The Week of November 20, 2022 by CoenM

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck what INDONESIAN ISLAND, killing over 300 and injuring more than 2000? The shallow nature of the quake and a lack of earthquake-proof buildings were blamed for the high casuality rate.

What US STATE had a busy legal week, with US Senator Lindsay Graham visiting to provide testimony to the grand jury in the election tampering case against Donald Trump and the state's highest court reinstating its six week abortion ban?

The government and opposition in what SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY signed an agreement to start solving its political stalemate? In response, the US allowed Chevron to resume some activity in the country.

Governor Kay Ivey requested a halt to prisoner executions in what US STATE after its second botched execution of the year? Both executions - and a third that was eventually carried out - saw problems with prison officials starting the IV line required for lethal injection.

The lower chamber of Russia's Duma approved a new law further restricting depiction of LGBTQ+ in media, which was nicknamed "Answer to" what US SECRETARY OF STATE, who called the proposed law a "blow to the freedom of expression?"

Protests against continued lockdowns to combat Covid-19 rocked, China, most notably at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou which makes what SMARTPHONE? The unrest was amplified by further protests by employees who said they had not been paid promised bonuses.

What DISCOUNT US AIRLINE announced it no longer would no longer offer a customer service phone number with live agents, in favor of a chatbot, text, or WhatsApp? This follows the example of Breeze, which also has digital-only customer service.

The World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention both announced that there was an imminent global threat from what DISEASE due to a decline in immunization and a reduction in surveillance, both due to Covid-19? In the US, the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, but has returned due to lower vaccination rates.

Ford announced a recall of nearly 700,000 Escapes and WHAT RECENTLY REVIVED MODEL SUV due to cracks in the fuel system that can cause fires?

The Artemis I mission set a new distance record for spacecraft designed to take humans in and out of deep space, surpassing what "successful failure: APOLLO MISSION?

Tsai Ing-wen stepped down as leader of the Democratic Progressive Party on what ISLAND after the rival Kuomintang party beat it handily in local elections? Tsai will continue as the island's president, with a term that expires in 2024.

A threat of violence was avoided when authorities in Kosovo agreed to delay fines for people with license plates issued by what OTHER COUNTRY, which does not recognize Kosovo's independence? The plates, originally issued before Kosovo's independence, were required to be replaced but the president of the other country warned of "hell on the ground" if anyone tried to issue fines.