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Qatar: After losing to Croatia in a World Cup penalty shootout in the round of 16, Japan bids the World Cup farewell. However, the team and its fans left behind enduring memories that earned the Asian nation much praise in Qatar. The World Cup has never been won by a team from outside of Europe and South America, nor has one team from outside of those two continents even competed in the final. Japan’s stunning and unexpected 2-1 comeback win against Germany in the early stages of World Cup Qatar 2022 helped establish the idea that this tournament could be…

United States: Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc has threatened to remove news from its platform if the US Congress passes a new law that would give news organizations greater power to negotiate fees for content shared on Facebook. The lawmakers are planning to add the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to an annual defense bill that must be passed in order to help the struggling local news industry. The legislation was introduced in Congress by Minnesota Senator Ms. Amy Klobuchar and has bipartisan support. Meta spokesperson Mr.Andy Stone tweeted that the company would be forced to consider removing news if…

United Kingdom: Oxford Dictionaries has announced that “goblin mode” has been selected by online vote as the Word of the Year. Oxford defines the term as “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.” The winning word, “goblin mode” received 318,956 votes, making up 93 percent of the total votes. According to Oxford University Press, ‘goblin mode’ is a slang term often used in the expressions such as “I am in goblin mode” or “to go goblin mode”. Mr. Casper Grathwohl, President of Oxford Languages, stated…

Saudi Arabia: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that Saudi Arabia is the only bidder in the run to host the 2027 Asian Cup after India’s federation withdrew its application. The AFC’s executive committee shortlisted proposals from India and Saudi Arabia earlier after Qatar pulled out of the process following their successful bid to host the 2023 edition in place of original hosts China. The bid from the Saudi federation (SAFF) will be the only one presented to the AFC Congress in February next year, when they meet in Bahrain to decide on the host, as per the reports.…

Australia: A crucial national cabinet meeting to solve a disagreement between Canberra and the states over the Albanese Government’s long-promised energy market involvement was postponed after the Prime Minister tested positive for COVID-19. Mr. Anthony Albanese disclosed that he had COVID-19, and shortly thereafter, the Prime Minister’s office announced that the national cabinet meeting scheduled on December 7th 2022 had been cancelled. In the previous week, the night’s dinner with the Premiers and Chief Ministers should have been hosted by Mr. Albanese, but the Prime Minister is now spending time alone at Kirribilli House, his official house in Sydney. The…

China: In Beijing and other Chinese cities, businesses reopened and testing requirements were lifted as the nation cautiously eases out of a stringent zero-COVID policy that caused widespread protests. The central Government’s directives for a new strategy to combat the coronavirus have pushed local authorities across China to slowly relax the restrictions that have governed daily life for years. In the capital Beijing, where many enterprises have fully resumed business, commuters are no longer required to show a result of a virus test that was conducted before.  The same regulations applied to financial hub Shanghai, which this year saw a…

Russia: About 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia. Regional officials reported that 700 dead seals were found on the coast, but the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment later raised the figure to about 2,500. According to the authorities in the Russian province of Dagestan, the reason for mass deaths is unknown and it is likely due to natural causes. Mr. Zaur Gapizov, head of the Caspian Environmental Protection Center, stated that “the seals likely died a couple of weeks ago.” Mr. Gapizov added that there was no sign that they…

China: Three Chinese astronauts have landed back on Earth after completing a six-month mission onboard China’s space station. The crew of the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft landed in Inner Mongolia, a Chinese autonomous region. The three astronauts, commander Mr. Chen Dong and teammates Ms. Liu Yang and Mr. Cai Xuzhe, were sent to space on 5th June to monitor the final construction stage of the Tiangong space station. During their mission, the three astronauts monitored the arrival of the second and third modules for Tiangong and carried out three spacewalks to check and test the new facilities. A new crew of three…

Indonesia: Indonesia’s Semeru volcano on Java island has erupted, spewing a column of ash 1.5 km into the air, forcing authorities to warn residents to stay away from the eruption area. The Disaster Mitigation Agency of Indonesia (BNPB) warned residents not to conduct any activities within 5 km (3 miles) of the eruption centre and to stay 500 metres away from riversides due to the threats of lava flow. There were no immediate reports of any casualties from the eruption of the Semeru volcano. Indonesia’s transport ministry stated that there was no impact on air travel but notices were given…

United States: Former President Mr. Donald Trump has demanded the “termination” of rules and regulations in US, including those mentioned in the Constitution, while falsely claiming that tech companies and Democrats conspired to “throw the presidential election results” in 2020. Mr. Trump’s comments came after internal Twitter emails were disclosed to Substack writer Mr. Matt Taibbi, revealing the company’s decision-making process over a New York Post article about material recovered on a laptop believed to be owned by Mr. Hunter Biden, the son of President Mr. Joe Biden. So, with the revelation of massive and widespread fraud and deception in…