From roasting temperatures to rocketing energy prices and millions of refugees fleeing Ukraine, 2022 was a year of extremes.
The art collection of Microsoft's co-founder Paul Allen, which included works by Cezanne, Klimt and Van Gogh, was sold by Christie's for $1.62 billion, the biggest amount ever for an art auction.
Marilyn Monroe was a big hitter too, with one of her photo portraits by Andy Warhol selling for $195 million, making it the most expensive 20th century artwork.the Spanish ace raised his own record of Grand Slam titles to 22, ahead of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer . It was also a year of farewells with two of the sport's greatest players calling time on their glittering careers:
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