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1. Which two Spanish political parties recently agreed to join forces in the national parliament?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]The Socialist Party and the Ciudadanos Movement. This creates a centre-left alliance, but the new union does not control enough seats in the national legislature. Spain’s parties will soon run out of time to form a new government and prevent the calling of new elections.[/toggle]
2. How many inmates remain at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Ninety-one. President Barack Obama is seeking to close Gitmo, which has housed terror suspects since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Republican lawmakers have criticized the President’s attempt to close the facility, warning that sending the prisoners to military bases in America may not be constitutional and could endanger national security.[/toggle]
3. Which messaging app is drawing fire from law enforcement agencies due to its encryption?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Telegram. The company says that it has reached 100 million users, but law enforcement says that the encryption used for messages will make it harder to stop crime and terrorism.[/toggle]
4. What incident disrupted water distribution in India last week?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]A protest by members of the Jat caste for preferential access to government jobs and universities. India has practiced its own form of affirmative actions for lower classes that were traditionally discriminated against in the caste system, but other Indians such as the Jat argue that such quotas constitute “reverse discrimination.” Jat members sabotaged the Munak canal last week, which supplies three-fifths of New Delhi’s water.[/toggle]
5. This internet company is now up for sale after its share price has fallen by more than $20 since last January.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Yahoo! The internet company has experienced shrinking business since 2012 and lost its battle against other search engines such as Google a long time ago. Rumors are that Verizon might be interested in acquiring the company. It bought America Online last year for more than $4 billion.[/toggle]
6. Cyclone Winston devastated this island two weeks ago.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Fiji. Winston had winds of 200 miles per hour and its storm surge completely destroyed several villages. Fijian officials have declared a state of emergency and have said that Winston is the most powerful storm in the island’s history.[/toggle]
7. Bolivian voters recently rejected an attempt by President Evo Morales to seek another term in 2019. If he had won the vote, what numbered term would he have been running for in 2019?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]His fourth. Morales has been the president of Bolivia since 2019 and the narrow defeat of his referendum may show that Bolivians are growing tired of his version of “Bolivarian socialism.”[/toggle]
8. When is 5G wireless technology supposed to debut?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]The 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. 5G is promising much faster wirless connections, but could create turf wars among telecommunications and media companies concerning access and operations.[/toggle]
9. According to Great Britain’s deal with the EU how long must migrants wait before accessing benefits?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Four years. Cameron demanded the concession from the EU several weeks ago as a condition to keep Great Britain in the institution. However, all of this could be for naught if British voters decide in June to exit the body in a referendum.[/toggle]
10. Which former GOP presidential candidate endorsed Donald Trump last week?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Christie surprised reporters by endorsing Trump, who is currently the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. Christie argued that Trump was the best Republican candidate to face Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton in November.[/toggle]