Tidbits of the day 


🎓 Alok Sharma, an Indian-origin former UK minister, has been knighted for his contribution to combating climate change through his leadership at the COP26 summit by King Charles III in his first New Year Honours list released in London.


🎓 Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to enter an initial plea of not guilty to criminal charges that he cheated investors and looted billions of dollars at his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, according to a source familiar with the matter.


🎓 Australia is gearing up to celebrate its first restriction-free New Year's Eve after two years of COVID disruptions, with more than a million revelers expected to flock to Sydney's harbourfront and watch an elaborate fireworks display.


🎓 The world's eight billion people prepared to usher in 2023 and farewell a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises and Lionel Messi's world cup glory.




Click Here to Play Now👈

🎓 Four human skulls were discovered inside a package at a Mexican airport that was due to be sent by courier to the United States, local authorities said. The skulls were found wrapped in aluminum foil inside a cardboard box at Queretaro Intercontinental Airport in central Mexico, a statement from the National Guard.


🎓 The 193-member United Nations General Assembly asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.


🎓 North Korea fired at least one "unspecified ballistic missile", Seoul's military said, just days after five of Pyongyang's drones flew across the shared border and into the South's airspace.


🎓 The United States is concerned by China's alignment with Russia as Moscow continues its invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. State Department said after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video meeting.


Takeaways from the article


1. Revelers - a person who is enjoying themselves in a lively and noisy way.


2. Plea - a request made in an urgent and emotional manner.


3. Loot - steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot.


4. Usher - to take or show somebody where to go.


5. Consequence - importance.