

THE INKSPOT
ISSUE 1, 2017
What’s happening in the world outside
Somerset??
JAPAN:
An avalanche in a ski
resort in Nasu (190km
north of Tokyo), has
injured 40 people while 8
are presumed dead.
RUSSIA:
Tens of thousands of
protesters gathered in the
streets of Moscow in an
anti-Putin rally on the
weekend.
ENGLAND:
A terror attack in Westminster,
London over the weekend has
resulted in 5 deaths (including the
attacker), and multiple injuries due
to many civilians being struck by a
speeding car and falling into the
Thames.
USA:
Share and dollar prices dropped
over 0.5% on Monday after
Trump’s healthcare bill failed in
Congress. However, this hasn’t
affected the almost 3 trillion
dollar rise in the US stock
market since he came to power.
AUSTRALIA:
Severe tropical cyclone
Debbie was upgraded to a
Category 4 and hit parts of
North Queensland causing
severe damage.
AUSTRALIA:
The world’s biggest
dinosaur footprints have
recently been found in
Western Australia, with
researchers referring to the
coastline as the real life
‘Jurassic Park’ *
cue the
music*