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Looking Back at 2021

A year full of twists and turns, here we look back at the rather tumultuous year that was 2021

Aaryavrath Raj Pradhan

2021 Dec 31, 17:29,

Crowds are seen in New Road, Kathmandu, on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Photo: Suresh Chaudhary/NepalNews

January:
Uproar amongst the Nepali public as KP Oli dissolves the parliament, with lawmakers dubbing the event as unconstitutional and cowardly

Capitol Riots rock the United States as pro-Trump demonstrators flood the U.S Capitol hill

At least 100 dead in Niger village attack, reportedly by an Islamic Terrorist group

More than 1200 arrested in protests in the Russian mainland as demonstrators fill the streets demanding the release of Alexey Navalnaay.

10 mountaineers scale K2 for the first time in the winter session

CoronaVirus Cases suddenly begin to spike across African nations with protests and riots across European Nations

The city of Baghadad is rocked to its core by a suicide bombing that took the lives of around 32 people and wounded at least a hundred more

2. February:
The Supreme Court reinstated the status of the House of Representative In Nepal after Prime Minister unconstitutionally dissolved it in January

The Country of Myanmar was put under Military Authority, the Coup a result of rising tensions between the military and the civilian governments

Guinea has compounded health crises as the nation sees an Ebola Outbreak in the country with 3 reported dead in the contamination zone

After the arrest of Catlunian Rapper Pablo Hasel, the entire region of Catalonia rose up in protest against the government. Demonstrations quickly turned violent as the tensions between security forces and the civilians rose.

100s massacred in Tigray region of Ethiopia, The civilians were killed by Etritian troops in the war-torn region

Perseverance touches down on Mars!

3. March:
The Supreme Court of Nepal annuls the decision of the NCP-UML party and the Maoist Party to merge under one name and party.

Myanmar Coup protests reaches tipping point as violence intensifies, 38 reported dead in clashes with forces

The world’s trade shipment gateway is shut as the Suez Canal is blocked by a cargo ship; its repercussions reverberating throughout the economies of the world

NFT’s take the world by storm as artist “Beeple’s” arts sell for tens of millions of dollars

4. April:
The New Dharahara is inaugurated

Prince Phillip passes away at his private home at the age of 99

Derek Chauvin, the cop that killed George Floyd sentenced to 22 years in prison

Egypt seizes the “Evergreen”, the ship responsible for blocking the Suez Canal over bills of damages worth more than 600 million due to the blockages and economic losses caused by the ship

Tensions at Jerusalem reach tipping point as tens of Palestinians clashed with police after clashing with the police

5. May:

KP Oli loses vote of Confidence in the parliament with only 93 votes for him

KP Oli is reinstated as the Prime Minister of the Nation as per Article 76(3) of the constitution as the House fails to create any majority leader following his impeachment earlier

Opposition Factions in India call for nationwide lockdown as the cases in the country skyrocket with hospitals overflowing with virus patients

Violence in Palestine continues as 163 civilians were wounded as they clashed with Israeli officers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque

All-Girls school in Kabul bombed, more than 85 people reported dead

Chelsea Wins the Champions League Crown

6. June:
KP Oli reshuffles members of the cabinet resulting in 14 members being from his own party

Supreme Court issues interim order to annul KP Oli’s cabinet expansion relieving the 20 assigned ministers form their duties

Israel gets rid of Benjamin Netanyahu, appoints a new Government under the leadership of Naftali Bennett

The government of Nigeria Bans Twitter after the social media giant bans the account of Nigerian President Buhari over tweets regarding the Civil War.

A train crashes in Southern Pakistan leading to the death of more than 45 people

The Taliban takes more territories as it increases its influence and reach in the mainland

7. July:
The Supreme Court of Nepal reinstates the House of Representative dissolved by KP Oli and appoints Sher Bahadur Deuba as the Prime Minister of the Nation

California Fire ravages through the southern state, million in damage incurred

A military plane crashes in the Philippines, 47 dead

Tokyo Olympics 2020 begin in Japan

Haitian President, Jovenel Moise assassinated in his Private residence

US withdraws troops from Afghanistan, ending the America's longest ever war campaign

8. August:
Afghanistan falls

Chaos ensues in Afghanistan backs off, Taliban takes control of the country

Lionel Messi Moves to PSG in shock move

Cristiano Ronaldo returns home to Manchester United

9. September:
Chinese powerhouse Evergrande reports astronomical debt due to the cash crunch plummeting the Chinese and world economy

Angela Merkel steps down as the Chancellor of Germany after 16 years in power.

Texas bans abortion, causes uproar amongst the public

8 students killed in shooting at Russian University

10. October:
Facebook rebrands itself as Meta

Military Coup in Sudan

WHO recommends the use of the Malaria vaccine all around the world

11. November:
Omicron variant surfaces in South Africa

Bitcoin reaches all time high as 1 BTC values at $61,000

12. December:
UML, CPN-UML and Congress hold their general conventions

Tornadoes leave a trail of destruction in the South and Midwest in the US

FDA approves anti-viral COVID pils

Travis Scott’s concert turns to tragedy as tens of concertgoers die of asphyxiation

Perfectly preserved Dinosaur Embryo discovered

First morning sun above the Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Kathmandu and the other old towns of Nepal are hidden below the clouds, on the horizon the Himalaya range with its 7000s and 8000s mountains is visible.

Parker spaceship flies into the Sun

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