Wikinews:2023/February

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February 1

• "A commonsense proposal": Wikinews interviews Michelle Tilley, Campaign Director for Yes on 820

February 2

• Earthquake strikes Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Region, China; no casualties reported
• More than 100 killed in mosque bombing in Pakistan

February 9

• Pakistan reverses block on Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia

February 10

• Glasshouse in to Tier 1 women's cricket final on Australia's Sunshine Coast
• Death toll from earthquake in Syria and Turkey surpasses 20,000

February 12

• India launches Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, deploying three low-earth orbit satellites

February 15

• Coolum to host Grand Final of Tier 1 women's cricket final on Australia's Sunshine Coast
• Saudi Arabia announces astronaut to be nation's first female space traveler

February 16

• US actress and model Raquel Welch dies at age 82
• Tensions increase as US recovers downed Chinese "spy balloon" debris

February 17

• Bangladesh President-elect meets outgoing president Hamid at Bangabhaban

February 18

• Tennessee, US former police officers plead not guilty in Tyre Nichols' death

February 20

• Bulgarian police arrest four over eighteen dead migrants in abandoned truck

February 21

• Viktor Pinchuk presents exhibition Afghanistan, 2008 in Simferopol, Crimea
• Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley declares bid for 2024 US presidential election

February 22

• Coolum win tier 1 women’s cricket premiership on Australia’s Sunshine Coast

February 23

• African Union summit closes; bloc reaffirms member suspensions, support for trade deal
• Reports: 'streamlined' UK asylum process to replace interview with questionnaire for five nationalities

February 25

• British Academy of Film and Television Arts announces recipients of 2023 Film Awards

February 26

• Canadian soldier who filmed himself sexually abusing colleague has appeal dismissed

February 27

• US singer Madonna's elder brother Anthony Ciccone dies at age 66
• Moldova denies Russian allegations of Ukrainian plan to attack breakaway Transnistria
• US President Biden nominates former Mastercard chief Ajay Banga for World Bank president

February 28

• G20 fails to agree on joint statement on Russian invasion of Ukraine