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In Kiev, about 100 people rally at the office of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy, who are in favor of the resignation of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the country Arsen Avakov. This is reported on Sunday, February 23, the publication Gromadskoe. According to journalists, the protesters are unhappy with the protracted investigation of high-profile cases, including the investigation into the murder of Kherson activist Catherine Gandzyuk. Avakov is the virus that infects the country, said one of the participants of the rally. It is dangerous. According to the news agency, on February 19 in the center of Kiev there were three rallies against the director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Artem Sytnik, protest of representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, as well as opponents of bills on mass media and disinformation. Read also: Three rallies take place in the center of Kiev

The third passenger of the cruise ship Diamond Princess died in hospital in Japan. This is reported by NHK on February 23 with reference to the Ministry of Health of Japan. According to preliminary data, the third deceased was an 80-year-old man who was quarantined and treated in hospital. At the moment, it is not known exactly which country the deceased passenger of the ship is a citizen of. To date, 634 passengers and crew members of the cruise ship have been confirmed with coronavirus. Earlier, the news agency reported the death of two passengers of the Diamond Princ

The Government of Kazakhstan released Erzhan Gilkibayev from the post of the First Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic, the press service of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported on February 17. It is noted that Gilkibayev was released from office due to the transition to another job. The government did not specify where exactly the civil servant settled. Zhilkibayev was born in 1982 in South Kazakhstan region of KazSSR. In different years he worked in the Office of the Head of Government of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning, the Administration of the President and other departments.

The launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle with a package of 60 Starlink satellites was postponed from February 16 to February 17, the press service of the American company SpaceX reports. Initially, SpaceX planned to launch another telecommunications satellite package from a launch site in Florida on February 15. The launch was postponed for 24 hours due to unfavourable weather conditions. The SpaceX noted that the next transfer is related to the need for additional verification of the components of the second stage of t

In the Netherlands, the pianist, conductor and composer Reinbert de Leu died in his 82nd year of life. De Leu studied at the Amsterdam and Hague Conservatoria. In the latter he later also taught. In 1974 he created the Schönberg Ensemble, which for 40 years introduced the work of contemporary composers to the general public. As a pianist, De Leu gained fame with his recordings of Eric Sati's works. De Leu was the author of orchestral and vocal works, piano music, and two operas (Reconstruction and