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February 5, 2023 (2023-02-05) (Sabata)

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Arts and culture

• 65th Annual Grammy Awards
  • American singer Beyoncé sets a Grammy Awards record for the most wins with 32 wins, surpassing Hungarian conductor Georg Solti. (NPR)

Disasters and accidents

• Eight people in Austria and two others in Switzerland are killed by a series of avalanches. (BBC News)
• At least eight people are killed and 42 others are injured when a bus crashes and overturns in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. (ABC News)

Health and environment

• South Africa reports imported cases of cholera in two sisters who travelled to Malawi. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2022–2023 Peruvian protests
  • The government extends the state of emergency in the Apurímac, Arequipa, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Puno, and Tacna departments until April 7. (AFP via VOA)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Cypriot presidential election
  • Cypriots head to the polls to elect their new President. (AFP via France 24)
  • A runoff is called for 12 February between Nikos Christodoulides and Andreas Mavroyiannis. (The Guardian)
• 2023 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum
  • Ecuadorians head to the polls for a non-binding referendum on a constitutional reform. (Infobae)
• 2023 Monegasque general election
  • Monegasques head to the polls to elect the members of their Parliament. (Euronews)
• People's Deputy of Ukraine Davyd Arakhamia announces that military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov will replace Oleksii Reznikov as Minister of Defense following a corruption scandal. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)