2022

## Events

* The African football cup takes place in Cameroon, with the final resulting in Senegal winning over Egypt on penalties
* The Winter Olympics are held in Beijing (China), making it the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics
* Platinum jubilee of Elizabeth II, the queen has now been ruling for 70 years
* Russia officially recognizes Donetsk and Luhansk as independent countries
* Shortly after, Russia deploys a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, leading to a tense situation for the first months
* The EU, US and some other countries sanction Russia following the declaration of war
* Following the sanctions, Russia is also banned from sport matches, including even the FIFA World Cup
* The Ukrainian major city Kherson is seized by Russian forces
* The Winter Paralympics take place in Beijing (China)
* The DR Congo joins the East African Community
* End of Expo 2020 (started 2021) in Dubai (UAE)
* Russian forces retreat from Kyiv, easing the situation
* Due to the war in Ukraine, food prices skyrocket, with Europe being hit the hardest
* Micronovae are discovered, a type of supernovae
* Monkeypox breaks out in a few countries
* Ukraine wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin (Italy), which leads to the theory that they only won because of the war
* The first image of Sagitarrius A is published
* After months of siege, Mariupol is captured by the Russian army
* The Labor party wins the Australian federal election, Anthony Albanese becomes prime minister
* Real Madrid beats FC Liverpool 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League final
* G7 summit in Germany
* The UEFA Women's Euro is held in England, with the host winning 2-1 over Germany in the final
* Boris Johnson resigns as prime minister of the United Kingdom
* Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated while giving a speech
* Major heat waves in Europe, causing 50.000 deaths
* Following Nancy Pelosi's visit of Taiwan, China does military exercises near the island, heating up the situation
* Following Johnson's resignation, Liz Truss is sworn in as the new prime minister of the UK
* Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96, which leads to her son Charles becoming the new monarch
* Swedish general election, Ulf Kristersson becomes the new prime minister
* Military clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, shelling of border cities
* Border clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
* Protests for women's rights in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini
* The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is broadcasted live, being the most watched TV event ever
* The 2022 Italian general election results in Giorgia Meloni becoming president
* The Nord Stream oil pipeline is sabotaged and immobilized
* Russia annexes the Ukrainian oblasts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia
* Military coup in Burkina Faso
* Ukraine bombs the Crimean Bridge, destroying a major Russian supply line
* Liz Truss resigns as prime minister of the UK and is succeeded by Rishi Sunak
* Elon Musk purchases Twitter for 44 billion dollars
* The Brazilian presidential election results in Lula da Silva defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro
* Following a Russian retreat, Ukrainian forces recapture Kherson
* The world population reaches 8 billion
* NASA launches Artemis 1, the mission would pave the way for a new manned landing on Luna
* The FIFA World Cup takes place in Qatar, being won by Argentina, defeating France on penalties in the final
* OpenAI releases the generative AI language model ChatGPT which would become a hype in the following year
* After huge protests, China lifts it's hard COVID restrictions
* Brazilian football legend Pelé dies aged 82

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