What's News - Current Events (Week 5 /6)

What two teams are currently joint leaders of the NRL rugby league competition?

Which Carribean nation was struck by a powerful 7.2 mag. earthquake last Sat 21 Aug, resulting at least 1297 deaths?

Lisa Adams won a gold medal in the women's F37 shot put at the Paralympics. What's her connection to Dame Valerie Adams?

A U.S man has broken the Guinness World Record for balancing toilet paper rolls on his head. How many did he manage?

North Carolina biologists made an unusual discovery while checking on sea turtle nests this month . What was it?

What Chch $475 million rebuild has been halted just weeks ahead of opening, as a result of the recent Covid outbreak?

Lewis Pugh, UK, is planning to do the coldest swim on Earth to highlight the impact of climate change. Where is this?

What two cities have the largest number of current Covid-19 patients?

Which Australian state are all of the rescheduled Rugby Championship games to be held?

Which country recently collapsed in the face of the Taliban advance, despite 20 years of aid, training and assistance?