2022-02-2 33b4fba0afc57bc9f9554ae6f1a755f1f967fcf8 https://www.reuters.com/resizer/oSLLrJEx7p-Xg772G4FkaogCeNQ=/1200x628/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/YYAJBI6JF5P5JFPSTNPYCACUZE.jpg https://www.reuters.com/resizer/oSLLrJEx7p-Xg772G4FkaogCeNQ=/1200x628/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/YYAJBI6JF5P5JFPSTNPYCACUZE.jpg 29 2022 NFL season 2 /wiki/2022%20nfl%20season George Floyd protests 116 /wiki/george%20floyd%20protests Redskins name 71 /wiki/washington%20redskins Washington Commanders 37 /wiki/washington%20commanders Washington Football Team 14 /wiki/washington%20football%20team Washington Redskins name controversy 1 /wiki/washington%20redskins%20name%20controversy 2022 NFL season George Floyd protests Redskins name Washington Commanders Washington Football Team Washington Redskins name controversy Washington Redskins name controversy /feed/2022/02/2/it-is-announced-that-starting-in-the-2022-nfl-season-the-washington-football-team-will-be-renamed-as-the-washington-co Reuters 2 e70e4c02651ba5fb17fc72f1fc71ffb19451d233 2 https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/washington-football-team-chooses-commanders-new-club-name-2022-02-02/ 2022 The Washington Post 2 b81f1bd08af40bab15a98a02b2f24d4c3a2438db 2 https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/02/02/washington-football-team-new-name/ 2022 The National Football League's Washington Football Team said on Wednesday they will now be called the Commanders following a lengthy review on how best to replace a name and logo that were widely criticized as disrespectful of Native American culture. It is announced that, starting in the 2022 NFL season, the Washington Football Team will be renamed as the Washington Commanders in order to replace the Redskins name, considered a racial slur, which was retired in mid-2020 following the nationwide George Floyd protests. 2022-02-2 47c9486fd33cc4da395f5b502934f108c07b4b04 27 2022 Winter Olympics 14 /wiki/2022%20winter%20olympics Danish men's national hockey team 2 /wiki/denmark%20men's%20national%20ice%20hockey%20team Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports 1 /wiki/impact%20of%20the%20covid-19%20pandemic%20on%20sports 2022 Winter Olympics Danish men's national hockey team Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports /feed/2022/02/2/six-players-from-the-danish-men-s-national-hockey-team-test-positive-for-covid-19-ahead-of-the-upcoming-winter-olympics The Hill 2 64531f049a53fc7a81f4899f368cc67b14ac8a5b 2 https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/592484-six-players-on-danish-olympic-hockey-team-test?amp 2022 Six players on Denmark’s Olympic hockey team have tested positive for COVID-19 days before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Six players from the Danish men's national hockey team test positive for COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympics. 2022-02-2 63652c84aa56d263882d0cfc0487a77d5453f2a2 24 Alexander Ovechkin 37 /wiki/alexander%20ovechkin COVID-19 116 /wiki/covid-19 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports 1 /wiki/impact%20of%20the%20covid-19%20pandemic%20on%20sports NHL All-Star game 71 /wiki/nhl%20all-star%20game Washington Capitals 2 /wiki/washington%20capitals captain 14 /wiki/captain%20(ice%20hockey) Alexander Ovechkin COVID-19 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports NHL All-Star game Washington Capitals captain Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports /feed/2022/02/2/it-is-announced-that-washington-capitals-captain-alexander-ovechkin-will-miss-the-upcoming-nhl-all-star-game-after-testi ESPN 2 6496ef83096b935cbbc1c91dd9c15a5dbbf735db 2 https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/33201575/washington-capitals-alex-ovechkin-tests-positive-covid-19-play-nhl-all-star-game?platform=amp 2022 It is announced that Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin will miss the upcoming NHL All-Star game after testing positive for COVID-19. 2022-02-2 0ab7c4837be5bbe486c59427fb82abdff225ac58 19 Canadian Opposition Leader 1 /wiki/leader%20of%20the%20official%20opposition%20(canada) Candice Bergen 115 /wiki/candice%20bergen%20(politician) Erin O'Toole 13 /wiki/erin%20o'toole his party 70 /wiki/conservative%20party%20of%20canada motion of no confidence 36 /wiki/motion%20of%20no%20confidence Canadian Opposition Leader Candice Bergen Erin O'Toole his party motion of no confidence Canadian Opposition Leader /feed/2022/02/2/canadian-opposition-leader-erin-o-toole-is-removed-from-his-leadership-position-in-a-73-45-no-confidence-vote-by-his-par CBC 2 55e0242979c16cafb0563e9d27ac178e17a55b5f 2 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/otoole-leadership-vote-1.6336336 2022 Canadian Opposition Leader Erin O'Toole is removed from his leadership position in a 73–45 no-confidence vote by his party. Deputy Leader Candice Bergen is announced as the interim leader of the party. 2022-02-2 decdef319cf06fa91e8c5e06ba11d6e68f5b0e84 https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/02/02/gettyimages-1237992574_wide-d5aec7b37367fcc2cc79674afb1ea41b08f99b81.jpg?s=1400 <6ed6b4dcb07474779554fd43cc01a4e7e6baf710>https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/02/02/gettyimages-1237992574_wide-d5aec7b37367fcc2cc79674afb1ea41b08f99b81.jpg?s=1400 18 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Tonga 2 /wiki/tonga lockdown 14 /wiki/covid-19%20lockdowns COVID-19 pandemic Tonga lockdown COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2022/02/2/tonga-enters-a-nationwide-lockdown-after-the-country-reported-its-first-locally-transmitted-covid-19-cases NPR 2 6ed6b4dcb07474779554fd43cc01a4e7e6baf710 2 https://www.npr.org/2022/02/02/1077521433/tonga-enters-lockdown-after-first-community-transmitted-covid-19-cases-detected 2022 Two wharf workers tested positive Tuesday. The Ministry of Health has been testing workers there amid international aid shipments after last month's volcanic eruption. Tonga enters a nationwide lockdown after the country reported its first locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. 2022-02-2 efb0a584d11f8594bfcdc53ad9926356dc15c910 https://www.reuters.com/resizer/RqjkKpS_u6tfjZ8tm4zYhvnLLRw=/1200x628/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/GES3ZWPP3VLMDIKA2D3WX4NO4U.jpg https://www.reuters.com/resizer/RqjkKpS_u6tfjZ8tm4zYhvnLLRw=/1200x628/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/GES3ZWPP3VLMDIKA2D3WX4NO4U.jpg 16 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Germany 2 /wiki/germany COVID-19 pandemic Germany COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2022/02/2/germany-surpasses-ten-million-covid-19-cases Reuters 2 cce3d9a7dd31f786d491efbc72d36ab320bc43a1 2 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-passes-10-million-mark-covid-19-infections-2022-02-02/ 2022 Germany will allow up to 10,000 spectators at major outdoor events such as Bundesliga soccer games, the 16 federal states agreed on Wednesday. Germany surpasses ten million COVID-19 cases. 2022-02-2 b082de9224fc237d962544a17cc8659e4dd45c8d https://static.euronews.com/articles/stories/06/44/26/28/1000x563_cmsv2_c7adddb4-8e51-5920-9b14-4cc288dfb1fe-6442628.jpg https://static.euronews.com/articles/stories/06/44/26/28/1000x563_cmsv2_c7adddb4-8e51-5920-9b14-4cc288dfb1fe-6442628.jpg 14 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic France 2 /wiki/france outdoor mask wearing 14 /wiki/face%20masks%20during%20the%20covid-19%20pandemic work from home 37 /wiki/work%20from%20home COVID-19 pandemic France outdoor mask wearing work from home COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2022/02/2/france-begins-to-lift-the-mandatory-outdoor-mask-wearing-and-work-from-home-orders-despite-a-high-number-of-covid-19-cas Euronews 2 f4934679e82ac2d04a2208e41d24d6b1a1d8e35c 2 https://www.euronews.com/2022/02/02/covid-19-in-europe-austria-vaccine-mandate-comes-into-force 2022 Face masks will no longer be mandatory outdoors in France while working-from-home obligations have also been removed. France begins to lift the mandatory outdoor mask wearing and work from home orders despite a high number of COVID-19 cases. 2022-02-2 78c6cf3e3fe4f4c791464c14b8c2fb76ade6fd27 12 COVID-19 14 /wiki/covid-19 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Czech Republic 2 /wiki/czech%20republic COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic Czech Republic COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2022/02/2/the-czech-republic-reports-a-record-66970-new-covid-19-cases-in-the-past-24-hours Radio Prague International 2 ba6aff78e58610b579375adc6f3ecf330e0cc45f 2 https://english.radio.cz/new-record-67000-covid-cases-registered-cr-tuesday-8740853 2022 The Czech Republic reports a record 66,970 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. 2022-02-2 92c07f23dd7f3829ecf592b840139f29590e016a https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/B66A/production/_123089664_drc-003.jpg https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/B66A/production/_123089664_drc-003.jpg 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 37 /wiki/democratic%20republic%20of%20the%20congo Kinshasa 14 /wiki/kinshasa Kinshasa power cable collapse 1 /wiki/kinshasa%20power%20cable%20collapse power cable 2 /wiki/power%20cable Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa Kinshasa power cable collapse power cable Kinshasa power cable collapse /feed/2022/02/2/a-power-cable-collapse-kills-at-least-26-people-in-kinshasa-democratic-republic-of-the-congo BBC News 2 e7cfd5259a1d6dbd5510d0c5e25173a5a5016a7a 2 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60228996 2022 A power cable collapse kills at least 26 people in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2022-02-2 fc911492668c0dc04c7a8479fe2e9dd1c0792280 8 CNN 1 /wiki/cnn Chris Cuomo 115 /wiki/chris%20cuomo Jeff Zucker 13 /wiki/jeff%20zucker relationship 36 /wiki/intimate%20relationship vice president 70 /wiki/vice%20president CNN Chris Cuomo Jeff Zucker relationship vice president CNN /feed/2022/02/2/cnn-president-jeff-zucker-resigns-for-failing-to-disclose-that-he-was-in-a-relationship-with-the-network-s-executive-vic BBC News 2 272b4085744162a35ce398e48bcdecbe2df37082 2 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60236190 2022 CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns for failing to disclose that he was in a relationship with the network's executive vice president. The relationship was discovered during a misconduct investigation into the network's former anchor Chris Cuomo. 2022-02-2 637abce0acf290291d9965b329c2aa0b7f2262cf 7 Kurdish–Turkish conflict 1 /wiki/kurdish-turkish%20conflict Northern Iraq 116 /wiki/kurdistan%20region PKK 37 /wiki/kurdistan%20workers'%20party SDF 71 /wiki/syrian%20democratic%20forces Syria 172 /wiki/rojava Turkey 2 /wiki/turkey airstrike 14 /wiki/airstrike Kurdish–Turkish conflict Northern Iraq PKK SDF Syria Turkey airstrike Kurdish–Turkish conflict /feed/2022/02/2/turkish-airstrikes-target-pkk-and-sdf-positions-in-northern-iraq-and-syria-killing-12-people-and-injuring-17-others Middle East Eye 2 5315f28c1f805af0ae74604e5c93c9ab4123ef95 2 https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-protests-turkey-air-strikes-hit-kurdish-refugee-camps 2022 Turkish airstrikes target PKK and SDF positions in Northern Iraq and Syria, killing 12 people and injuring 17 others. 2022-02-2 a7028bd97b85178085ad972fb6247f9d182750fc https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/58E6/production/_123085722_mediaitem123085721.jpg https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/58E6/production/_123085722_mediaitem123085721.jpg 6 2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt 1 /wiki/2022%20guinea-bissau%20coup%20d'etat%20attempt Guinea-Bissau 2 /wiki/guinea-bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló 14 /wiki/umaro%20sissoco%20embalo coup d'etat 37 /wiki/coup%20d'etat drug trafficking 71 /wiki/drug%20trafficking 2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló coup d'etat drug trafficking 2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt /feed/2022/02/2/guinea-bissau-president-umaro-sissoco-embalo-says-that-gunmen-tried-to-kill-him-and-his-entire-cabinet-at-the-government BBC News 2 e72df4c7f8fabb4a7d2ab8cc41f97399c2ab0538 2 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60220701 2022 President Embaló says he and his cabinet survived five hours under fire from heavy weaponry. Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló says that gunmen tried to kill him and his entire cabinet at the government palace yesterday during the coup d'état attempt. The heavy gunfire, which lasted for five hours, resulted in the deaths of at least four attackers and two guards. The attackers are said to be "linked to drug trafficking in the country". 2022-02-2 7def701f2736009e955b4fc751175f04da8340d1 https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/000_9XU2XJ.jpg?resize=1200%2C630 <24f52145aa8b5b44b280be2eaa9d9ef66a06ee3b>https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/000_9XU2XJ.jpg?resize=1200%2C630 5 CODECO 2 /wiki/codeco Democratic Republic of the Congo 239 /wiki/democratic%20republic%20of%20the%20congo Djugu 116 /wiki/djugu%20territory Ituri 172 /wiki/ituri%20province Ituri conflict 1 /wiki/ituri%20conflict displaces 71 /wiki/internally%20displaced%20person mass stabbing 37 /wiki/mass%20stabbing militia 14 /wiki/militia CODECO Democratic Republic of the Congo Djugu Ituri Ituri conflict displaces mass stabbing militia Ituri conflict /feed/2022/02/2/over-60-people-are-killed-by-codeco-militiamen-during-a-mass-stabbing-at-a-camp-for-internally-displaced-people-in-djugu Al Jazeera 2 24f52145aa8b5b44b280be2eaa9d9ef66a06ee3b 2 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/2/dozens-killed-in-attack-on-drc-camp-for-displaced-people 2022 Suspected militiamen attacked camp in Ituri province, killing civilians ‘with edged weapons’, monitor says. Over 60 people are killed by CODECO militiamen during a mass stabbing at a camp for internally displaced people in Djugu, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2022-02-2 d3014e24fab2143eb1baec4bb155d52eebf2a9be 3 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis 1 /wiki/2021-2022%20russo-ukrainian%20crisis Eastern Europe 116 /wiki/eastern%20europe John Kirby 14 /wiki/john%20kirby%20(admiral) Pentagon Press Secretary 2 /wiki/assistant%20to%20the%20secretary%20of%20defense%20for%20public%20affairs Ukraine 172 /wiki/ukraine the Pentagon 37 /wiki/the%20pentagon troops 71 /wiki/united%20states%20army 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis Eastern Europe John Kirby Pentagon Press Secretary Ukraine the Pentagon troops 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis /feed/2022/02/2/pentagon-press-secretary-john-kirby-announces-that-the-pentagon-will-deploy-3000-troops-to-eastern-europe-in-order-to-d NBC News 2 2b2fff70ae07efc07073bb1f02cbf8e44750ac45 2 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/ncna1288408 2022 Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announces that the Pentagon will deploy 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe in order to defend its allies and counter Russian aggression against Ukraine. 2022-02-2 1c6b6e71b318bd9db39f2538e041caabbb9e9019 https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/220202_abc_social_drills_hpMain_16x9_608.jpg <520da9ab0154d96a381263102c02e6ca69b6ce4e>https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/220202_abc_social_drills_hpMain_16x9_608.jpg 2 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis 1 /wiki/2021-2022%20russo-ukrainian%20crisis Belarus 116 /wiki/belarus Eastern Military District 14 /wiki/eastern%20military%20district Russian Armed Forces 37 /wiki/russian%20armed%20forces Ukraine 172 /wiki/ukraine military 2 /wiki/armed%20forces%20of%20belarus military drill 71 /wiki/military%20exercise 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis Belarus Eastern Military District Russian Armed Forces Ukraine military military drill 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis /feed/2022/02/2/a-video-is-shown-of-troops-from-the-armed-forces-of-belarus-and-the-eastern-military-district-of-the-russian-armed-force ABC News 2 520da9ab0154d96a381263102c02e6ca69b6ce4e 2 https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/russia-belarus-conduct-military-drills-amid-ukraine-tensions-82623987 2022 TASS 2 9b24c06be358099e7013e8305ca62414aa1c202b 2 https://tass.com/defense/1396361/amp 2022 Russian and Belarusian tank units and helicopters conducted military drills in Belarus, as the standoff over Ukraine continues. A video is shown of troops from the Armed Forces of Belarus and the Eastern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces conducting military drills and "combat cohesions" in Belarus amid ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine.