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February 5, 2017 (Sunday)

Heavy snow and avalanches kill dozens of people in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, while Kabul International Airport is closed due to snow and ice on the runway. (BBC), (FOX News)

Turkish police arrest over 400 suspected ISIL members in raids across the country. (Al Jazeera)

U.S. immigration suspension
- Trump's travel ban remains suspended as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denies the Justice Department's request to stay the ruling which blocks major portions of the executive order. (NPR)
- Following the court's suspension of the travel ban, Iran allows visas for the United States men's freestyle wrestling team to compete in the 2017 World Cup. (CNN)
2017 Romanian protests
- More than 600,000 people protest in dozens of cities in Romania and diaspora against Grindeanu Government. (Digi24)

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 **Trump's travel ban remains suspended as the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] denies the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department's]] request to stay the ruling which blocks major portions of the executive order. [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/04/513415447/airlines-again-board-travelers-barred-by-travel-order-as-trump-vows-to-fight (NPR)]
 **Following the court's suspension of the travel ban, [[Iran]]  allows visas for the [[United States]] men's [[freestyle wrestling]] team to compete in the [[2017 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle|2017 World Cup]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/05/us/iran-us-wrestling-team/ (CNN)]
-** [[2017 Romanian protests]]
+* [[2017 Romanian protests]]
-* More than 600,000 people protest in dozens of cities in [[Romania]] and diaspora against [[Sorin Grindeanu|Grindeanu Government]]. ([http://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/justitie/legea-gratierii/cel-mai-mare-protest-fata-de-oug-13-anuntat-pentru-duminica-in-capitala-663703 Digi24)]
+** More than 600,000 people protest in dozens of cities in [[Romania]] and diaspora against [[Sorin Grindeanu|Grindeanu Government]]. ([http://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/justitie/legea-gratierii/cel-mai-mare-protest-fata-de-oug-13-anuntat-pentru-duminica-in-capitala-663703 Digi24)]
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