▪ S. Korea reports 303 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday
▪ AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for 750,000 people to arrive in S. Korea starting Feb. 24th
▪ Russia’s ministry of health says COVID-19 virus can survive up to 3 days on dry surfaces; Pfizer’s vaccine reduces transmissibility in Israel
▪ N. Korean leader hits out at economic agencies to push new 5-year economic development plan
▪ Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to start on Wednesday as Trump’s attorney calls it “unconstitutional”
▪ Myanmar’s military junta imposes martial law in 7 major cities, including commercial capital of Yangon
▪ Germany, Sweden, and Poland expel Russian diplomats in response to Moscow’s expulsion of EU envoys
▪ Rescuers in India digging for 37 trapped after glacier collapse
▪ S. Korean stores sell label-free bottles, milk cartons without plastic straws to reduce plastic waste
▪ “Minari” has received 10 nominations at Critics’ Choice Awards
▪ Cold eases this afternoon under mostly sunny skies
