January
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1
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State funeral held for famous anti-apartheid leader in Cape Town
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Desmond Tutu
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2
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Abdalla Hadmok resigns as Prime Minister of this country
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Sudan
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3
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This company becomes first to be worth $3 trillion
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Apple
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4
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This automaker becomes the first foreign automaker to top US sales
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Toyota
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5
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Nationwide state of emergency is declared in this Asian country
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Kazakhstan
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6
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Nationality of tennis player whose visa is cancelled by Australia
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Serbian
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7
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Three men convicted of murdering this black jogger in Feb 2020 and are sentenced to life in prison in a Georgia court
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Ahmaud Arbery
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8
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One of the co-creators of Woodstock dies from non-Hodgkin lymphoma at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City at the age of 77
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Michael Lang
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9
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This football tournament kicks off in Cameroon
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Africa Cup of Nations
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10
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The first successful heart transplant to a human from this animal
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Pig
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11
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This Canadian state announces it will impose a healthcare tax on unvaccinated adults
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Quebec
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12
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UK Prime Minister admits for first time that he attended a party during country's first lockdown
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Boris Johnson
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13
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This British Prince is stripped of his military titles amid continuing sexual assault allegations
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Prince Andrew
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14
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This European monarch celebrates her Golden Jubilee and marks 50 years on the throne
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Margrethe II
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15
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Underwater volcano Hunga-***** Hunga-Ha'apai violently erupts, sending tsunami over this nearby country
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Tonga
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16
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This tennis player is deported from Australia due to his vaccination status
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Novak Djokovic
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17
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A Parisian court fines far-right French television pundit and presidential candidate €10,000 for calling unaccompanied migrant children "rapists" and "murderers" during a September 2020 television broadcast.
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Éric Zemmour
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18
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American company Microsoft announces its intent to purchase this company for $68.7 billion.
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Activision Blizzard
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19
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This cellphone service launches in America
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5G
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20
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This woman becomes the youngest woman to fly solo around the world landing at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport, Belgium
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Zara Rutherford
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21
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Yemen detention centre in Saada held by this rebel movement bombed killing more than 70 people
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Houthis
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22
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This Italian politician withdraws his candidacy a few days before the elections for the president of the republic.
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Silvio Berlusconi
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23
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This tropical storm kills 115 people in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique
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Ana
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24
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Coup in Burkina Faso as military announce on TV they have overthrown this President after his failure to stem an Islamic insurgency
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Roch Kaboré
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25
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Australian government buys the copyright to this flag designed by artist Harold Thomas for A$20 million (US$14m)
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Aboriginal
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26
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Spotify removes this singer's music from its streaming platform after the singer-songwriter's ultimatum in objection to COVID-19 misinformation in Joe Rogan's podcasts
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Neil Young
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27
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This person is officially sworn in as the 56th President of Honduras, making her the country's first female president.
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Xiomara Castro
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28
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This two-year-old cat becomes the newest resident of the White House
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Willow
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29
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World #1 wins her home Grand Slam event for the first time; beats American Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6
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Ashleigh Barty
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30
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Portuguese elections lead to this PM's Socialist Party winning an 'unexpected' majority
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Antonio Costa
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31
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Online word puzzle Wordle bought for “low seven figure sum” by this newspaper
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The New York Times
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February
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1
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Legendary NFL Quarterback retires after 22 years in the sport
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Tom Brady
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2
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More than one million Afghans have fled for this country since October due to the country's economic crisis, according to immigration authorities threatening a new migrant crisis
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Iran
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3
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Leader of ISIS is killed in Atme during a counter-terrorism raid by U.S. special forces in north-western Syria
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Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi
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4
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This city becomes the first city to stage Summer and Winter Olympics
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Beijing
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5
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This cyclone kills 123 people in Southern Africa
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Batsirai
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6
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British Monarch becomes first to reach this milestone on the throne
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70 years
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6
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Name of the celebrations that this milestone is referred to
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Platinum Jubilee
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7
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Russian President meets with this European leader
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Emmanuel Macron
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8
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BRIT Awards: This singer wins best artist, song and album of the year
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Adele
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9
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Biggest breakthrough in 25 years is reported in Oxford for this proposed power generation
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Fusion Energy
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10
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A federal judge overturnes the Trump-era decision that removed these predators from the endangered species list.
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Wolves
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11
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Australia lists this animal as endangered for the first time in Queensland, New South Wales and ACT after a steep decline in numbers
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Koala
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12
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French forces say they have killed 40 fighters in air attacks in this country linked to deadly attacks on Benin border
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Burkina Faso
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13
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Name the two teams that played in this year's Super Bowl
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Los Angeles Rams
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13
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Name the two teams that played in this year's Super Bowl
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Cincinnati Bengals
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14
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The megadrought affecting the American Southwest is now considered the worst for this many years according to scientists
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1,200
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15
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In the only podium sweep of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Germany takes all 3 medals in this event
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2-man Bobsleigh
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16
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Johannes Høsflot Klæbo teams with this person to win the men's team sprint for Norway and clinch the cross country freestyle sprint double at the Beijing Winter Olympics
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Erik Valnes
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17
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28,000 women apply for 30 jobs driving this form of transport after they are advertised for women in Saudi Arabia for the first time
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Trains
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18
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This storm moves across Europe and the UK with gusts of 120mph, killing at least 17, cutting off power to millions
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Eunice
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18
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This storm was given a different name in Germany and Denmark. Name either of its alternate names.
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Nora/Zeynep
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19
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Representing Russian Olympic Committee, this person wins men's 50k freestyle cross country gold in Beijing to become only 2nd man to achieve 30k/50k double at a Winter Olympics
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Alexander Bolshunov
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20
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Winner of the NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award after scoring 50 points
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Stephen Curry
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21
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Colombia's Constitutional Court, its highest court, decriminalizes this
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Abortion
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22
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This national association football team's female players settle their lawsuit with the country's association football federation for $24 million and a promise to equalise pay
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United States
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23
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Tunisia announces that they will remove this film from theaters over Gal Gadot’s role in the film and her normalization of Israel.
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Death on the Nile
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24
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Russian President describes invasion into Ukraine by using this phrase
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Special Military Operation
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25
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Champions League final is relocated to this stadium in response to Russian invasion
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Stade de France
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26
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The EU, US and it allies commit to removing Russian banks from this payment system
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SWIFT
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27
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In a constitutional referendum, Belarus votes to revoke this and to allow the country to host Russian forces permanently.
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Non nuclear status
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28
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A 40 mile Russian military convoy approaches this capital city
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Kyiv
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March
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1
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US President says Russian President has "badly miscalculated" by invading into Ukraine at this annual message
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State of the Union
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2
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Russia seizes this large Ukrainian city
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Kherson
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3
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This UFC Fighter "wants to explore" buying Chelsea for £3billion amid reports of owner Roman Abramovich looking to sell the club.
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Conor McGregor
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4
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Four-ton rocket debris crashes into the far side of the moon, unconfirmed booster from this Chinese mission in first unintentional collision with the moon
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Chang'e 5-T1
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5
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Explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship that sank in 1915, rediscovered in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica in excellent condition
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Endurance
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6
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Protesters gather in this Kazakhstani city to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Almaty
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7
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Global death toll from Covid-19 passes this total according to Johns Hopkins figures, with 57% of the world's population fully vaccinated
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6 million
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8
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US and UK ban this resource from Russia
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Oil
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9
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This person is narrowly elected President of South Korea
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Yoon Suk-yeol
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10
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Length of lockout between Major League Baseball and MLB Players Association who reach a new collective bargaining agreement; MLB teams set to play full 162 game season in 2022
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99 days
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11
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Gabriel Boric becomes world's youngest state leader at this age
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36
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12
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Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the sport's official top goalscorer of all time as recorded by FIFA, after scoring a brace in a Premier League match for Manchester United against this team
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Tottenham Hotspur
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13
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After a 40-day retirement, record breaking quarterback announces he will play at least one more season in the NFL with this team
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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14
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This singer removes herself from the ballot for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame saying " I don’t feel that I have earned that right”
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Dolly Parton
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15
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Architectures' Pritzker Prize awarded to this person from Burkina Faso
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Francis Kéré
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16
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Russian airstrike on a theatre in this city kills an estimated 600 civilians
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Mariupol
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17
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NHL Philadelphia Flyers longest-serving captain, becomes only 2nd player in franchise history to play 1,000th game for the team
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Claude Giroux
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18
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Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov signs a law to rename the town of Isfana to this in honor of former Secretary of the Communist Party of Kirghizia.
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Razzaqov
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19
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LeBron James moves past this person into second on NBA's all-time scoring list with 38 points in LA Lakers' 127-119 loss to Washington Wizards
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Karl Malone
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20
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Intense fighting in this Ukrainian city continues as Russian forces encircle the city, trapping 300,000 people
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Mariupol
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21
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Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador inaugurates this airport to serve Mexico City
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Felipe Angeles International Airport
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22
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This found in human blood for first time through new research conducted at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands
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Microplastics
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23
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Abel Prize, mathematics' Nobel equivalent, awarded to this American for his work on topography
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Dennis Sullivan
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24
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A fire breaks out at this stadium in Denver, Colorado.
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Empower Field at Mile High
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25
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Sydney forward kicks 4 goals to become only 6th player in VFL/AFL history to kick 1,000 career goals
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Lance "Buddy" Franklin
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26
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British rock band performs final concert of farewell tour at O2 Arena in London, England
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Genesis
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27
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Best Actor Oscar winner who controversially slaps host Chris Rock live on stage
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Will Smith
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28
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Governor in this state signs so called "Don't Say Gay" bill limiting LGBTQ classroom instruction
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Florida
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29
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D.R.Congo is admitted into this intergovernmental organisation
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East African Community
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30
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This actor announces he is stepping away from acting after a diagnosis of aphasia
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Bruce Willis
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31
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US announces it will release this many barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for six months to drive down prices
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1 million
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|
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April
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1
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Sri Lanka's President declares this after violent protests amid the country's worst economic crisis since independence
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Nationwide public emergency
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2
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Hundreds of civilians are found dead on the streets in this city after it is recaptured by Ukrainian forces. Journalists and Ukrainian forces say that they have uncovered evidence of war crimes by the Russian military.
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Bucha
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3
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The Taliban government bans cultivation of this in Afghanistan, with consequences for world supply as it produces 80%
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Opium
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4
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This business magnate buys 9.2% of Twitter stock, making him the company's largest shareholder
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Elon Musk
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5
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This Chinese city's lockdown extended to cover the whole city as cases of a virus increase,
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Shanghai
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6
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Scientists claim to have found dinosaur remains killed on the actual day a giant asteroid struck earth 66 million years ago beginning their extinction in this US State
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North Dakota
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7
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This person becomes the first black woman to be confirmed by the US Senate to the Supreme Court in 53-47 vote
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
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8
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Name of first all-private space flight which launches to the International Space Station
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Axiom-1
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9
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Heiress and actress Nicola Peltz (27) marries this photographer and former model in Palm Beach, Florida
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Brooklyn Beckham
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10
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Pakistani Prime Minister who is removed from power after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament
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Imran Khan
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11
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This person is elected Pakistan's new Prime Minister by the country's parliament
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Shehbaz Sharif
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12
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Amount fined by UK Prime Minister and his Chancellor for breaking lockdown rules
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£50
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13
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At least 448 people killed after heavy rains and flooding in this province in South Africa
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KwaZulu-Natal
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14
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This Russian ship, flagship of its Black Sea fleet, sinks in the Black Sea
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Moskva
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15
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Coachella Valley music festival returns after a two-year hiatus with this singer/actor the headlining act on opening night in front of 100,000
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Harry Styles
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16
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The inaugural 2022 season of this competition begins with the Birmingham Stallions taking on the New Jersey Generals, marking the return of this competition for the first time since 1985.
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USFL
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17
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Alex Jones' companies including this website, file for bankruptcy in the US after losing defamation suits filed by families of the Sandy Hook Massacre (which he called a hoax)
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Infowars
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18
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South African President declares a national state of disaster, after floods and mudslides in this area result in over 400 deaths and destroy over 4,000 homes
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Durban
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19
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US Biden administration restores climate impacts and community say to this Act, previously removed by Donald Trump
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National Environmental Policy Act
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20
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Online streaming service suffers its first subscriber loss in a decade, losing 200,000 subscribers
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Netflix
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21
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Ex-president of this country Juan Orlando Hernández extradited to the US to face drug trafficking and weapons charges
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Honduras
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22
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This group agree to set up a regional military force in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in an attempt to end the conflicts there.
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Eastern African Community
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23
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Name of main exhibition at the 59th Venice Biennale
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The Milk of Dreams
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24
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Name of the losing candidate in the French Presidential election
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Marine Le Pen
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25
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Name of author who A Book of Ryhmes , written when she was 13, sells at auction in New York for $1.25 million
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Charlotte Bronte
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26
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Russia says it will stop supplying gas to these two countries, after the countries refused to pay in rubles
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Poland
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26
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Russia says it will stop supplying gas to these two countries, after the countries refused to pay in rubles
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Bulgaria
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27
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SpaceX, launches its Crew Dragon capsule with four astronauts, including this person who becomes 1st black woman to serve extended mission on International Space Station
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Jessica Watkins
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28
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Russian missiles strike Ukrainian city of Kyiv during a visit by this important UN figurehead
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António Guterres
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29
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London court sentences this retired tennis star to 2-1/2 years in prison for hiding assets during bankruptcy proceedings
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Boris Becker
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30
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Name of the world's longest glass-bottom bridge at 632m opens in Moc Chau Island mountain park, Vietnam
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Bach Long Bridge
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|
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May
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1
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Name of Russian Foreign Minister who said Adolf Hitler "had Jewish blood" in interview on Italian TV, prompting outrage from Israel
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Sergey Lavrov
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2
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This country reopens its borders to international visitors after being closed for two years
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New Zealand
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3
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Heatwave continues across North and Central India disproportionally affecting the poor, with March and April temperatures the hottest ever recorded in this many years
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122
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4
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"'World's most dangerous trafficker" Columbian drug kingpin (known as Otoniel) is extradited to the US for drug charges
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Dairo Antonio Úsuga
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5
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This person is appointed White House Press Secretary to President Joe Biden, first Black and out LGBTQ person in the role
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Karine Jean-Pierre
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6
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This virus sees its first reported case in London
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Monkeypox
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7
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Afghan women issued decree to cover this in public by Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, or her male guardian faces criminal punishment
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Faces
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8
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British actor named as the first black actor to play Doctor Who, replacing Jodie Whittaker in long-running BBC sci-fi drama
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Ncuti Gatwa
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9
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Andy Warhol portrait of a famous actress sells for $195 million at auction in New York - highest price ever for an American artwork
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Marilyn Monroe
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10
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Apple ends production of this after 21 years
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iPod
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11
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This Spanish speaking country declares a state of emergency after a ransomware attack infiltrates and cripples several government agencies
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Costa Rica
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12
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The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration reveals its first image of this supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.
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Sagittarius A*
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13
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This becomes the first city in Italy to use the QR Code in restaurants that allows you to pay the bill without waiting
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Milan
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14
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This song wins Ukraine the Eurovision song contest
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Stefania
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15
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British rock band returns to Cincinnati, Ohio for the first time since tragic December 1979 stampede that killed 11 concert goers
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The Who
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16
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This country formally announces it wants to join NATO
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Sweden
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17
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The United States House of Representatives holds a hearing on this topic, the first such hearing in over fifty years
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UFOs
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18
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Amid a nationwide US baby formula shortage, President Joe Biden invokes this Act, requiring suppliers to fulfil orders to baby formula manufacturers first
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Defense Production Act
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19
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This car company confirms the sale of the world's most expensive car
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Mercedes
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20
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Transport for London announces their intention to consult on an expansion of this area to cover almost all of Greater London beginning on 23 August 2023
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Ultra Low Emission Zone
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21
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This Prime Minister loses the Australian election after 9 years in government
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Scott Morrison
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22
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2017 PGA Championship champion who beats Will Zalatoris by 1 stroke in a 3-hole playoff after 54-hole leader Mito Pereira double bogeys the 72nd hole
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Justin Thomas
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23
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New York City removes the last of this object in Midtown Manhattan, they will become part of a museum display
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Public Payphones
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24
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19 children and two teachers shot and killed at Robb Elementary School in this Texan city by an 18-year-old gunman
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Uvalde
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25
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus re-elected Director-General of this organization
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World Health Organization
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26
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This premieres in London, England, a virtual concert with computer generated images of the Swedish pop band and live musicians; all four members, as well as the king and queen of Sweden attend
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ABBA Voyage
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27
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This sequel is released in the USA and goes on to gross $1.4 billion 36 years after the original
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Top Gun: Maverick
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28
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This team wins a record 14th Champions League against Liverpool
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Real Madrid
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29
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This man becomes the 2nd Australian to win a Grand Tour by winning the Giro d'Italia
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Jai Hindley
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30
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This is announced by Oak Ridge National Laboratory as the world's first exascale supercomputer.
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Frontier
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31
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Lost 3,400 year-old Bronze Age city unearthed on the Tigris river, Iraq due to drought, likely part of this Empire, including 100 cuneiform tablets
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Mittani
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|
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June
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1
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The United Nations agrees to officially change the English name of the country from Turkey to this
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Türkiye
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2
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Jury in defamation case brought by this movie star against ex-wife Amber Heard awards him $15 million in damages and compensation and Heard $2 million in damages in Fairfax, Virginia
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Johnny Depp
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3
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Two journalists from this news agency are injured and their driver is killed after their vehicle is attacked while travelling to Sievierodonetsk. The perpetrators have not been identified.
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Reuters
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4
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Retired general Bajram Begaj is elected the 9th President of this country by the parliament in the 4th round of voting
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Albania
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5
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American rocker who joins British rock band Coldplay for two songs
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Bruce Springsteen
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6
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UK Prime Minister wins Tory party no-confidence vote by margin of 63, with this % of MPs voting against him
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41%
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7
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New study reveals this sea grass, off Western Australia, may be world's largest plant, covering 77 square miles of sea floor, having cloned itself for 4,500 years
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Shark Bay sea grass
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8
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This TV miniseries premieres on Disney+, with Disney's first on-screen Muslim superhero story, starring Iman Vellani
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Ms Marvel
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9
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Russian leader compares himself to this Tsar, who conquered the Baltic coast, at an exhibition to the Tsar in Moscow
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Peter the Great
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10
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Actress who comes out on Instagram, before it emerges an Australian newspaper had given her 27 hours to comment on their upcoming story on her new female partner
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Rebel Wilson
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11
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This golfer hangs on to beat fellow South African Hennie Du Plessis by a stroke to win the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational event at the Centurion GC, Hertfordshire; pockets massive US$4.75m for the victory
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Charl Schwartzel
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12
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This award ceremony returns after a 3 year hiatus
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Tony Awards
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13
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World's largest freshwater fish, a stingray 3.98m x 2.2m caught in this river
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Mekong River
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14
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Canada and Denmark end this border dispute over this small island
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Hans Island
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15
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Black Death, the 14th century plague, originated in this Asian nation, according to new DNA research taken from burials at Lake Issyk Kul
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Kyrgyzstan
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16
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Ninety-year-old US cosmetics company files for bankruptcy, blaming supply issues and rising costs
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Revlon
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17
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The United Kingdom is asked to host this event next year after its organisers concluded that Ukraine is not capable of hosting the competition
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Eurovision Song Contest
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18
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Lithuania bans the passage of EU sanctioned goods across its territory and into this Russian exclave
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Kaliningrad
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19
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Colombian elects its first leftist President, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement
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Gustavo Petro
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20
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It is announced that this African island will allocate a budget of $85 million to combat the effects of the war in Ukraine, which has caused an increase in the prices of gasoline and food, as 9% of the population are currently facing a food crisis.
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Cape Verde
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21
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South Korea successfully launches its first satellites into orbit with this homegrown rocket
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Nuri
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22
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Government of Bulgarian PM loses confidence vote by this many votes
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7
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23
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US Supreme Court declares for the first time that there is a constitutional right to carry this in public for self defense in a 6-3 vote
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Handgun
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24
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US Supreme Court overturns this decision, eliminating constitutional right to choose abortion, in a 6-3 vote
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Roe v. Wade
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25
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30,000-year-old intact remains of this extinct animal found frozen in permafrost in Klondike gold fields in the Yukon, Canada
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Wooly Mammoth
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26
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This team beats two-time defending champions Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1 for a 4-2 series win in the Stanley Cup final
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Colorado Avalanche
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27
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Russian missile strike on Ukrainian shopping center in this city, with 1000 people inside kills at least 13
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Kremenchuk
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28
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This person is sentenced to 20 years in US federal prison for grooming and aiding Jeffery Epstein to abuse underage girls
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Ghislaine Maxwell
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29
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Earth sets a new record in the length of day by this many milliseconds
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1.59
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30
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Son of Ferdinand Marcos who is sworn in as President of the Philippines
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Bongbong Marcos
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|
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July
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1
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This man becomes Israel's 3rd Prime Minister since the start of 2020
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Yair Lapid
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2
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The more contagious COVID-19 subvariant achieves dominance in the US, making up 54% of cases according to the CDC
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Omicron
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3
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Multiple people are killed in a mass shooting at Field's shopping mall in this Danish city.
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Copenhagen
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4
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Lone shooter at a 4th of July parade in this Chicago suburb, kills seven and wounds 47, later captured
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Highland Park
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5
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This Chancellor and Health Secretary resign contributing to the eventual resignation of the British PM
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Sajid Javid
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5
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This Chancellor and Health Secretary resign contributing to the eventual resignation of the British PM
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Rishi Sunak
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6
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This many MPs also resign from government, adding more pressure to the British PM whilst smashing the record of most resignations in a single day
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36
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7
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US scientists begin the search for this with a device in a former gold mine in Lead, South Dakota
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Dark Matter
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8
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This former Japanese PM is assassinated while giving a public speech
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Shinzo Abe
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9
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This Kazakhstani claims her first Grand Slam title with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Tunisia's Ons Jabeur
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Elena Rybakina
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10
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This hot-temper Australian tennis player plays in his first Grand Slam
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Nick Kyrgios
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11
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This UK Olympic gold medalist reveals he was trafficked into the UK as a child, from Djibouti, to work as a domestic servant
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Sir Mo Farah
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12
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This company sues Elon Musk after he pulls out of a deal to buy them, accusing him of "trashing it" and "a model of bad faith"
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Twitter
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13
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This Sri Lankan President flees to the Maldives amid political and economic unrest
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa
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14
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First wife of former US President Donald Trump who dies
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Ivana Trump
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15
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This singer kicks off the North American leg of his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour"
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Elton John
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16
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American actor and film director Ben Affleck weds this American singer and actress at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Jennifer Lopez
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17
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Cameron Smith of Australia wins his first major golf title at this event by 1 stroke from American Cameron Young
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British Open
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18
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This person is elected as President of India, making her the first tribal woman and youngest person to be elected to the office.
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Droupadi Murmu
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19
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Temperatures exceed this temperature in parts of England for 1st time ever
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40°C
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20
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Name of a meat-free restaurant in Copenhagen named world's best restaurant at a ceremony in London
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Geranium
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21
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This Italian PM resigns for a second time after a week long government crisis leading to a snap election
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Mario Draghi
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22
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This woman becomes the first tribal politician to be elected President of India
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Droupadi Murmu
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23
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Hong Kong-based airline which completes its maiden flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok.
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Greater Bay Airlines
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24
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Danish cyclist who claims Yellow and King of the Mountains Jersey at the 109th Tour de France
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Jonas Vingegaard
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25
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UN says 209 people killed in gang violence in the Haitian capital, including no-gang members over 10 days, with a further 254 injured with gunshot wounds
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Port-au-Prince
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26
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Russia announces it will leave this at the end of 2024
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International Space Station
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27
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Name of 170-carat pink diamond which is thought to be largest discovered in 300 years, announced found in Angola
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Lulo Rose
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28
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Final episodes of this TV soap after 37 years, screens in Australia
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Neighbours
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29
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This woman loses her UK libel trial with Coleen Rooney in the so-called Wagatha Christie trial, over Rooney accusing her of leaking stories to The Sun newspaper
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Rebekah Vardy
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30
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Indonesia restricts access to eight websites, including this financial online payment company, for failing to register with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.
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PayPal
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31
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This team wins its first international tournament since 1966
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England
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