:00:00. > :00:07.Hi, guys, Martin here, asking for your questions for the world's most
:00:08. > :00:09.famous spaceman. Plus the latest on the
:00:10. > :00:11.T-shirt-freezing temperatures in the US.
:00:12. > :00:22.This is Newsround. Let's start with the news that China
:00:23. > :00:26.has lifted a 14-year ban on people owning games consoles. Things like
:00:27. > :00:28.PlayStations and Xboxes were outlawed there, because the
:00:29. > :00:34.government thought they affected young people's minds. The country
:00:35. > :00:38.has a long history of keeping tight control over its citizens. Here's
:00:39. > :00:42.Ricky with more. Unlike the UK, people in China don't
:00:43. > :00:46.get to vote for who they want to be in charge. The country is ruled by
:00:47. > :00:50.the Communist Party, a huge organisation with more than 80
:00:51. > :00:54.million members. The party has strict rules on what children learn
:00:55. > :00:58.at school, what they watch on TV and even what they can do online. They
:00:59. > :01:03.censor some websites and search results. Access to Facebook and
:01:04. > :01:06.Twitter is restricted. And in the year 2000, the government said it
:01:07. > :01:09.was banning foreign games consoles to protect young people's mental
:01:10. > :01:13.health. Now after 14 years, the console ban has been lifted. That
:01:14. > :01:22.could be pretty significant, and not just for gamers. This is a huge
:01:23. > :01:29.step, allowing companies to sell their consoles. They will be racing
:01:30. > :01:32.each other to get into the market first. Whether it means China is
:01:33. > :01:37.becoming more liberal is another question. A lot of the games will
:01:38. > :01:41.still be subject to government censorship. Because of the console
:01:42. > :01:48.ban, most gamers in China play on the PC.
:01:49. > :01:54.So while allowing foreign consoles to be sold in China may be good news
:01:55. > :01:57.for gamers, it's unlikely to be a sign that there are big changes
:01:58. > :02:01.coming for the country as a whole. Next, to more confusion over when
:02:02. > :02:04.the 2022 football World Cup in Qatar will actually be held. This morning,
:02:05. > :02:06.the General Secretary of FIFA, the organisation that runs world
:02:07. > :02:09.football, said the competition definitely wouldn't be in summer,
:02:10. > :02:13.because of high temperatures. He said it would be in November or
:02:14. > :02:16.January instead. But this afternoon, his bosses said no official decision
:02:17. > :02:20.will be made until after this summer's tournament in Brazil.
:02:21. > :02:27.Elsewhere, America is continuing to cope with record low temperatures.
:02:28. > :02:30.It is minus 26 in some areas, which is colder than the Antartic coast at
:02:31. > :02:34.the moment. This reporter in Washington, DC saw a T-shirt she had
:02:35. > :02:39.covered in water freeze solid in five minutes.
:02:40. > :02:41.And tomorrow morning on Newsround, we're doing a very special live
:02:42. > :02:46.interview with the legendary astronaut Chris Hadfield. He is
:02:47. > :02:51.famous for doing everything in space from singing to making sarnies. We
:02:52. > :02:56.want YOUR question to put to him. I'm chatting to him at 7:40
:02:57. > :02:59.tomorrow, so head to the website now to get your questions in quick.