Global News Flashcards

(31 cards)

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Which 3 countries signed an accord at the Whitehouse?

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Israel, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain

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Which country had over 1000 police officers private information been leaked?

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Belarus

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3
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Who is the current president of Belarus?

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Alexander Lukashenko

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A statue of Melania Trump has been unveiled near her home town in what country?

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Slovenia

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5
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Name of the accused child sex abuser to be extradited to Australia

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Malka Leifer (lifer)

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Which US Supreme Court Justice passed away last Friday?

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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How old was Ruth Bader Ginsburg when she passed away?

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87 years old

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Who was the Russian politician allegedly poisoned?

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Alexei Navalny (Na-Val-Ly)

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How was Alexei Navalny allegedly poisoned?

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Novichok laced in his water bottle

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10
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What’s happened this week with the NYC Police?

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An officer has been accused of spying for Chinese Authorities (Baimadajie Angwang)

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Twitter has launched internal investigations over what issue?

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Racially biased image-cropping function

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12
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US judge blocks Executive Ban on what app?

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WeChat

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13
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Which company is currently in negotiations to buy Tiktok

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Oracle

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Which 2 organisations have the Aust. Govt. made a vaccine deal with?

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Astrazeneca and Oxford University

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Julian Assange was offered a pardon in exchange for what?

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The source of the Democratic National Convention hack

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What was found under a house in Romania this week?

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1st Edition Books by Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton

17
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What deal did the European Space Agency make this week?

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Deal with NASA make a spacecraft capable of deflecting Asteroids

18
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Boycott movement to strip China of hosting rights to the ______?

A

2022 Winter Olympic Games

19
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Thai protesters have spent the last 2 months doing what?

A

Challenge the Thai Monarchy

20
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US Underscretary of State Keith Krach was sent on a visit what country?

21
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Who was elected to be the next Prime Minister of Japan?

A

Yoshihide Suga (formerly Chief Cabinet Secretary) (Yoshi-hi’day)

22
Q

The Venezuelian President Maduro has been accused of what?

A

Crimes against humanity

23
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Background: Who is the NZ opposition leader?

A

Judith Collins

24
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Background: Who is the President of Brazil?

A

President Bolsonaro (recieving surgery bladder stone)

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What happened with the US Treasury this week?
Buzzfeed obtained leaks to the FinCEN Files
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Is "FinCEN" is short for what organisation?
US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
27
FinCEN Files are comprised of 2,100 what?
Suspicious Activity Reports ($2.7 Trillion)
28
Background: Who is Joe Biden's running mate?
Kamala Harris
29
Trevor Milton Resigns as Executive Chairman from what company?
Nikola (Fraud Allegations)
30
Italy has recently passed a referendum to do what?
Reduce the size of parliament by a third (63% voted For)
31
Why is Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in the news?
His royal pardon has been challenged by the court