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Current events of February 7, 2015 (2015-02-07) (Saturday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
- North Korea test fires a new "ultra-precision" intelligent missile which is to be deployed across its navy. (AFP via France 24)
War in Donbass
- The leaders of France, Germany and Russia agree to work on a peace plan to be put to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Sunday. (BBC)
Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
- Bombings in Baghdad kill at least 37 people hours before the city's curfew was due to end. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility. (AP via Los Angeles Times), (AP via KSL)
Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
- Nigeria postpones its general election for six weeks to allow its armed forces to control parts of the country currently controlled by Boko Haram. (Irish Times)

Arts and culture

NBC Nightly News host Brian Williams stands aside temporarily after he was caught lying about having been involved in a helicopter crash during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (National Post)

Business and economy

The management of Twentieth Century Fox considers granting permission to a group of investors, including some hedge funds, seeking to amend the company's charter and turn their type of voting shares of stock into non-voting shares, a conversion that might raise that type of shares' market price and that also would further concentrate control in the hands of Rupert Murdoch and his family. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

TransAsia cancels dozens of flights to retrain its pilots following the crash of TransAsia Airways Flight 235 earlier in the week. (AFP via Daily Mail)

Politics

Queensland Liberal National Party voters elect Lawrence Springborg as their leader with John-Paul Langbroek as deputy leader. (ABC News Australia)
Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2015
- Voters in the Indian capital Delhi go to the polls for Legislative Assembly elections. (First Post)

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