February 22, the third day of the second lunar month, Wednesday!
Here, read the world in 60 seconds every day!
1. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: further expand the pilot scope of the industrialization application of genetically modified corn and soybean. We will carry out special treatment of outstanding problems in key areas such as high-price lotteries;
2. Schools in many places have suspended classes due to COVID-19, swine flu, etc. Experts: Don’t panic if you do it safely;
3. China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBRC): agreed in principle that Beijing Founder Group Finance Co., Ltd. entered bankruptcy proceedings;
4. An anchor was accused of doing “fake charity” in Liangshan rural area of Sichuan Province, which caused hot debate: subsidize the elderly with 3000 yuan and take back 2800 yuan! Official: The anchor involved was detained by the bank, and the account number was blocked. Similar incidents have occurred many times in the local area, and many anchors have been sentenced or detained;
5. Shanghai: In 2023, the sports unified test of the city’s senior high school entrance examination will be suspended, and the corresponding scores will be full marks; Taiwan media: On the evening of the 21st, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Hualien County, Taiwan;
6. Many consumers in Guangzhou said that they were cheated when they replaced their old cars with BMW’s new ones: they paid the money but could not collect the car. The involved amount was millions of yuan. 4S store: the sales personnel involved have been investigated by the police and will cooperate with the police;
7. The world’s fifth cured AIDS patient has been confirmed: 10 years ago, he received stem cell transplantation carrying CCR5 gene mutation, and no virus was detected in his body 4 years after drug withdrawal;
8. Trump: If he is re-elected as president, he will call Putin Zelensky in the evening to “reach an agreement within 24 hours”;
Trump attended an event held in West Palm Beach, Florida on the same day and was asked how to end the Ukrainian conflict. He said to his supporters: “On the night of winning the election, I will call Putin and Zelensky, and I will say, ‘We have to meet’. I promise I can solve this problem. We will reach an agreement within 24 hours.”
9. On the 20th of the local day, an explosion in a metal factory in Oklahoma, USA, killed 1 person and injured 13 people: the metal fell, about 112 kilometers from the derailment of the train in Oklahoma; Nearly 7 tons of contaminated soil and more than 4 million liters of contaminated water were excavated at the scene of the “toxic train” accident in the United States. Experts: In 5 to 20 years, there may be a large number of cancer patients among local people;
10. On the evening of the 20th local day, two strong earthquakes, measuring 6.4 and 5.8 respectively, occurred in Khathai Province in southern Türkiye, causing 6 deaths and 294 injuries;
11. British media: A bus carrying immigrants crashed in Mexico, killing 17 people;
12. Russian media: The meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the “Beixi” pipeline explosion was postponed indefinitely;
13. Foreign media: The Russian aircraft carrier “Kuznetsov” has left the dock and will return to combat readiness next year; The Indian Navy will order the second domestic aircraft carrier: larger displacement, capable of carrying UAVs;
14. The Ministry of Defense of Belarus: NATO has assembled more than 20000 troops in Poland and the Baltic countries. President Lukashenko of Belarus said that more than 100000 paramilitary troops would be formed “in case of aggression”; German Foreign Ministry: German citizens are not recommended to go to Russia in the near future. German citizens in Russia should be cautious;
15. On the 21st, Putin issued a State of the Union message: Russia suspended its participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty “such as the United States nuclear test, Russia or follow-up”. The United States: Russia’s decision is “very regrettable and irresponsible”. NATO: calls on Russia to reconsider this decision;
[Whisper] Not afraid of people’s words, not afraid of years. May you have the courage to move forward one inch and the ease to step back one foot.
