Business
September 26th: Apple announces its plans to begin assembling its flagship iPhone 14 in this country as it looks to shift some production away from China
India
February 24th: Russia launches an invasion of Ukraine by sending troops into the nation and firing missiles on several locations near this capital city.
Kyiv
February 4th: The 2022 Winter Olympics take place in this city.
Beijing
November 15: World population reaches this amount
8 billion
September 8th: This longest reigning monarch in British history dies at the age of 96
Queen Elizabeth II
December 6th: This Taiwanese chip giant announces its plans to build a second chip plant in Arizona and boost its investment in the state from $12 billion to $40 billion.
TSMC
July 7th: This UK Prime Minister announces his departure after nearly 60 members of his government resign.
Boris Johnson
July 24th: Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard wins his first title in this annual men’s multi-stage bicycle race.
Tour de France
April 4th: The IPCC releases the third and final part of its Sixth Assessment Report which concludes that greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 at the latest and decline 43% by 2030 to limit the impact of this scientific phenomena.
Climate change or global warming
January 31st: This web-based word game created and developed by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle, was purchased by The New York Times
Wordle
October 5th: This cartel of 13 member countries that account for an estimated 44% of global oil production imposes a production cut of up to 2 million barrels per day
OPEC
October 29th: At least 154 people are killed and over 100 more injured in a crowd surge at packed Halloween festivities in this capital city.
Seoul, South Korea
Kylian Mbappe
Russia
November 19th: Lionel Messi and Cristiana Ronaldo post a massively successful advertisement on Instagram where the pair are pictured playing this popular game that dates back to the 1500s
Chess
December 13th: Bitcoin Brabant, a Dutch startup, reveals how it plans to use the heat generated by Bitcoin mining to grow this colorful plant. This plant was coincidentally involved in its own financial bubble in 1637.
Tulip
May 15th: At a joint press conference, leaders of Finland and this Baltic country announce their countries’ intentions to join NATO
Sweden
January 30th: During the men’s final of the 110th Australian Open, this tennis player defeats Daniil Medvedev and achieves a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title.
Rafael Nadal
July 23rd: The World Health Organization declares this viral disease outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
Monkeypox
October 17th: This K-pop group announces its plans for all seven members to serve their mandatory military conscriptions and reunite around 2025
BTS
April 25th: FTX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, announces its new headquarters in this island country known for its proactive stance on cryptocurrency companies.
The Bahamas
March 22: This Russian opposition leader is sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security jail on fraud charges by Moscow’s Lefortovo court.
Alexey Navalny
September 11th: The 2022 Asia Cup is held in the UAE and is won by this island country.
Sri Lanka
March 16th: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of this infamous Japanese prefecture
Fukushima
March 27: The Oscar for best picture is won by this English-language remake of the 2014 French-Belgian film “La Famille Bélier” which is centered around Paula, the only hearing person in a deaf family.
CODA