 North Korean state media confirmed the launch of a medium-distance missile. South Korea and Japan criticized the test, the 7th in January. The African Union announces on Twitter the suspension of Burkina Faso, one week after military members, seized the government. James Raphael Nadal won the Australian Open Tennis Championship Sunday, becoming the all-time leader in major Grand Slam tennis titles. And some celebrations of the Lunar New Year are limited in parts of Asia because of COVID-19. 2022 marks the year of the tiger.