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The U.S. shoots down a mysterious object, Russian forces claim gains along the frontline in Ukraine, and South Korea aims to join the AI race

by Linda Noakes

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World News

Search and rescue teams work on a collapsed building in Adiyaman, Turkey, February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Rescuers in Turkey pulled out several people alive from collapsed buildings and were digging to reach a grandmother, mother and daughter from a single family, a week after the country's worst earthquake in modern history. Reuters has spoken to dozens of residents and overwhelmed first-responders who expressed bewilderment at a lack of water, food, medicine, body bags and cranes in the disaster zone in the days following the quake.
Russia said its troops had pushed forward a few kilometers along the frontlines in Ukraine, while Kyiv said its forces had repelled Russian attacks in several areas. As the first anniversary of the Russian invasion neared, much of the fighting was taking place around the eastern city of Bakhmut, still in Ukrainian hands amid a months-long battle.
Israeli lawmakers traded insults over government plans to overhaul the judiciary while tens of thousands of protesters gathered outside parliament, as President Isaac Herzog warned the country risked tipping into "constitutional collapse".
Residents in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland and the surrounding area are being told to brace for more heavy rain, flooding and gale-force winds, and some homes are being evacuated, as Cyclone Gabrielle nears the country's coast.
At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church - mostly priests - over the past 70 years, a commission investigating the issue said in its final report.

U.S. News

U.S. military fighter jets shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American security forces on high alert. Here's how China's balloon sent the U.S. on a hunt for flying objects.
Patrick Mahomes proved why he is the NFL's Most Valuable Player as he shrugged off an ankle injury to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a dramatic 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles to claim their second Super Bowl in four years.
President Joe Biden appealed to Republican and Democratic governors to continue working across political divides to improve Americans' lives and rebuild the economy after the hardships brought by the COVID pandemic. Speaking at a black-tie dinner at the White House, Biden said the passage of laws on investing in infrastructure and domestic manufacture of semiconductors was evidence of "some bipartisan progress".
Republicans say they would not cut Social Security and Medicare programs but "everything else is on the table" in talks over raising government borrowing limits, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said.
Police in Raleigh, North Carolina released video showing the events that led to the death of an unarmed Black man last month after officers repeatedly discharged stun guns on him.

Business & Markets

A signboard advertising Raiffeisen Bank is seen behind an illuminated installation in Moscow, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

A Russian scheme to grant loan payment holidays to troops fighting in Ukraine, and for banks to write off the entire debt if they are killed or maimed, has added to growing pressure for the remaining overseas lenders in Russia to leave.
India's market regulator is set to brief the federal government on its investigation into Adani group's shelved share sale, two sources said, thrusting the watchdog into the limelight in a week when its laws also face scrutiny by the nation's top court.
As surprise gives way to scrutiny of the men set to lead Japan's central bank for the next five years, investors are dialling back bets on swift shifts away from super-easy policy settings.
Slashed prices have given Tesla's China sales a pop, but analysts, and even fans, warn the U.S. automaker needs to up its long-term game to avoid choking on the dust of fast-moving rivals in the world's biggest electric vehicle market.
South Korean startup Rebellions launches an artificial intelligence chip today, racing to win government contracts as Seoul seeks a place for local companies in the exploding AI industry.
The former boss of Wirecard expressed his "deepest regret" over the collapse of the defunct payments company but denied all allegations as he took to the stand in Germany's biggest post-war fraud trial.

And Finally

A view shows the Loge d'honneur transformed into a bedchamber inside the Opera Garnier in Paris, January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

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