YOUR WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE
- Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, is en route to Washington, where he will meet Joe Biden, president of the US. His journey abroad marks his first since Russia’s invasion in February. Given the security considerations, it is doubtful that the specifics of his journey would be made public, but he was previously spotted at a Polish train station. The US has officially announced that it would give Ukraine a Patriot missile system, enhancing the nation’s defence. He said that he will address Congress and host a number of meetings.
- Lionel Messi, the captain of Argentina who won the World Cup, has been awarded the BBC Sports Personality’s World Sport Star of the Year for 2022. Argentina’s first World Cup victory in 36 years came in Qatar. After scoring seven goals in his seventh World Cup, the Paris St. Germain attacker earned the competition’s Golden Ball. The former Barcelona player is regarded as one of the all-time great footballers. Argentina defeated France, thanks to two goals from Messi in the World Cup final and the conversion of a penalty in the shootout.
- In South Australia, holy artefacts that are estimated to be around 30,000 years old have been destroyed by vandals. For the local Aboriginal Mirning people, the Nullarbor Plain art details etched into the chalk limestone walls of the Koonalda Cave holds unique importance. Don’t look now, because this is a death cave is said to have been written on the walls by the vandals after they delved beneath a steel fence. The police are looking into it. Attorney General and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs of South Australia, Kyam Maher.
- This week, a strong arctic winter storm that will deliver debilitating snow and subfreezing temperatures will pass over the US and Canada. On Tuesday, the “once-in-a-generation” storm made landfall in the Pacific Northwest. Later this week, it is predicted to make landfall over the Great Lakes before developing into a “bomb cyclone” by early Friday. Many people’s travel plans have already been hampered by the storm before the holidays. Large US airlines have waived rescheduling fees for passengers in advance of the major storm.
- The bears are anticipating the return of the ice, according to Alysa McCall of Polar Bears International (PBI). Alysa and her colleagues are observing bears safely from inside a tundra buggy, an observation lab on tracks, in the Canadian Arctic just outside Churchill, Manitoba. The “polar-bear capital” in the globe is Churchill. The proximity of the polar bears to the town affects daily life. The province employs bear-patrol guards to accompany youngsters when they go trick-or-treating on Halloween, and residents have bear-proof trash cans.
- While some people start the holiday season by listening to Mariah Carey, there are many Australians who have a different method of anticipating Christmas. The appearance of the clumsy Christmas beetle, a colourful bug that swarms around streetlights in the summer and gets into bed linens and windows. According to Dr. Tanya, an associate professor at the University of Sydney, “Christmas is connected with the entrance of these lovely, glittering, friendly beetles in Australia, which is a truly unique, biological occurrence,” she told the BBC.
Date: 23/12/22
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