5 things you need to know this morning: Nov. 24, 2022

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Five things you need to know

1. Cat breaks longevity record

An ancient feline has broken the world record for longevity. Flossie, a 26-year-old who lives in London, has been confirmed as the world's oldest cat by Guinness World Records.

Flossie, at the age of almost 27 – which is the feline equivalent of being 120 human years old, according to Guinness World Records – has been crowned the world’s oldest living cat https://t.co/SOZLFbvrII

— CNN International (@cnni) November 24, 2022

2. China records highest number of COVID-19 cases since pandemic began

China has recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in 2019. There were 31,527 cases recorded on Wednesday.

China expands lockdowns as COVID cases soar to daily record high https://t.co/Cj8Z3wSMJP

— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 24, 2022

3. Taliban whips people in stadium for 'sins'

Over a dozen people have been flogged in front of thousands of spectators at a stadium in Afghanistan. The Taliban said the punished individuals were guilty of homosexuality, adultery and robbery.

Taliban lashes 14 people in an Afghanistan football stadium for 'sins' https://t.co/69GrIbSrEC

— ABC News (@abcnews) November 23, 2022

4. Fight erupts in Sierra Leone parliament

The Sierra Leonean parliament has descended into a brawl during a debate on the country's electoral system. The government supports proportional representation, while the opposition rejects it.

Sierra Leone's MPs exchange blows in parliament after a debate on a proposed new electoral system got heated. pic.twitter.com/IcheBVW4zm

— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) November 24, 2022

5. Celtic gold stolen from museum

An ancient hoard of Celtic gold has been stolen in a nine-minute raid on a museum. The hundreds of coins, which were held in Bavaria, are estimated to be worth about $2.2 million, though their value as artefacts of European heritage is said to be beyond measure.

Celtic gold coins stolen from German museum in stunning heist https://t.co/Et6KUTLwMd

— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 24, 2022

And lastly...

In happier gold news, scientists have said coins found in Transylvania three centuries ago prove that a Roman emperor previously claimed to be a fictional character was in fact the real deal. According to researchers, the currency depicting Sponsian was in circulation two millennia ago.

This is an incredibly exciting discovery of a previously unknown Roman Emperor, Sponsian, c 260 AD, discovered through reanalysis of coinage with his image, previously dismissed as "modern fakes." I add a few considerations and cautions in the thread. 1/9 https://t.co/SFgRFXZY6X

— 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳 (@MitchHorowitz) November 23, 2022