- Chinese authorities say 259 people have died so far in the country from the new coronavirus, as the number of confirmed infections has surged to over 11,000.
- The United Kingdom has officially left the European Union, in what some say is the country’s biggest post-war shift.
- U.S. senators have rejected a call to summon former national security advisor John Bolton to testify in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
February 1, Saturday, 2020 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu