Today's show is jam-packed with news from around the world. We're covering a U.S. threat to withhold weapons from Israel, an underwater museum in Jordan, tornadoes in America, and art made out of garbage in Paris. A report on Mother's Day spending also offers some inexpensive ways to honor Mom. And bakers in France set a delicious-looking world record.
This Friday's news quiz covers topics featured throughout the week on The World from A to Z:
1. In what South American nation did days of heavy rain in the state of Rio Grande do Sul lead to catastrophic flooding that claimed dozens of lives and displaced tens of thousands?
2. Overtourism is causing long lines and delays at what Japanese landmark, which has also attracted visitors to a distant town where it is uniquely visible over a convenience store?
3. Video captured last fall and released in recent days provided an extraordinary close-up of what celestial object, as recorded from a European Space Agency orbiter?
4. What is the name of the Boeing space capsule that postponed a planned launch on Monday night because of an issue with a rocket valve?
5. What nation, a rival of the U.S., recently sent a mission to the moon’s far side to collect samples and return them to Earth?
6. Name the controversial Russian leader who was inaugurated to a record fifth term on Tuesday and is set to remain in power for at least another six years.
7. In what nation are two American citizens – one a soldier and the other an English tutor – being detained after allegedly committing crimes of theft and a break-in?
8. What U.S. holiday was proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson on May 9, 1914 after years of advocacy for it by people like Anna Jarvis?
9. What Middle Eastern nation, which borders part of the Gulf of Aqaba, has an underwater military museum that’s attracting tourists and marine life?
10. The Biden Administration is threatening to withhold certain weapons from Israel if the nation launches a full-scale attack on what city in Gaza?