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February 5, 2023 (Sunday)
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)