A WEEK IN BRIEF
A Week in Brief: Volume VI
A Week in Brief: Sunday, 22 May to Saturday, 28 May 2022
Here are seven news events, one per day, from the past seven days.
Saturday, 28 May 2022

Real Madrid win a record 14th UEFA Champions League title after defeating Liverpool 1–0 in the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final at the Stade de France near Paris, with Vinícius Júnior scoring the winning goal.
The kick-off, because ticketed fans being prevented from entering the stadium, was delayed by 36 minutes. French police used tear gas against Liverpool supporters. UEFA curiously blamed the disorder on Liverpool fans.
Friday, 27 May 2022

Fiji announces that it will become the 14th member of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity in order to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific. This comes amid a visit by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Kiribati.
Thursday, 26 May 2022

Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced a 25% levy on the so-called windfall tax. The levy will be played on the profits of energy companies. It is believed the 25 % levy will help fund emergency economic support.
The cost of living in the British Isles, since Russia invaded Ukraine, has increased significantly. The extra support includes increased welfare payments for low-income households, disabled people and pensioners, as well as a universal grant of £400 towards energy bills.
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
A Russian cruise missile strike, reported on Wednesday, 25 May 2022, destroyed a Zaporizhzhia shopping centre and several nearby homes. One person is believed to have been killed. Three other people were injured. At least 62 homes, according to local officials, were damaged.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Pokrovsk was hit by Russian missiles. Several people were injured. Pokrovsk, situated in Donetsk Oblast, was once home to at least 61,000 people. The city, founded as Grishino in 1875, was originally considered a village. The original population was around two thousand inhabitants.
Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Censorship in Russia, since the Ukraine invasion, has become increasingly problematic for reporters and journalists trying to do their respective jobs.
The Russian State Duma, on Tuesday, 24 May 2022, passed a bill which will allow state passes a bill that allows state prosecutors to close media outlets they consider are “unfriendly” towards Russia.
The bill awaits passage through the upper house and President Vladimir Putin’s signature. What does this mean for the Associated Press, the BBC, and other news outlets?
The bill, as of Tuesday, 24 May 2022, has not yet passed the upper house. Upon being signed by the president, something many people are expecting to see, several foreign countries will see their news outlets targeted. European and American media outlets that are active within Russia could see these locations closed simply because they don’t sugarcoat the truth.







