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Here’s our latest article! Check it out on the website at https://theweeklynews0.wixsite.com/yourweeklynews/sri-lankan-pm-resigns The Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that he was resigning on July 10, 2022 after an attack on his home, the presidential office, and his reputation. The president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa also resigned just hours later. Protesters swarmed the president's fortified residence on July 10 after economic problems caused massive shortages is many essential items, like food, fuel, and more. The protesters were seen splashing in the garden pool, lying on beds and taking videos of the moment, and even making tea. They also waved flags, banged on drums, and chanted slogans, so local police eventually ended up firing tear gas at them. ​ Later, more protesters appeared at the prime minister's private residence, but got a little more violent. Actually, a lot more violent. They arrived and committed arson by setting his house on fire. The Prime Minister was extremely sad, also because that was an ancestral home in which his ancestors had lived in for decades. Later, at his mansion, other protesters relaxed in his pool and beds after chasing him out and later committed arson and set his house on fire. In all, over 30 people were hurt in the chaos that occurred. ​ Both men will officially resign on Wednesday, July 13th and will be replaced with two others that most Sri Lankans hope will be better. By Armaan Dhawan

Here’s one of our new articles! The link to the article on the site is https://theweeklynews0.wixsite.com/yourweeklynews/former-japanese-pm-assassinated Warning! This article contains gun violence and may be inappropriate for young children. There was more Prime Minister drama on July 8, 2022, only this time, it was in Japan. The Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated early Friday morning in Japan while giving a speech in the Japanese city of Nara. But how? Japan has some of the strictest gun laws in the world! First of all, who was Shinzo Abe? He was one of the best Prime Ministers Japan had ever had, from most Japanese people's standpoint, and was also their longest-serving PM, once in 2006 and then from 2012-2020. Many Japanese say he changed the face of their country, like Teddy Roosevelt or George Washington for the United States or someone like Mahatma Gandhi for India. The 67-year-old changed people's perspectives of things, and brought Japan to the high place in the economy where it is now. ​ But who was the shooter? Well, he was named as Tetsuya Yamagami, and the 41-year-old suspect admitted to shooting Abe because he had a grudge against a "specific organization" that Abe was connected to. He managed to get close enough to Abe to fire accurately without going through any security checks and was tackled immediately by officials. ​ Another thing, if Japan has very strict gun laws, then how did someone manage to sneak a gun in there? Well, here's a thing that we haven't seen much about. He shot the former PM with a handmade gun. Yamagami managed to make multiple handmade guns and shoot Abe twice in the neck, where he later died in the hospital of the injuries and heart problems connected to the shots. They later investigated his house and found a few more handmade guns and some other handmade explosives, so residents were told to evacuate the area as well. The suspect is now in custody and Japan is recovering from the loss of their former Prime Minister. By Armaan Dhawan

Here’s our latest article about Wimbledon! Here’s the link if you want to see it on the website: https://theweeklynews0.wixsite.com/yourweeklynews/wimbledon-2022 Wimbledon is the most revered tennis Grand Slam and is the only major still played on a grass court (the other majors being the US Open, Australian Open, and French Open). It is also the oldest tennis tournament in the world, as it has been held 135 times and is 145 years old, being founded in 1877. On a different note, there was a lot of controversy over the fact that Russian and Belarusian players were not allowed to compete in the tournament due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But who won this year? ​ First of all, who competed in the Wimbledon Finals? Well, one of them was the Serbian tennis master, Novak Djokovic (his name is pronounced No-vak' Jo'ko-vich). He has numerous tennis world records and many more Grand Slam wins. The other competitor was Australian Nick Kyrgios (pronounced Nik' Ker'ee-os), who has also won numerous tournaments. ​ So who won? Well, the three-hour competition ended up in disappointment for Kyrgios and relief for Djokovic. The first set put Kyrgios in a good place after winning 6-4, but Djokovic came back in Set 2 to win 6-3. Then Djokovic won again, 6-4, and then came Set 4. They ended up tied 6-6, but Djokovic won the tiebreaker, 7-3 to win the tournament. By Armaan Dhawan

Check the updated post out below. Want to see it in the site? Here’s the link: https://theweeklynews0.wixsite.com/yourweeklynews/marvel-studios-thor-love-and-thunder WARNING! THIS ARTICLE MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS ABOUT THE MOVIE! Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder just came out on July 8th, and many fans are pumped to see one of their favorite heroes return for a fourth movie. The trailer does show, though, that there will be some mix-ups to the regular Thor plot. For example, Jane (Natalie Portman) shows up in this movie, as the Mighty Thor. Also, the villain is a god-killer named Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who holds the Necrosword, a sword that kills gods. It is all in Marvel Studios' latest movie. If you are a Marvel fan and haven't watched it, I highly recommend it. By Armaan Dhawan

Check out our latest article here in this post. Want to see it on the website? Here’s the link: https://theweeklynews0.wixsite.com/yourweeklynews/netflix-is-adding-commercials The massive streaming service, Netflix, has always been iconic for the way it releases entire shows and seasons at once and how it is 100% ad-free. But will it stay that way for long? ​ Earlier in July, Netflix tested, for the first time ever, releasing a series in two parts, therefore dripping it. This was tested on Stranger Things, as Part One of the latest season was released earlier in the year, and Part Two was recently released earlier in July. It was a huge hit, which Netflix needed after the big blow earlier in the year when they announced that they had lost over 200,000 subscribers in just three months (Read about that in our archived article, Netflix Catastrophe). ​ Now, they are also breaking their record of having no ads, but only for people who want to pay less. Netflix will soon be introducing a new tier of subscription, where the subscriber can pay less for the subscription at the expense of ad-free watching. This means that they will have two tiers of subscription: The lower-priced one with ads, and the higher-priced one with no ads, but the same content in both of them. ​ But don't worry Netflix subscribers, if you have an existing subscription, you automatically stay with that subscription and any existing subscribers will keep their ad-free watching. By Armaan Dhawan

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