**Top Stories**.
* **Russia-Ukraine war: What to know as Biden announces $800 million in new security assistance for Ukraine**.
[Read more](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/01/politics/russia-ukraine-war-biden-new-security-assistance/index.html).
* **Earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 255, injures hundreds**.
[Read more](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64533686).
* **US jobs report shows robust hiring, signaling a resilient economy**.
[Read more](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/business/economy/jobs-report-unemployment.html).
* **Biden to meet with House Republicans on debt ceiling**.
[Read more](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-to-meet-with-house-republicans-on-debt-ceiling/2023/02/02/0726a164-a31d-11ed-9a4f-b046a4f56d28_story.html).
* **Elon Musk’s Neuralink facing federal probe over alleged animal welfare violations**.
[Read more](https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-neuralink-facing-federal-probe-over-alleged-animal-welfare-violations-2023-02-03/).
**World News**.
* **Peru’s protests turn deadly as demonstrators clash with police**.
[Read more](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/3/peru-protests-turn-deadly-as-demonstrators-clash-with-police).
* **North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan, prompting emergency alerts**.
[Read more](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/03/asia/north-korea-japan-missile-launch/index.html).
* **EU agrees on landmark deal to reduce methane emissions**.
[Read more](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-eu-agrees-landmark-deal-reduce-methane-emissions-2023-02-03/).
**Business News**.
* **Google to lay off 12,000 employees amid tech industry downturn**.
[Read more](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64537043).
* **Amazon announces plans to close 3 corporate offices in US**.
[Read more](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/01/amazon-to-close-three-corporate-offices-in-the-us.html).
* **Boeing to resume deliveries of 787 Dreamliner jets after months-long suspension**.
[Read more](https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-resume-deliveries-787-dreamliner-after-months-long-suspension-2023-02-03/).
**Science and Technology News**.
* **Scientists discover new layer of Earth’s atmosphere**.
[Read more](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/science/earth-atmosphere-new-layer.html).
* **NASA’s Perseverance rover finds organic molecules on Mars**.
[Read more](https://www.space.com/nasas-perseverance-rover-finds-organic-molecules-on-mars).
* **AI-powered ChatGPT passes medical licensing exam**.
[Read more](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/02/ai-powered-chatgpt-passes-us-medical-licensing-exam.html).
**Health News**.
* **WHO declares end of Zika virus outbreak in the Americas**.
[Read more](https://www.who.int/news/item/02-02-2023-who-declares-end-of-zika-virus-outbreak-in-the-americas).
* **FDA approves new Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab**.
[Read more](https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-grants-accelerated-approval-second-alzheimers-disease-treatment).
* **Study finds link between air pollution and increased risk of stroke**.
[Read more](https://www.heart.org/en/news/2023/02/03/air-pollution-linked-to-increased-stroke-risk).
**Entertainment News**.
* **Rihanna to headline Super Bowl halftime show**.
[Read more](https://www.nfl.com/news/rihanna-to-headline-pepsi-super-bowl-lvii-halftime-show).
* **The Last of Us TV adaptation breaks HBO viewership records**.
[Read more](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/last-of-us-hbo-viewership-1235329383/).
* **Quentin Tarantino to release new book, ‘The Cinema Speculation’**.
[Read more](https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/quentin-tarantino-book-cinema-speculation-1234841218/).
