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1. Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte resigns

   Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned, according to the country's president.

2. Brazil's COVID crisis like 'medieval plague' as patients suffocate without oxygen

   Conditions in the city of Manaus, deep in the Amazon rainforest where the Brazilian variant of COVID-19 is believed to have originated, are now so bad that people are suffocating in hospital beds without oxygen.

3. Ireland's coronavirus lockdown extended until 5 March, prime minister says

   Ireland's coronavirus lockdown has been extended by several weeks until 5 March, Prime Minister Micheal Martin has said.

4. Dozens arrested during anti COVID curfew rioting in Netherlands

   At least 70 people have been arrested after a third night of protests in the Netherlands.

5. Winter storms hit Midwest US - with 'historic' snowfall forecast

   A major winter storm has caused disruption across Midwest America - with a warning of a "historic" snowfall on the way.