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February 16, 2022 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
Cristina Calder贸n, the last full-blooded Yahgan and last native speaker of the Yahgan language, dies in Chile.
Disasters and accidents
A man is killed in a shark attack off Little Bay, Sydney, Australia. It is the first fatal shark attack in Sydney since 1963. A witness estimated that the shark was about 4.5 metres (15 ft) in length.
At least 117 people are killed by mudslides and flooding in Petr贸polis, Rio de Janeiro. It is the heaviest rainfall registered in the city since 1932.
At least 13 people are killed after wedding guests fall into a well in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Health and environment
Switzerland lifts almost all of its COVID-19-related restrictions, with people no longer needing to show COVID-19 vaccine certificates to enter public venues, due to confidence that infection rates had been uncoupled from hospitalization.
Malaysia reports a record 27,831 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3.11 million.
South Korea reports a record 90,443 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1.55 million.
Law and crime
The European Court of Justice dismisses Poland and Hungary's challenges against the regulation and confirms that the regulation is in compliance with the treaties of the European Union. This will allow the European Commission to suspend funds from the EU budget to member states that have rule of law issues which are likely to affect the management of EU funds.
Sports
The Alaska Aces, the second most successful team in the history of the league with 14 championship titles in 35 years, announced that it will cease to exist after the conclusion of the ongoing 2021 PBA Governors' Cup.
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