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**In [[ice hockey]], the [[National Hockey League]] announces that NHL players will be allowed to play at the [[Winter Olympics]] in [[2026 Winter Olympics|2026]] and [[2030 Winter Olympics|2030]], making it the first time the league has allowed its players to participate since [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]]. [https://theathletic.com/5247539/2024/02/02/nhl-winter-olympics-2026/ (''The Athletic'')] |
**In [[ice hockey]], the [[National Hockey League]] announces that NHL players will be allowed to play at the [[Winter Olympics]] in [[2026 Winter Olympics|2026]] and [[2030 Winter Olympics|2030]], making it the first time the league has allowed its players to participate since [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]]. [https://theathletic.com/5247539/2024/02/02/nhl-winter-olympics-2026/ (''The Athletic'')] |
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*Twenty-three-year-old [[boxing|boxer]] Kazuki Anaguchi dies from [[subdural hematoma]] caused by injuries resulting from a December 2023 boxing match against boxer Seiya Tsutsumi. [https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/39446511/japanese-boxer-kazuki-anaguchi-dies-injuries-sustained-december-fight (ESPN)] [https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/pro-boxer-kazuki-anaguchi-dies-at-23-years-old-after-suffering-brain-injury-in-december-fight/ (CBS Sports)] |
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Revision as of 03:05, 5 February 2024
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
- February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
- The U.S. military launches airstrikes against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria, in response to a drone attack that killed three American troops in Jordan. CENTCOM says more than 85 targets were hit with 125 "precision munitions". (NBC News) (BBC News)
- February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
Law and crime
- 1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing
- DNA tests confirm the identity of a man who claimed that he was the fugitive Satoshi Kirishima before dying of cancer in late January. (Kyodo News)
- 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
- The Malaysian Pardons Board headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong reduces the prison term of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak from 12 years to 6 years of imprisonment. (Reuters via Rappler)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Guatemalan general election
- The European Council applies sanctions to Attorney General of Guatemala María Consuelo Porras and three of her collaborators, as well as to a judge, for undermining democracy, the rule of law, and the transfer of power. (Prensa Libre)
Sports
- Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
- In ice hockey, the National Hockey League announces that NHL players will be allowed to play at the Winter Olympics in 2026 and 2030, making it the first time the league has allowed its players to participate since 2014. (The Athletic)