Portal:Current events/2017 February 12
February 12, 2017
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2017-02-12
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
,
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
A helicopter from the
Saudi
-led coalition bombs a vehicle outside
Aden International Airport
, wounding at least three
Yemeni soldiers
.
(Reuters)
Kashmir conflict
Four suspected militants, two
Indian Army
soldiers, and one civilian are killed in clashes in a village in southern
Jammu and Kashmir
.
(Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
59th Annual Grammy Awards
Adele
wins the
Record of the Year
and
Song of the Year
for "
Hello
" and
Album of the Year
for
25
.
Chance the Rapper
wins the
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
.
David Bowie
wins four posthumous awards, two for his final studio album
Blackstar
and two for
its title track
.
(CNN)
70th British Academy Film Awards
La La Land
wins five awards.
I, Daniel Blake
wins Best British Film.
Emma Stone
,
Casey Affleck
,
Viola Davis
and
Dev Patel
win in their respective acting categories.
(BBC)
Disasters and accidents
The
New South Wales Rural Fire Service
issues an emergency warning for a bush fire located to the east of
Dunedoo
in
New South Wales
,
Australia
. The warning comes amidst "unprecedented" fire conditions across the region, deemed to be worse than the conditions precipitating the
2009 Black Saturday bushfires
in
Victoria
.
(
The Daily Telegraph
)
(NSW Rural Fire Service)
The
California Department of Water Resources
orders residents near
Oroville Dam
to evacuate, including low-lying levels of
Oroville
, after an emergency spillway severely eroded.
(Fox News)
International relations
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North Korea
test fires a ballistic missile over the
Sea of Japan
.
(BBC)
Politics and elections
Swiss referendums, 2017
Voters in
Switzerland
approve a
referendum
that makes it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens.
(BBC)
(Reuters)
2017 Turkmenistani presidential election
Voters in
Turkmenistan
go to the polls for an election, with current
president
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
expected to win another term.
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
2017 German presidential election
Former
Foreign Minister
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
is elected
President of Germany
.
(
The Guardian
)
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