2022 is the year of the tiger according to the Chinese horoscope. High-risk elections for Joe Biden in the United States, an unprecedented World Cup and an expected revival of the big festivals: here are some of the big events expected in the new year, which we hope will … devour the coronavirus.
– Beijing Olympic Games under observation –
The world elite of winter sports has a date at the Beijing Olympics from February 4 to 20, for which China has implemented drastic measures, undoubtedly the most extensive that have been imposed for a major sporting event since the beginning of the pandemic.
All participants must be vaccinated or quarantined for 21 days. They will then be integrated into a “health bubble” for the entire duration of the Games. Only people living in China have been able to buy tickets.
Threats of boycotts, linked to the issue of human rights in the country, and the case of tennis player Peng Shui are also hovering over these Olympics.
– The carnival returns to Rio … –
The Rio de Janeiro Carnival is preparing for its big comeback, from February 25 to March 1, after a two-year wait due to the pandemic.
The mayor of the city, Eduardo Paes, assured that he will not impose any rules of physical distancing or the use of a mask, thanks to the progress of the vaccination operation in this country, as 60% of Brazilians have already been vaccinated in two doses.
However, the authorities depend on the epidemiological situation for the carnival, which attracts two million tourists each year.
– … and music in Glastonbury –
The legendary Glastonbury British Music Festival is scheduled for June 22-26, for the first time since 2019.
Covid had ruined the festival’s 50th birthday in 2020. Its 2021 edition, which sold 135,000 tickets, also had to be canceled.
So far, only one entry has been revealed, that of the American Billy Ellis, who will become in her 20s the youngest artist to close one night of this festival.
– The coronation of Si –
Xi Jinping is often described as the most powerful leader in China since Mao. In the autumn, he will be re-elected for a third term as party leader – and therefore of the country – by the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Since becoming head of state, the 68-year-old leader has concentrated power in his hands, largely by amending the constitution to allow him to remain in office beyond the two-term limit.
Its rise is accompanied by a crackdown on all forms of controversy, whether in Hong Kong or the predominantly Muslim Uighur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (northwest China).
– Critical elections for Biden –
The Republican Party will try to regain control of the two houses of the US Congress in the midterm elections that will be held on November 8.
Less than a year before this election, which is traditionally sensitive to the ruling party, Democrats are showing some uproar, following a landslide defeat in the Virginia gubernatorial election and a landslide victory. difference less than expected in New Jersey. All this against the background of the declining popularity of President Joe Biden. Kevin McCarthy, the leader of the opposition in the House of Representatives, predicts a Republican wave and bets that his party will win 60 additional seats, out of the 213 it holds today (compared to 221 for the Democrats).
– A World Cup in the desert –
Qatar will host the first World Cup in the Middle East from November 21st to December 18th, hoping to change the controversial image of this small but wealthy Gulf emirate that has invested billions in sports.
Doha has faced accusations of vote-buying since it was selected in 2010 to host the World Cup and has been criticized for the way it has treated migrant workers, especially those who built the World Cup stadiums.
It will also be the first time the World Cup will be held in the autumn to avoid the stifling summer heat in Qatar.
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