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# February 21, 2022
- URL: https://dailybrief.net/220221/
- Published: 2022-02-21T12:27:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T13:59:41.000Z
- Description: UKRAINE | OLYMPICS | MINNEAPOLIS | MYANMAR | COVID-19 | TRUMP RECORDS | LONDON | AUSTRALIA | NASCAR | USA | FILM | TODAY IN HISTORY
- Author: Daily Brief
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**UKRAINE** | Reports say that U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed in principle to a direct meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine crisis, though the Kremlin says there are no concrete plans as yet for such a meeting. \[[more](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Ukraine+Biden+Putin+possible+meeting&iar=news&df=d&ia=news&ref=dailybrief.net)\]

**OLYMPICS** | The 2022 Winter Olympics closed on Sunday in Beijing with Norway, Germany, and China leading the total medal count. \[[full medal count](https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/medal-standings.htm?ref=dailybrief.net)\] The 2024 Summer Olympics will take place in Paris, France, and the 2026 Winter Games will take place in Milan and Cortina, Italy. \[[more](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=2022+Winter+Olympics+close+Beijing&iar=news&df=d&ia=news&ref=dailybrief.net)\]

**MINNEAPOLIS** | Former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter, who was convicted of killing motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April 2021, was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday. Potter had said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Wright. \[[more](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Kim+Potter+Daunte+Writght+sentencing&iar=news&df=d&ia=news&ref=dailybrief.net)\]

**MYANMAR** | The International Court of Justice is set to begin hearings today in the Hague in a case brought against Myanmar over alleged acts of genocide against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority. \[[more](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Myanmar+international+court+justice+genocide+Rohingya&iar=news&df=d&ia=news&ref=dailybrief.net)\]

**COVID-19** | Johns Hopkins University data indicates that COVID-19 infection rates in the U.S. continue to decline, with just over 100,000 cases being reported on Saturday — down from a daily rate of more than 800,000 in mid-January. \[[more](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=COVID+rates+USA+decline&iar=news&df=d&ia=news&ref=dailybrief.net)\]

**TRUMP RECORDS** | The National Archives and Records Administration confirmed Friday that classified documents were among the records recovered from former president Donald Trump’s Florida home in January. \[[more](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Trump+records+NARA+classified+documents&iar=news&df=d&ia=news&ref=dailybrief.net)\]

**LONDON** | Buckingham Palace announced Sunday that Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19 infection. The 95-year-old monarch is reported to be experiencing relatively mild symptoms of infection. \[[more](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=queen+Elizabeth+COVID+positive&iar=news&df=d&ia=news&ref=dailybrief.net)\]

**AUSTRALIA** | Australia reopened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers today, nearly two years after almost all international travel to the country was banned as a COVID-19 mitigation measure. \[[more](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Australia+travel+ban+lifted+tourists&iar=news&df=d&ia=news&ref=dailybrief.net)\]

**NASCAR** | NASCAR Cup Series rookie Austin Cindric won the Daytona 500 yesterday, finishing 0.036 seconds ahead of veteran Bubba Wallace. \[[more](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=NASCAR+Daytona+500+Cindric&iar=news&df=d&ia=news&ref=dailybrief.net)\]

**USA** | Truth Social — the new social media app backed by former U.S. President Donald Trump — went live for U.S. users of Apple’s App Store over the weekend. Trump had announced plans for the app after being banned from Facebook and Twitter last year. \[[more](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Trump+Truth+Social+launch&iar=news&df=d&ia=news&ref=dailybrief.net)\]

**FILM** | “Uncharted” topped the U.S. box office rankings over the weekend, bringing in an estimated $51 million. “Dog” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” had the second and third highest revenue, respectively. \[[more](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=usa+movie+box+office+uncharted&iar=news&df=d&ia=news&ref=dailybrief.net)\]

**TODAY IN HISTORY** | U.S. President Richard Nixon paid a state visit to the People's Republic of China on this date in 1972, ending a 21-year estrangement between the communist country and the United States. \[[more](https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/February-21?ref=dailybrief.net)\]