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Shadowing the newsreader

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July 2021 began with great dance steps from a hip-hop group in Cuba.

The arrival of the Internet on the Caribbean island saw Datway mix hip-hop with some Cuban moves to international acclaim.

Whilst in Cuba they were burning up the dance floor temperatures reached record highs across North America.

Meanwhile parts of Western Europe were dealing with severe flooding and both Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos launched the first space tourism flights.

In August, the eyes of the world were on Japan for the postponed 2020 Olympics.

However, most had to enjoy the games remotely.

In Greece, tourists donned wetsuits and diving gear to visit the country's first underwater museum.

September began with an announcement that millions had been long awaiting - the return of the 70s pop group Abba.

Abba announced both a new album and their first virtual tour!

In a more sombre mood, New York marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the US, which saw the death of 2977 people.

President at the time George W Bush remembered.

September through October, the focus of the news was on freedom.

We saw the plight of Haitian refugees stuck in Mexico.

Britney Spears was finally released from the conservatorship of her father and giant puppet Little Amal walked 2000 kilometres from the Syrian border to the UK to highlight the plight of child refugees.

November saw environmental conferences being held across the world culminating in COP26 in Scotland.

Climate activists including Greta Thunberg led the call for change and faster action from governments.

And as 2021, the world's second year of living with Covid, grew to a close we turned to both the future and tradition.

Robot teaching assistants are helping out in classrooms in Korea, Barbados became a republic and gingerbread houses in Sweden are helping people develop an interest in architecture.

So what will 2022 hold for us all?

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