YOUR WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE
- Donald Trump was compelled to provide his tax returns to a US House of Representatives committee after losing a long court battle to keep them hidden. According to the Treasury Department, it cooperated with the Supreme Court’s order to give the material to a committee in the Democratic-controlled House. Trump has not commented yet, but he has consistently refuted accusations of wrongdoing. He made the decision not to make the documents public while or after his 2016 campaign, breaking with long-standing presidential precedent
- One of the most exciting evenings at World Cup will be remembered for the Group C final matches. Argentina won 2-0 over Poland, giving the South American team the group’s top slot and creating a variety of other possibilities. Since Mexico also defeated Saudi Arabia by the same score, Gerardo Martino’s team and Poland were tied on points, goal differential, and both goals scored and goals allowed. With seven yellow cards to Poland’s five, Martino’s Mexico were therefore facing the possibility of being eliminated based on Fifa’s fair play rule.
- A landslide on a roadway in Southern Brazil has resulted in two killings and numerous missing persons. The BR-376 highway was covered in a flood of mud, according to authorities in the state of Paraná, damaging more than 21 vehicles. Rescuers on the scene said that conducting a search was challenging due to the location and bad weather. Firefighters are using a thermal camera to look for any survivors. Aerial footage shows one car precariously hanging over the side of a bridge. Rescue workers discovered the deceased driver of the car.
- Could a museum collection from 300 years ago contain the key to feeding the world’s population due to climate change? The Natural History Museum’s archives contain 12,000 specimens of wheat, which scientists are scouring for proof of this. The most promising samples’ genomes are currently being sequenced in an effort to learn the genetic secrets of wheat varieties. The crop is under pressure from pests and climate change. The hundreds of vintage cardboard files that are meticulously placed in the museum vaults hold the historical wheat types.
- Conservationists claim that songbirds and sharks have benefited from important new trade regulations. Songbird and shark species have been added to a list of species whose trading is prohibited in order to save them from being “sold to extinction.” At a conference in Panama, a decision was taken. The global extinction issue is the backdrop to the gathering. According to Matthew Collis, the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s deputy, “over a million species are in danger of extinction if we do not change the way we handle wildlife.”
- A UK project will use Elon Musk’s satellites to deliver high-speed internet to far-flung households and businesses. The improved connection package, which uses his Starlink technology, is a component of government ambitions to guarantee that everyone has access to dependable service. It will evaluate the effectiveness of using more than 3,000 tiny satellites in low-Earth orbit to assist more than a dozen “extremely hard to reach” locations. Once the technology has been tested, the government will assess its viability.
Date: 02/12/22
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