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Portal:Current events/2016 February 6

February 6, 2016 (2016-02-06) (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
Disasters and accidents
International relations
  • North Korea brings forward the date of a potential satellite launch to as early as tomorrow. (BBC)
  • Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
    • Tunisia completes the construction of a 200km (125 mile) barrier along its border with Libya, intended to keep out terrorists trained in Libya. (Reuters)
Law and crime
  • Twitter claims to have closed down 125,000 accounts linked to ISIL. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
  • The Vatican commission on sexual abuse announces that Peter Saunders, a sexual abuse survivor from the U.K., is suspended from commission proceedings. "I am not leaving my position," Saunders said, adding only the person who appointed him, the Pope, can dismiss him. (Buenos Aires Herald) (Patheos) (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
Sports
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