</a> discovers a {{convert|1|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} asteroid predicted to fall harmlessly as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteoroid%23Fireball" target="_blank">fireball</a> over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel" target="_blank">English Channel</a> at 3:00 AM UTC, making it the seventh asteroid to be discovered before impacting Earth. <a href="https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/scout/#/object/Sar2667" target="_blank">(JPL Center for NEO Studies)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_February_12" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 83980, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflits and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high-altitude_object_events_in_2023']High-altitude object events in 2023[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Lake_Huron_high-altitude_object']2023 Lake Huron high-altitude object[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force']United States Air Force[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon']F-16 Fighting Falcon[/URL] shoots down an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidentified_flying_object']unidentified flying object[/URL] over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Huron']Lake Huron[/URL] near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_border']Canada–United States border[/URL]. The Department of Defense describe it as octagonal and flying at roughly 20,000 feet. [URL='https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/02/12/yet-another-flying-object-shot-down-near-us-canada-border-on-sunday/'](Forbes)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] says it has detected an unidentified flying object over the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Sea']Yellow Sea[/URL], and warns that it is prepared to shoot down the object. The Qingdao Marine Development Bureau issues an alert to fishermen in the waters to be "on alert" and "avoid risks". [URL='https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3209964/china-spots-mystery-object-over-waters-near-northern-port-city']([I]South China Morning Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Cambodia']Censorship in Cambodia[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Cambodia']Cambodian prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hun_Sen']Hun Sen[/URL] orders the closure of one of the country's last independent news outlets, saying that its publications hurt him and his son. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/cambodias-hun-sen-orders-shutdown-last-independent-local-news-outlet-2023-02-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Cypriot_presidential_election']2023 Cypriot presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus']Cypriots[/URL] head to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polling_place']the polls[/URL] for a run-off vote for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Cyprus']president[/URL] between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikos_Christodoulides']Nikos Christodoulides[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Mavroyiannis']Andreas Mavroyiannis[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230212-cypriot-diplomats-face-off-in-cliffhanger-presidential-election'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_secretary_general']NATO secretary general[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Stoltenberg']Jens Stoltenberg[/URL] announces that he will not extend his mandate to serve a fourth term and is expected to step down from the office in October. [URL='https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3209959/nato-chief-stoltenberg-plans-leave-office-october'](AFP via [I]South China Morning Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_impact_prediction']Asteroid impact prediction[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkoly_Observatory']Konkoly Observatory[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary']Hungary[/URL] discovers a {{convert|1|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} asteroid predicted to fall harmlessly as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteoroid%23Fireball']fireball[/URL] over the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel']English Channel[/URL] at 3:00 AM UTC, making it the seventh asteroid to be discovered before impacting Earth. [URL='https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/scout/#/object/Sar2667'](JPL Center for NEO Studies)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_February_12"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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