Your Five Current Events Questions
Happy Lunar New Year! Today marks the start of the Year of the Snake, specifically the year of the Wood Snake. In Chinese Zodiac mythology, the snake represents a strategic and regal animal — just as a snake sheds it skin, the Year of the Snake is one of rebirth. It also represents the pursuit of love and happiness!
May you find romance and a new skin to try on for the year! If you’re interested to see what else goes down around Lunar New Year, this visual guide from the South China Morning Post is a good one.
In the meantime …
1. What country's military junta released 6000 prisoners in January to mark the 77th anniversary of the country's independence?
2. Tens of thousands of people have turned out to protest what prime minister of Slovakia and his pro-Russia leanings?
3. Gabriel Boric, the president of what South American country, became the first leader of the Americas to visit the South Pole, reaffirming his country's claim to sovereignty over territory in Antarctica?
4. On Jan 17th, Pakistan sentenced what man to 14 years in prison for corruption? This former prime minister has been in jail since 2023.
5. The governments of what two Southeast Asian nations have announced a deal to form a vast new special economic zone to be located in the southern state of Johor?