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    Quiz of the week

    Test your knowledge of the stories which made headlines over the past seven days

    By The National
    February 03, 2023 at 1:00 pm EST
     

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    • Japanese astronaut on board ISS shares night-time image of capital city in Middle East
    • Hazardous object which fell off lorry is finally found after huge search mission in Australian outback
    • Rarely-seen comet appears in skies around the world
    • Golfer wins Hero Dubai Desert Classic for record-equalling third time
    • Team of explorers complete four-week Heart of Arabia trek across Saudi Arabia
    • New Samsung Galaxy smartphone series unveiled
    • NFL great Tom Brady announces his retirement (again)
    • UK study reveals discovery of surprise substance in human veins
    • Dubai eatery tops Mena’s 50 Best Restaurants list for 2023
    • Boeing delivers its final 747 after 54-year production run

    Pictures of the week: From a bridge in China to tanks in Belgium

    The 1,260m Longlihe Bridge under construction in Guizhou Province, south-west China. EPA
    Palestinians on the streets of Gaza after news of a shooting attack near a synagogue in Jerusalem. At least seven people were killed in the attack. EPA
    Waves hit a mangrove swamp at sunset in Bajamar, Costa Rica. EPA
    Green patches in the Maleha desert area of Sharjah after days of rain. Pawan Singh / The National
    On the outskirts of Sanaa, a Yemeni child carries water home before going to school. EPA
    A kukeri dancer during the International Festival of the Masquerade Games in Pernik, Bulgaria. AFP
    An antiques shop in Havana, Cuba. EPA
    A woman flees a fire at a migrant camp in Almeria, Spain, that destroyed 100 dwellings. AP
    Flamingos at the Vjosa-Narte protected area near Vlora, Albania. Reuters
    Trains at a standstill at the Bercy train depot, Paris, during a strike in protest at government plans to raise France's pension age. Bloomberg
    Children and women run to escape a dust storm in the village of El Gel, Ethiopia. AFP
    Five times freediving world champion Arthur Guerin-Boeri of France warms up before a dive in search of orcas in the northern Arctic Circle. AFP
    Emergency crews prepare to move the body of a beached humpback whale that washed up on Lido Beach, New York, US. EPA
    A woman returns home after fishing in Aceh province, Indonesia. AFP
    Waste floats on the Lim river near Priboj, Serbia. AP
    Pilgrims attend the annual Hindu festival of Magh Mela, at the Sangam, the confluence of three revered rivers, in India. AP
    Flooded grounds after a storm at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Reuters
    Women and girls for the first time were allowed to join the Up Helly Aa festival in the Shetland Islands, which celebrates the Scottish islands' Viking past. AFP
    People sledding on a frozen lake near the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. AFP
    A snow removal operation in Montreal, Canada where, on average, snow-clearing vehicles are used 100 days or more each year. AFP
    Fishermen watch the electricity-generating vessel Suheyla Sultan arriving in Havana Bay, Cuba. AFP
    Troops during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
    Workers clean debris and plastic waste on a beach in Bali, Indonesia. EPA
    Popocatepetl volcano after an increase in volcanic activity in the state of Puebla, Mexico. Reuters
    Renovations at Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    A base jumper leaps from the 300me-high deck of Malaysia's landmark Kuala Lumpur Tower. AFP
    Quentin Kersten in a room full of ostrich feather hats at the family costume workshop in Binche, Belgium. AP
    A high-altitude balloon over Billings, Montana. The Pentagon would not confirm that the balloon in the photo was a Chinese surveillance balloon. AP
    Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Pope Francis met young people and catechists. AFP
    Leopard 1 tanks in a hangar in Tournais, Belgium. The tanks' owner says he will help Ukraine provided the Belgian regional government of Wallonia and Germany allow him to sell them. Reuters

    The 1,260m Longlihe Bridge under construction in Guizhou Province, south-west China. EPA

    Updated: February 03, 2023, 6:00 PM
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