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International relations
The United States implements a 10% across-the-board tariff on Chinese products and eliminates the de minimis exemption for exports from China. In response, China imposes retaliatory tariffs on energy products, agricultural equipment, and automobiles from the United States, effective February 10th, and export controls on critical minerals. It also adds U.S. companies PVH Corp. and Illumina Inc to its unreliable entities list and launches a probe into U.S. technology company Google for alleged anti-trust violations. (The Guardian)
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Law and crime
Fifteen people are shot and injured, and several are found dead, during a mass school shooting at the Risbergska School in Örebro, Sweden. The perpetrator is found dead. (Al Jazeera) (SVT)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A Russian missile strikes a residential building in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, reportedly killing four and injuring twenty people. (Ukrainska Pravda)